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The Jesselton Hotel
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All reviews gaya street sunday market boutique hotel third floor location is excellent short stay stayed here for nights comfortable stay spacious room shopping mall kk kota waterfront borneo convenience
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Reviewed 6 November 2022
Good location but odd hotel

Advertised as colonial, translates to old fashioned.. you have to order your breakfast in advance and specify at what time you want it, as the food is prepared elsewhere and brought covered in cling film. No on site restaurant anymore.
Staff helpful but hotel needs modernisation. Good location

Date of stay: October 2022
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed 24 October 2022 via mobile
Historic hotel in perfect location

We stayed here for 2 nights at the beginning of our stay in Borneo. Perfect location on Gaya Street for the weekend food markets and the Sunday Market.
Staff were very welcoming especially on reception.
The room was lovely, comfortable bed and spotlessly clean
Definitely worth a stay if you are in KK for a few days.

Room tip: Food market is on Friday and Saturday nights. Definitely worth a visit.
Date of stay: October 2022
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 23 October 2022
Charming, comfortable hotel in a great location

Comfortable stay in a spacious room with bar fridge, shower-over-bath and kettle/tea/coffee.
Great location with the waterfront an easy walk from hotel. Surrounded by convenience stores, restaurants, massage places and 7/11 if you feel like a cold beer!
Friendly efficient staff. We were able to leave luggage at the hotel until we returned from further travels in Sabah.
Hotel is an easy drive from the airport…less than 30 minutes.
This is not a modern hotel, but is very charming and authentic.
We would choose to stay here again.

Date of stay: September 2022
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 17 September 2022
Good Location

We stayed at the Jesselton for 1 night as were stopping over in KK between trips from Mulu to Sandakan.

The hotel itself was built in the 1940's after the war and retains many of these features which add to the charm of the hotel. Having said that the common areas and the rooms do all seem a bit tired and could do with a bit of a refresh. I do appreciate that the hotel has only recently re-opened following the pandemic and this could be a contributing factor.

The location is great and there are dozens of local cafe's and restaurants were we had a great bowl of spicy Laksa.

Breakfast was freshly made and served in a small room on the third floor...conveniently close to our room!

For a short stay in KK The Jesselton was fine and I much prefer these boutique type hotels to the main chain hotels.

Date of stay: August 2022
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Reviewed 2 March 2020 via mobile
Convenient, comfortable and friendly hotel

Friendly staff who were accommodating to our needs. Very central location, right along Gaya Street where the sunday market is, where there are the weekend night markets and loads of eateries around that area. It is only a short walk from a large modern mall, the promenade and seafood market. The only downside was a penchant for leaks from the bathtub area whenever the water is turned on...

Date of stay: January 2020
Trip type: Travelled with family
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