HOSTELS RECOMMENDED FOR MRF INTERNS/ VOLUNTEERS

The hostels are located within the downtown Kota Kinabalu (affectionately known as KK) area and close by. Past interns have stayed at most of these hostels with good reviews. There are also plenty of other hostels and hotels in KK, feel free to check them out as well. Any Google or similar search will help you with that.

Downtown KK is also home to our office building (Wisma Merdeka) and most of the places we have listed here are within walking distance – 10-15 minutes away. There are a lot of places to eat – restaurants, cafes, fast food etc! There is a Sunday Market every Sunday morning along Gaya Street (during which the roads will be closed at about 6am-1pm).

Distance from our office & downtown to the KK International Airport is about 20-30 minutes’ drive depending on the traffic.

  Hostel Distance to MRF Room details Website/ Contacts
1 Jesselton Cabin,

Jalan Gaya

250m Dorm

RM25/night (Fan)

RM30/night (AC)

 

Private room

RM55/night (Fan)

RM60/night (AC)

 

Check prices for long term

https://www.jesseltoncabin.com/

+6088 274 529

info@jesseltoncabin.com

2 Kinabalu Backpackers Lodge, Jalan Dewan 350m Dorm

RM18/day

 

Private room(for 2 pax)

RM45/night

 

Prices for long term

kinabalubpl@yahoo.com

+60 88 253 385

3 Borneo Backpackers,

Jalan Dewan

500m Dorm

RM35/day

 

Private room

RM60/night (Single)

RM80/night (Double)

https://www.borneobackpackers.com/

+60 88 234 009

4 Akinabalu Youth Hostel, Jalan Gaya 600m Dorm

RM27/night (Fan) Co-ed

RM30/night (AC) Co-ed

RM32/night Women only

 

Private Room (For 2 pax)

RM70/night (Fan)

RM80/night (AC)

 

Prices for long term

akinabaluyh@yahoo.com

www.akinabaluyg.com

+60 88 272 188

 

5 Homy Seafront,

Warisan Square

1.2km Private room

RM650/month

homyhostelkk@gmail.com

+6013 865 3927

6 Signel Hostel,

Segama

700m Dorm (8 pax)

RM388/month

(+ RM 10 cooking fee)

https://signelhostel.zoombookdirect.com/

+6010 334 3008

7 H2 Backpackers,

Segama

300m Dorm (8 pax)

RM300/month

https://h2-backpackers.business.site/

+6016 505 0311

jwttgroup@gmail.com

8 Hotel Deleeton 1.1km Single

RM85 to RM100/night

Info.deleeton@gmail.com

+60 88 252 222

9 Lazy Cat 290m Inquire through host iskandarhotel@gmail.com

+6010 849 6397

 

10 Promenade Service Apartment 1.4km Studio Room

RM88/night ($20)

reservation@promenadeapartment.com.my

+6088 260 888 or

+6016 832 1175

11 Qlio Hotel 250m Single Room

RM105/night

+6088 204 886

 

12 Cititel Express 1.3km Single Room

RM 115/night

resvnbki@cititelexpress.com

+6088 521 311

13 OYO 218 Storytel 1.2km Standard Queen

RM70/night

https://www.oyorooms.com/my/10992/

+6088 210 588

14 Kinabalu Daya Hotel 140m Deluxe Twin

RM70/night

+6088-240 000
15 Capital Express 800m Superior Single Room

RM95/night

Call for email

+6088 205 705

16 Masada Bed and Breakfast 1km Dorm

RM32/night

 

Double Bed

RM70/night

Masada B&B

+6088 238 494

17 Borneo Gaya Lodge 250m Double bed

RM79/night

+6017 817 8765
18 OYO Hotel New Sabah 230m Standard Double

RM63/night

OYO Hotel New Sabah

+088 224 590

19 Lucy’s Homestay 450m Dorm

RM28/night (no AC)

 

Private Rooms

RM58/night (no AC)

 

Discount available for longer stays

https://borneohostel.wix.com/lucyshomestay

+6088 261 495

20 Sensi Hostel 290m Dorm

RM35/night

 

Discount available for longer stays

sensihostel@gmail.com

+60 88 272 796

21 Tropicana Lodge 350m Dorm

RM30/night

 

Private Room Queen Bed

RM55 to RM60/night

 

Discount available for longer stays

https://tropicana-lodge.business.site/

+6019 424 4639

+6012 671 8015

22 Hosted by Dewi (Homesuite) Check with host Single Room

RM83/night

 

Discount available for longer stays

AirBnB Homesuite by Dewi
23 Rental Unit by Albert Check with host Studio

RM85/night

 

Discount available for longer stays

AirBnB by Albert

 

Long-term interns may also want to check: AirBnB stays with monthly rates up to RM2,000 in the KK area