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Reviews of Jesselton Cabin - Hostel

2 out of 5
Jesselton Cabin - Hostel
1st and 2nd Floor, No.74, Jalan Gaya, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 57 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nur, Johor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
good ,clean & Best 👍👍😍😍😍😍
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Jesselton Cabin on 28 Dec 2019
Thank you so much for your positive review! Glad to have you here at The Jesselton Cabin! Safe travel and see you!

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kota Kuntabola
Locale excellent, walking distance to 3 mall's, open market right outside my room. Staff very pleasant
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from The Jesselton Cabin on 7 Oct 2019
Thank you so much for the positive review! Glad to see you here at The Jesselton Cabin. Keep doing what you are doing because it is awesome. Safe travels and stay creative. See you!

8/10 Good

Marita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i like because the concept is really like bag packers style
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceeded my expectation!
You get what you paid for. Great for backpackers. Not for the picky travellers. Cheap, amazing local food everywhere! The staff are accommodating, especially Ms. Kathy.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from The Jesselton Cabin on 30 Dec 2018
Thank you for staying in The Jesselton Cabin. Hope to see you in the future. Safe travel and have fun along the way!

2/10 Terrible

Doyoung

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed there for only day time, its cheap but I'd better pay a bit more and go other places.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Jesselton cabin
The staff was the best part, they were lovely. The hotel however was under some renovations and wasn't too nice or clean. The location was also really good. The other thing is that I booked online and it was called Jesselton cabin but when I got there it was the north Borneo cabin and so I searched for a very long time.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
A lot of dust in Dormitory room. Good location and not far from Airport bus station.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

6/10 Okay

Toby, uk

Pretty average
This hostel was ok. Nothing special but not bad. We had a double room on the first floor. It was a large room but pretty basic. The downside was you had to walk through the shared lounge and breakfast area to get to the shower and toilet. I would also say when we were there it was just guys staying and so my wife felt a little uncomfortable when they were all in the lounge and she needed to use the shower. It wasn't a particularly friendly hostel but we might have been unlucky. The wifi was a bit pitchy but ok, the toast for breakfast was pretty good, the staff were helpful if you asked specific questions and location was ok for getting around town. The shower was also pretty naff. It's not bad but when we returned to KK we chose to stay somewhere else.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
North Borneo Cabin
Good

8/10 Good

Jakob, Lund

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good on a thight budget
Good value for the money. Great staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good basic hostel has what you need for the price

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location helpfull staff basic but fine breakfast hot showers overall would defently stay again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great stay
Great location, clean facilities, helpfull staff,basic breakfast. Sunday mornings can't get a lay in as Sunday market is set up very early on this street. Owner let us leave our luggage for 3 days while we went on a moped to the tip of Borneo with no charge, great place to stay.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely for backpackers on a budget
We arrived late after a long day travelling. First impressions were not great. The hostel is on the first floor up some steps and is run down. We were shown our room on the first floor which was off the main lounge where it was pretty noisy with people drinking. We were so tired and wanted to sleep so we asked for another room and were given one upstairs. The room was so much worse but at least it was quieter that first night. Note all of the rooms in this hostel are off social areas which are very noisy both nights even with ear plugs our sleep was disturbed by guests. The hostel is very run down and needs refurb. The bathrooms feel grimy even though I saw the cleaner giving them a very thorough clean. Internet is not great but air con worked well. The second floor could do with some more sinks because at busy times you sometimes had to wait. We couldn't wait to leave this hostel and I'm not sure why it scores so highly.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely worth the prize!
Friendly staff, cozy little plaze, no complaints whatsoever.

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Lise, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for the price!
Great value for this price! Friendly staff, great location, walking distance from Jesselpoint ferry terminal. They also organise trips.

8/10 Good

Giang, Ho Chi Minh city

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect place for budget travelers.
I had a good time at North Borneo Cabin. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The location is also good, can walk to jetty.

8/10 Good

Marc, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great stay in NB Cabin
I have been to different Hostels in Gaya and It is so far my best experience. The rooms and people are quite nice. The common area is large. The location is very good and convenient with cheap food and easy access to the city. The staff is helpful and I was happy to get a good price to climb Mt Kinabalu. I definitely recommend this place.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice place to stay in KK
great place to stay, to meet other travelers and to chat with the family who runs that place. location is absolutely convenient with restaurants right in front of the door and a supermarket 3min away. only thing I didnt like were the beds, wasnt really confy due to thin matrasses

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy vibes & friendly staff
It has been a short stay, but I loved it. You feel well there, and the super friendly staff and vibe account a lot for it. I enjoyed meeting the staff and sharing stories of Borneo. Lockers + Breakfast + Tea/Coffee + Storage room + Easy 24h check in/out. I honestly recommend. Thank you Jesselton Cabin. A French backpacker.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from The Jesselton Cabin on 7 Oct 2019
Thank you so much for the positive review! We were so glad to have you here at The Jesselton Cabin. Hope to see you again soon. We hope nothing but the best for you in your travels as well as in your life. Safe travels and stay awesome!

2/10 Terrible

mark

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not go
please dont expect anything. cheap is cheap 샤워실에서 소변냄새 나요. 비추

8/10 Good

HANNA

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

SEUNGJIN, korea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
퍼펙트!!!!
도미토리말고 룸 이용했는데 룸컨디션도 좋고 시설도 좋고 불편한게 없었음. 편안한 분위기. 아주 잘지냈음. 제셀턴포인트, 선데이마켓, 수리야사바 등 주변 인접지가 좋음. 완전 퍼펙트. 직원들도 매우 친절함. 다음에는 전 일정을 이곳에서 머물것임.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
위치 좋아요!
시설은 그냥 그랬는데 위치가 좋았습니다. 주변에 음식점도 많아요. 여기엔 제셀턴 캐빈이라고 나와있는데 가니까 north borneo cabin이었어요. 그리고 직원이 친절했습니다.

6/10 Okay

YLF

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
廁所又髒，又臭，又小
房間資訊誤導以為有私人衛浴，結果是公共衛浴，沒見過這麼小的無法轉身的浴室，而且一靠近就臭死了，選別間吧！它靠gaya街的房間還好，如靠大馬路的房,24小時車聲大到會精神分裂，我以為半夜會較安靜，結果還是撐不住臨時要求換房，還好有一間無窗房沒那麼吵

8/10 Good

hiroshi

Liked: Staff & service
毎日の掃除がない
5日間泊まったが、ベッドがくたびれていてへこみ寝にくかった。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
가격 대비 매우 만족~교통 편리~
가격 대비 만족 ~ 직원 모두가 매우 친절하고, 조식으로 주는 식빵이 맛있었습니다~커피 ,쨈, 마아가린, 더운물도 제공해줌 ~주위가 쇼핑센터 , 푸드 센터 모두가 도보로 가능했고,낮에는 공항버스이용도 가능합니다 ~

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
담배냄새 심함
발코니와 화장실 담배냄새, 방의 선풍기는 먽지가 가득 몹시 더러움 직원들은 친절했음

4/10 Poor

Tm

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
安く泊まりたいなら
ファミリールームに泊まりました。レセプションのすぐ目の前の部屋のせいかWi-Fiは好調。バスルーム、トイレは共同で清潔ではなく、下水の匂いがします。シャワー室は手前側のは水、チョロチョロなので、奥の方が良い。スタッフは毎日掃除はしているみたい。部屋は広いが、まぁまぁといった感じ。でもコタキナバルでこの安さは他にあまりないかも。安宿、と割り切るべし。

8/10 Good

Jonas, Copenhagen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great value for money
I just stayed one night, but the staff was very helpful in arranging my further tour. I will defintly be back here, when I'm returning to KK

6/10 Okay

Daeho, 수원

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
커플이 이용하기엔 추천하지 않음, 접근성 최고!
2인실 사용 제셀톤포인트, 선데이마켓, 올드타운커피, 위즈마마데카(환전), 위즈마사바, 수리하사바(쇼핑몰) 접근성 좋음! 샤워실, 화장실 공용. 샤워시설도 잘 되어있고 화장실도 깨끗함. 조식은 식빵에 잼 정도. 에어컨 있는방 사용했으나 조절이 안되어 밤에 너무 추웠음.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
you get what you pay for
booked double room.shared toilet and shower at balcony.kichen and lobby at downstire.room is not cozy,but just budget guesthouse.nice friendly staff.

8/10 Good

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
安い、ロケーションがよい
スタッフがしっかりしてる。 リバークルーズの申し込みをしてもらった。 シャワーのお湯がでなかった。 WiFiはぼちぼちなスピード。 部屋は一般的なゲストハウス。

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Helt ok ställe att bo på några nätter men inte mer än så. Slitet rum. Duschar och toaletter var rena. Personalen var inte speciellt serviceinriktad, hälsade inte ens när man gick förbi. Vitt bröd med sylt till frukost.

8/10 Good

Roger, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Near Sunday market, closed to restaurant
2 toilet and 2 bathroom for 1 floor is not enough. The window is broken that always open, thus the air condition is fair only at dorm room. Staff is nice! Room is clean enough.

6/10 Okay

Chun-Tang

Liked: Cleanliness

6/10 Okay

Nga Yin

Liked: Room comfort

4/10 Poor

M

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic hostel
Room was clean but the showers, toilets, outside area not so much. Very basic. We booked a double room but in the itenary it didn't say that bathroom was shared. Was a bit disappointing. We were allowed to leave our big bags for a few days. That was nice!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
值得再次入住～
服務人員很棒，樂意協助任何問題；位置市中心，去哪兒都方便；價格很實惠，可以接受共用廁所與浴室的人可以考慮。

8/10 Good

Morten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very cheap very good
Cheap, good location and safe! Probably one of the best hostels I've been to in Asia!

8/10 Good

m, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
ホテルのすぐしたでSunday market が行われるのでとても楽しかったです！毎日清掃も入るし、何よりとても安かったので大満足です。ただ、すぐしたのレストランが人気すぎてホテルを通りすぎてしまいました笑

10/10 Excellent

MIHYUN, 서울

Liked: Staff & service
또오고 싶은 곳
정말정말 또오고싶은 게스트하우스입니다 여기서 이틀예약해서 지내고 다시또 8박을 더 했어요 정말 중심지에있어서 걸어다니기도 좋고 주변에 맛있는데도 많고 좋았어요 가격대비 최고

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
市中心，近食肆及商場
整潔的房間與洗手間，只是要求不穿鞋而地板又不是十分干凈有點麻煩 很適合想接觸新朋友的人入住，晚上可與其他旅客聊天

8/10 Good

Brice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
我有進去check in但沒有入住
我後來去住三星飯店，但還是過來看一下這間青年旅社的位置和裡面長什麼樣子，走到2樓，他們會開鐵門讓你進去，要脫鞋，公用環境看起來不錯、check in的服務人員也有禮貌，我進男女混房看，裡面只有3個又高又壯的白人大漢，沒有女生，住這的男性居多，女生如果不介意或對異性較開放的，這裡會是妳不錯的選擇。 這條街上有冰店、bar，知名肉骨茶也在附近。 大推"椰子太"，椰子甘庶冰沙超好喝、還有裝在椰子裡的椰子布丁好吃、可惜不夠冰lol

8/10 Good

MinGu, 한국

Liked: Staff & service
가야 스트리트의 중심
많은 친구를 사귈수.... 있었어요

8/10 Good

Aric, 澳門

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
良好的GH
位置地点不錯，工作人员熱情