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Grand Borneo Hotel

3.5 of 5
TA-00-01, 1 Borneo Hypermall | Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu 88450, Malaysia
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Ranked #28 of 81 hotels in Kota Kinabalu
3.5 of 5 stars 163 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Shopping mall(8)
  • Free shuttle(8)
  • Buffet breakfast(3)
  • Very good(3)
  • Superior room(3)
  • Swimming pool(3)
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WhiskyBoy_HKG
Hong Kong, China
Reviewer
5 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012 NEW

We started our Malaysia trip at KK spending 2 nights at Grand Borneo. We stayed in the same hotel 2 years ago and found improvement is require in order to maintain service quality. Upon arrival the hotel at around 8:30pm, no concierge service at all. We have to load our 10 pcs of luggages from taxi to luggage cart and... More

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Shadow37
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012 NEW

We booked thru agoda for the deluxe king room, the air-con wasn't working and we were told to wait for half an hour to see if it was ok, it wasn't so we called again and no one came we had to call again and finally they checked it and agreed it wasn't working. We moved to another room which... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012

I was here with my wife during a stay in Kota Kinabalu, this hotel is practically in the mall. you don't have to go out and there is an entrance to the mall in the hotel. This is one of the high end hotels, and the price is also high although understandable. We stayed in a more expensive room and... More

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JennyL944
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

We went to Soul Out Restaurant on 25/12/2011 due to they won the Sabah Tourism Awards as Best 4 STAR Hotel in Sabah and we tried 1 night stay in Grand Borneo Hotel. Unfortunately, it was really NOT up to the expectation and wonder how they get the "Awards"!! Soul Out Restaurant - NO service at all. All the plates... More

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Pedas
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2011
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Holiday..year end getaway. Thought we pamper ourselves this time. Booked in advance..paid in advance, took the risk after reading mixed reviews in Tripadvisor. Coming from Gayana Eco Resort (see separate review), we were a bit apprehensive. Passed by Novotel, where we stayed the last time. Grand Borneo...nothing grand there. Was Mercure before...M for mediocre? Check in was ok..dirty corridor to... More

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MNova
Jakarta
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17 reviews
9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2011

I was staying for a conference with the local government for a week so I got the government rate and it was just fair. It was a busy conference and the weather that was awful so I was forced to stay indoor for a week. The service was ok, the food was good, the business conference was great, the shopping... More

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Jangtravels
singapore
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011

Stayed for 3 nights in Dec 11 with kids. the first night, the aircon was out of order and we were told to wait for 30 mins. nevermind. second night same aircon problem and this time waited for 1hr 30 mins to be fixed and after repeated calls. the next morning, aircon died again. Some of the lights in the... More

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RevoWithin
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9 reviews
8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011

Room are clean but space limited. Great for shopping. Terrible experience of having conference at ball room, the rooms are not sound proof as we able to heard loud noise from other function carrying out next door. PA system really bad, some mic sounds robotic and keep having feedback to the sounds system. More

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JDullman
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011

This hotel became my business center for 2 weeks and surprisingly suit my utmost convenience. Along with its convenient location, the hotel also offers a wide range of services and facilities to the guests. The hotel staff are by far the nicest I have encountered since I can remember. I loved the room, the rooms are small but were perfect... More

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travellingislearning
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2011

We booked the Gallery Room for 4 nights at S$59 per night through Agodo. When we checked in they upgraded us to a Superior room which was great. The room was clean and spacious. The staff were always friendly and helpful. Breakfast was not included but that was not a problem since there is a mall integrated with the hotel... More

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