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Borneo Global Backpackers

No.29, Ground + 1st Floor, Karamunsing Godown | Jalan Karamunsing, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 November 2012 via mobile

This hostel is slightly out of town. First i will mention the negatives: broken sink in one of thr mens toilets and no toilet paper. Extremely hot rooms, even with the fan on. Thankgoodness i was sleeping in that room alone because it was a furnace. Beds were clean, but some beds have slightly collapsed bases. The good points: Soooo... More

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Prague
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 September 2012

Hostel is close to the airport. Taxi from airport to hostel is usually 30RM, 45RM at night or early in the morning. Hostel is OK, small rooms, usually without any window. Everything was quite clean and safe. Taxi to downtown is from 10RM to 15RM. Staff is friendly and helpful if you ask them. They are able to provide taxi... More

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Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 July 2012

Hostel itslef was OK. Just very unhelpful and not that friendly staff. Didn't have a good vibe about it. A bit of a mission out of town. Close to airport. Would definatley not stay their again or reccommend to to others..

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London, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2012

Price is good and it includes breakfast. The hostel itself is really close to the airport but quite far out from the town centre. It takes only 10 minutes though by taxi which would cost you 10 ringitt there and 10 back. The rooms are alright but upstairs smells. I am not sure if it was only when we were... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012 via mobile

They have played a little with the words here. We have stayed in global backpacker hostels in Oz and had a good experience with them. Thinking this was one of them we book a few nights here. The place was about a 20 minute walk to the town. The staff were not great bar one. Double room size was ok... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

stayed there twice on my trip to borneo.. got a promo price 12rm per night and it even includes complimentary breakfast.. so brilliant!! city is not too far... just 10 min walk.. if u are backpacker this amount is nothing... place is clean and comfortable.. there's a option to have a private room or dorm.. all the dorms are 6beds...... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

I had an absolutely great time at BGB, not only were they inexpensive, but they were well worth the price. It's always nice to know that you don't have to pay a lot to get a great place with helpful staff and pleasant accommodations. We got our open water certification with them and every time we went on our dive... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

I stayed here twice already ! It s a little bit out of town, but you can walk from here to the center in about half and hour. There are also buses going until late in the night. The fare is only 80 sen. There are 2 24 hours restaurants just around the corner. What makes this a nice place... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2011

Me and my girlfriend stayed in a mixed dorm room which was about 25,000 for the both of us which was an abolsute bargain compared to the rest of Malaysia and the area. Plus there were so many dorm rooms that for 5 nights we had it all too ourselves. The place was clean, nice warm showers and free toast... More

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Also Known As:
Borneo Global Backpackers Hotel Kota Kinabalu
Borneo Global Backpackers Hotel
Borneo Global Backpackers Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Address: No.29, Ground + 1st Floor, Karamunsing Godown | Jalan Karamunsing, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
Region: Malaysia > Sabah > West Coast Division > Kota Kinabalu District > Kota Kinabalu
Hotel Style:
Ranked #27 of 60 Speciality lodging in Kota Kinabalu
Price range (per night): S$12 - 24
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Welcome to Borneo Global Backpackers! FREE Airport Pick-up! We have 4 Bed Bunker and Twin Bed Fan Rooms / Twin-Bed & Double Rooms air-condition. a) Air-condition Double Queen Room RM58.00 x 4 Rooms b) Air-condition Twin Rooms RM55.00 x 4 Rooms c) Ceiling Fan Bunker Rooms (Max 4Pax) RM22.00 x 14 Rooms d) Ceiling Fan Twin Room RM45.00 x 1 Room ... more   less 
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