Stayed here for two nights. The room is quite spacious and clean. Bathroom is ok, with centralized hot water and a wonderfully strong water pressure, the showers were fantastic. The hotel is more like a service apartment than a hotel, which I like. For room access, they gave you a key for your room and a security card, for the main door access to the elevator lobby to the rooms. There's no card switch for power, just like a normal apartment. What surprises me the most is that there are nobody at the main entrance at the ground floor lobby. Although there is a counter, it was empty and there is only a very small sign that instruct all guest to proceed to the fourth floor, where the actual lobby is. The lobby at the ground floor actually looks like a normal office building lobby, and it does confuses me the first time.
Breakfast is included, but the choices are minimal.
There are several shopping complexes within walking distance, it is also quite close to the waterfront. There's a 7-11 close-by, several restaurants and shops around the hotel but the best thing is, just behind the hotel on top of the carpark building is the best seafood food court in town. There are several stalls serving fresh seafood and vegetables, mushrooms, etc. and it was absolutely delicious.
One thing I find lacking is access to taxis, as I had to walk quite far to get one.
- Somerset Gateway Kuching
- Somerset Gateway Hotel Kuching
