I was surprised when my boss gave me a
letter recently, instructing me to attend a course of sorts in Kota Kinabalu
for almost a week. As I was dying to get out of the workplace, I welcomed the
letter with open arms. The only downside to this was that I needed to find my
own accommodation and food, using my own expenses before being reimbursed later
on… which is not something that I looked forward to since I was on a tight
budget.
After combing through the ever handy hotel
booking apps for awhile, I’ve decided to try this particular hotel since it is
located within the Warisan Square
Despite the main lobby being at the ground
floor area in Warisan Square (it’s on the far left side of the building), the
lifts going to the rooms were disconnected from the lobby and is actually
located at a very public area within said mall. Since this is not my first time
experiencing such a condition, I
took it as it was and went straight to block B for my room. It’s good to note
that they do have a secure entrance on every floor whereby only patrons with
keycards can access the area. I initially did not have any problems with the
room that was assigned to me. I mean, it might be small but it’s still very
pleasing and comfortable. I have stayed at the hotel several years back when it
was still known as Myne Hotel and the décor was exactly as it was before. But
at around 1am, the air-conditioner inside my room suddenly decided to act out
and completely shut down. After calling for the maintenance guy, he recommended
that I switched to a new room as he might took some time repairing it. Changing
rooms went on smoothly and I was happy to be put into a room with a better view
the second time around. Kudos to the hotel team for their non-fussy response
and swift action. Everything else went on swimmingly after that and I did enjoy
the rest of my stay. And if you’re driving, then I’m sorry to tell you that
they have very limited free parking spaces in front of the premise (maybe
around 3 or so only) and you do need to pay a hefty sum to park elsewhere
nearby.
Next we have…
Type
– Superior Standard
Room
– 4/5 (I really like staying with them despite the
hiccups)
Price
– 3/5 (reasonable pricing considering the very
central area)
Service
– 4/5 (thumbs up to the staff for their attentive
& polite services)
Décor
– 3/5 (it has seen better days)
Facilities
– 3/5 (again, it has seen better days)
Location
– 4/5 (strategically placed in the middle of the
bustling KK city area)
** Below were the pictures from our first room (with an internal window of the Warisan Square mall)...
** And these pictures were from our second room (with a window facing Centre Point)...
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