Since I'm doing hotel related posts (almost) back-to-back, I might as well include this staycation that I had sometime late last year (and had totally forgot all about it... again). So this boutique hotel is one of a few accommodations added to the Kubota Sentral commercial area quite recently. Specifically, they are somewhere in the middle of the area, right in front of the popular Sushi House and I Love Yoo! restaurants.
What's great about the hotel was that they do have a mini mart of sorts at the backside of the main lobby area where one could buy (mostly) imported products (more on that topic in a later post). What's not so great however was that they're quite rigid when it comes to the check in time. I tried checking in at around 1pm but they still asked me to wait until 2pm (their official check in time) even though there were barely any people around. Also, the stairs leading up to the rooms (sorry folks but no lifts were provided I'm afraid) were actually quite open to the general public as it was located outside of the lobby and facing the road. But before you guys go on and cancel the hotel from your list however, rest assured that they do have a security guard stationed at the bottom of the staircase, as well as by-keycard-only access to the room areas.
I specifically booked a room with a balcony during my stay and although both the room and balcony were tiny in terms of its sizes, it was still very pleasant (but the balcony had a somewhat 'open' and 'sharing' concept which may potentially cause safety issues). The room had the usual hipster design that most new hotels seems to adapt recently, which also extends to their bathroom. And do take note that the hotel only provide MyFreeview channels for their TV so no movie channels I'm afraid. Also it was very hard to find parkings near the hotel (only public parkings are available guys, no designated ones) as the place was almost always packed with people (and I kid you not, even well past midnight which was puzzling since most of the shops within the area had already closed). But overall it was still a very nice experience for me and would probably booked them again in the future.
Type - Deluxe Queen Room with Balcony
Room - 4/5 (lovely room and balcony albeit tiny)
Price - 4/5 (I would say middle range since it stands to reason that they're located within a popular area)
Service - 4/5 (would be better if they let me checked in early but everything else was ok)
Decor - 4/5 (I always fancied a hipster looking place)
Location - 5/5 (currently considered the 'it' area of Tawau and the hotel is smacked in the middle of it all)
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