So another month, another MCO for Tawau. At this point, I'm not even surprised by the whole situation. Fortunately me and my partner did managed to stay overnight at Semporna (just before the current localised MCO were announced) after a work related one day trip. It was already quite late after we'd finished our business so we decided to checked into this hotel.
The boutique hotel is located within the Seafest Square (or mall if you will) building and yes... is a branch of the Seafest Hotel (which coincidentally is located right in front of them). The room that we were given were small and a bit cramped but with one huge advantage; the big balcony overlooking the sea. Funnily though, the balcony might even had the same square feet as the actual room but it was a little bare and dusty. The bed and pillows were thick and comfortable enough and the TV only has 3 or 4 working channels (but at least they included a movie channel). Their bathroom and showers were tiny and relatively clean but has a slightly unpleasant smell coming from the drainage.
One thing that I do need to highlight about this hotel is their overall security. I mean, the main lifts to their rooms were seperated from their lobby area and were instead attached to the mall's side entrance. So technically anyone can ride the lifts to the rooms as they do not install a keycard lock inside the lifts (and with no specific security guards to guard the area). They also do not have designated parkings for guests so it will be a challenge for vehicle owners to parked their cars near to the vicinity, as the area is quite popular amongst locals as well.
Type - Lepa Village Room
Room - 4/5 (the room was okay but a big chunck of the points goes to the lovely albeit empty balcony)
Price - 3/5 (it is advisable to just walk into the hotel as the price from hotel booking apps were slightly higher)
Service - 4/5 (we encountered no problems during check in and check out but got no outstanding service from the staff either)
Decor - 4/5 (limited spaces and simplicity were the overall theme I guess)
Facilities - 3/5 (they should focused more on guest's security and the room's cleanliness)
Location - 5/5 (this is the only thing that really stands out - and do request for a 'village room' as those rooms usually comes with said private balcony)
... and this is the picture of the detached door from the lobby area...
... to the rooms main lifts and the mall side entrance (all are located inside said mall - a convenient but unsecured area)
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