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Rainforest Lodge

Lot 48 Ground Floor & 1st Floor | Jalan Pantai, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
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2.5 of 5 stars 35 Reviews
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Tupuna M
Turku, Finland
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19 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW

We were quite happy to stay here. We booked one + one night, to get the second night -50%. (In the middle we stayed in the jungle for a few days). Service was good, atmosphere was good, rooms were clean and nice. Although: be sure to ask for a quiet room! The first night we had a very noisy room... More

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On_Holiday_11
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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10 reviews
3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011
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We stayed here for one night. We took one look at our 'windowless' room and decided to switch to a room with a window. The windowless rooms smelt like disinfectant and very sterile. The only redeeming feature of the other room was that it had a window and a small balcony. The location is good but then KK is a... More

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Bullwinkles
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2011

-Blood on towel -No sleep what so ever - 24/7 noise. -Bed bugs -Dirty bathroom -Paper thin walls -I have seen so many hotels over the past year, this is by far the worst. Just horrid. - good point, trannies are round the corner if ya wanna get some smak. True. Summery of rainforest lodge Save your $10 a night... More

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JCChiang
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 October 2011

This is 2 star lodge (claimed by their receptionist) with 3 cafes nearby which is SugarBun Cafe, Rainforest Cafe and BB Cafe. It's located in the heart of city centre so not a good options if you tend to have a cozy and quiet place. The family room is not clean and the toilet is dirty.The toilet door is spoil... More

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Marielove12
Quezon, Philippines
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 October 2011

Customer service was really bad! Can't even converse with customers as they couldn't speak english well. Receptionists were too lazy and stupid. Terminal for credit cards were not working and they even asked us to withdraw first at any ATM before we can check in. One of the receptionist even asked us "Don't you have cash to pay us"? You... More

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JagertheNetherlands
the Netherlands
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18 reviews
11 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2011

we made a booking for 1 WEEK!! with my family with 2 (small) children, because the reviews were okay. At arrival some guest told me te beware of BUGS in the beds (so the start was bad/triggy) The showed me the wrong room first(1 single bed; I booked 2!!) and excused and showed me a better one with 2 singles.... More

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jonn1909
Kuching
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 September 2011

don't even deserve 1 star, the bed sheet is dirty and got blood stain, me and my cousin got insects bites all over my body. stay there for 3 nights and we all couldn't sleep because of the pub next door. the breakfast is the worst we ever have. i called and booked the hotel and when we got there... More

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Canndyy
Reviewer
5 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2011

Room cleanliness is ok but not the toilet, some of wash room facility is breakdown. Tap water pressure is low when more than 2 person take bath together. Because its located in centre and have bar/pub around the shop lot. You definitely can't get good sleep because the live concert everyday from 8pm-1am!!! People is sing song with very loud,... More

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LithoTraveller
Queensland
Reviewer
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 July 2011

Private double room was very small. Shared toilets ok, but Womans only had 1 working on our floor during our one night stay. There are cats running up and down the hallways. Can be noisy at night due to live band that plays outside downstairs at night. Was well overpriced in comparison to the other place we stayed at in... More

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