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Tropicana Lodge

Lot 9, 1st Floor, Lorong Dewan | Australia Place, Kota Kinabalu 88300, Malaysia
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3.0 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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Rugsak
Seoul, South Korea
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13 reviews
7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012

Okay rooms, interesting decor (in a good way), nice restaurant (great cook), cheap beer, good location. What you need is just to go about and do your own thing. The owner, Vincent, is a cool guy, but he makes no secret of it that he wants to sell you trips and he wants to sell them now. You can of... More

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Bellethorpe
London, United Kingdom
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67 reviews
12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

Having read positive reviews we booked for 3 nights but only stayed for one. Small rooms with no space, limited bathroom facilities, no common area (just a table at top of stairs). That said Wifi worked and staff were happy to help where possible. Is strangely situated above an old restaurant. Would recommend Akinabalu Hostel instead. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

We (myself & partner) have recently stayed at Tropicana Lodge for 12 days or so aside from when we went on a trip to the jungle for three days (arranged by the guest house) (where we saw a lot of wildlife including wild pygmy elephants, wild orangutans ect ) The owner (Vincent) has been a great host and full on... More

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Pjotr P
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

This has to be the worst place on the face of the earth. Wow, what a guy this Vincent is. Consuming alcoholic beverages and herbs from the mother earth (still illegit) constantly. I mean, he was doing that all the time. We were there for three long days and two long nights. Actually we tried to spent time here as... More

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The_Rottweiler
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58 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2011
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Let's start with the positives of this place: 1) Location. Right across the road from Gaya street and the sunday market, the shopping centers, lots of food fares and the CBD. That's where the positives end. Let's talk about the negatives: 1) The owner of the place (Vincent) needs to get some serious lessons in basic manners and basic PR.... More

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remeberthis1
manchester
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11 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 November 2011

I stayed here a long time ago, in 2007, it was my first trip travelling alone, and the owner Vincent was really great. Sure he likes his beers, but he helped me to organise a lot of trips across Sabah, and gave me some advice and I used his internet for free to book my own trip into Sarawak. The... More

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smithinhk
Wellington, New Zealand
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5 reviews
29 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2011
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Tropicana Lodge is located right in the centre of KK, with the steep, jungle covered hill literally starting where the lodge ends. Therefor it is really quiet at night and still only 100m from where the nightlife starts. The lodge is basic but I had a room on my own and felt perfectly comfy. The owner at first comes across... More

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hubbynme
Luzon, Philippines
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2010

i don't recommend this lodge to anyone who wants to have a happy vacation because vincent the owner try to hold me and my husband in all the tour we want to go..the room is just so so but the bathroom my oh my i even need my husband to hold all my clothes or else it will get wet..first... More

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chris_bos
Delft, The Netherlands
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2010

The owner is a drunk and a junky, drinks and smokes the whole day long. Trips are organised by the owner himself, starts drinking at noon while driving a car with tourists. He claimes to be the cheapest, by far not! The other staff is very helpfull and friendly and deserves better. Rooms are dirty and very basic, rates are... More

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richiesimpson
London
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2010

What can I say about this place, apart from we meant to stay 1 night, and ended up staying the full week because of the lengths the manager, Vincent, went to help us enjoy what had to be a truly unique experience. Not a hostel for the conservative, or OCD traveller, which added to the charm of our stay due... More

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