We had a great time at the Lodge, we stayed there for about 6 or 7 nights before and after climbing Mount Kinabalu. The hostel is nicely decorated, staff is very friendly and helps you to find your way around town, when I could hardly walk after climbing mount Kinabalu, their staff helped me to carry my luggage up to the room etc.
We were very impressed with the cleanliness of the hostel, there was always someone cleaning the showers and toilets so that we didnt have any EEEK experience which are so common in other hostels...
It's easy walking distance to the jetty to get to Tunk Abdul National Park and it's about a 20 minute walk to the night market where you can eat amazingly fresh and yummie fish and where the locals help you to mix the sauce for the fish which is lots of fun.
We had a great time in Kota Kinabalu and stayed a little longer than we had planned to as we really enjoyed the hostel as well!
There is also a little area downstairs with two computers and a TV where you could order takeaway food to or just hang out and watch TV.
Can highly recommend!
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