No frills no problem! Sarangova is the perfect hotel for our IT!
We arrived KK at around 6 in the evening, and were scheduled to head to Kinabalu Park the following morning. Our thoughts were to just look for a decent hotel with comfortable beds and a reliable A/C to ensure us of a blissful slumber. We’re very much happy to have come across Sarangnova.
The room we got was clean and decent, fairly small for a triple room but nonetheless big enough for me, my wife, and 3yo son. Beds were comfortable, A/C was strong enough, and we had no problem with the bathroom whatsoever. For RM160 a night, I actually don’t have anything bad to say about it.
The receptionist and staff were friendly and casual, they didn’t have any uniform but that’s ok. They were all polite and helpful and that’s what really matters.
The best thing about the hotel is its location. It’s located in a friendly and quiet neighborhood, along Jalan Gaya. It’s a 5 minutes walk to the Atkinsons Clock Tower, and about 10 minutes to the Hyatt Hotel waterfront. It also only takes about 8-10minutes by taxi to get to the city center (night market area). The hotel does not offer breakfast or room service, but that’s not a problem since Jalan gaya has a string of eateries along its street which, pretty much like the hotel, are mostly cheap clean and simple. We enjoyed Bah Kut Teh for dinner, and Nasi Lemak and Curry for brunch. MMMM-MMMMMMM.
All in all it’s all but a simple decent and relatively new hotel. For the rate that we got, I don't have anything negative to say about it… The rooms did its purpose and made us happy campers.

The rooms are small and even though they are mostly clean they are nothing special - definitely not as nice as shown on the website. The beds are comfortable and the shower good, but there is no space in the bathroom to put your toiletries and the towels are really small.
Location is good - right in the centre of town in Jalan Gaya (great Sunday morning market).
The receptionist was efficient but not very friendly and the lobby smelt of cigarette smoke.
Overall, an average hotel in a good location.

After spending one night in Hotel Eden 54, we transferred to Sarangnova as it was local, recommended and available. At first glance the room was nice, however our shower drained extremely slowly (took a whole night to drain a shower worth) and any shower water which drained came right up through the drain next to the toilet, flooding the bathroom. After using the toilet, this even came with a conspicuous smell (possibly sewage backwashing too?) Contrary to management's post below, this problem was NOT resolved (or even attended to); we were simply told if another room was available we would receive it, as well as some compensation.

The 2nd morning we had to ask whether another room was available (unlike being told), being downgraded to a cheaper room. We were told we would also receive the difference at checkout. When approaching the front desk, we were told that we would NOT be receiving ANY compensation, nor the difference. Apparently they had paid a commission to Hotel Eden 54 and thus, were unable to cover the compensation or difference.

On the bright side, they offered to hold our bags. That's probably the only positive about our stay at this hotel. Considering there are cheaper offerings with working amenities, I would never recommend or touch this hotel again in my life. Stay well away!

The hotel is conveniently located in Kota's chinatown. Unlike many street in Kota, the street is quiet . You will find all services and shops within walking distance (banks, restaurants, tour operators, harbour to Pulau manukan..)

The hotel is rather small and very quiet.

Rooms are new and clean. All of therm are differently and very nicely decorated
A haven of peace during our stay in Borneo !

During high season, it is necessary to book the room a few days before