If you want to enjoy the city of Kota Kinabalu you are probably best served by staying at The Jesselton Hotel in the heart of Gaya street. The classy interiors welcome you as does the colonial clad doorman and thereon the smiles never end . The rooms are comfortable and will accomodate a third bed if you book a triple and the internet and other comforts are available ...but thats when you realise you are in the heart of town and can walk just anywhere ...to the tourist office, Jesselton Point the night market the Handicraft market great food off the pavement and of course the Sunday Market where you can return to leave all your bags while doing the rounds over and over again. There is always something happening by way of live music and food festivals and while we were there my son learnt Vietnamese Spring Rolls from the Chef. Will be back just for his sake - he loved the hotel!!

We stayed just one night at the Jesselton Hotel, but is was very nice and comfortable. The bed was clean and not to soft or hard ...just right. The bathroom was clean as well, and I would alwas recommend the hotel for a short stay. Restaurants are close by, so you have in walking distance different food choices.
We were heading for the Jesselton point the next morning and this was very close as well.
So if you choose to go over to the islands infront of KK is a good Hotel to start from.
Breakfast was a little bit limited, but coffee shops are next door.

I wouldn't say this is a luxury hotel (no pool, for instance), but the rooms are comfortably appointed and fresh, the staff are obliging and enthusiastic and the restaurant serves very good affordable food including a surprisingly excellent pizza. Would definitely go back, as it proves an affordable way to stay in KK for a couple of nights.

+ Location; everything in walking distance
+ Clean and spacious rooms with A/C and hot water
+ Very friendly staff
+ Free WiFi, could be better...
+ Quick and good housekeeping
+ Safe in room
+ A lot of cupboards
+ 24h reception

- Laundry service: we hat to ask three times until they finally brought us the laundry (still much too late) and then we received only half of the laundry. After complaining we got everything and a discount. (laundry service is too expensive anyway!)
- Too less outlets in the room (only one working properly, the other ones you don't want to touch!)