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Travellers' Light Backpackers LodgevsBorneo Gaya Lodge
Both hotels are rated highly by experts. On balance, Travellers' Light Backpackers Lodge ranks slightly better than Borneo Gaya Lodge. Travellers' Light Backpackers Lodge is ranked #13 in Kota Kinabalu with approval from 2 publications like Lonely Planet, Rough Guide.
Travellers' Light Backpackers Lodge
Lonely Planet
Rough Guide
Lot 19, Lorong Dewan, Sabah (borneo), Kota Kinabalu 88300, Malaysia
From $0/night
"Only a few rooms here, but they’re spick and span." Full review
"A small and very quiet place tucked up against the KK hill, with cosy doubles and decent six-bed dorms. There’s a small terrace at the back where you can talk, smoke or just relax."
Borneo Gaya Lodge
Lonely Planet
1st Floor, No 78, Jalan Gaya, P.O.BOX 10131, Sabah,, Kota Kinabalu 88801, Malaysia
From $7/night
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
- Fax / photocopying
- Baggage storage
"A typical high-volume hostel. Staff are a peach, and will help organise nearly anything, and you're as centrally located in KK as can be." Full review