Akinabalu Youth Hostel

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Scored 8.9
Rated fabulous

Excellent location!

10

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Akinabalu Youth Hostel in Kota Kinabalu offers family rooms with air-conditioning, bidet, shared bathrooms, showers, and slippers. Each room includes a city view, ensuring a pleasant stay. Facilities and Services: Guests can enjoy a paid shuttle service, lounge, 24-hour front desk, shared kitchen, housekeeping, laundry, outdoor seating, bicycle parking, car hire, tour desk, and luggage storage. Breakfast is available with vegetarian and halal options, featuring fruits. Convenient Location: Located 5 km from Kota Kinabalu International Airport, the hostel is near restaurants and offers easy access to local attractions.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 10 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Breakfast

Situated in the best rated area in Kota Kinabalu, this property has an excellent location score of 10.0

Breakfast info

Vegetarian, Halal, Breakfast to go

Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
10 bunk beds
4 bunk beds
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
1 single bed
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1 large double bed
1 single bed
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1 large double bed
1 double bed
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2 bunk beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Mary
New Zealand New Zealand
“great location,we had the night markets humming in the street outside but still slept soundly. A lovely cool communal area where you could read, eat while watching the markets down below.”
Adam
Czech Republic Czech Republic
“Very clean, friendly staff, cozy common room, good location”
Sonamora
New Zealand New Zealand
“Very good service and nice part of the city to be based in. The common area was pleasant and comfortable. The food markets on Friday night just outside the hostel were both a-mazing but also.. noisy if you're an early to bed person.”
Greg
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Nice, friendly staff. Lovely common area with lots of seating and interesting books to look at. Open at both sides so nice cooler temperatures. Netflix is free to use on the TV. Water, hot and cold, tea, coffee and tasty biscuits available for...”
Greg
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“A decent hostel in KK. One reason we chose it was that we needed to check in at 2am. No problem at all. Our room was fine, a/c and good fan. Free drinking water, tea and coffee all day. Breakfast consisted of 1 egg, 1 apple, 1 instant noodles and...”
Sarah
Germany Germany
“We had such a pleasant stay at Akinabalu Hostel. Very clean, friendly and peaceful, yet in the center of the city. Top location to explore Kota Kinabalu, do some shopping, go to the islands. It’s on our list to stay again when in KK”
Chiara
Italy Italy
“Siamo tornati a fine viaggio nel Borneo per riprenderci prima del volo di ritorno. Confermo la recensione di alcune settimane fa con aggiunta dell'uso della lavatrice a soli 2 rym. Estremamente utile dopo più di due settimane in giro. Reception...”
Tanja
Germany Germany
“Ein sehr netter und gemütlicher Aufenthaltsbereich. Toll war für uns auch, dass man kostenlos Wäsche waschen konnte. Frühstück war landestypisch und für uns völlig ausreichend: Toast, Marmelade, Eier, frisches Obst, Tee und Kaffee. Die Lage war...”
Chiara
Italy Italy
“Reception aperta 24h 7/7. Silenzio, pulizia, spazio comune accogliente e ben accessoriato con acqua potabile sempre a disposizione e possibilità di acqua calda. Personale super gentile e disponibile. Teli bagno e saponi, possibilità di fare la...”

Property surroundings

Facilities of Akinabalu Youth Hostel

Great facilities! Review score, 9.2

Most popular facilities

  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Breakfast

House rules

Akinabalu Youth Hostel takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 23:00
Check-out
From 11:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.