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The Jesselton Hotel

3.5 star property

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Boutique Extra | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
The current price is $69
$61 nightly
$69 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jul 9 - Jul 10

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69 Jalan Gaya, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88000
  • Place, Suria Sabah Shopping Mall
    โ€ช2 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Gaya Street Sunday Market
    โ€ช3 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Kota Kinabalu Central Market
    โ€ช8 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Airport, Kota Kinabalu (BKI-Kota Kinabalu Intl.)
    โ€ช11 min driveโ€ฌ

Room options

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Superior Queen | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Superior Queen

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 247 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Deluxe Twin | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Twin

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 322 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Deluxe King | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe King

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Jesselton Suite | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Jesselton Suite

  • City view
  • 431 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Boutique Queen | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Boutique Queen

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Boutique King | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Boutique King

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Boutique Extra | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Boutique Extra

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • City view
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Boutique King Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • Free WiFi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Superior Queen Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free WiFi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Boutique King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Kota Kinabalu

With a stay at The Jesselton Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Kota Kinabalu, within a 5-minute drive of Imago Shopping Mall and Wisma Merdeka Shopping Center. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Gaya Street Sunday Market and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Api Api Night Food Market Gaya Street.

What's nearby

  • Suria Sabah Shopping Mall - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Gaya Street Sunday Market - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Wisma Merdeka Shopping Center - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • KK Plaza - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Kota Kinabalu Central Market - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Tanjung Aru Station - 5 min drive
  • Kota Kinabalu Intl. Airport (BKI) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • โ€ชFook Yuen ๅฏŒๆบ - โ€ฌ1 min walk
  • โ€ชSin Kee Bah Kut Teh (ๆ–ฐ่จ˜่‚‰้ชจ่Œถ) - โ€ฌ2 min walk
  • โ€ชKopi Ping Cafe Gaya Street - โ€ฌ1 min walk
  • โ€ชPeppermint a Taste of Vietnam - โ€ฌ1 min walk
  • โ€ชLittle Italy (Pasta & Pizza Corner) - โ€ฌ1 min walk

About this property

The Jesselton Hotel

The Jesselton Hotel offers 42 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 42 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature hair dryers and bathrobes. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6:30 AM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MYR 85.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: MYR 85.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Jesselton
Jesselton Hotel
Jesselton Hotel Kota Kinabalu
Jesselton Kota Kinabalu
The Jesselton Hotel Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
The Jesselton Hotel Kota Kinabalu
The Jesselton Hotel Hotel
The Jesselton Hotel Kota Kinabalu
The Jesselton Hotel Hotel Kota Kinabalu

The Jesselton Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 172 out of 466 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 210 out of 466 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 67 out of 466 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 466 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 466 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is a nice smaller hotel in an interesting area of KK. Be mindful that if you get a room at the back of the hotel that there is quite at bit of noise from the road.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Pei Yun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Place is very convenient, recommended ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Flo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to shopping and dinning
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eamon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here for 6 nights. The room was only $100, Australian per night. It was beautiful and clean and the staff were outstanding. This is the most central hotel in KK, right in Gaya street. Close to everything. Highly recommended. Eos
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

shahriman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super clean and comfortable hotel. Very convenient area. But, its not car park friendly. Ideal for walking tourists and Grab.
Verified

8/10 Good

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

A historic hotel in the heart of Jesselton.

However, the classic interior and furnishing is a little aged and tired. Staff were really helpful and courteous. I hope the management can restore this hotel to its former glory.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

GIM-LOO

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
right in the middle of the city centre
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff members were extremely friendly and helpful in arranging a driver for us who was equally friendly and helpful. The hotel photo doesn't look quite right--it is not on a corner, but it is on a street with trees down the median. We liked it enough that stayed there a second time, two weeks later.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is the most historical hotel in KK. Our suite room is still well maintained. It is roomy and decent. It's location is the best - right at the Gaya Street Market. There area a lot of dining options within walking distance. The only thing we wished it could be improved is the lack of flexible shower head as it is fixed at a very high position; otherwise, it is perfect, especially considering the affordable price.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Siok Siong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room as expected for age. Quite well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Goh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Under renovation

Under renovation
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a nice, small, old style hotel in a good location. Plenty of eating choices nearby with a Japanese restaurant downstairs. The room was comfortable once I figured out how to work the A/C and lights. When I had questions they were quick to take care of whatever I needed. Recommended at a reasonable price.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good

Staying in the hotel is just like way back to colonial era as it should be one of the oldest hotel in the city. Location is so convenient for visiting tourist hotspot and famous restaurant. The indoor lighting is not bright enough which make the room is a bit too dark at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Recommended

This hotel is one of those old fashioned hotel's It is small but central. Very polite receptionists and room boy.all helpful and speak excellent English. If you require all the modern convenient appliances and sky bars and restaurants. Do not book this hotel if you just want a nice room and old fashioned civility this is the place for you
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely hotel in perfect location

The Jesselton is in Gaya Street in the heart of KK. It is the perfect location for exploring the city, with everything within walking distance. The hotel is probably the oldest in KK, but the rooms are comfortable and fairly modern. Everything in the hotel is of high quality, and well maintained. The Jesselton harks back to more elegant times . There is no ding room, but there is an endless selection of restaurants close by. What was the restaurant is now a rather good sushi restaurant. The lack of a swimming pool wasn't a problem for us as we only stayed a few days.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Bathroom not clean when checked in

I have stayed in this hotel numerous time. It is convenient and the refurbished or extension boutique section is stylish and comfortable. Staff is helpful. However, to my surprised the bathroom left with rubbsih or used toiletries when i checked in. I suspected the bathroom has not been cleansed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Leung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The checkout procedure was tedious and lengthy. It may due to lack of training or being trained.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

YOUNGHYE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
๊ฐ€์•ผ ์ŠคํŠธ๋ฆฌํŠธ ๋ฐ”๋กœ ์˜†์ด๋ผ ์ฃผ๋ง ์•ผ์‹œ์žฅ, ์•„์นจ์‹œ์žฅ ๋ณด๊ธฐ ์ข‹์•„์š”. ์„ฌํˆฌ์–ด ๊ฐ€๊ธฐ์—๋„ ๊ฐ€๊นŒ์›Œ์š”. ๊ฐ€์„ฑ๋น„ ์ข‹์€ ํ˜ธํ…”์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ถ”์ฒœํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

yoshiko

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

yoshiaki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ๆญดๅฒใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€่‹ฑๅ›ฝ็ตฑๆฒปไธ‹ใ‚„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ปๅ ้ ˜ไธ‹ใงใ‚‚ๆŒ‡ๅฐŽ้ƒจใซไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ็”ฑ็ท’ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ๅปบ็‰ฉใ€‚ใŸใ ๅนดๆœˆใ‚’็ตŒ้Žใ—ใŸใŸใ‚ๆง‹้€ ใฎๅŠฃๅŒ–ใฏๅ›ž้ฟใงใใชใ„ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€่‹ฑๅ›ฝๅผ้›ฐๅ›ฒๆฐ—ใฏๆฎ‹ใ‚Šใ€ๆƒ…็ท’ใŒๆผ‚ใ†ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€็ตฑๆฒปไธ‹ๆ™‚ไปฃใฎ้Š€ๅบง้€šใ‚Šใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚ŒใŸใ ใ‘ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€็พๅœจใ‚‚็ตต่‘‰ๆ›ธ็ญ‰ใฎๅ†™็œŸใซไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใฏ็„กใ„ใŒๅ‘จ่พบ๏ผ“๏ผใƒกใƒผใƒˆใƒซไปฅๅ†…ใซๅคšๆง˜ใชใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง็ญ‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šไพฟๅˆฉใงใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Sakiko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
ใƒ•ใƒญใƒณใƒˆใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใŒใจใฆใ‚‚่‰ฏใใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใฆๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆฌกๅ›žใ‚‚ๆณŠใพใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใˆใ‚‹ใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซใงใ™ใ€‚
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

IMJA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
์ƒˆ๋ฒฝ์— ์ฒดํฌ์ธํ–ˆ๋Š”๋ฐ ํŽธ์•ˆํžˆ ์‰ด ์ˆ˜ ์žˆ์—ˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ง์›๋“ค ๋ชจ๋‘ ์นœ์ ˆํ•˜๊ณ  ์ฒญ์†Œ๋„ ์ž˜ ํ•ด์ฃผ์…”์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๋ฐฉ์Œ์€ ์˜ค๋ž˜๋œ ํ˜ธํ…”์ด๋ผ ์–ด๋Š ์ •๋„๋Š” ๊ฐ์ˆ˜ํ•ด์•ผํ•  ๋“ฏ. ๊ท€๋งˆ๊ฐœํ•˜๋‹ˆ ๊ดœ์ฐฎ์•˜์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์œ„์น˜๋Š” ์ตœ๊ณ ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ œ์…€ํŠผํฌ์ธํŠธ ๊ฑธ์–ด์„œ 10๋ถ„. ์„ ๋ฐ์ด๋งˆ์ผ“์€ ๋ฐ”๋กœ ํ˜ธํ…”์•ž. ์ฃผ๋ณ€์— ๊ฐ€์„ฑ๋น„ ์ข‹์€ ์‹๋‹น, ์นดํŽ˜ ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Munenobu

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
ๆ–ฝ่จญใฏๅคใณใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ—ใƒกใ‚คใƒณใƒ€ใ‚คใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚‚ใชใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€KKใ‚’ ไปฃ่กจใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซใงใ‚ใฃใŸ้ ƒใฎ้ขๅฝฑใฏๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๆปžๅœจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใชใœใ‹ๅฎ‰ใ‚‰ใŽใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒญใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏๆŠœ็พคใ€‚ใŸใ ใ—้€ฑๆœซใฏใƒžใƒผใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใง้จ’ใ€…ใ—ใ„ใ€‚
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

WANCHUN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ๆˆฟ้–“ไนพๆทจ ๆฒ’ๆœ‰้œ‰ๅ‘ณ ๅœฐ็†ไฝ็ฝฎๅพˆๅฅฝ ๆŽจ่–ฆ็ตฆ็Ÿญๆ™‚้–“ๆ—…่กŒ็š„ไบบ
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023