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Borneo Backpackers, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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About Borneo Backpackers

Internet Access Breakfast Included 24 hour reception

Centrally located clean and friendly, BB is only 5 minutes walk to shops and the colourful Sunday Gaya Street Markets. 24hr Security

5 minutes walk to convenient store and Gaya Street Sunday Market.

5 minutes walk to Sabah Tourism Board.

5 minutes walk to Malaysia Tourism Board.

10 minutes walk to shopping mall.

10 minutes walk to Atkinson Clock Tower and long distance bus terminal.

15 minutes walk to Ferry Terminal [Labuan/Brunei and Tunku Abdul Rahman Park(TAR)].

30 minutes walk to Signal Hill Observatory view of Kota Kinabalu.

We offer facilities such as clean bathrooms, toilets, pantry area, internet facility, laundry, cosy lounge area, roof garden deck, 24 hours security, and a tour information counter.

Rooms available include airconditioned or fan Large. Dormitory (10 Beds), Medium Dormitory (4 - 6 Beds) and Private Rooms.

Each room has small storage compartment for personal items and has a fan or is air-conditioned.

The ground floor of Borneo Backpackers has been converted into a local style post war coffee shop completed with antique furniture and traditional local foods, named 'Borneo 1945 Museum Kopitiam'.

On the walls inside and outside are displayed wartime photographs of Australians and British soldiers, local unsung heroes as well as replicas of war memorial plaques in Sabah.

Outside the building are also displayed on its wall two plaques put up by Sabah Tourism Board and the Australian Embassy in 1995 of the significance of this historical building.

Facilities

  • Breakfast Included
  • Telephone/Fax Facilities
  • 24 hour reception
  • Travel Desk/Travel Info
  • Internet Access
  • Towels
  • Linen Included
  • Security Lockers
  • Guest Kitchen
  • BBQ Area
  • Key Card Access

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Location

Address
No. 24 Lorong Dewan
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Directions

FROM AIRPORT: F-R-E-E Airport arrival transfer with minimum 2 nights stay. Advance booking required.

FROM LONG DISTANCE BUS TERMINAL: 10 minutes walk towards city centre and Central Police Station along Town Padang (Independence Field).

FROM BRUNEI / LABUAN / TAR Ferry Terminal: Take a right turn and walk towards city centre along Jalan Pantai (Beach Road) passing Grand Port View Restaurant and Standard Chartered Bank. Turn left right after RHB Delta Bank and walk straight ahead. We are right in front of the round-a-bout. Total approximately 16 minutes walk.

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