No doubt, it is a strategic location: Next to Suria Sabah Mall, Gaya Street was some walks away, and also Jesselton Point. Many restaurants nearby.

The room has the "old fashion room" odor. Nevertheless, the bed was comfortable and the shower heater works fine.

Downside, is the parking. Parking are available but it is not under the hotel but it is under DBKK (Kota Kinabalu City Hall - Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu. Which means if you park at the allocated parking (with the colored numbers on it), you have to present the DBKK parking coupons on your car dashboard.

*Parking Info Outside of the Hotel (With colored numbers)
Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm
Saturday - 8am - 1pm
Sunday & Public Holidays - Free
*must present coupon parking on dashboard or else you'll be fine

Green : RM0.55/hour
Yellow: RM0.55/30mins

parking are very limited. they provide a basement parking too but it is pricey RM15/night.

All types of heavy odor fruits are prohibited.

I stayed for 4 nights in Sep19 and the experience was good.

Positives: (1) good location, walking distance from the seaside, eating/drinking places and shopping, (2) friendly staff who were keen to serve, (3) the whole hotel is smoke-free, (4) wifi works well throughout the whole hotel, (5) hot water for bath was quick and hot, (6) the lifts came quickly, (7) bed and bathroom were clean

Negatives: (1) while the beds and room was clean, there were much dust in the cupboard where the power switchboard was, (2) the TV was old and the picture quality is poor, (3) the room looks tired and could do with a refresh, (4) the food at the cafeteria is edible but can be vastly improved - the coffee was fairly tasteless.

Overall: recommended for stay as the price and location makes it attractive.

Had been stayed for 2 nights.
Although I'm a frequent traveller, and my couple was a Guess Service Assistant at the local hotel, but we never experienced:

1. Parking fare RM15 per night for hotel guess. We had been charged for RM30 (for 2 nights) even we are a hotel guess. And according to Duty Manager on duty that Checked In us on 06 August 2019.
Then after had been asked for this, SHE started to make a comparison with other hotel (Cititel Express) which is I am regular guess over the mentioned hotel too. But what she explained is totally a lie.
Even parking are paid, but it still based on first come first serve.

2. The Hotel rule quite unfriendly and sounds rude to hotel guess.
Hotel guess had been warned for not to break rules; i.e:
- No durians, or else fine RM500.
- No smoking inside room, or else fine RM500.
- Not to waste breakfast, or else fine RM50.

The management should improve their courtesy in order to make them better or else hotel guess will never come back again and became "the 1st and last" visit.