Sensi Backpackers Hostel
See the best of Kota Kinabalu with a stay at Sensi Backpackers Hostel, which puts you right in the city center amidst the many sights and landmarks. With its convenient location, you can easily access to the city's must-see destinations.
Sensi Backpackers Hostel offers numerous on-site facilities to satisfy even the most discerning guest. Never be out of touch with your contacts, with free Wi-Fi offered throughout your stay. Taxi, car hire and shuttle services provided by the hostel make it easy to plan your day trips, sightseeing, and more around Kota Kinabalu. If you plan to arrive by car, you'll appreciate the hostel's available parking, right on-site.
The hostel provides front desk services such as express check-in or check-out, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes for guests' convenience. If you need, the ticket service and tours can even help you book tickets and reservations at all the best shows and programs nearby. Staying for a long time, or just need clean clothes? At the hostel, your favorite travel outfits will be kept clean and available with laundry service provided on-site. For lazy days and nights, in-room conveniences like 24-hour room service let you make the most of your room.
Smoking is limited to designated areas only, for the health and well-being of all guests and staff.
Equipped with handy amenities, guestrooms at Sensi Backpackers Hostel guarantee a comfortable stay for all travelers. Some rooms are equipped with linen service and air conditioning for your convenience. Knowing that bathroom amenities play an important role in increasing guests' satisfaction, the hostel provides a hair dryer and towels in some select rooms.
Dining and things to do
Everyone loves a good cup of coffee! A coffee shop on-site means you can enjoy a cup of real, freshly brewed coffee every morning -- or anytime you feel like it. If you don't feel like going out to eat, you can always opt for the delicious dining options at the hostel. Regardless of any dietary restrictions you may have, you'll eat well at Sensi Backpackers Hostel which has a selection of halal options. Guests who prefer to make their own meals will love the in-house shared kitchen available here.
Sensi Backpackers Hostel offers unique recreational opportunities for all guests. Have fun with your friends or family, or even meet new people at the shared lounge and TV area. Pick up something memorable for yourself or those waiting for you back at home, at the shops and souvenir shops.
Reasons to stay here
Know you'll get excellent dining options here, where past guests have rated onsite or nearby dining above 99% of the city's accommodation.
This accommodation is highly recommended for its location, scoring higher than 95% of other options in the city.
It's hard to beat the room comfort here, which is rated higher than 98% of other accommodations in Kota Kinabalu.
Best hostel in KK”
We stayed in multiple hostels in KK and this is definitely the pick of the bunch when it comes to price and quality good location quiet enough to sleep aircon and fan in every room TWO pillows per bed! Luxury! A plug next to every bed hot powerful private showers can’t fault the place staff very nice and hard working there is nowhere else to stay than sensi
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Central, no curfew, international, clean, AC”
CONS: no outside drying -caused moisture buildup inside windowless men toilet, no toilet seats in 2 sitting toilet bowls -caused me to step on the bowl posed accident risk, travellers round the world come here with different jetlag time and management should put kitchen/TV curfew on noisy gathering after 11 pm (Malaysia time) -caused me a sleepless night, needs more tourism brochures, the stairway isn't lit posed accident risk - light should be turned ON at all times, top step of the stair not flushing with the floor posed accident risk - to put yellow florescent paint andwarning on uneven step, no free breakfast at least hot coffee even though there are plenty of great variety of Chinese, Malays, India, western style Pizza Hut KFC etc PROS: Clean generally, TV good Astro channels, good Gaya Street view, great location - not too near bars with loud music, great friendly staff- but putting more smiling faces would cheer the world, laundry coin shop across hiway Kudos Sensi Hostel
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Nice backpackers place with great location”
We had a good time in Sensi Backpackers Hostel, it is a basic accommodation with good location and nice staff.
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A great place to orientate yourself. ”
Sensi is a small hostel with a little kitchen and very clean facilities. It is a small hostel with a kitchen and very good wifi. They don't have keys to the room or lockers.
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Things to be improved”
I feel ok but one thing that disturb me is that the mattress is not really hygienic. I had been bitten bed bugs and i can't sleep well. So please Sensi make sure everything is hygiene because we are expecting the high quality of service eventhough it is only a hostel for backpackers. The others are fine. Tq.
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Simple yet comfortable ”
A simple and small backpacker hostel..but its very comfortable and clean! Would definitely come back
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Homey Stay ”
I only stayed here for one night at mixed dorm. The bed was very clean and comfy. The shared bathroom and toilet was always very clean and yes! hot water. The place to hang your washed clothes is available. And, there is a common area which I really enjoy stayed. It's exactly like home. Besides, even it's not really a big hostel, but you can feel the effort the owner puts in, including the interior design, and the lighting inside the house. oh, and although it's located at Gaya St, there is not much noise at night. I will go back there if I visit KK next time. :)
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Stay here when coming to KK”
Everything was great from the staff to the location to the chill atmosphere. It might be one of the easiest hostels to meet fellow travelers which is one of main reasons I stay in hostels in the first place so this was a huge plus!
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Amazing staff, great location and a laid back atmosphere.”
Best hostel in KK. Location is perfect, close to all the good food on Gaya street (Yee Fung Laksa is a must try). Good atmosphere to meet fellow travelers. Extremely nice and helpful staff. I ended up staying for 2 weeks due to my departing flight changes and I couldn't have asked for a better place to crash!
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Great family hostel ”
The staff treats you like you are family and takes care of you . The hostel is very well kept and constantly cleaned. One of the best hostels I been too.
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Exceptional”
Fantastic stay, my review is a little bit late but I still remember this great place and for this price it's more then wath you pay for.
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A nice place for short stay but beware of bed bugs”
The hostel is well-located next to the Sunday Market (Gaya Street) and many restaurants are found within walking distance whereby you can easy access to local food. The hostel was well-equipped with refrigerator, fan, desk, tv, hair dryer, water heater, lockers and air conditioning. The bathrooms and toilets are separated into male and female, with place for us to hang and dry our clothes. Overall, the hostel cleanliness is very satisfying. Me and my friends was staying in a 6 bed dormitory room for 1 night. It was a short stay for us to catch our flight in the next morning. There are few sockets in our room which convenience for us to charge our electronics device. the breakfast is ok for me as The only big problem I got is with the bed bugs, caused me to lost my sleep for whole night. I was later found out during a talk with a traveler from Korea whereby the same problem happened on him in the other room.
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Good Location, Clean, Helpful staff, No Breakfast”
central location, walking distance to transport, ferry, bus terminal, airport bus. clean fecilities, good bed. Main negative is No Breakfast. They stopped it. Real inconvenience for guests. many eating places nearby.
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Great place”
Toilet is a bit old and need some repair, however for the price i got RM22 per bed and on special request for my friends and me (5 of us) to get the 8 bed room all for ourselves if possible is a bonus. Charger plug works fine. Bring your own toiletries as they do not provide. Good location, just walk go down to Gaya Street. Would suggest the pantry to be a smoke free area so that other users can use it too instead of having someone smoking inside.
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Location, cleanliness and staff hospitality”
the staff (Marina, Tita and Jessica) were all friendly and helpful. the place are walking distance to KK tourist spot. although it is an old building the shower and toilet room, hall and kitchen were always clean. with drinking water refill we only booked for 3 nights but we extended our stay for 2 more nights con: no installed power/electrical outlet and light to every bed i would definitely recommend the place. salamat!
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Value for money”
Clean and great location. However, the only main complaint was that the other guests were smoking in the common area, and we could smell it in our room! Please make the hostel smoke free!
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value for money”
One of the cheapest and most comfortable hostel in kk area
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Very nice hostel”
I do like this hostel. Good location for you to travel everywhere: pier, bus stop (to go to airport), night market, shopping mall... The staff is very friendly and helpful
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It's just ok”
The location was nice cause it's on Gaya Street.The whole hostel was a little old and small.Bathroom and toilet were good.
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In the center of KK”
The women who run the hostel are friendly and helpful. The bathroom/kitchen/common room was clean. The dorm was small but the beds were spaceous. One step from the entry is a big shopping mall with cinemas if you like these kind of things...
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