"In the heart of the town, nice staff, big public area, including a kitchen where you can cook."
Kai - May 15, 2017
Excellent
Location rating score
I love the beds with a curtain for privacy and the private outlets inside.
Amy | August 22, 2018
We stayed in the room with seaview and it was worth the money.
irna | December 20, 2018
Hotel next to a pizza restaurant that makes decent pizza.
irna | December 20, 2018
Our room was relatively quiet.
irna | December 20, 2018
This is a nice hostel.
Amy | August 22, 2018
Overall, a nice stay!
irna | December 20, 2018
Airport transfer
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
Air conditioning
Daily housekeeping
Ticket services
Value for money | 7.8 |
Distance to city center | 0.1KM |
Location rating | 8.6 |
Nearest airport | Semporna Airport (SMM) |
Distance to airport | 3.3 km |
Check-in is from 02:00 PM, and check-out is until 01:00 PM. You may request early check-in or late check-out during booking, subject to availability. Guests checking in or out before or after the designated periods may be charged an additional fee. The hotel offers luggage storage to guests for before check-in and after check-out. The front desk is always open, day or night.
Wanderer Inn is easy to access from the airport. In fact, you can even book your airport transfer in advance for greater peace of mind with the additional charge of 25 MYR. Just use the "Let us know what you need" section of the booking page to let the hotel know you want a ride, and they will contact you via the Agoda messaging service. A stay at Wanderer Inn also comes with easy access to the neighborhoods around the hotel through the convenient shuttle service offered at the hotel. For those who wish to drive their own cars, Wanderer Inn has a car park right on site for maximum convenience. Parking is free for guests. If you're looking for an easy way to get around Semporna with private transportation, the hotel can arrange both taxis or car rental.
Wanderer Inn does not permit smoking in any of its rooms, but allows smoking in designated areas.
"Nearby have so many restaurant The staff very nice."
xiaoming
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December 6, 2017
"The young women at check-in were very nice."
Earlyne
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March 12, 2019
"this hostel Is very nice location also near"
NATASSYA
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June 5, 2019
Designed for both business and leisure travel, Wanderer Inn is ideally situated in Taman Bandar Semporna; one of the city's most popular locales. From here, guests can enjoy easy access to all that the lively city has to offer. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations.
Wanderer Inn also offers many facilities to enrich your stay in Semporna. A selection of top-class facilities such as free Wi-Fi in all rooms, 24-hour security, convenience store, daily housekeeping, postal service can be enjoyed at the hotel.
Experience high quality room facilities during your stay here. Some rooms include television LCD/plasma screen, clothes rack, complimentary tea, linens, locker, provided to help guests recharge after a long day. The complete list of recreational facilities is available at the hotel, including dart board, hiking trails, watersports equipment rentals, snorkeling, diving. Wanderer Inn is an ideal place of stay for travelers seeking charm, comfort and convenience in Semporna.
"The uncle managing the restaurant is very nice"
Farouk
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April 16, 2018
Children and extra beds
All children are welcome.
Guest's age | Extra bed |
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Children 0-10 year(s) | Stay for free if using existing bedding. Extra beds may be requested directly from the property; additional charges may apply |
Guests 11 years and older are considered as adults | Extra beds may be requested directly from the property; additional charges may apply |
Others
Extra beds, if available, are dependent on the room you choose. Please ask the property for more details.
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Dining | Breakfast available | Breakfast available | Breakfast available | Kitchen |
Guest rating | Very good 614 reviews 7.9 Location 8.6 | Excellent 143 reviews 8.1 Location 8.0 | Excellent 130 reviews 8.8 Location 8.8 | Very good 14 reviews 7.4 Location 8.2 |
Neighborhood | Taman Bandar Semporna | Taman Bandar Semporna | Taman Bandar Semporna | Mabul Island |
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Enjoyable stay”
I stayed at this hostel 4 days whilst my partner went diving in Mabul. I wasn't so keen on Semporna itself so I actually stayed inside most of the day. The hostel always had a great vibe and I must say the owner was very welcoming and very friendly. Enjoyed the different selection of breakfast each morning with coffee or tea. Only thing I would say is the floor could do with a little vacuum, although the cleaner was always cleaning you would find quite a bit of dust and hair on the floor which would stick to your feet as shoes weren't allowed to be worn. Apart from that a really enjoyable stay.
Excellent place to stay”
great location for those island hoppers and keen snorkelers. super friendly staff and willing to share tips for 1st time travelers to semporna. would definitely come again and stay here! -Wilsonz, KL
Clean, efficient and central location”
Really enjoyed my stay here. The Inn/hostel/hotel, was clean with a big comfortable communal area. The staff were really helpful. They were happy to help with an extra bed for my children, organising day trips and taxi's to the airport. It felt really comfortable and friendly here, for a family too (we had a private room with an attached bathroom), but the shared dormitory area looked really nice too, with lots of room for bags etc.
hello helen,thank you for giving a time to review our inn,it's such a pleasure to us to read it, We are looking to give more good services to you and to the other guest,we hope to see you and your kids again in our inn,.and thank you for staying with us.
Fine for a night”
The room was clean and had good ac. Location was close to the seafood resteaunts. As for semporna itself i wouldnt recomend staying there, get on a boat to the islands as soon as you can!
1 night stay”
Arranged Airport transfer from Tawau Airport. Very reasonably priced. Was delayed in checking in because previous guest have not checked out and was missing. Offered a no view room after 3 hrs. Was refunded the difference. Inn was very clean, free wifi but slow. Very basic breakfast included. After a chat with the proprietor, realised the Inn was opened only 2 months ago. Should be a good place to stay after kinks are worked out.
Very good”
I had booked a pricey private room with private bathroom, anticipating some “luxury” after 3 days in a jungle camp. When I checked in, however, I was informed that there was no water in that room until late that night due to some construction in town, but that I could use the dorm shower, which apparently is supplied by their own water tank. I had a bit of a tantrum about paying a high price for a private bathroom that I couldn’t use, and they switched me to a dorm room and refunded some of my money. The dorm room was fine, but the shower was a trickle of tepid water. A huge disappointment compared to what I had been hoping for. The young women at check-in were very nice.
Acceptable”
With the same price, i can find a more decent place to spend a night. No TV... No Towel... if you go to Semporna just for diving and spend a night here just to rest, sleep then its ok... My experience, i sleep at another hotel (TD Mutiara Hotel) even i have already paid for a night at Wanderer inn.... it's much much more comfortable.. and guess what... same price
Walking distance to everything, great view, lovely staff”
We stayed in the room with seaview and it was worth the money. Hotel next to a pizza restaurant that makes decent pizza. Our room was relatively quiet. They have snorkeling day tour and island hopping for 180 ringgit. Overall, a nice stay!
ok stay ”
Stay only one night before live on board diving. Facilities are very simple but clean. Staffs are quite nice. I stayed in a private room, it doesn't have window. The dometry does have. Shower water is not very big as I was prepared for this but acceptable. No tower or shampoo so be sure bring your own. Internet is slow in the room so suggest to buy SIM card at the airport beforehand. Breakfast is very simple but the dinning area (public space) is bright and cosy.
Very nice guest service ”
The dormitory room is good and clean The location is very good and quite. Nearby have so many restaurant The staff very nice. I finish my dive master course must have snorkeling test and I drunk.vomit whole night,the staff very careful to take care me.let me feel warm.
hello, thank you for the nice comment, we hope to see you again in our hotel..
Nice place to crash and see Semporna or recover from diving”
This is a nice hostel. Great value and location. Some of the staff had a rough exterior, but when I smiled and asked questions, everyone became friendly and helpful. I love the beds with a curtain for privacy and the private outlets inside. The breakfast isn't bad, too. The one criticism that I have is that there is no soap by the bathroom sinks. I asked to use some and it was begrudgingly retrieved for me and then put away again.
Excellent”
Everythings ok except u have to be in your room before 12am (safety issues) and its not a really muslim friendly hotel (no qibla direction and sejadah provided)
Hello, Thank you for staying in our place. we look forward to providing you with the best service in the future. we hope to be able to provide the facilities at our hotel, but we can not do that because the hotel owner is a chinese. we hope the customer understands our situation. Regards, LIZ Reception
Simple and easy but probably won't come again , there are more choices around the same price”
Simple and easy but probably won't come again , there are more choices around the same price . Sound proofing bad , Power trip two times in a night , Curfew to be back by 12midnight else auto gate will be locked is quite restricting . Wanted to eat and drink till late night as its a holiday place but restricted by curfew is not so suitable for us . Bed was clean but sink area outside bathroom and toilet doesn't look that clean and nice
Great stay!”
Room is clean, common room is spacious and relaxing. Friendly staff. WiFi connection can be slow sometimes & signal not too strong in room.
They didn't mention about the tourist tax on Agoda and they charged me an additional 80 upon checkin”
Hotel has a 12am midnight policy which I wasn't aware of, I was lock outta my hotel after I went out to take some photos. Had to spend a night on the street which was according to locals not very safe. The stay was unpleasant, the other hotels there does not have this policy which I had to walk-in to another hotel to spend a another 5hours before I can go back to my own room.
New hostel that will hopefully get better with time”
Pros - capsule beds, clean, spacious, good location near dive shops and jetty and bus station, modern, hot showers Cons- noisy! Bar just underneath which played music until late (not great if you're up at 6 for diving), room and thus my clothes smelt fishy (but maybe all hotels near the jetty smell like this?), no door to the room, staff were lovely girls but they were shy and didn't understand my questions like what time is the bus to Sandakan. I had to find out from another hostel. And breakfast was literally only bread and bananas. No toast :(
Safe and strategic stay”
door is locked at 12am but there's a balcony to hangout and smoke. place is really clean. lovely boy cat , named Baby. nice place to stay. nearby the jetty and seafood restaurant. they have beer too. awesome stay.
Hello, Thank you for staying with us. We are very happy to hear that. We always welcoming our guest and try to give them more comfortable to stay with us. We hope to see you again. Thank you, LIZ Reception
Excellent”
Good for a night before you head off diving/snorkeling. No towels provided unless you're in a private room- no exceptions or rental offered. Decent breakfast and centrally located.
Good location, all is within walking distance”
Everything is good during our stay. There is a nice, low-profile chinese seafood restaurant called Old something. The uncle managing the restaurant is very nice
thank you for choosing us.we hope to see you again in our hotel Thank you.
Please monitoring visitor/tourist from china”
please advise your visitor/tourist respect each others. please put any notice to make sure they keep clean, don't put cloths every where, don't use more than 1 bed and please make sure no man enter in female dorm, ensure No naked women inside the dorm. my bad experience when your tourist from china naked in front of my bed and walk around the dorm and ask their friends to take the picture, not 1 but 4 of them naked in the dorm . Respect our culture, this is "Malaysia". tQ anyway keep it up ... no regret... i will support u and stay for my next trip.