Oceania Hotel
Lot 60-64, Sadong Jaya, Sabah 5 Jalan Ikan Juara, Kota Kinabalu 88100 Malaysia
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Oceania Hotel is a modern concept 3-star hotel situated in the central area of beautiful Kota Kinabalu. Only 10 minutes drive from the airport and few minutes drive to the shopping malls, dining destinations, nightlife and the commercial district. There are local eateries, ATM and convenience stores within walking distance. We provide complimentary shuttle bus service to our in-house guests throughout the day. Daily buffet breakfast served from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. We also provide laundry and dry-cleaning service and chargeable airport transfers.
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Coffee shop
Babysitting
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Free shuttle or taxi services
Business Center with Internet Access
Meeting rooms
Wifi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Shuttle bus service
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
ATM on site
24-hour front desk
Express check-in / check-out
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Air conditioning
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Flatscreen TV
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English, Chinese, Malay
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Lot 60-64, Sadong Jaya, Sabah 5 Jalan Ikan Juara, Kota Kinabalu 88100 Malaysia
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Somewhat walkable
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This hotel is sooooo underrated.
Firstly, the team is very responsive when it comes to WhatsApp texts. This is excellent!
We received a warm welcome from Victor at Front Desk.
Do you know how far they go when it comes to customer service? Let me tell you.
I made a last minute booking (arriving on 29th Dec 2023, staying for 3 nights). I informed the team via WhatsApp that we would be driving from Lahad Datu and would only arrive at about 730 pm.
My husband, my daughter and I were exhausted and could not wait to have a good rest in our air-conditioned room. And then I thought, sigh... I would have to wait at least 15 minutes for the room to be cool.
To my delight and surprise, Victor already placed a key card on the slot in the room earlier that day, and the room was at perfect temperature when we entered! Well done Victor!
The housekeeping team did a great job too in cleaning the room and replenishing the toiletteries.
The staff were all friendly and helpful. Without hesitation, a female staff (I cannot recall her name) lent me her USB adapter when I told her I needed to go out to buy it. Saving me time and the hassle of going out to to purchase it.
We had a great experience and I highly recommend everyone to choose Oceania Hotel when they go to Kota Kinabalu. I definitely will stay here again.
Firstly, the team is very responsive when it comes to WhatsApp texts. This is excellent!
We received a warm welcome from Victor at Front Desk.
Do you know how far they go when it comes to customer service? Let me tell you.
I made a last minute booking (arriving on 29th Dec 2023, staying for 3 nights). I informed the team via WhatsApp that we would be driving from Lahad Datu and would only arrive at about 730 pm.
My husband, my daughter and I were exhausted and could not wait to have a good rest in our air-conditioned room. And then I thought, sigh... I would have to wait at least 15 minutes for the room to be cool.
To my delight and surprise, Victor already placed a key card on the slot in the room earlier that day, and the room was at perfect temperature when we entered! Well done Victor!
The housekeeping team did a great job too in cleaning the room and replenishing the toiletteries.
The staff were all friendly and helpful. Without hesitation, a female staff (I cannot recall her name) lent me her USB adapter when I told her I needed to go out to buy it. Saving me time and the hassle of going out to to purchase it.
We had a great experience and I highly recommend everyone to choose Oceania Hotel when they go to Kota Kinabalu. I definitely will stay here again.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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I stayed in this hotel from 16th February to 20th February 2020. This hotel satisfied my simple needs and therefore I will stay here again. I took their shuttle to visit the Suria Sabah mall and Imago mall. Nearby this hotel there are convenience stores and 7-Eleven plus restaurants and hawker stalls.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from OceaniaHotel, General Manager at Oceania Hotel
Responded Mar 3, 2020
Dear guest, thank you for staying with us and we appreciate your feedback. We hope you had a pleasant stay and please do not hesitate to let us know if there is anything we can do to improve ourselves. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Best regards.
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Fantastic customer service & comfortable clean rooms!!
My wife and I stayed here for a few days while on vacation. The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful with us, from the front desk to housekeeping & everyone we saw were all great! The location is very central, close to all the local shopping malls and dining. My wife and I highly recommend Oceania Hotel if you’re on business or staying with family! We will be back for sure!! :)
My wife and I stayed here for a few days while on vacation. The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful with us, from the front desk to housekeeping & everyone we saw were all great! The location is very central, close to all the local shopping malls and dining. My wife and I highly recommend Oceania Hotel if you’re on business or staying with family! We will be back for sure!! :)
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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The hotel and beds were very comfortable and clean. The staff were all very nice to my husband and I and helped us with recommendations on food and attractions. We were visiting with lots of family and wanted to stay somewhere good price and safe location. Oceania is highly recommended & will stay here again!!
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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The room is clean but needs a touch-up. The curtain is dirty. The wall and ceiling need to be repainted. The AC is not cold even if we set it up correctly and waited 2 hours. There is no security guard during the night, only 1 staff at the counter. so for any request, you must wait until 8 a.m. the next day. The staff is rude, not to us but we overheard them talking badly about other tenants. That kind of attitude is not someone from the hotel industry. only good for 1 night stay, or should I say 1 night stand.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Stayed here for 4 ngiths last week. We noticed that the hotel seemed pretty empty but didnt think much of it at the time. On the 2nd night my friend was reading a book on the 4th floor private terrace where he was accosted by a prositiute who would not take no for an answer... she followed him to the lift getting more and more aggressive all the time. Turns out she lives there along with a lot of other prostitutes on the 4th floor.... anothere way for the empty hotel to make money i guess...
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Date of stay: June 2016Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Room Tip:Â go somewhere else!!!
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Response from OceaniaHotel, General Manager at Oceania Hotel
Responded May 6, 2019
Dear Gavin, thank you for having stayed at Oceania Hotel and we are truly sorry to hear that you had an unpleasant encounter in the hotel with a possible guest during your stay. Sorry it took so long to reply you but currently Oceania Hotel is under new management with a new team on board that is ready to bring the best to all our guests. So hopefully you would give us another shot by staying with us the next time you visit this beautiful land below the wind, Sabah. Wishing you all the best.
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New hotel, well fitted out, large rooms, comfortable furnishings.
Kept very clean. Staff fairly helpful, some more friendly than others.
Pretty good breakfast selection, worth paying a tiny bit more to get it included in rate.
Location not great, can't walk to anything and need to take taxis, which are particularly expensive in KK. The room we were in had no view - looked straight into neighbouring building.
Rooms don't seem to be very well insulated for noise and we heard our neighbours' tv quite a bit - though it did seem incredibly loud.
Kept very clean. Staff fairly helpful, some more friendly than others.
Pretty good breakfast selection, worth paying a tiny bit more to get it included in rate.
Location not great, can't walk to anything and need to take taxis, which are particularly expensive in KK. The room we were in had no view - looked straight into neighbouring building.
Rooms don't seem to be very well insulated for noise and we heard our neighbours' tv quite a bit - though it did seem incredibly loud.
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Date of stay: October 2013Trip type: Traveled with friends
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A relatively good city hotel if you are not looking for one with complete amenities.
The rooms are clean with wifi access, bathrooms are properly equipped, clean and brightly lit.
The only thing that this hotel didn't have was the usual room service, but they work with their hotel restaurant where they send up the staff to take order from you from their menu and deliver the order to you. No local food - only seafood but I like the Japanese Fish Burger with Seaweed that I ordered!
The hotel also provides free shuttle service to and from the nearby two big shopping malls in the heart of the city.
Overall - money worth spent!
The rooms are clean with wifi access, bathrooms are properly equipped, clean and brightly lit.
The only thing that this hotel didn't have was the usual room service, but they work with their hotel restaurant where they send up the staff to take order from you from their menu and deliver the order to you. No local food - only seafood but I like the Japanese Fish Burger with Seaweed that I ordered!
The hotel also provides free shuttle service to and from the nearby two big shopping malls in the heart of the city.
Overall - money worth spent!
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Date of stay: October 2013
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We enjoyed staying in this hotel. Hotel is located beside a river park hence it's quite peaceful and we had a very comfortable stay. Bed and pillow are comfortable, shower was great.
Hotel is very modern and doesn't look like a 3 star hotel at all. We had a wonderful stay experience in this hotel and would definitely recommend to travelers who wish to visit Kota Kinabalu.
Hotel is very modern and doesn't look like a 3 star hotel at all. We had a wonderful stay experience in this hotel and would definitely recommend to travelers who wish to visit Kota Kinabalu.
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Date of stay: April 2013Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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initially I was a bit hesitated to book this hotel since there's not many reviews and the location doesn't seem to be in town area. However the price is relatively cheap compare to other 3 star hotels. Therefore I gave it a try.
First of all, I was surprised that they offered shuttle service for FREE. I called upon for taxi service and they offered to pick me and my family from the airport. Very Fast check in. Since it's still early, we decided to visit the town area. We wanted to take a cab and we were surprised that the receptionist offered to send us to town area and pick us up for free again. Save quite a bit in terms of taxi fare.
Secondly, the restaurant is newly opened and pricing is reasonable. We had an unexpectedly full meal and the seafood they serve is fresh. It's western style and perfectly suitable for young couple like us.
Thirdly, the rooms are spacious with very new furniture. It's so clean and we could hardly see any dust. The toilet is very modern and shower pressure is strong. Hot water is sufficient. Bed is very comfortable and aircon is cold.
Lastly, their roof top garden has very nice view. Their room service is efficient with very friendly staff. Overall, I had a wonderful holiday and I will definitely return to this hotel if I ever visit Kota Kinabalu again.
Keep up your good work.
Travelled with 2 adults, 1 child & 1 infant in mid April 2013
First of all, I was surprised that they offered shuttle service for FREE. I called upon for taxi service and they offered to pick me and my family from the airport. Very Fast check in. Since it's still early, we decided to visit the town area. We wanted to take a cab and we were surprised that the receptionist offered to send us to town area and pick us up for free again. Save quite a bit in terms of taxi fare.
Secondly, the restaurant is newly opened and pricing is reasonable. We had an unexpectedly full meal and the seafood they serve is fresh. It's western style and perfectly suitable for young couple like us.
Thirdly, the rooms are spacious with very new furniture. It's so clean and we could hardly see any dust. The toilet is very modern and shower pressure is strong. Hot water is sufficient. Bed is very comfortable and aircon is cold.
Lastly, their roof top garden has very nice view. Their room service is efficient with very friendly staff. Overall, I had a wonderful holiday and I will definitely return to this hotel if I ever visit Kota Kinabalu again.
Keep up your good work.
Travelled with 2 adults, 1 child & 1 infant in mid April 2013
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Date of stay: April 2013Trip type: Traveled with family
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Room Tip:Â Choose deluxe room, if possible go for the corner room. It's very spacious especially for...
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PRICE RANGE
₱1,391 - ₱1,891 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MalaysiaSabahWest Coast DivisionKota Kinabalu DistrictKota Kinabalu
NUMBER OF ROOMS
69
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Frequently Asked Questions about Oceania Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Oceania Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Adventures in Borneo with Downbelow Marine & Wildlife (0.8 km), Imago Shopping Mall (0.6 km), and Sabah State Museum (1.0 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Oceania Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, an on-site restaurant, and breakfast buffet.
Which room amenities are available at Oceania Hotel?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Oceania Hotel?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant and breakfast during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Oceania Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Mother India Restaurant, Urban Kitchen, and Welcome Seafood Restaurant.
Are any cleaning services offered at Oceania Hotel?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Oceania Hotel offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to a business centre and meeting rooms during their stay.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Oceania Hotel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Chinese, and Malay.
Are there any historical sites close to Oceania Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Monsopiad Heritage Village (9.0 km).