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Cititel Express Kota Kinabalu

3.0 of 5
No. 1, Jalan Singgah Mata 1, Asia City, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
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Rating summary
  • Sleep Quality
    4 of 5 stars
  • Location
    4 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Service
    3.5 of 5 stars
  • Value
    4 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    4 of 5 stars
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW via mobile

This would be the first and the last timeto stay in this hotel. Firstly the room has no windows and the size is freaking small! Don't go out after midnight as the area are infested with transvestites. Nothing much good to say about this hotel! Oh ya! The hotel also has lots of freaking bad mannered mainland Chinese that's noisy... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

The worst hotel experience i had! Seven of us checked in the hotel on 8/6/2013 for 3 days 2nights. The water supply quality on first day was so dirty. When we questioned the reception, they put all the blame to the piping maintenance but give no solution. If the hotel value their guests, why don't the front desk staff mention... More

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CititelExpressKK, Hotel Manager at Cititel Express Kota Kinabalu, responded to this review
13 June 2013

Dear Valued Guest, Greetings from Cititel Express Kota Kinabalu and thank you for your review. Our sincere apologies for your experience in our hotel recently. This is the first time we had such problem. In fact on the first day of your arrival, the problem of the water has yet to determined as the source of water from water department... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013 via mobile

To whom it may concern, we have had a terrifying experience with Cititel Express Kota Kinabalu (staying over 8th to 10th June 2013). 7 of us were greeted by dirty water on the first day of arrival & we awaited for hours still the water quality wasn't improved & our immediate friendly complain has not been attended. 2nd day was... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013

The room is clean and the size is reasonable with the price that they are charging. Receptionists were professionals but not very impressive and warmth. The buffet breakfast did not change for the 3 days that we stayed there. The personnel in the cafe were very courteous though. Location of the hotel is also great and few minutes walk going... More

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CititelExpressKK, Hotel Manager at Cititel Express Kota Kinabalu, responded to this review
13 June 2013

Dear Valued Guest, Greetings from Cititel Express Kota Kinabalu and thank you for your review. We had just started to provide free wifi to all hotel guests recently and the internet connection may be affected when guests on the same floor are heavily using the internet at the same time. We will look into this challenge and try to improve... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013 via mobile

Hi all, I being in here for 6 days and 5 nights. First of all my expection the room is big as in the website but it was not as my expectations. However the clealiness of this hotel is good and the location not that far from all hot spot in Kota Kinabalu. My room rates not included breakfast which... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2013

just come back from kk and stayed 5 nights in cititel hotel, first night stayed in their twin room as their triple room is fully book, i check the layout of the room b4 booking online also the hotel give u the size measurement on their website. so check and stop complaining. everything is perfect and for anyone complaining about... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2013

Ok, thanks to fellow tripadvisors I thought I took a bit of a chance by booking this hotel after reading the reviews. Now that I’ve stayed there I have to say my concerns weren’t all that founded. THE ROOMS ARE NOT TINY (have you guys ever been to Japan?) For the price you can hardly complain. Plus apart from room... More

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Kuching, Malaysia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013

Booked the Hotel from Agoda. I booked due to the fact that Cititel is a popular hotel chain in Malaysia. And furthermore the photo from the web seem big and cosy, so i decided to book and stay for 5 nights. When i check-in I started to have the hiccups here and there when the hotel receptionist wanted a hard... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Room is small but toilet is big( same size with bedroom), clean, bed is comfortable, free wifi, no chair in the room , a mini table , reasonable room rate. Plenty of cafe, food court and restorant nearby. Suang Tain Seafood Restorant serve fresh and all kind of seafood ( 5 mins walk). 10 minutes walk to Suria Mall.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

The only downside of this lovely hotel is that service is terrible. Our check-in took more than 30 minutes because there was only one receptionist catering to a group of 30 tourists. Calls to the front desk had always gone unanswered and housekeeping conveniently forgot to make up our room despite us hanging up the door sign, "Please make up... More

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Address: No. 1, Jalan Singgah Mata 1, Asia City, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
Region: Malaysia > Sabah > West Coast Division > Kota Kinabalu District > Kota Kinabalu
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Hotel Class:3 star (3*)
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