Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Musyiri

Overall is satisfying, they prepare sahur for Muslim to replace breakfast

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2026

PUEY KIAT

Clean , comfortable , spacious room. Staff was pleasant and nice to talk to

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2026

Bree

Rooftop bar overlooking the water was a highlight. Fantastic sunset cocktails. Room was spacious, and bed was comfy! The staff were very welcoming, Anne was especially great.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Benjamin

This is a very fine modern hotel located in the heart of Kota Kinabulu. We particularly appreciated the fact that it was a short walk to the restaurant row on the waterfront which offered outdoor seating and a variety of cuisines.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2026

Michelle Marie

The room was a good size. The front desk staff was helpful and kind.
The room could have been cleaner.. the carpet had some very terrible staining and there was mold around the shower. It could be great with a bit more love. Also one day I had new towels and the next day they would take all the towels away… there was little consistency in the cleaning. The hotel was in a great location.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2026

Serena

Spotless room, spacious in size and good restaurant buffet. The hotel is abit older so the AC made noise all night, menu at pool bar could have western ie burger and chips. Location is great!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

Seung Chul

Everything is good. Staffs are all kind and very nice.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Khairul Amilin

clean, cozy, comfortable, friendly, strategic location.. what else do u want?

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

KYEONG HEE

Very kind and polite

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2025

GRAHAM ANDREW

Helpful staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Jason

Customer service was great, hotel location is really close to everything,room condition was Ok but it’s very clean。

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

Dominic

Friendly staff, great food

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2025

Tang

Good spacious room

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

Gareth

Nice clean room. Very helpful staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Iris

Room was clean and the staff were all very helpful and friendly.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Foo Fang

Clean room and services was greatly

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

GUEK LI

The room is big and clean.
Amenities are provided as well.
The hotel is walking distance from shopping mall, eating places and hawkers selling local products.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Thaim Joo

Staffs were kind.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Othman Ahmad Faidzal

It is comfortable, our room is clean and spacious
The staffs from reception and throughout our stay were commendable
Bfast n dinner was great
Shoutout to Ricky at reception
Anna n Fasehah at bfast
Syed, Irwan n Lindl that look after us
Recommended

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

JUNGI

Remodelling

Hotel is a little old. It need remodelling. Except that, the others are good.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

Carla

Nice big hotel with all amenities. Close to airport

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

gajan

An eventful stay in KK le Meridien

Pros
Location
hardworking friendly staff
shout out to Concierge team Rocky
Natashkumar from bar
Malcom ,Ricky in front office
club lounge team
GM Suresh who tried to fix issues as they arose ( see cons below)

very comfortable bed, meals, breakfast

Cons:

-*****caution very slippery marble type floors panels in bathroom /shower
I slipped and fell dislocating my shoulder!
Accidents do happen but can be better prevented - maybe non slip mats/ different material to the marble is what I would suggest

Hotel team helped arrange transport to hospital and were very apologetic ,and empathetic however
- very poor condition of bath tub in 2 rooms
and carpets (see pics) which I fed back directly to GM. I was looking forward to a bath but couldn’t as unpalatable.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Yuefeng

very good location

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Joe hyung

Best staffs. Friendly and willing to help. Great location closer to any downtown markets and malls.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Alejandro

Italian restaurant, waited 2 hours from entering to food served.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Karl Hans Greimel

The location is good, right next to the water and the main night market and drinking holes.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

30 Jul 2025

Kit Keong

Old Hotel with much to improve. For example, carpets everywhere are stained and frankly disgusting and displeasing, especially in the rooms themselves. The wallpaper held a hoard of dust and the headboards of the beds where disgustingly stained too. The pillows smelt so strongly of hair grease and were so gross.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

CHOO NORDIANA

Staff & Hotel Management are super friendly and accommodating.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

Craig

Fantastic stay we had the best sunset views over the bay the staff were all extremely friendly and efficient. We are coming back in a couple if days after we go to sandakan. Highly recommend this hotel the markets and restaurants all close

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2025

alison

We'll be back

We really enjoyed our recent stay. The highlights were: absolutely wonderful staff, some of the best food as well as variety for breakfast a d dinner in the club lounge, a great pool and plenty of shaded sun lounges, fantastic live music Wed. to Sat. And great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2025

Ali

Excellent modern room with a fantastic view of the bay. Impeccable service throughout (housekeeping and dining). Faultless.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2025

LOK TUNG TIFFANY

Good arrangement when there is no water supply

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

27 Jun 2025

Geir

Staff got me a taxi to the airport. It was double the price of a grab taxi and I was not aware. For this I feel cheated. Not happy. Would not come back.

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2025

Naemah

Very convenient and the view at 9th floor was beautiful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Robert

This hotel is one of the best if not, the best that we've stayed in when vacationing in KK. Except for the water problems that KK is experiencing currently, it didn't stop the hotel from giving the best services.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Daryll

Club room stay was great value

Great hotel. Staff friendly & helpful. Club room benefits were good value with snacks throughout the day and ample food choices, including alcoholic beverages, in the evenings. Great views from the clubs lounge too. Breakfast is available in both the club lounge or main restaurant offering a bigger selection of foods.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2025

Jason

Good hotel - a little dated but still clean and a great stay with excellent staff. The location is in the centre of everything.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2025

NURASYIQIN

Near pasar and restaurants

Business

2/10

Poor

12 May 2025

Grzegorz

Stay away

Unfortunately, our stay at this hotel was very disappointing. The overall cleanliness left much to be desired—especially in the common areas, the sauna, and around the pool, which were not well maintained. The breakfast was another letdown: the quality was poor, and there were very few options to choose from.

Due to these issues, we decided to cancel the remainder of our stay and requested a refund. The only positive aspect of our experience was the staff, who were very friendly and tried their best to be helpful despite the circumstances.

I would not recommend this hotel until significant improvements are made.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2025

Sarah

Loved this hotel. It’s showing its age a bit but we loved our huge sea view rooms with great floor to ceiling windows overlooking the waterfront. Lovely pool area and rooftop bar. Great breakfast. All of the staff were well trained and very helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Clean, comfortable and close to local eateries

The facilities were modern, very clean and comfortable. The staff were all very friendly, which made my stay even more enjoyable. I will return.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2025

Ted

Super clean room and wonderful air conditioning! We appreciated how efficient and polite reception was as we came in late. Highly recommend!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

Kim Suan

The reception and restaurant staff were very friendly and helpful. Specially Ms Anna Wong from the restaurant. She is always smiling and goes around to ask the guests they are ok.

The room we stayed is very clean and spacious and we enjoyed our stay very much .

The only setback the hotel is that guests can smell the foul air from the nearby Filipino market Once you stand outside the lobby. Because of the hotel is across the market, the surrounding area gets pretty busy . May not be pleasant if you are on holiday.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2025

Cheuk Kuen

Originally my booking for the hotel is 17-21/3/2025. Due to the flight changed, I requested Expedia to change booking of the hotel to 18-22/3/2025.
I got the changed and the staff of Expedia informed me that due to this change, any further change or cancellation is not allowed. I accepted this for I am not prepared to have any further change. Expedia also refunded me S$26.11. Anyhow, Expedia never informed me that everyday breakfast included was cancelled until the hotel informed me when I checked in.
Simon

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2025

Clint Allen

First of all let me say that we really enjoyed our stay. The room was just fine, the view was amazing, the pool was good and the restaurant (we only had the breakfast buffet) was very good. The location couldn't have been much better due to it's proximity to the markets. The hotel staff were all excellent and we were very happy with the price.
The only negative things I have to say are some minor condition complaints. Our room needed to have the carpet cleaned and the sofa needed it's upholstery cleaned. There was some minor touch up needed in the bathroom with grout and calking that is common in many hotels. These are simple fixes that have to be done to earn a 5 star review. Please understand I am not saying it was dirty but an hour spent in the room by maintenance staff on those simple things would go a long way.
Over all we very much recommend this hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

Jessica

The property was absolutely beautiful.
The staff was amazing friendly, but one person in particular named Elvina she really went above and beyond shes the heart of this place. Its located walking distance ro the best foot reflexology place called helen beauty ask for su, also great bars and seafood spots. The hotel is amazing

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2025

Kimberly

Everything was excellent. The restaurant is absolutely delicious. Highly recommend in every aspect plus the price was great.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2025

abdulaziz and norah

the hotel is very good it’s the best chios

very good
i stay i suit doblex floor 14

The thing that is not good about the ground floor of the room is that there is no closet or clothes hangers. Likewise, in all the bathrooms, there is no electrical outlet next to the mirror for the hair dryer or the shaving machine.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2025

Elsaid Elsayed Ahmed

Hi

It’s Excellent everything.

Thank you

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

Flavio

Best hotel experience ever!

Everything was an amazing experience! We felt like two kings, from beginning to the end. Anyway, that’s the style of Le Meridien! Highly recommended! And thanks to all the staff! Hope to come back soon!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2025

Jan

Beautiful property and friendly staff. Food for the room service and breakfast buffets were good as well. Liked the bottle water that they have in the rooms. I think the only mild issue I had was the standup shower, in that the water did seem to get by by the cracks of the glass door fairly easily, so the towel I was using as a mat to leave the shower was almost always soaked. There was also maybe one or two tiny bugs in the bathroom when I first checked in.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

LIYA

Nice staffs and swimming pool. Really enjoyed the vacation in the hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2025

Blessing

Staff were amazing.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2024

Vimala

The area in by the Road could do with tidying up and beautifying.

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

There was noise not sure where it came from.Probably from the aircon outlet.Need to call the maintainence because it disturb my sleep as it was @3am.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2024

Stephanie

Staff were super friendly and helpful.

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2024

Pei Yun

It is good and a nice stay

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Hotel is in front of the filipino market and seafood market . Jalan gaya nite market is a 10 mins walk

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2024

Ronnilou

Fancy property but what travelers value most is a nice bed & hot shower & they only delivered the first. The room was opulent & visually stunning but the shower water never got hot, drainage was poor & the seals leaked so water seeped out all over the floor which created a dangerous mess requiring all the towels & robe to mop up to avoid slipping. They should focus on the basics before all the decorative stuff that's not that important when all most want is to refresh after long journeys & sleep.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2024

Jialing

Spacious room, comfortable bed and cozy environment with quality toiletries products. Assessible to every part of the city and the seafood street is just opposite the hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2024

Teik Wai

Clean room and very comfortable bed and pillow.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

sandra

Great hotel

Wonderful Hotel in a great location. The staff were outstanding, very friendly, kind and helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Jose Paulo Soares

Convenient , staff is very proactive and polite , a pleasure staying here

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

SANGHWA

Sunset

Good

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

lesley

Great stay !

lovely few days spent here at the Meridien - food plentiful and flavorful - especially the malaysian, chinese and Indian dishes . Lovley large rooms with great views- helpful and friendly staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Superior Service

The customer service is excellent. Everyone is warm and friendly and only too happy to help.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

22 Sep 2024

Marcy

Bath tub didn’t hold water so I took a shower and shower pan leaked badly all over marble floor. I nearly slipped and fell. Carpet had holes and stains. Furniture had seen better days.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2024

SARAH

Amazing customer service by restaurant staff and comfortable room with great view. Nice size pool too. And roof top bar good fun!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2024

silvana

Ocean view room was amazing.

Recommend the 2 island tour booked from the hotel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2024

Aftab

Exceptional Stay

Really happy with the room, very clean and great comfortable bed.
A little outdated in terms of deco but the breakfast and lobby is outstanding.
Hotel is located very central and easily reachbale to anywhere to the city or to Jesselton Point.

I would definitely recommend and stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2024

SARAH

Great place right in the centre of town with a sea view and where the staff can’t do enough for you. Very friendly and helpful. Going back for 2 nights at the need of our trip next week. Thanks guys!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

KK Weekend Breakaway Trip

The facilities and staff services are excellent. Check-in and check-out process are very smooth. The daily morning buffet spread of selection is great. The room is spacious and love the seafront view.

However, there are two set-back that make our stay slightly disappointed. 1) The TV channel selection is limited; 2) The room sound proofing can be improved further as we are hear next door guest open & closed their door almost everyday in the morning also at night.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Aug 2024

Matthew

Tired

The hotel is old and looking tired. Carpets are stained, long corridors with low ceilings, reception looks dated and outside is in a state of disrepair. The hotel is in need of a refurb.

On the positive side. There are good views from the rooftop bar and the pool was nice.

On balance, we feel that the hotel was not good value for money.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2024

Rozinah

Weekend at KK

Convenient location, some staff are courteous but not all.
At breakfast I insisted on getting coffee myself at the coffee machine as I found a strand of hair in my coffee the day before.
Many flies at the restaurant as the fish market and sea is right across the hotel. The hotel must find a way to address this as it's unhygienic.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

Shirley

Excellent location. Facilities were clean. Room comfortable with good view of the Gaya Island

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2024

Carla

Easy check-in/out. Friendly staff and great location across the night market (right across the street).

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2024

SIMON CHI ON

The hotel is clean and the room is spacious. It is situated right opposite the night market and pretty close to imago shopping arcade. The staff here are excellent. They go out of their way to make our stay as pleasant as possible. Highly recommended

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Nur Dhamirah Sakinah Binti

Will come again and stay here. Overall good

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2024

Hyunwoo

Very clean room and friendly staff

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Wonderful hotel

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2024

Caren

Lovely property. Close to airport. Staff is exceptionally helpful. Buffet meals were extraordinary.

It’s quite beautiful. Carpeting throughout needs to be refreshed/replaced. Locker room for pool seemed a bit dated too. Otherwise, spectacular

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2024

Cherry

Next level. This is truly a five star hotel in every way from the facilities to the staff. The location is directly across from the harbour and you can see the fishing boats coming and going.

An easy walk to the Sunday market and the night market. There are shopping centres close by for all your needs. Markets are across the road.

We had a sea view room which was spacious and lovely. Towels were white and fluffy. Bed linen luxurious and the beds and pillows were super comfortable.

The service we received from the staff was next level. Nothing was too much trouble. The staff went above and beyond. We felt very welcomed and loved our 3 night stay.

Highly recommended.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2024

Deborah

Clean & convenient location…only ting my shower hose was leaking…I tink housekeeping over looked that.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2024

Pru

Brilliant conference hotel

The facilities, food and service are fantastic. Lovely view looking out over the bay and wonderful sunset viewing from the pool and rooftop function areas.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2024

Jenny

What a wonderful place to stay. Amazing room,
Loved the roof top bar, and the view was amazing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2024

YULING

wonderful experience and great view!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2024

Candy

Superb

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2024

jack

Great hotel overlooking the sea. The room we booked was huge, breakfast was good, the club room facilities were excellent which include almost everything. Staff were top notch also. Will definitely going back there again when visiting KK.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2024

Sushmita

Pleasant stay

The hotel was nice and lovely, large room and comfortable. Very clean and good amenities.

Reception staff at checkin not very helpful. One guy could not help to reserve a dinner booking and told me fully booked but when we walked to the restaurant they have spaces.

Food options were limited due to Ramadan dinners at Lobby restaurant. Could be better.

Also the smell from the fish market outside sometimes very strong when entering hotel.

All in all it is a very nice and comfortable 5* hotel in the middle of city and the famous KK night markets and would recommend staying there.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2024

Mayank

The rooftop pool and view over the sea was stunning!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2024

Sarah

Great central location for walking out to the night markets, bars, restaurants, cafes, shops. Short walk or a quick Grab (taxi) to the ferry terminal where you catch the boats to go island hopping. Club room, king bed, sea view was a great size with good water pressure in the shower, good quality complimentary toiletries and reliable WiFi. There were lovely sunset views from the club lounge which served complimentary alcoholic drinks, soft drinks and food from 5:30 - 7:30pm each day. I would definitely say that the reasonable extra cost of a club room is worth it. The staff at the club lounge, reception and main breakfast restaurant were all so friendly and helpful. The pool had sufficient loungers and was nice and relaxing. In summary, I would certainly recommend a stay at Le Meridien if you’re looking to be central in KK.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2024

Ian

Le Meridian

Lovely stay breakfast was great and staff very attentive .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2024

Wilsa

Unexpected

To be completely honest, I struggled for a long time thinking about reviewing this. However I finally thought it’s best to write one up since it is supposedly 5 star and I want their leadership to note. I’m just being honest and upfront but most importantly don’t want this to reflect on the people working there. Saying so, the people working there are absolutely fab. Made my partner and me feel absolutely at home. They also stretched and strived to accomodate us to the best of their ability given the following challenges. We stayed here for 3 nights. We had 3 room changes in 4 days. 6th floor to 10 then 12. The hotel is super old and dilapidated. I did hear locals mention it was renovated recently but sadly I don’t see any evidence of it. First room was mouldy, second room has a water leak from the light fitting , directly above the toilet. Things need to be fixed around here. Please do as I love to come back to stay. But all in all , the staff came to the rescue everytime. Despite my frustrations in having to pack and repack and move rooms almost every night , I just want to say thank you to Ricky and the staff of Le Meridien KK.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2023

Michael

Everyone tries to make your stay pleasant. They are helpful making You No. 1.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2023

GENEVIEVE

Floor is dirty and the hotel over rated.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2023

lim

I recently had the pleasure of staying at the Le meridian Hotel

The check-in process was smooth and efficient, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that my room was spacious, beautifully decorated, and immaculately clean. The comfortable bed and luxurious linens ensured a restful night's sleep, and the blackout curtains were a nice touch for those who prefer a dark room. I also appreciated the complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, which made it easy for me.
But one feedback that the room window screen having a lot of dust( I’m staying the ocean view room )
The bath room heater tap having unstable flow of hot water

The location of the hotel was ideal, with easy access to popular attractions and transportation options. Whether I wanted to explore the city or simply relax in the hotel, everything was conveniently within reach.

Overall, I’m happy stay at the Le meridian Hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2023

Melanie

A+ Customer Service

Customer service is excellent. Everyone is so warm, friendly and inviting as well as excellent at their job.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2023

Jie Sheng

Clean, room is spacious, good view

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2023

Sara

Wonderful Weekend

My friends and I had a wonderful stay at ale Meridien. The staff was warm and welcoming and they went out of their way to meet our needs. We couldn’t have asked for more!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2023

Ser Foong

Location was really convenient. Rooms were spacious, clean and comfortable. Staff was helpful and responsive. Definitely will stay here again

Leisure Family