The Atelier - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Trip.com M.

A great place to stay when you have a late night flight just to refresh and to get some sleep! The place is really cute and creative. The only downside of this place is the location, at night there are people racing their motorbike which can disturb your sleep. Don’t mind the plane sound taking off cause the area is close to the airport. Overall, is it a great experience! Will definitely come back to try their other rooms! ☺️

Daisuke I.

Pay attention when making reservations! Most, if not all, rooms have communal bathrooms. You only get a sink in your room. The rest is out on the floor. You have to contact the property directly by Whatsapp or email to get all the directions.

The hotel begins on Level 5 of a private elevator. There's NO sign over the entrance leading to that area that you can see from the street!

Even still they took well over 6hrs to return my Whatsapp and email.

This is not only a communal hotel, it is a kiosk hotel as well. There is a code for each door on each level beside the code to your room.

Pro: Security. Room cleanliness and amenities. NO bugs, broken furniture nor bad odors. Response time of staff by phone. Text and videos guiding you to the hotel and kiosk are sent, once they respond. Some staff are super friendly in person. Convenient location (restaurants and stores).

Cons: All the steps you have to go through to get from the street to your room, initially. Molasses response time of staff by all modes of text communication. (Not everyone can make international calls right out of the airport!) Room walls are so thin, you can almost hear the other guests thoughts. The ceiling of the bathrooms were leaking. It's overpriced for the time of year AND for puzzle solving.

Carles C.

Perfecte si vols estar aprop de aeroport. Tens bona oferta per menjar al voltant. Atencio molt agradable i servicial. Habitacio reformadws pero lavabos amb pudor.

Trip.com M.

near to the airport. if you find it hard to find this hotel just find the elevator between Hameed Maju restaurant and Muamalat Bank. room was okay. has private bathroom. felt like its more spacious than the bakery room but I personally prefer the bakery room. bye

Trip.com M.

Had our mini honeymoon for 1 night here, as we reached KK quite late. It is a self check in, but no worries, it is very easy as the staff will contact you once you have confirmed your booking. The room is quite small but cute!! they have few themes which is a very creative way to attract customers. The staff was really friendly, they even help us to move our luggage to another block, because we stay in another block. It was a very great experience!!

Trip.com M.

near to the airport. free public parking but might be difficult to find parking if you come during busy hours. if you cant stand the noise from the road just wear noise cancelling headphones. this room has private bathroom.

RuhrpottTravelFoxes

The short distance to the airport is ideal to stay here before departure (like we did) or after arrival. Also, the traffic coming/going from/to the airport was manageable thanks to direct road connections crossing the highway. To get into the city or Tanjung Aru beach, we used Grab which worked fine and was not very expensive. Still, to really enjoy downtown KK we would recommend to pick a hotel in the city to have everything in walking distance (e.g. the Horizon Hotel). |The rooms are modern and looked as nice as on the pictures, the bathroom and shower were also in a very good condition. The staff we met was very friendly and we liked the option to have a shared fridge outside the room for some snacks and drinks. Wifi was good and worked perfectly. Otherwise it is very much self service and you get a code for your door instead of a key. The hotel is on the upper floors of a business/mall building, downstairs are plenty of restaurants and shops, very convenient. If you arrive by car, you should be able to find parking space in the garage (free). |The automated check-in procedure with passport scanning using a terminal similar to self-check in booths at an airport was not really that smooth, but we were greeted by an employee who was happy to assist us. Maybe not the easiest option for travellers that are not too comfortable with the digital world 🙂

La C.

On s’attendait pas à ça
C’est pas un hôtel mais airbnb
Y’a pas de réception
On savait pas où se trouvait l’entrée c’était compliqué à trouvé
Bruit assourdissant en dehors de la chambre ( soit une climatisation soit un générateur mais c’était fort)
Chambre petite salle de bain aussi
Staff qui parle Mal anglais même s’ils sont gentils et font tout pour vous aider
Bref c’est trop cher pour ce que c’est