Hotel GrandisvsTravellers' Light Backpackers Lodge
Both hotels are endorsed by writers. Overall, Travellers' Light Backpackers Lodge scores slightly higher than Hotel Grandis. Travellers' Light Backpackers Lodge comes in at #13 in Kota Kinabalu with praise from 2 publications like Rough Guide, Lonely Planet.
Hotel Grandis
 Lonely Planet
Suria Sabah Shopping Mall 1, Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
From $55/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 
 "Attached to the Suriah Sabah Shopping mall, this four-star hotel is unfailingly clean and stylish." Full review
Travellers' Light Backpackers Lodge
 Lonely Planet
 Rough Guide
Lot 19, Lorong Dewan, Sabah (borneo), Kota Kinabalu 88300, Malaysia
From $0/night
 "Only a few rooms here, but they’re spick and span." Full review
 "A small and very quiet place tucked up against the KK hill, with cosy doubles and decent six-bed dorms. There’s a small terrace at the back where you can talk, smoke or just relax."