The Jesselton
69 Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, SABAH
In the bustling heart of the city, discover the perfect balance of convenience and serenity of the bygone days. The Jesselton Hotel is a timeless piece of colonial beauty, with passenger lift services to its well-appointed guestrooms, each with free in room wireless broadband internet services, and modern en-suite bathrooms. The hotel is well located at 69 Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu's most famous tourist destination…
In the bustling heart of the city, discover the perfect balance of convenience and serenity of the bygone days. The Jesselton Hotel is a timeless piece of colonial beauty, with passenger lift services to its well-appointed guestrooms, each with free in room wireless broadband internet services, and modern en-suite bathrooms. The hotel is well located at 69 Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu's most famous tourist destination and also the heart of the city's banking financial and business high street. The old Jesselton Post Office which has now been converted into the main office of Sabah Tourism Corporation (STC) is just a few minutes’ walk away from the hotel. The hotel is also a mere 20-minutes’ drive from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA). The elegantly designed hotel provides exquisite personalized service, in the style of a colonial house with a cozy lounge, a fine restaurant serving international and Asian cuisine, a collection of 32 rooms fitted out with international standards furniture and fittings, and an authentic London cab which offers an unrivalled degree of spacious comfort, in hopes of extending a genuine welcome to all the guests.
Available at the property for an extra charge (payable at the hotel where applicable):
23 facilities across 4 categories.
- Electric kettle
- Clothes dryer
- Luggage room
- Wi-fi
- 24-hour security
- Car park
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Laundry service
- Air conditioning in public areas
- 24-hour reception
- Shop
- Hotel safe
- Lift access
- Twin rooms (8)
- Year of most recent renovation (2024)
- Triple rooms (2)
- Junior suites (1)
- Double rooms (15)
- Single rooms (18)
- Number of floors (main building) (3)
- Total number of rooms (44)
- hotel
- Breakfast
34 room categories — choose live availability and pricing on the right.
+ 22 more room categories — full list appears in the rates panel
69 Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, SABAH
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- Check-inFrom 18:00
- Check-outUntil 11:00
Times as published by the property — confirmed on your voucher.
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- Visa
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- Non-smoking establishment
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