Hostels/Lodges in Sandakan, Sabah, East Malaysian

Winho Lodge at Jalan Dua: RM25 for dorm, air-con, wi-fi, free flow of coffee, tea, with breakfast."Everyone can stay" is their motto. Like Air Asia's "Everyone can fly". In theheart of town.

 

Bas Mini assistants. Obvious they love to have their photos taken!

Restaurant by the sea. Seafood fried rice RM5, canned beer RM5 (my dinner). Malaysian Navy (see pic below) is just next to this restaurant. Their motto is "Sedia berkorban" (Ready to sacrifice") Impressive fleet of fighting machines.

 

Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia

Gaya Street

This is the Gaya Street I've been talking so much about. It's a narrow street lined with eateries, shops, budget hostels, one boutique hotel (from RM100), one internet cafe and one very-known Chinese restaurant whose speciality is the body parts (e.g. liver, intestines) of a certain animal known for its obesity.

(business opens only in the evening; name is Yu Kee)

I took a city bus but had to get off somewhere nearby, but it's only a 5-minute walk to Gaya Street.

From Gaya Street the waterfront is only 5 minutes away, the Jesselton Jetty 10 minutes, shopping malls 5 to 15 minutes.

To Signal Hill, take a shortcut beside the police station. A short staircase leads to the top of the hill, passing by the Atkinson Clock Tower. I chanced upon this shortcut on the way down. I had a panoramic view of the whole city of Kota Kinabalu and the ocean from the top of Signal Hill. Worth the effort.