Reviews of AeCOTEL Mingle Hostel

Easy Check in and check out, fair price

Clean and comfortable. Perfect for a short stay in Sandakan

Excellent communication and support from the team via what’s app, when booking my 1 night, 2 day River cruise lodge stay via them. I stayed a night pre and post cruise, so kept my big bag in their locked storage room, which was great. Very friendly and helpful staff, my bag got very wet on the bus and the male receptionist, let me lay it all out infront of fans to help to dry it all. Nice Duvet, lockers and dorm and Bathrooms all very clean too. Great location. Quiet and good for resting. I recommend this hostel.

Located in the heart of Sandakan; Spacious room; Clean shared bathroom; Comfortable bed; Big windows

Very comfortable private room. Facilities were all very clean. Convenient location near to lots of shops and restaurants. Staff were friendly.

Nothing

Good location, right above 7/11 and shops/restaurants nearby. Comfortable beds, clean bedding and plump pillows. Good AC. Fridge available in kitchen area which was useful. Plenty of showers/toilets and all were clean.

The washing machine was out of order which was a shame. My room door was difficult to lock and unlock so this was a bit annoying to do every time I need to go to the bathroom or the kitchen.

Stayed in the dorm which was so comfortable - lovely thick doona and really nice pillow. Great shared facilities kept very clean. Allowed me to store my bags whilst going on a river safari.

Basic and simple hostel with all you need. It matches my expectations for such a cheap price. Overall I recommend it because it is well located (in the centre of Sandakan). The staff is kind and available and replied to all my questions.

The cleaning of the bathrooms and the facilities can be slightly improved.

The hostel is nice and comfortable. Very close to the sea. Walking distance to all harbour restaurants and the sandakan big mall. Owner is very responsive on WhatsApp and helps with all details and requests.

Had many local middle aged men stay at the hostel. They dirtied the toilets and also roamed around shirtless in the common room. Was very uncomfortable. Also, don’t meet many travellers so, not really a hostel vibe.

Very comfortable ĥostel. The rooms were nice and had everything you need; a comfortable bed, bed curtains, a light and power socket beside the bed, AC. The bathroom facilities were also very nice; lots of seperate showers and toilets and enough hanging spaces. The water pressure was nice and there was hot water. The whole hostel was really clean. The common area is fine, but not the most social (although i did meet some nice people!) and also the chairs are not that comfortable. There is a water tap and washing machine/dryer available against payment. Overall a really good hostel.

The common room is not the most cosy space and the chairs are not that comfortable. In the common room there's also not any AC, so it can be a bit hot inside. Still a lovely hostel though!!

Really good stop over hostel, really clean tidy and comfortable beds. Hot coffee and water refills are provided, you can do laundry there and they have a fridge. 7/11 directly underneath. Had a good sleep there! Communication is really effective if you need anything they WhatsApp immediately back

Nothing, great value for money and really happy with the stay.

Good location, easy access, the owner was extremely helpful and allowed me to check in early as well as helped with a lot of information for my trip. Clean rooms with air con, clean bathrooms, good wifi. I would definitely come back n stay here! I don’t think they have a locker facility but I didn’t need it at this time.

really good facilities - stayed in the female dorm- basically had our own bathrooms there’s even washing machines here - plenty of food options near by and shopping and an atm just next door to you - was quite a nice hostel - let me leave my bags there while going to sepilok- was good i recommend

never actually met the staff lol which is fine just unusual - gotta call them to let you in and your key is waiting on the bench

Very clean and very comfortable beds, good facilities and close to everything needed

The hotel is secure and in a great location close to a couple of good restaurants, the seafront and the mall. There is a 7/11 next door with an ATM. The room was large, bright and clean with a comfortable bed and nice lighting. There were plenty of shared bathrooms and sinks.

Bathrooms were generally OK but require more frequent cleaning, as well as privacy film applied to the windows.

location is really central with a 7-eleven and a Zus coffee downstairs.

When we arrived at the property we couldn’t get in, we rang the doorbell but no one seemed to answer. After a long drive there we really wanted to use the bathroom and store our luggage, but no one informed us that there wouldn’t be anyone at the property. We called the number provided but no one picked up. We had already messaged them on booking hours earlier, stating our arrival time but received no reply. We whatsapped and after a little while we got given a code that did not work. we ended up waiting 25minutes before we could finally enter the property with the right code. the place honestly just feels weird with almost no one being there at any time and the shared place just feeling odd and empty. The bedroom stank probably because of the old carpet and the bed creaked when you moved on it. the bathroom leaves loads to be desired especially for the amount of people that use 2 toilets and 2 showers