Reviews of Harbour View Hotel 3 stars
Lorong Temple, 93100 Kuching, Malaysia
#21 of 85 hotels in Kuching
Guests' ChoiceReview score
Based on 861 hotel reviews
8.2Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
8.6
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Comfort
8.6
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Location
9.2
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Facilities
8.2
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Staff
8.7
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Value for money
8.5
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Free WiFi
6.9
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Reviewed: 21 August 2025
Allan
Australia133 reviews3 helpful votes9.0“Very pleasant, excellent breakfast good value for money”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Would have been comparable to 5 star if room was a bit bigger, very good value at half 5 star price.
Excellent breakfast
Stayed in August 2025
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Reviewed: 17 August 2025
Nurhaizan
Malaysia3 reviews3 helpful votes9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Toilet's light blinking for 30 seconds & hard to find parking lot here.
Location is good.
Stayed in August 2025
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Reviewed: 14 August 2025
Rokiah
Malaysia10 reviews9.0“Good location and room price value for money”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe King Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Good view from my room..
Stayed in August 2025
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Reviewed: 9 August 2025
Nurul
Malaysia7 reviews8.0“Great, pleasant with lovely breakfast. Find a way to have more quiet air conditioning. Thank you!”- • Business trip
- • People with friends
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Aircond was a bit noisy and cant really adjust the temperature very well. Staff was really kind asking if we would like to change our room, but we chose to stay since it already too late to move around.
Easy check in and out. Facilities was great.
Stayed in August 2025
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Reviewed: 3 August 2025
Gavin
United Kingdom35 reviews6 helpful votes9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Polite and helpful staff . Great location near main bazaar and waterfront . Near cafes and restaurants. Easy to walk to various places of interest .
Stayed in August 2025
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Reviewed: 29 July 2025
Daim
Malaysia4 reviews2 helpful votes9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Deluxe King Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Good
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 29 July 2025
D'untold
Malaysia60 reviews1 helpful vote7.0Good- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Standard Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Air conditioning problems occur.
Location was the best...
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 28 July 2025
Pamela
Singapore48 reviews2 helpful votes9.0“Good.”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
The toilet. Whenever we flushed, it seemed to be leaking a bit of water on the ground.
The location is great! The room is also spacious. I had a good stay.
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 22 July 2025
Mike
Malaysia11 reviews9.0Superb- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The facilities can be improved
The location.. Breakfast and the cleanliness
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 21 July 2025
Danabalan
Malaysia3 reviews8.0Very good- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Internet
Location
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 20 July 2025
Dayang
Malaysia56 reviews11 helpful votes8.0“Nice stay.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Breakfast was very basic not really worth paying extra for. Good restaurants nearby, so it’s more affordable to book rooms without breakfast. Room a bit dusty. Autogate parking didn’t detect plat no correctly but no intercom provided to contact the staff. Had to tell receptionist to open it manually each time we want to go out. They’re helpful, tho, but just a bit inconvenient. Everything else is good.
Its location is the best thing about it. Affordable and quite decent too.
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 18 July 2025
Andie
Hong Kong45 reviews2 helpful votes8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Location
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 16 July 2025
Lawrence
Singapore2 reviews1 helpful vote8.0“Great experience apart from terrible WiFi”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
WiFi was really bad: disclaimer on WiFi card warning about the poor Internet does not excuse the poor & inconsistent signal in the hotel rooms. My room was at the corner so it could've just been my luck too. Regardless, please consider installing some WiFi extenders along the corridors and perhaps in the guestrooms as well; the current WiFi setup is really the Achilles's heel for this hotel and simply unacceptable. Pros do outweigh the cons though, so just buy more mobile data if you're staying here.
Lift is fast, room is clean, water pressure is good. Luggage storage service is superb, with there being a compartmentalised area at the lobby with the bellboy in charge of safekeeping the guests' belongings, instead of the usual case where luggage is simply stacked in one corner and left out in the open. Wonderful location right beside the historical temple and within walking distance of the iconic waterfront. Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of the room, but I also had a good view of the Sarawak Legislative Building behind the waterfront right from my window.
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 14 July 2025
Donna
Malaysia6 reviews8.0“Recommended to stay”- • Family with young children
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
None
Nearby town centre
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 7 July 2025
Barbara
United States27 reviews7 helpful votes9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 10 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
I think this is a second review request for same hotel I just reviewed, which is probably because I had to make 3 separate booking at the same place since I wasn’t allowed to just a a day onto the beginning, and 2 days onto the end of my original booking. Don’t know if that was the hotel or Booking. I had the same type room for all 3 bookings, and fortunately didn’t have to move rooms.
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 7 July 2025
Barbara
United States27 reviews7 helpful votes9.0“Great value comfortable rooms in a good location by the riverfront.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The desk staff were rather stiff, and their first response to most things was “no”. After being told there were no other rooms, I was moved when there was no WiFi reception in that room to another room, which was a bit smaller, but in a much nicer location, and with WiFi. I didn’t find the breakfast options to be all that much to my taste, but I think I was an outlier most of the hotel guests seemed fine with them. No yoghurt, limited fresh fruit. Eggs were prepared on demand, though.
My room was light filled and very comfortable for my two week stay. There was a mini fridge and electric kettle. The shower was strong and hot. There was room for everything. The location was good for what I needed, although it was a little tricky to get to as a pedestrian. The air conditioning was just right and the lifts worked well. The WiFi here was steady, and I had a partial view of the river and lights. Facing west, there were some great sunsets.
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 24 June 2025
Vivien
Malaysia5 reviews8.0“Overall, i m very satisfied wt my stay in this hotel. Recommended.”- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The phone is not working well. No flushing piping for washing, not muslim friendly.
Strategic location, clean.
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 19 June 2025
Scott
Australia8 reviews7.0“Ok”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Water temp for showers to cold
Proximity
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: 16 June 2025
Noraida
Malaysia56 reviews9.0“Nice & comfortable for short stay.”- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Location
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 4 June 2025
Chundang
Malaysia2 reviews8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Very centralized locality
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 3 June 2025
Fadzli
Malaysia10 reviews8.0Very good- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Waiting sofa so basic
Nearby to shops
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: 2 June 2025
Thayanandhan
Malaysia30 reviews8 helpful votes7.0“Good location. Check your room's a/c before settling down.”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Deluxe King Room
- • Stayed 1 night
The room seem not been used for quite some time. The was an unpleasant odour when stepped in. Tap waters are rusty for few seconds before it turn clear. The aircond doesn't seem to be working and was blowing hot air whole night long. Quite frustrated with my sleep quality due to the a/c.
This hotel has the best location at waterfront vicinity in Kuching. Walking distance to Darul Hana Bridge, Carpenter street, Borneo Cultures Museum, and many famous eateries. There is a bell-boy to assist to open the door for hotel guests, which is very welcoming. The view from room (river view) was excellent. The shower is clean and the water pressure was so nice for a hot shower.
Stayed in May 2025
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Reviewed: 1 June 2025
Khalid
Malaysia74 reviews3 helpful votes8.0Very good- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Superior Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
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Comfort
Stayed in May 2025
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Reviewed: 25 May 2025
Helen
Malaysia1 review8.0“Good hotel in the centre of Kuching”- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe King Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
no working WiFi in the room
Good hotel.suitqble for 1nights business stay. Excellent location
Stayed in May 2025
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