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Reviews of The Cara Boutique Hotel 4 stars

H-7-7, Block H, Level 7 Aeropod Commercial Square,alan Aeropod, Off Jalan Kepayan,, 88200 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

#11 of 168 hotels in Kota Kinabalu

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Review score

Based on 328 hotel reviews

8.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    9.2

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    9.0

  • Free WiFi

    9.0

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  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    10
    Nice stay. Will stay here again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Oak
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    It’s super clean, the staff was so friendly and helpful. Toiletries were complete. And very cozy.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    9.0
    totally worth the money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean and aesthetic! The room felt very comfortable, with a cozy bed that made the stay even better. It was raining during our stay, and the staff kindly lent us umbrellas. The bathroom was spacious and fully stocked with toiletries, everything we needed was provided.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • The Oak
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Difficult to find parking lot, even reserve parking lot was not available all the time

    Room design is fantastic

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    8.0
    Great place to stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Stone
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I could hear the noise from the room beside me. It kept me awake for sometime.

    Love everything, the room is gorgeous, the staff is very helpful and friendly! A lot of restaurants at ground level and there’s night market as well very close to the building. Love the vibe!

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2025

    10
    I will comeback again another time 🥹 quite expensive but worth every cents .
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Oak
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathtub water is warm, not hot 😭 Or maybe I just don’t know how to adjust the temperature.

    The interior design of the room.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The facilities and location might be no convenient for some people, and for us coming from KL, we still found it quite near and convenient to get to other places. Maybe for ladies who need to make up will bit hard for the lighting. (But lighting ambience makes the environment comfortable too)

    The room design is very nice and comfortable. The bed is great too. The air conditioning is cold enough, even though the room is big. We spent most of our time in the hotel, and it was comfortable enough to stay in all day. We’ll definitely come back again.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2025

    10
    Excellent. Highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Oak
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Fabulous hotel, near to the airport

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2025

    10
    Fantastic
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • The Stone
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We loved it all. Only suggestion would be having milk for tea / coffee.

    Lovely rooms, very welcoming staff. We arrived very late and they waited for us. We are looking forward to returning!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2025

    10
    Exceptional and kind helpful staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Clean room! Clean toilet clean bathtub. The place was nearby many food eateries below and a 24hr laundry so it is convenient

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2025

    9.0
    Cool, will stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing much except for the parking space :). Oh, the water pressure is not as low as what people reviewed, its only low pressure on the bath tub which probably because of the supply of water to the bath tub.

    Everything about this hotel is Chef kiss, very beautiful room, friendly staff, got refill for water outside the room. Room is very big, in fact they are very nice that they showed the other rooms to us (JIC we want to experience other rooms).

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 1 night

    very clean and comfy

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2025

    10
    Refreshing and relaxing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Mist
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    This is a stunning boutique hotel! We loved every moment being at the Cara.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Mist
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the room design is very nice n comfortable

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Oak
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    design

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    9.0
    Worth your penny
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • The Shore
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    location

    Clean, comfort dan very very good

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 January 2025

    10
    Stunning room with good facilities, we had a great time of stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything is perfect, but too comfortable to go sightseeing in the city.

    The room was stunning, well-designed with good facilities. The projector is good with a Netflix account, a good feature.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    8.0
    The Cara Hotel was very spacious, clean and comfortable which was convenient for families with small kids.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • The Shore
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower clogged abit but the staff rectified it immediately.

    Very spacious, clean and comfortable

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2025

    10
    Too short!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • The Shore
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Please improve on the sewage system for your room

    We loved that it could accommodate our group and still very comfortable and every piece of deco is an art and well thought out:)

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2024

    10
    We are enjoy our stay! Excellent hospitality!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • The Shore
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Less privacy door for “the shore” bathroom..

    The design of the room is amazing!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 December 2024

    9.0
    Truly wonderfully designed boutique hotel. We enjoyed our comfortable stay, and also took a lot of photos because every
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    - A bit hard to locate the lift to go to Level 7. - parking is also difficult to find during the daytime at Aeropod area. - somehow, there’s no hand soap at the basin.

    Clean, beautiful, well maintained, comfortable and complete amenities

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 December 2024

    8.0
    Overall it was a pleasant stay, will definitely visit again and recommend others.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • The Stone
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Bath tub is such a highlight but unfortunately, the hot water isn't working at all, so I took rain shower instead. Cleaning can be done better, to avoid having obvious dusts and water stains on the basin counter, coffee stain in the coffee machine tank, and heavy coffee scents in the cups. Suggestion: Reception staff could inform guests on their arrival, to make sure they know where the water refilling station is if they are staying in The Stone and The Oak rooms, since it's quite unnoticable.

    I especially love the staff's attentiveness and friendliness, it really gave me a good impression on my first visit. Bedroom design is spacious, comfy, modern and user-friendly. Exactly like what has been shown in the pictures. The small yellow lightings do creates a soothing and romantic ambience. It's thoughtful to have light switch beside the bed as well. Love that the basin is being built outside of the bathroom, which is pretty convenient if I were to share room. Bathrobe's quality is premium, rain shower head is the best, and shower gel and shampoos are skin-allergy friendly. Capsule coffee machine and bathtub are bonus. Mini fridge and water refilling station is located at the lobby hall.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 December 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • The Twilight
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn't like the water pitcher the its beautiful and aesthetic but the cover is smelly. Perhaps the hotel can change the water pitcher to a more better design.

    Love the bathtub and the bed is so comfortable and soft

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • The Stone
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Water pressure at the bath tub is very slow if you want hot water. It has to be turned on on a smaller pressure for the water to be hot, if turn on water too high there will be no hot water.

    Altho the way to it is a little hard to find but the rooms were amazing and clean.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 November 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • The Dusk
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Toilet and shower are not really separated so the water flows over to the toilet area

    Cosy, well-equipped, like the design and colour tone

    Stayed in November 2024

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