For the price no complaints at all.

Great location, and very friendly service. Room was big and the AC was powerful.

Stayed in August 2025

It’s near to the club , so sound of music a lot.

the bed is comfy, cold, easy access, the bathroom is clean

Stayed in August 2025

Basic but the seasoned traveller will be used to it.

Simple, just what a tired solo traveller needs

Stayed in July 2025

Low mantainance of the toilets. The towels provided are too small.

Good position to visit the city center.

Stayed in July 2025

Bed sheet is clean but with aging marks.

Room is big with just paying the price of a dorm. Hot water shower is strong and hot enough. Good value. 24hour shop and famous Ceylonese restaurant are in few steps distance. Good to have hanger, table and chair.

Stayed in June 2025

The host is really nice, kind and helpful. The room it's very clean and also the common toilets are good enough! The only thing is that some room is closer to the street with some bar that have music until late, but others rooms are perfect and quite!

Stayed in July 2025

Some rooms overlook the street so it’s noisy with bars and club, especially at the end of the week. Careful when you book or make sure to have airplugs!!

The staff is super nice and helpful. The location is okay - 5 min by walk from the Waterfront.

Stayed in May 2025

Could be any wardrobe or something - a lot of space for that. We kept our stuff just on the floor.

Cheap, good accommodation with AC. A lot of space in the room.

Stayed in April 2025

The girl at the reception was very nice. however you can not really trust the pictures on booking. I recommend to ask for a room on the second floor because the toilets and showers are better than the ones on the reception floor. I sleeped very well anyway. Shoutout to the Ceylonese indian restaurant nearby, best restaurant in town.

Stayed in March 2025

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Stayed in November 2024

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Spacious room & friendly staff

Stayed in December 2024

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Spacious room

Stayed in December 2024

The bathroom facilities are basic though adequate. I am a sound sleeper so the Friday and Saturday music from across the laneway didn’t really bother me, but if you are a light sleeper it might be an issue.

Swanling is in the perfect location. The manager was lovely and very helpful. It suited me perfectly as a comfortable budget hotel.

Stayed in December 2024

The bed really comfortable.

Stayed in October 2024

1. Limited parking space. 2. Water heater broken, not in service. 3. Double decker bed looks fragile, perhaps only stable for kids. 4. Not suitable for wheelchair or handicap person 5. Sceptical about safety, cheap door knob and lock. Have to rely to CCTV and magnetic door entrance.

1. Clean, comfy with air conditioning. 2. Super friendly and understanding staff. 3. Near to kuching attractions. 4. Multiple sharing bathroom 5. Near to 24 hours mart.

Stayed in September 2024

Very helpful staff. Comfortable bed and air conditioning in the room. Great location, close to the river with plenty of restaurants close by.

Stayed in August 2024

Only the room no 8 & 9 at level 2 has windows. & views.

The location was great and close to all locations . The bus stop at Chinese museum for Redbus no 1 for Bako National Park is only a 5 minute walk. Kuching grand Bazar . Carpenter street - few Bistros like old Monkey are also barely 5 minutes walk. The lady at reception was really helpful.Self check in .

Stayed in August 2024

Noisy group outside at 4am Small shower/toilet rooms (bring sandals when going to the bathroom as floor will be wet)

Cheap Super comfortable Perfect location Very basic, but exactly what you needed Towels provied Warm shower Easy check in Secure coded doors Aircon was perfect

Stayed in August 2024

As others already mentioned, the night club on the other side of the street is really loud at weekends (until 4am). My room was facing the street and the windows rattled from the bass. If you are a person who can sleep anywhere, anytime, no problem, if not it might be too much noise. It would be great to have a smaller, not so bright light source in the room.

The location is excellent, very close to the waterfront, carpenter street or museums. It's basic accommodation, but the bed was comfortable and the shared bathrooms clean. The staff is super friendly and helpful, providing information for trips within or outside the city. Check in is also easy, you will be given a code for the door and instructions for your room if you arrive outside of reception hours. There is AC in every room.

Stayed in August 2024

All fine.

The location was great. And the rooms & toilets were clean and big.

Stayed in July 2024

The lady caretaker is very kind and helpful. The location is good and the AC works well too. It might be a bit bare but for the price that’s expected ;)

Stayed in July 2024

Smell in the room, bathrooms on the 1st floor could use some maintenance, missing toilet seat etc.

Friendly, responsive staff. Great location good price.

Stayed in July 2024

1. Signage is not very clear, even the my Grab driver has a little trouble to find. 2. Late night music from the nearby bars might cause a little annoyed to those unused to it.

The staff is super friendly, she even advised me on the plan of my stay and trip, and acted just like a good old friend. The room is spacious, simple and clean. The shared bathroom is clean too. Location wise, it is situated in the Kuching city center, just walking distance to a number of attractions ( Kuching Waterfront, Fort Margherita, DUN Building, museums, historical buildings, old religious buildings, Carpenter street, Heroes Monument, Padang Merdeka & Taman Perpaduan, etc ) , shopping malls ( Plaza Merdeka, Riverside Shopping Complex ) and handicraft / sourviner center. It's surrounded by restaurants, food courts, cafes and bars. Overall it's a good budget hotel, value for money!

Stayed in July 2024

Like others have mentioned, the sound from the nearby bars bleeds into the entire neighbourhood. That said, if you're one of the bar partiers, you won't have to worry about that, will you? (Tapping head meme guy.) The shared toilets/showers are pretty small, so keeping your clothing dry while you shower could be a bit of a challenge if you don't have a dry bag with you. With that said, I still managed to do it.

It's a basic accommodation, as most other reviewers have mentioned. That said, it offers all that you really need for a place to stay. The staff was really pleasant and helpful. The location offers excellent access to Carpenter Street and other notable city centre locations. For the amount paid, the value is very good.

Stayed in July 2024