Hotel O London

walking distance to town. late check in available

needs a thorough clean and no hot water

the staff were pleasant

unfortunately we didn’t have a great experience here. The rooms were extremely dirty and upon entering the room it smelled like smoke and urine. we could only stay in the bathroom while holding our breath it smelled that bad. The curtains were stained and items in the room like the phone were covered in a yellow must. We understand that this room is cheap, but we have actually stayed in cheaper accommodation elsewhere and cleaning standards were still upheld. we should have read the reviews before booking, as it seems a lot of people have similar experiences; the hotel seems to reply to these reviews saying they will take it on board but some of the reviews are months ago and from what we can see nothing has changed. i wouldn’t recommend staying here whatsoever, alternative and cheap accommodation is definitely out there without compromising on sanitation. we are not normally people to give reviews like this but the room was this bad that we feel we have no choice but to warn others. We were just lucky that we had only one night booked, we arrived late at night and left early in the morning thankfully.

This place hasn’t been touched since the mid 1980s - thick dust and cobwebs everywhere, and the entire property smells like it hasn’t seen fresh air for decades, including the room. I would encourage any tourists to avoid Sandakan in general, as there’s nothing to do, and just base yourself in Sepilok. If you have to stay in Sandakan, only stay here as a last resort.