Kalimantan Hotels from RM119

"The housekeeping did not do a great job, I feel like really dirty inside my room."

"The staff are friendly and helpful. Being next to a shopping mall and bar/restaurant the location is very good. However, when I walked in it smelt damp, looked damp and felt damp. Damp patches are evident on the walls where the wallpaper is discoloured/peeling and the paintwork is bubbling. This I’m sure has a lot to do with low occupancy levels during the recent pandemic. Having stayed in the Jatra many times previously, it is disappointing to see a marked deterioration in the fabric of the building. Significant investment is required to bring it back up to standard. A final point, there is a choice of having a no smoking room; perhaps an area of the restaurant could be designated no smoking too. Arriving for breakfast newly showered and feeling fresh, I was then subjected to cigarette smoke from all directions. I left breakfast smelling like an ashtray. "

"electrical power down for 1hr, dirty in-room sofa, paint peeling off at balcony, aircon not cold the whole night, so many potholes on hote driveway, no lightings at driveway to hotel-totally dark, wardrobe door broken, etc"

"I choose Astara because of the location. The hotel is located at Balikpapan Super Block (BSB) where you can find various restaurants, malls, mini markets, hypermarkets, etc. The hotel room is small compared to the same rate hotel in the BSB area but the types of furniture are quite modern. Room service needs more to pay attention to clean around the bed area where in some cases I found dust and small spider web residual on it."

"The stay was excellent the hotel nice and new. I would have preferred a small fridge in the room. And with the Breakfast buffet it would seem normal to have milk available for coffee and teas. We did ask for milk and it was delivered anyway which was good. I guess some bread to toast and jam etc would be nice for the western palette as dishes with chilli for breakfast is a bit confronting day after day. "