JACQ’s Review: Imperial International Hotel
Follow-up to my previous post about Imperial International Hotel, like Julian Sabah, I was also one of the lucky ones who was called up by the boss of this hotel and was given a free night stay here and do a review.
Lucky me, huh.. 
Entrance of the hotel
Lobby
The reception counter. They accept walk-ins too now!
The elevator area
The spacious hallway. BF commented that without me with me, he would sure get lost here as we had to take a couple of turnings to get to our room LOL!
The spacious and luxurious feel of our hotel room. Nice huh! And I LOVE the red comfy chair!
The comfy bed and a cool see-through window to the bathroom!
There’s a bathtub AND a shower too!
The door, flat-screen tv, and working desk
I love to take pics of bathrooms. And I love the room’s bathroom! Simple and yet nice design!
View of my bedroom window at night.. That’s Waterfront, by the way..
And we left the window curtain opened at night so in the morning, we could wake up to this view. Nice eh; you’re in the middle of the city, and yet can have this view?
Some more info on Imperial International Hotel:
- 208 rooms in total, and currently only 50+ are open to guests, while the rest are still in construction
- Eateries: 2 bars, Sun and Moon Bar, and a restaurant called The Roof Restaurant
- They have the Atrium, 2 Meeting Rooms
- State-Of-The-Art A/V Equipments
- Broadband Internet Access
- 24 hours Room Service
- Business Centre
Contact Info:
Imperial International Hotel
D-G-28, Block D, Warisan Square
Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 88 522888
Fax: +60 88 522999
August 17th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
That see-through window to the bathroom is so wicked! Hehe. The interior decor is nice, nice, nice.
JACQ: Yes, my fav was the see-thru window too! But not all rooms have that, only the deluxe I think.. And yes, this is another hotel with contemporary design!
August 17th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
they are inviting you to stay there? that is wicked cool, any chance i get such offer as well? wakaka
JACQ: Err, not sure la. Haha..
August 18th, 2007 at 12:09 am
Emm… they asked you to do a review and publish it as a blog post? But… to me a “review” should include con points also, not just plus points… cos nothing can ever be perfect.
JACQ: They asked what I think of the hotel, so this is how I see it. And personally, I think a review doesn’t hafta have con points, because, what if you can’t find any? True, nothing’s perfect, they can’t have the swimming pool on the rooftop. Does that count as a con?
August 18th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Oh really nice. Now the most important question : how much is the broadband connection?
JACQ: Was told it’s FOC at the moment! So apalagi! You guys stay here lah, and do a review for Brunei readers!
August 18th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
JACQ, yes, that could be a con
JACQ: okay , good.
August 20th, 2007 at 10:47 am
My blog quite popular also.. so can the boss call me and ask me to review??? LOL hehehehe..
So u bath with the window open or close??? kekekeke
JACQ: hahaha.. that one, I dunno oh. Maybe if you pimp about the hotel, then he’ll take notice and give u a call? LOL.. And what kind of question is that?! Window open lah of course! LOL!
August 20th, 2007 at 10:49 am
oh ya… talking about swimming pool… it may be a NECESSITY for orang putih guest… sometimes they really look for hotels with swimming pool..
JACQ: I know.. hope the boss of the hotel is reading this and still put the pool into consideration.. I’m a big fan of hotel swimming pools too! That’s usually the 1st place I check out and go to whenever I stay at a hotel! ;)
August 20th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Yeah.. my sister in law was working here when it was supposed to be Mercure Hotel. But then when they changed it to Imperial and changed managements she decided to leave. Still the interior is still the same. As i told my sis-in-law, love the see-through bathroom. Hahaha.
JACQ: Really? Why did she leave?? At the place where I worked before I became self employed, quite a lot of them wanted to join this hotel as well. Wonder if they really did… and yes, the see-through bathroom is sure a favourite by many!
August 23rd, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Apparently different management means different contracts.. some had their pays lowered and some remained the same. Hers remained but she decided to leave anyways.
June 12th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
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October 18th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Oh my God I’ve never seen a hotel as amazing as this Imperial International Hotel! You are lucky to have been invited to stay there.
-M from Mexico
October 21st, 2008 at 3:53 am
Thank you very much for the great information-
Thanks