Livingston Hotel

The breakfast buffet options were really limited. Eg, theres only 1 type of chicken and they put very little amount each batch. Had to wait another batch once its finish. Its not worth paying rm25-30 per head for the breakfast. I suggest you go by foot to the nearby places or restaurant for better food options.  I pick this place mainly for its swimming pool, but after seeing the water up close, its SO DIRTY! You can see a lot of phlegm, saliva, dust, hairs, some trash inside the water with algae. THERE WERE LOTS OF HAIRS during my visit. I felt disgusted by the water pool, pls save ur kids from going into the disease-ridden pool. The hotel needs to upgrade their pool- water filter system. Please. I tried the full body massage service, cost me about RM78, it was okay-ish. Not much to compliment or complaint, it was very average. And they dont use proper massage bed, they use thin mattress placed on the floor. So you cannot put ur face down, u need to put ur face sideways, which made my neck uncomfortable the whole time.  Otherwise room was okay, they need to clean under the bed, as i notice theres A LOT OF trash under the bedframe. The towel seems to be very old, they need to replace it. Looks very worn out.  During my stay, the water pipe had rust in it. It was very rusty for the whole 1 hour, i had to flush it out before the water become usable. Mind you. Theres a lot of positive things about the place too, but a positive experience should be a given, that a basic standards, so i only point out the things that may ward you off from coming to this place if you're like me.  Im travelling with kids, so I expect more quality service. If im travelling alone, i really don't care with the downsides of this place.

Was told this is the best in Sandakan but they didn't say by what rating standards. I would say by Sandakan's standard but not international standards. My biggest complaint is the poor sound insulation between rooms. It was unfortunate to be next to a room where their TV can be heard through the walls late into the night and the guests next room were also early risers. Second complaint is the latex pillows in the room. Don't even bother to request for down or foam pillows. They do not exist in this hotel. Perhaps this is the Sandakan's standard I mentioned previously. Also expect to be supplied with paper thin slippers.

Room - 9/10 (clean & comfortable but don’t have refrigerator) Staff - 5/10 (not friendly) Breakfast - 9/10 (chocolate muffin so yummy) Environment - 10/10 (near town & lots of shops) Repeat? Yes i will repeat again! For me it’s the best hotel in sandakan!