After taking you around to various destinations for the day and see to it that you have a good dinner, your tour guides most likely will just let you spend the rest of the night on your own. So what do you do?
If you are not looking for something wild, you can listen to the live bands performing at the lobby lounge and have a few drinks in a cosy environment.
However, if you are a smoker and like noisy places, you can check out the numerous pubs,bars and karaoke lounges. Some of these outlets may enlist the services of GROs -guests relations officers (female drinking companions in plain language). Some places may charge hourly rates for the services of these gro, while others do not charge booking fees, but you have to buy the girls drinks (belanja minum lah) to keep them at your table. What they consume are merely soft drinks, but will be billed as liquor, about RM8.00 per single shot. Be forewarned!
A word of caution to the extra adventurous
- If you pick up any girl from these places, inform the person-in-charge of the joints (Mommy,Captain or Manager) of your intetion. Doing this will deter your girl from trying to pull any stunt on you while in your hotel room. If the girl tells you to sneak off in order to save on paying commissions, do not listen to her because the management of the joints will not be responsible for the girl's actions if you do so.
- Keep your valubles like camera, watch, hand phone and extra cash in the safe provided by the hotel. Let the girl whom you bring back know about it.
- Make your own drinks, do not let the girl do it for you. Do not leave your drinks on the table unattended, otherwise you will sleep for more than 20 hours after drinking it and wake up to find the girl missing together with all your valubles.
Pub,Bars and Karaoke Lounges - Kota Kinabalu
Below are some of the bars/lounges/pubs in Sabah. Check whether one of them is near the hotels you are staying in:
Distance from the following Hotels:
- Walking distance: Promenade, Le Meridien, Tang Dynasty
- 10-minute drive: Pacific Sutera,Shangri-La, Century, King Park
- 15-minute drive: Shangri-La, Century, King Park, Jessselton, Capital, Hyatt Regency, Beverly, Berjaya Palace
- 20-minute drive: Shangri-La Tajung Aru Resort
| Bar Name |
Per Jug/Bucket
(Happy Hr) |
Per Mug/Can(Happy Hr) |
Per Jug/Bucket |
Per Mug/Can |
GROs |
| Walkway Cafe |
RM23.00 |
RM12.00 |
RM28.00 |
RM16.00 |
Yes (RM20.00 Single) |
| Shanghai KTV |
RM23.00 |
RM12.00 |
RM28.00 |
RM16.00 |
Yes (RM20.00 Single) |
Distance from the following Hotels:
- Walking distance: Shangri-La, Century, King Park
- 10-minute drive: Jesselton, Capital, Hyatt Regency, Beverly, Berjaya Palace
- 15-minute drive: Promenade, Le Meridien, Tang Dynasty
- 20-minute drive: Pacific Sutera, Shangri-La Tajung Aru Resort
| Bar Name |
Per Jug/Bucket
(Happy Hr) |
Per Mug/Can(Happy Hr) |
Per Jug/Bucket |
Per Mug/Can |
GROs |
| Yaaha Cowboy Bar & Karaoke Lounge |
None |
None |
RM24.00 |
RM12.00 |
Yes (RM16.00 Single) |
Distance from the following Hotels:
- Walking distance: Shangri-La, Century, King Park
- 10-minute drive: Jesselton, Capital, Hyatt Regency, Beverly, Berjaya Palace
- 15-minute drive: Promenade, Le Meridien, Tang Dynasty
- 20-minute drive: Pacific Sutera, Shangri-La Tajung Aru Resort
| Bar Name |
Per Jug/Bucket
(Happy Hr) |
Per Mug/Can(Happy Hr) |
Per Jug/Bucket |
Per Mug/Can |
GROs |
| Los Angeles Pub & Lounge Karaoke Dance Club |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
Yes (RM22.00/hr) |
| California Music Karaoke |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
RM64.00 |
RM18.00 |
Yes (RM8.00 Single) |
| Black & White Pub & Karaoke |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
N/A |
RM18.00 |
Yes (RM8.00 Single) |
| Black Pirate |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
RM55.00 |
RM21.00 |
Yes (RM8.00 Single) |
| Cinta Karaoke & Lounge |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
RM62.00 |
RM18.00 |
Yes (RM8.00 Single) |
| Virgo Hair Dressing Saloon |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
RM62.00 |
RM18.00 |
Yes (RM25.00/hr) |
| Hawaii Hair Dressing |
RM60.00 |
RM18.00 |
RM26.00 |
RM8.00 |
Yes (RM25.00/hr) |
Distance from the following Hotels:
- Walking distance: Jesselton, Capital, Hyatt Regency
- 10-minute drive: Promenade, Le Meridien, Tang Dynasty
- 15-minute drive: Beverly, Berjaya Palace
- 30-minute drive: Pacific Sutera, Shangri-La Tajung Aru
| Bar Name |
Per Jug/Bucket
(Happy Hr) |
Per Mug/Can(Happy Hr) |
Per Jug/Bucket |
Per Mug/Can |
GROs |
Hunter Lounge & Karaoke
Next to Kinabalu Daya Hotel |
None |
None |
RM27.00 |
RM12.00 |
Yes (RM20.00 Single) |
Black World Lounge & Karaoke
Next to Kinabalu Malar Hotel |
None |
None |
RM27.00 |
RM12.00 |
Yes (RM20.00 Single) |
