Providing parking, the 8-room Xplorer Backpacker Kota Kinabalu hostel is located approximately 10 minutes by car from Sabah State Museum & Heritage Village.
A restaurant Little Italy is nearly 25 minutes' walk away. A shared kitchen is also at guests' disposal. Xplorer Backpacker hostel is just near Minivan to Ranau & Kinabalu NP bus station.
This Kota Kinabalu hostel is located within a few blocks of historical landmarks, such as Sabah Palace. The local shopping options feature Central Wet Market (2.3 km) and IMAGO Shopping Mall (3.9 km). St Simon Catholic Church Likas, a prominent religious site, is 2.7 km from the hostel.