DB Stay vs Viva Hotel Kuching
Both are in Kuching, 2.3 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★★★
DB Stay
- Guest rating
- 9.4 Exceptional
- Location score
- 4.4
- Score by category
- 6 of 17
Hotel★★★★★
Viva Hotel Kuching
- Guest rating
- 8.8 Excellent
- Location score
- 4.6
- Score by category
- 4 of 17
The short answer
Pick DB Stay
It comes out ahead on 6 of 17 compared facts. 2.3 km apart.
Choose DB Stay if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.4 / 8.8)
- to walk to the sights (530 m / 1.8 km)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 100 / 28)
Choose Viva Hotel Kuching if you want
- more restaurants on the doorstep (66 / 11)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 28 / 100)
Why is DB Stay better than Viva Hotel Kuching?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.4 vs 8.8)+0.6
- 21.3 km closer to the city centre−1.3 km
- 3Newer or more recently renovated (2025 vs 2022)+3y
- 4Later check-out (13:00 vs 12:00)+1h
- 5A larger hotel with more facilities (100 vs 28 rooms)×3.6
Why is Viva Hotel Kuching better than DB Stay?
- 1More guest reviews (1,789 vs 583), so the rating is more reliable×3.1
- 255 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+55
- 3More walkable surroundings (walk grade 59 vs 40)+19
- 4A smaller, more intimate hotel (28 vs 100 rooms)−72
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| DB Stay vs Viva Hotel Kuching: which hotel is better? | DB Stay | Viva Hotel Kuching |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.4 +0.6 | 8.8 |
| Location | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 9.4 +0.6 | 8.8 |
| Guest rating | 9.4 +0.6 | 8.8 |
| Number of reviews | 583 | 1,789 +1,206 |
| Rank in Kuching | top 2% +45% | top 47% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Distance to the centre | 530 m −1.3 km | 1.8 km |
| To the airport | 4.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 11 | 66 +55 |
| To the nearest food shop | 1.0 km | 290 m −710 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 9 +9 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 0 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Rooms | 100 | 28 |
| Floors | 9 | 2 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2025 +3y | 2022 |
| Listed amenities | – | 10 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 13:00 +1h | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | – | ✓ |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| 24-hour room service | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
2.3 km apart
DB Stay: city centre: 530 m, Kuching International Airport (KCH): 4.3 km, 11 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Viva Hotel Kuching: city centre: 1.8 km, Kuching International Airport (KCH): 5.0 km, 66 places to eat within 500 m.
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DB Stay or Viva Hotel Kuching: common questions
Which is better, DB Stay or Viva Hotel Kuching?
DB Stay leads in 6 of 17 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Kuching. Viva Hotel Kuching is stronger in number of reviews, restaurants within 500 m, to the nearest food shop.
Which is cheaper, DB Stay or Viva Hotel Kuching?
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Which hotel is closer to the centre?
DB Stay is closer: 530 m from the centre, against 1.8 km for Viva Hotel Kuching.
How far apart are DB Stay and Viva Hotel Kuching?
The two hotels are 2.3 km apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score