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Harbour View Hotel vs The Borneo Hotel

Both are in Kuching, 220 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel★★★Petra Jaya

Harbour View Hotel

Guest rating
8.6 Very good
Location score
6.9
Score by category
5 of 17
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Hotel★★★Petra Jaya

The Borneo Hotel

Guest rating
8.7 Very good
Location score
7.0
Score by category
6 of 17
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The short answer

Pick The Borneo Hotel

It comes out ahead on 6 of 17 compared facts. 220 m apart.

Choose Harbour View Hotel if you want

  • a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 243 / 60)

Choose The Borneo Hotel if you want

  • a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 60 / 243)
  • a newer or recently renovated building (2024 / 2015)

Why is Harbour View Hotel better than The Borneo Hotel?

  1. 1More guest reviews (8,829 vs 405), so the rating is more reliable×22
  2. 2Earlier check-in (14:00 vs 15:00)−1h
  3. 3A larger hotel with more facilities (243 vs 60 rooms)×4.1

Why is The Borneo Hotel better than Harbour View Hotel?

  1. 1Newer or more recently renovated (2024 vs 2015)+9y
  2. 2A smaller, more intimate hotel (60 vs 243 rooms)−183

All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

Harbour View HotelThe Borneo Hotel
Score by category
Guest rating 8.6 8.7
Location 6.9 7.0
Facilities – 4.2
Spa & wellness – 0.0
Ratings & reviews
StayVersus score 8.6 8.7 +0.1
Guest rating 8.6 8.7 +0.1
Number of reviews 8,829 +8,424 405
Google rating – 4.5/5
Google reviews – 217
Rank in Kuching bottom 41% bottom 49% +8%
Location
Location score 6.9 7.0
Distance to Petra Jaya centre 1.7 km −220 m 1.9 km
To the airport 7.7 km 7.5 km
Restaurants within 500 m 150 +6 144
To the nearest food shop 320 m 320 m
Shops within 500 m 11 +3 8
Sights within 1 km 22 24 +2
Rooms & building
Star rating ★★★ ★★★
Rooms 243 60
Floors 13 3
Newest building or renovation 2015 2024 +9y
Listed amenities 9 12 +3
Policies
Check-in from 14:00 −1h 15:00
Check-out until – 12:00
Amenities
Laundry ✓ –
Luggage storage ✓ ✓
Bar ✓ ✓
Room service ✓ ✓
Minibar ✓ –
In-room safe ✓ ✓
Coffee or tea maker ✓ –
Blackout curtains ✓ –
Free Wi-Fi – ✓
Free parking – ✓
24-hour front desk – ✓
Free breakfast – ✓
Air conditioning – ✓
Which hotel suits you
Business trips – ✓

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      Location

      220 m apart

      Harbour View Hotel: city centre: 3.3 km, Kuching International Airport (KCH): 7.7 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 22 sights within 1 km.

      The Borneo Hotel: city centre: 3.1 km, Kuching International Airport (KCH): 7.5 km, 144 places to eat within 500 m, 24 sights within 1 km.

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      Harbour View Hotel or The Borneo Hotel: common questions

      Which is better, Harbour View Hotel or The Borneo Hotel?

      The Borneo Hotel leads in 6 of 17 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Kuching. Harbour View Hotel is stronger in number of reviews, distance to Petra Jaya centre, restaurants within 500 m.

      Which is cheaper, Harbour View Hotel or The Borneo Hotel?

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      Which hotel is closer to the centre?

      Harbour View Hotel is closer: 1.7 km from the centre, against 1.9 km for The Borneo Hotel.

      How far apart are Harbour View Hotel and The Borneo Hotel?

      The two hotels are 220 m 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