Island Backpackers vs Memory Boutique Hotel
Both are in Semporna, 20 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
HostelSemporna
Island Backpackers
- Guest rating
- 9.1 Excellent
- Location score
- 6.3
- Score by category
- 5 of 15
InnSemporna
Memory Boutique Hotel
- Guest rating
- 8.7 Very good
- Location score
- 6.3
- Score by category
- 1 of 15
The short answer
Pick Island Backpackers
It comes out ahead on 5 of 15 compared facts. 20 m apart.
Choose Island Backpackers if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.1 / 8.7)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 3 / 9)
Choose Memory Boutique Hotel if you want
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 9 / 3)
Why is Island Backpackers better than Memory Boutique Hotel?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.1 vs 8.7)+0.4
Why is Memory Boutique Hotel better than Island Backpackers?
- 1More guest reviews (924 vs 404), so the rating is more reliable×2.3
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Island Backpackers vs Memory Boutique Hotel: which hotel is better? | Island Backpackers | Memory Boutique Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.1 +0.4 | 8.7 |
| Location | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 9.0 +0.4 | 8.7 |
| Guest rating | 9.1 +0.4 | 8.7 |
| Number of reviews | 404 | 924 +520 |
| Rank in Semporna | top 4% +9% | top 13% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Distance to Semporna centre | 160 m | 170 m |
| To the airport | 57 km | 57 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 89 +3 | 86 |
| To the nearest food shop | 210 m | 190 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 7 | 7 |
| Sights within 1 km | 3 | 3 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 3 | 9 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2017 | – |
| Listed amenities | 10 +3 | 7 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shuttle | ✓ | – |
| Concierge | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Room service | ✓ | – |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
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Location
20 m apart
Island Backpackers: city centre: 280 m, Tawau Airport (TWU): 57 km, 89 places to eat within 500 m, 3 sights within 1 km.
Memory Boutique Hotel: city centre: 260 m, Tawau Airport (TWU): 57 km, 86 places to eat within 500 m, 3 sights within 1 km.
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Island Backpackers or Memory Boutique Hotel: common questions
Which is better, Island Backpackers or Memory Boutique Hotel?
Island Backpackers leads in 5 of 15 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Semporna. Memory Boutique Hotel is stronger in number of reviews.
Which is cheaper, Island Backpackers or Memory Boutique Hotel?
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How far apart are Island Backpackers and Memory Boutique Hotel?
The two hotels are 20 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