Hostel on the Mountain: Laban Rata Mount Kinabalu

Laban Rata, the name of the most comfortable hostel on the mountain and also unofficially the name of everybody's rest stop for the night, is located at 3272 meters. It has 52 dormitory style bunk beds with a common bathroom, heated showers and room heaters, conveniently located in the same building as the restaurant. It also has two private units the first of which can sleep four (2 x twin and one x double bed) or two (1 double bed). Both the private units have attached bathrooms and heated rooms and showers and is still in the same building.