Sento Hotel Keningau sits directly within the Adnan Shopping Complex in the heart of Keningau, in Sabah's interior division (Bahagian Pedalaman), Malaysia. The property is registered as a 1-star budget hotel with 50 rooms spread across five floors, giving it a compact, easy-to-navigate footprint for travellers passing through the interior of Sabah on business or en route to nearby districts. Because the hotel occupies space inside a working shopping complex, guests step out of the lobby directly into a retail and dining strip rather than a standalone hotel driveway, which is the property's most distinctive setting feature confirmed on its Traveloka listing.
Guest feedback aggregated on Traveloka gives Sento Hotel Keningau a review score of 8.9 out of 10 ("Very Good") from 52 reviews, with sub-scores of 9.0 for cleanliness, 8.9 for room comfort, 8.8 for meals, 9.1 for location, and 9.0 for service and facilities. Traveloka's listing describes the property as offering a comfortable stay with modern convenience and local touches, positioned for budget-conscious travellers who still want core comforts covered.
Traveloka's live listing for Sento Hotel Keningau does not itemise a detailed room-tier menu with named categories, exact floor sizes, or bed configurations at the structured-data level; guest reviews reference an "executive room" tier being available, but no further breakdown of bed type, room size, or capacity is confirmed in Traveloka's own listing data. Because per-room specifications were not present in the source we can verify, this page does not assign fabricated names, sizes, or bed counts to any tier.
Prospective guests should check the live room-selection screen on the Sento Hotel Keningau booking page for the current list of bookable room categories, exact occupancy limits, and bed configurations, since these can be adjusted by the property over time. What is confirmed across the listing is that rooms are air-conditioned and that family rooms are offered as a distinct category alongside standard non-smoking rooms, making the property workable for both solo business travellers and small families visiting Keningau.
Sento Hotel Keningau's Traveloka listing confirms a fairly complete set of budget-hotel amenities. On the accommodation side, the hotel offers air-conditioning, non-smoking rooms, and family rooms. Guest services include a 24-hour receptionist, laundry service, luggage storage, room service during limited hours, multilingual staff, welcoming drinks for arriving guests, and early check-in on request.
Because Sento Hotel Keningau sits inside the Adnan Shopping Complex, guests also have direct access to a broader set of nearby conveniences confirmed on the listing: shops, an ATM/banking facility, a hair salon, a grocery store, a supermarket, an external laundry option, and a beauty salon — all within the same complex, so guests can run errands without leaving the building.
The hotel's address is Lot 15, 16, 17 and 18, Adnan Shopping Complex, Keningau, Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah, Malaysia 89000. Keningau is one of the main towns of Sabah's interior region, and being embedded in a shopping complex means the hotel is within walking distance of the retail, dining and banking cluster that anchors the town centre — reflected in the listing's high 9.1 location sub-score from guests.
For travellers coming from further afield, Keningau is most commonly reached by road from Kota Kinabalu, with Keningau Airport serving limited domestic flights into the interior. Guests flying in from Peninsular Malaysia or other parts of Sabah can check flight options and book tickets on Traveloka before arranging the onward road connection into Keningau town, where the hotel's shopping-complex location makes the final leg of the journey straightforward — taxis and local transport routinely drop off directly at Adnan Shopping Complex.
Sento Hotel Keningau's own restaurant covers breakfast, lunch and dinner service, supplemented by an on-site bar, a cafe, and a rooftop bar/cafe confirmed in the property's amenity list — giving guests several in-house options without needing to leave the building. Because the hotel sits inside Adnan Shopping Complex, additional eateries and grocery/supermarket options are available in the same complex for guests who want more variety beyond the hotel's own outlets.
Travellers who want to explore more of what Keningau and the wider Sabah interior has to offer between meals can browse activities and things to do on Traveloka to plan day trips around the local area.
Sento Hotel Keningau's core appeal is straightforward: a budget-tier stay with a genuinely strong guest-review record (8.9/10 across 52 reviews) and a location that removes the usual friction of finding food, banking, and shops in an unfamiliar town, since all of that sits in the same complex as the hotel. The high sub-scores for location (9.1) and cleanliness (9.0) suggest the property delivers reliably on the basics that matter most for a short interior-Sabah stopover — a clean room, an easy-to-find address, and food options on site.
The mix of a 24-hour front desk, laundry service, and a conference room also makes it a workable base for business travellers passing through Keningau for work in the interior division, not just leisure stopovers. Travellers comparing this against other budget options in the area can browse more hotels in Sabah on Traveloka to weigh location and amenities side by side.
Because Traveloka's structured listing for Sento Hotel Keningau does not surface a detailed room-tier menu, it's worth opening the live booking page before travel to confirm the exact room category, bed configuration, and any current inclusions for your dates, since these details are set and updated by the property directly rather than fixed in the general listing description. Early check-in is listed as available on request, which can be useful for guests arriving on a long road trip into the interior.
Given the modest 1-star, 50-room scale of the property, booking a little ahead during peak periods in Keningau (such as local events or school holidays) is a sensible precaution rather than a strict requirement. Guests should also budget for the standard tourism tax and any applicable service charges at check-in rather than expecting a flat all-in rate, since exact amounts are set by local regulation and the property rather than fixed on the listing page. To finish planning a full interior-Sabah itinerary, travellers can start from the Traveloka homepage to line up flights, activities and further accommodation in one place.
Sento Hotel Keningau is one of several small-town budget and mid-range properties clustered around central Keningau. Guests comparing options before booking can also consider the following live Traveloka listings in the same town, each verified directly on its own Traveloka page.
Comparing these listings side by side on Traveloka's Malaysia hotel page makes it easier to weigh room count, facility mix, and location within Keningau town before settling on Sento Hotel Keningau or one of its neighbours for an interior-Sabah stay.
As announced by Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Tourism Tax is imposed starting 1 January 2023 for all hotel guests that are non-Malaysian or non-permanent Residents of Malaysia. Please expect that hotel will collect the Tourism Tax from you during check-in at the hotel. The Tourism Tax rate is 10 RM per room per night.
Popular Facilities | |
Check-In / Check-Out Time | From 14:00 - to 12:00 |
Breakfast Availability | Yes, hotel has room that provide breakfast |
Available rooms at Sento Hotel Keningau | 50 |
Number of floors in Sento Hotel Keningau | 5 |
Another facilities in Sento Hotel Keningau | Bar, Breakfast, Cafe, Massage, Family room |
