The Ranee Boutique Suites

Great location to see the waterfront and historical sites of Kuching. It's old-fashioned but charming and yet modernized enough for a nice stay. Not luxurious but does its job to be a cozy place to stay. Hotel guests are quiet but it is next to the road so you will hear lots of car noises. Make sure you have RM 200 cash (credit card possible, debit card no) to give as deposit. It will be refunded at the end of the stay. Breakfast is limited, but not too bad, it allows you to explore other breakfast places in the city.

I stayed at Ranee about 10 years ago and coming back now, not much has changed. The rooms feel a bit older and slightly mouldy, and the service doesn’t quite match the price point. Breakfast was also rather average. For RM400++ per night, I think you can find better quality and value elsewhere.There’s nothing wrong, but nothing exceptional either. It may suit tourists more than locals.If the reception team and staff were a little warmer, it would definitely make the overall experience feel better. Small touches of hospitality would go a long way.

The Ranee has a veneer of luxury but does not follow through with service. I understand that the hotel was renovated from an older building and there are limitations to it's layout due to that. However, some of the highlights it boasts feel like false advertising. We were told we had a "private staircase", which meant we had to carry our luggage unassisted up 2 flights of stairs as the elevator is not accessible from the ground floor nor the floor to the suites. This wouldn't have been an issue if staff had assisted with baggage, which is a normal convenience at "luxury" hotels. We had the Elizabeth Suite, one of the most expensive rooms in the hotel, and it was underwhelming at the price of 550RM/night. Our balcony had a wall blocking half of the view. It is genuinely a hazard for guests as they have to duck under the wall while stepping down 30cm to access the balcony. My husband got sick when we arrived so we spent a lot of time in the hotel. There was a concert happening at the riverfront 3 of the 5 days we were there. This is not the hotels fault but just be aware that this area gets noisy and the suite walls are not insulated. We could hear sound equipment being tested as early as 8am with music continuing for hours in the evening, even on weekdays. The breakfast is not much more than a few pieces of fruit and bread. I would discourage anyone from eating here when there are so many great local shops around the corner. We did really enjoy the juice bar. The restaurant food was fine in a pinch. There were a few times when the restaurant was backed up and we would wait an hour for room service. When we called to ask why our food had not arrived, they said the chef was on break. This occurred once at 5:30pm which is normal dinner time. The restaurant seemed to be understaffed at peak times. Otherwise, the staff were friendly and accommodated any request I had. The location is very convenient for exploring Carpenter Street. The hotel was clean, just not at all worth the price we paid.

Nice and comfortable plus vintage aesthetic instagram able stylish boutique hotel in the heart of Kuching waterfront, just cross the street can already enjoy the view and burn calories by walking back and forth through Darul Hana Bridge. The design interior is such a lit, back to old town style. They have good breakfast as well as vegan friendly cafe next door. Thank you so much Olyvia for warm greetings and efficient check in process and all Ranee Boutiques Suites staffs for great services and hospitality.

We enjoyed our stay at the Ranee with only a couple of small issues. Our room was spacious, the bed and pillows comfortable with good linens and it was all very clean. The shower was excellent and the air con was quiet and effective. Unfortunately without realising it, we had booked an inner room, there was no natural light and the small balcony looked over an inner courtyard. We did not spend much time in the room but think that this should have been made clearer on the booking websites. |We were also not a fan of the breakfasts, very limited choice and only drip coffee or tea. I have taken a star off because of this, only because we expected more from the reviews. |The staff more than made up for our little gripes, all extremely welcoming and helpful, they even made arrangements for us to get into our room early as we arrived mid morning due to our flight and needed to change.|We much prefer hotels like the Ranee to the big corporates which we saw many of in |Kuching and would be happy to stay there again.

Beautiful small unique hotel right on the waterfront, walkable to all the main bridge, tourist sites and shops, and local food places. Interestingly and thoughtfully decorated. Rooms very spacious and clean, staff were lovely. Restaurant and bar area very quiet, not a party place. Room 104 faces the river. Note there is one flight of stairs required to access the elevator.

The positives with this hotel are a wonderful central location from which it is easy to explore the central area of Kuching and a big and comfortable room with air-con and a large bed. One negative was a demand for a damage deposit of RM200 which we were told would be paid back to us 7 or 8 working days after we left if there was no damage. The only way around this was to pay in cash and then it would be refunded when we checked out. We stayed in quite a few hotels as we travelled around Borneo and this was the only time we were asked for a damage deposit, so not sure why the Ranee feels this is necessary. The other issue was that the breakfast process was not clear or explained and when we eventually ordered our food was given to another table despite there only being 2 other people in the breakfast room!

Really liked the room and location. Water pressure was excellent!! Only complaint is that we couldn't get the aircond timer to turn off so we woke up freezing.