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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

1Borneo HyperMall



7 Km from Kota Kinabalu

1Borneo, the much hyped about biggest hyper mall on the island of Borneo at 4.8 million square foot complex, it was indeed spectacular.

1-Borneo the largest Lifestyle Shopping Mall in Sabah consists of 4 international & regional chain Hotels, Condominiums, Auto city, Oceanarium & Discovery centre, Handicraft & Cultural Centre, Spa & Fitness Centre, Amusement Centre, Bowling Centre, Cineplex, Gourmet Lane. Giant Super market is the anchor tenant

1Borneo is strategically located on 23.3 acres of prime land along Jalan Sulaman Highway, adjacent to University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) with close proximity to the state and federal administrative centres.

7 km southward of KK City along the Jalan Sulaman Highway surrounded by lush greenery overlooking the majestic Mount Kinabalu, 1 Borneo is set to be the ultimate shopping experience in Borneo Island to be enjoyed by locals and foreign tourists alike.

1Borneo is nestled in the middle of a growth triangle formed by the Federal Administrative Centre, the fast growing ultra modern University Malaysia Sabah and the upcoming Alamesra Township.

4 Condominiums - Towers A&B (25 storeys, 399 units each). Tower C (28 storeys, 119 units) , Tower D (over 12 storeys, 91 units); totaling 1008 units.


Food & Restaurants at 1 Borneo

1Borneo has two different food sections at two different levels. Restaurant tenants include :

HSL
SenQ
McDonalds
Kenny Rogers
Ayam Mas
KFC and
Pizza Hut
Dome,
Starbucks,
New York
Hong Kong Recipe,
Bintang Lagenda
Yogurberry.
Concourse Level

The concourse level has a large concentration of food choices with a myriad of food outlets and restaurants in this area along with some non-restaurants like Giant, HSL Circuit Centre, the aquarium, furniture shops, Bata, Laundry World, Johnson Fitness and a Souvenir Shop.

The restaurants on 1Borneo’s concourse level include Old Station Kopitiam, La Manila, Crocodile Restaurant, Manhattan Fish Market, Burger King, Vedablu, KFC, Deli France, Pizza Hut, KFC, McDonald’s, Kenny Rogers, The Chicken Rice Shop, Sushi King, Big Apple, Kiew Brother BBQ, Penang Village and Michi Japanese Restaurant. Almost all the fast food families are here.

Also lesser known RasaMas and Chicken Rice Shop. Michi a fine Japanese restaurant also has an outlet at this floor.

Local favorite such as Curry Laksa at RasaMas is Rm 7.90

Try the Mexican Bun of Giant Hypermarket (Rm 0.98 per bun). You will like it.

Ground Floor

Something special about the ground floor restaurants is an out-side facing area, which creates a boulevard with a side-walk culture of al fresco dining and coffee.

Enabling these particular outlets to operate beyond the usual mall opening hours, it promises to popular with the late night crowd and has potential to be a strip where there’s always a buzz and life till late.

For your coffee needs, included in this strip is Coffee Bean, Old Town White Coffee, San Francisco Coffee, Dome and Starbucks.

Food and snack outlets include amongst others HK Recipe, Made in China, Olive, Secret Recipe and New York New York.

Elsewhere on this level you’ll also find Fish & Co, Sweet Dynasty and Thai Odyssey.

First Floor

On the first floor, is Tasty Food Court, located near Laksa Shack, the upstairs part of Starbucks, Wagamama and Yoshimi. A little further along Beijing BBQ and Dim Sum are also on offer.


1 Borneo is Sabah’s Largest Shopping Mall, and Kota Kinabalu’s biggest attraction for shoppers. It has shopping outlets, leisure, dining outlets, includes a bank, and 4 hotels. It has become a favorite for locals and tourists to visit because of the variety of shops and ample parking.
Located just 20 minutes drive from Kota Kinabalu International Airport, 1Borneo Hypermall is an entertainment complex where you can enjoy a wide range of delights and entertainment options such as 1Borneo Seaworld, 1Borneo Rainforest, Cineplex, Spa and fitness Centre. The nearest Golf Course is only 15 minutes drive away.

1Borneo is only 5 minutes from the Federal & State Government Admiunistrative Offices and University Malaysia Sabah.

1 Borneo differentiates by positioning itself as a lifestyle destination. 1 Borneo has branded stores selling Nike, Addidas, Reebok, Espirit, specialty stores like Toys R Us, movie and music stores. Daiso, the Japanese concept 5 dollar store is here, with interesting merchandise.

Giant hypermarket, the giant electronics store Sen Heng, jewellery stores and some really expensive brand of watches store. Apple authorised dealer, HP and Sony retailers, and the ever-present handphone outlets.

There is always a display or convention or fashion show going on from time to time. This month features a photographic display. Speaking of photography, digital photography is very popular and you can see some amazing shots of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu and it’s people. Media artists like popular recording artists, actors and DJs turn up from time to time, including Sabah’s supermodel.

1 Borneo is still a work in progress. The condominums of 1 Borneo are still under construction, and the much talked about Hovercraft service has yet to materialize.

1 comment:

  1. I visited Michi restaurant today. The verdict: NOT RECOMMENDED.

    There was no customer at the restaurant. Granted, it was a late Monday afternoon, but still...should have learnt before from experience that when the resturant is empty don't go!

    The biggest complaint was the bland sushi. The rice is not up to the usual fat, short, delivious 'sushi rice' standard. Even with the 50% discount on some of the sushi, it's not worth it.

    Staff appeared to be polite. However, one thing really irked me. I asked the lady serving us what the 'sushi' (which isn't; I can't remember the correct name) with orange bits and white mayo-looking stuff on top was. She just said "it's all oyster", pointing to the word "oyster" (which I had missed) on top of the discount menu, and brushed me off. I had to ask again, and I felt I had to work hard to pry some answers from her. Not impressed! Especially when I am a potential repeat customers and my guests who were with me were visiting Sabah. If you're reaing this lady, learn from your silly mistakes.

    On the whole, the experience was poor. And expensively poor. Take my advice and visit other Japanese restaurants in KK like Wagamama, Nishiki or Hana, but not this awful place.

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