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Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu
4.5/5829 Reviews

Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu

Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu|1.35km from Tanjung Aru Plaza

Latest booking 23 hrs ago

I've had the privilege of staying in numerous Shangri-La's throughout Southeast Asia, and this particular one felt somewhat dated and in dire need of modernisation. I could see signs of improvements in progress, with sections that appeared to have already received a facelift. On my first day, I ventured to the sauna, only to find the temperature so lukewarm that I couldn't even work up a sweat. I voiced my discontent, and I'm pleased to report that the issue was addressed promptly by the next day. One aspect that left me somewhat disenchanted was the interaction, or rather lack thereof, between the staff and guests. It didn't quite embody the exemplary service one would expect from a high-end 5-star establishment. However, there was a shining exception to this observation - Addy, who was stationed at the breakfast area. Addy demonstrated a commendable level of attentiveness, engaging guests at their tables and ensuring needs were met promptly. Whether you required additional items or sought information, Addy was the person to turn to. This kind of service truly exemplified the standard one would anticipate from a hotel of this caliber. I did have an enjoyable stay, but for this hotel to remain a five star there is room for improvement.
The Pacific Sutera Hotel
4.2/5490 Reviews

The Pacific Sutera Hotel

City Center Kota Kinabalu|1.61km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
First impression upon check-in wasn’t great. Was told that our seaview room would only be ready at 6pm. We were informed we would get a room on a high floor and we thought since high floor room would afford better views, the wait would be worth it. They said they would call us when the room was ready. At 6.15pm, we haven’t heard from reception, so I walked to the counter to ask about status of the room. They said yes it’s ready (but no one called us) ! Unfortunately they said the room on the high floor we were supposed to get had some fault/ problem and they issued another lower floor room for us. Not the kind of service we were expecting from a 5* hotel. Late check in / room not ready , making us wait 3 hours for our room was bad enough. An afternoon wasted and ruined our plans for the day ! Seaview room but window was small and no balcony to step out. Half of the view blocked by trees and could only see a bit of the sea. Bathroom is old, needs upgrading. One sink, old bathtub, small corner shower which felt a bit of a squeeze. Showerhead is fixed, can’t turn or change the angle. Water temperature not hot enough. Breakfast was so-so. Facilities around the hotel was good but our check-in experience left a bad taste in our mouths throughout our stay.
The Magellan Sutera Resort
4.2/5645 Reviews

The Magellan Sutera Resort

City Center Kota Kinabalu|2.06km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
This is the first complaint review I leave while living in Kota Kinabalu for the past eight years. I booked for a sleepover party I made to celebrate the 16th birthday of my beloved daughter and friends. The connecting room, birthday decoration, and extra bed that the hotel specifically requested were not prepared, and above all, the smell of mold from the room was shocking. I am an asthmatic. I couldn't complain in front of happy children, so I had a terrible night. When I woke up in the morning, the children also had a hard time with the smell of mold. I felt sorry and ashamed to my daughter and friends. I talked to the staff about the situations while checking out, and they told me to leave a review. Room numbers 7331 and 7332 must be checked.
Ritz Residence @ Imago Loft B 7th Floor
4.8/529 Reviews

Ritz Residence @ Imago Loft B 7th Floor

City Center Kota Kinabalu|2.47km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
New experience to stay in such hotel, superb service, excellent care of the guests, beautiful deco and set up. Highly recommend for any potential guests to sabah. The standard review only provide 5 stars rating, personally I give ritz residence, miminum 8 stars ratings. Things to improve : The lifts, for those driving, need to make it more inconvenience.

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The Aru Hotel at Aru Suites
4.3/565 Reviews

The Aru Hotel at Aru Suites

Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu|0.15km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
The hotel room which I stayed was very confortable, with wide space, big bed, clean bedsheets and near to eating places and also near to the airport. Initially I was afraid the noise from the airplanes may disturb my sleep as my room was facing on the left side of the building, but to my surprise I did not hear planes flying so I was happy that I didn't experience any noise to disturb my tranquility. The only con is there is no restaurant in the hotel so my breakfast came as a bento like box takeaway. No coffee also, the coffee is available in the room but is chargeable. Only the tea bags are free. The parking is multi-storeyed and managed electronically. You put your car into the car lift and it is then parked automatically one car at a time. To retrieve your car, you need to scan your hotel card for it to be brought down via the car lift again. It may be time consuming if you are in a hurry and there are a few people in the queue before you.
Bulatan Hostel
4.4/522 Reviews

Bulatan Hostel

Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu|0.18km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
This hostel is very clear, well-run with friendly staff and nice decoration. Compared with 2 other hostels I stayed with in KK, the room in this hostel is the most spacious and the air-cond is very good. •Bed: very comfortable. •Electricity socket: all bunk beds have at least one USB port, some may have 2 USB ports and/or universal socket which fits China/Aust/USA plugs. •Bathroom: Clean, yet there is some room for improvement. Water pressure is good. •Bicycle: Rate is RM10 for the first hour, RM5 for every hour thereafter, and an hamlet is provided. It's nice to ride along the airport/beach in the morning. The sun could become very strong after 11am though. •Food nearby: Tried several eateries (Chinese/Malay/Indian-styled) in the neighborhood and all the food was so-so, nothing more than filling up your stomach. KFC, which run by hearing impaired staff, maybe a better choice. At night, Tanjung Aru Beach provides a wide range of hawker foods. •Hostel restaurant: The restaurant in the hostel is well decorated and air-conditioned with value meal set priced from RM15.9 to RM17.9. The grilled lamb was very nice. •Breakfast included: Self-serviced and very simple–just toast, egg and tea/coffee. Beach: Tanjung Aru beach (15 minutes walk) has beautiful sunset. Few people swim in the daytime (there is a jelly fish warning sign in the beach), but at sunset it's flocked with people. Overall, high quality hostel providing good value for money, esp for those want to stay near the beach.
C'Haya Hotel
3.9/575 Reviews

C'Haya Hotel

Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu|0.2km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
Check in was fast and convenient. Room was spacious and tidy. condiments are sufficient and top up available when required. Pool is nice and clean.
Megah d'Aru Hotel
3.7/598 Reviews

Megah d'Aru Hotel

Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu|0.38km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
Hotel room is basic but clean, and good value. Free airport pickup/drop off is excellent, just make sure you call to make booking. The driver somehow missed us at airport but came back to pick us up when you called the hotel. Free breakfast is reasonably good (noodle, scramble egg, sausage, bean). There are eating places/restaurants and shops nearby. It is also about 2km from Tanjong Aru beach, and a few kms from town center. Will stay there again.
The Crown Borneo Hotel
1/51 Reviews

The Crown Borneo Hotel

Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu|0.39km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
decent 1 or 2 star hotel with reasonable rate. room was stuffy & smelt due to the curtains. just need to open up your curtain / window during day for sunlight to shine in while you are not around.. make sure you keep yr stuffs safe in luggage and lock it till you return. pillow tooo thin (even so with combi 2 into 1). daily cleaning - thank you very much to the cleaner. didnt get a chance to say thank you to her. usage of computer is FOC and free flow. walking distance to seaside and park and tg plaza & airport (if you backpack can la BUT no no no to trolley luggage okie :-P ). front office and driver are friendly look like operate by family members. well, highly recommend you to stay with them
Flypod Hotel
4/53 Reviews

Flypod Hotel

Kota Kinabalu|0.74km from Tanjung Aru Plaza
Got to know about this Flypod Hotel with its strategic location 📍 when I was planning my slow Sabah train travel 🚂 It's with 4️⃣mins walking 🚶‍♀️distance to Tanjung Aru railway station 🚉 & 🔟mins car 🚗 ride to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. This hotel provides airport shuttle with an additional fee, so peace of mind & no worries with it to ensure you arrive at airport on time for your flight departures 👍🏻 It offers luggage storage with an additional fee too. Very convenient if you wish to ride with train without bulky luggage ya 👍🏻 I have stayed in Deluxe King with airport view 🪟 room for 5️⃣ nights, yes ✅, actually longer than I have expected as I really enjoyed the friendliest hospitality here Love the airport view 🪟 from my room as I got to catch the airplanes ✈️🛫 as well as beautiful sunset 🌇 from my room. Hmm...Just that need to bear with the noise from busy road 🛣️ & airplanes 🛫✈️ flown for a light sleeper. Everything absolutely fine for me during my stay, you may opt for higher level is. Level 7 or Level 8 subjects to room availability for a lesser noise from the busy roads then The room is well equipped with all the necessity a traveller needs during a short stay. Love the comfy soft pillow & bed 🛏️ for a good night rest 💤😴 There is a cosy cafe & lounge area at the hotel lobby, it's beautiful when the micro optic lighting is on. I had a good long chat with friend here after checked in on the 1️⃣st day. Then, I enjoyed my cosy afternoon here to write my blog posts & work preparation during my stay It's also with a Flypod Restaurant 🍽️ within walking distance within the Aeropod Commercial Square to enjoy warm hot meals anytime during your stay here Highly recommended as I have opted this as my KK city hotel accommodation. I have engaged their personal driver services to Papar, Membakut & Kundasang. Reasonable price with great 👍🏻 friendly transport services Hope my review here is helpful to all. Do check out my blog link on my profile for more of my travel review sharing :)

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The Aru Hotel at Aru Suites

The Aru Hotel at Aru Suites

4.3/565 Reviews
Tanjung Aru
The hotel room which I stayed was very confortable, with wide space, big bed, clean bedsheets and near to eating places and also near to the airport. Initially I was afraid the noise from the airplanes may disturb my sleep as my room was facing on the left side of the building, but to my surprise I did not hear planes flying so I was happy that I didn't experience any noise to disturb my tranquility. The only con is there is no restaurant in the hotel so my breakfast came as a bento like box takeaway. No coffee also, the coffee is available in the room but is chargeable. Only the tea bags are free. The parking is multi-storeyed and managed electronically. You put your car into the car lift and it is then parked automatically one car at a time. To retrieve your car, you need to scan your hotel card for it to be brought down via the car lift again. It may be time consuming if you are in a hurry and there are a few people in the queue before you.
Paradise Perch Tanjung Aru Inifnity Pool 2BR

Paradise Perch Tanjung Aru Inifnity Pool 2BR

4.6/53 Reviews
Tanjung Aru
Very clean and spacious, management quite dizzy but manageable, car park got lift wow.. definitely wanna come again
Queensland Suites at Aru Suites, Kota Kinabalu

Queensland Suites at Aru Suites, Kota Kinabalu

4.7/52 Reviews
Tanjung Aru
It's well maintained and clean, and there are shops and night markets nearby. It was convenient and the area was generally clean, which was nice. The disappointing thing is that, unlike the picture, the room image was smaller than expected, which left me a bit disappointed.
KWEN Suites-Tanjung Aru InfinityPool Seaview/Airport View

KWEN Suites-Tanjung Aru InfinityPool Seaview/Airport View

4.3/511 Reviews
Tanjung Aru
The transportation is convenient and close to the airport. It is suitable for family outings. The room hygiene needs to be done by yourself. There is a kitchen, but basically I don't know how to cook. There is a lot of space. Living with children and the elderly feels like being at home.
Deco Home @ Aru Suites

Deco Home @ Aru Suites

4.5/510 Reviews
Tanjung Aru
Tanjung Aru Beach is a 15-minute walk away. You can stop by Perdana Park on the way. When it comes to Kota Kinabalu, sunset is famous. Tanjung Aru Beach is also a sunset point.
Bulatan Hostel

Bulatan Hostel

4.4/522 Reviews
Tanjung Aru
This hostel is very clear, well-run with friendly staff and nice decoration. Compared with 2 other hostels I stayed with in KK, the room in this hostel is the most spacious and the air-cond is very good. •Bed: very comfortable. •Electricity socket: all bunk beds have at least one USB port, some may have 2 USB ports and/or universal socket which fits China/Aust/USA plugs. •Bathroom: Clean, yet there is some room for improvement. Water pressure is good. •Bicycle: Rate is RM10 for the first hour, RM5 for every hour thereafter, and an hamlet is provided. It's nice to ride along the airport/beach in the morning. The sun could become very strong after 11am though. •Food nearby: Tried several eateries (Chinese/Malay/Indian-styled) in the neighborhood and all the food was so-so, nothing more than filling up your stomach. KFC, which run by hearing impaired staff, maybe a better choice. At night, Tanjung Aru Beach provides a wide range of hawker foods. •Hostel restaurant: The restaurant in the hostel is well decorated and air-conditioned with value meal set priced from RM15.9 to RM17.9. The grilled lamb was very nice. •Breakfast included: Self-serviced and very simple–just toast, egg and tea/coffee. Beach: Tanjung Aru beach (15 minutes walk) has beautiful sunset. Few people swim in the daytime (there is a jelly fish warning sign in the beach), but at sunset it's flocked with people. Overall, high quality hostel providing good value for money, esp for those want to stay near the beach.

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Average Temperature

• January to March: 28.92°C during the day, 25.04°C at night

• April to June: 30.06°C during the day, 26.11°C at night

• July to September: 29.55°C during the day, 25.65°C at night

• October to December: 29.14°C during the day, 25.36°C at night

Average seasonal Rainfall

• Spring: 76.23 cm

• Summer: 203.27 cm

• Autumn: 272.73 cm

• Winter: 296.83 cm

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