5 Star Hotels in Marudi

Wow, wow, wow! A wonderfully warm and enthusiastic welcome from JJ on arrival at the Marriott began such a wonderful stay. JJ was also amazingly helpful in organizing tours within the National park. (Special thanks to Marc who shared our anniversary with his team.) Our room was available on arrival and stunning! Super comfortable and luxurious bed, large bathroom with separate toilet and shower plus lounge room (room 100). Large fluffy towels, iron, hairdryer, water, tea/coffee machine (including coffee capsules). The location of the room was right on the river and in close proximity (though no noise) to the restaurant and bar - perfect. Wifi is only available in the bar area. MCafe at the Marriott serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. We had a special anniversary dinner where the staff were simply amazing and we were treated! We loved sitting outside by the pool for dinner - a slight breeze, undercover and with a local bat or two circling- heavenly! On site at the Marriott is a large gym and Mandara spa - the perfect treat after a day trekking. Or you can just relax and swim in the Balinese style swimming pool (which my husband did). The Marriott shuttle bus (free) meets all flights and is also available to take you to the Gunung Mulu National when required (also free). There is also a small general store a 5-15minutes walk down the road which is reasonably priced. I’d highly recommend doing the Deer Cave and Lang Cave tour. I also did the Mulu Canopy Skywalk which I found hair-raising (like being on a rollercoaster you want to get off but the only way to get off is to finish). Tip: All Mulu National Park fees can be paid by credit card. 30MYR for a 5 day park pass PLUS any tours you do.

We spent 4 nights in Diana homestay. Its about 2km from Mulu National Park entrance- about 20min for walk. The house is big and rooms basic but enough for the jungle experience. Electricity is from 6pm to 6am. We also had case that generator stopped working and then were only flashlights and powerbanks. The small shop is about 500m ahead, but you can also get drinks from Diana with the same price. The river is good to swim! Its refreshing and safe, like jackpot in this climate (we had 81% humidity and 31 deegrees feels like 36 degrees one day). If there is lot if rain, the water level will increase until the house! Definitely goid choice to stay! If you have local sim card, there is also 1-2 points of network.