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A row of wooden bungalows with balconies, a water body in the foreground, and palm trees in the background.

1. Panglima Resort Bum Bum Island, Semporna

Bum Bum Island

"The airport transport was nearly one hour late... There instruction was to send me the license plate with no further comments. Another guy at the airport explained it to me and looked for my taxi. (the driver didn't get out of the car and helped me at all) At the hotel the gave me a rm which I couldn't log the door, due to the fact I was the only guest, I felt safe. In the evening the following day I recognized that somebody stole my money. The owner didn't care at all and wanted me to pay the...

Nele

NT$4,276 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 7 - Oct 8

A wooden deck with a table and four chairs, overlooking a mountainous landscape.

2. Mesilau Mountain Retreats

Ranau

Zachary

NT$7,257 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 13 - Oct 14

A wooden deck with two wicker chairs, a potted plant, and a clear view of the ocean and a pier in the background.

3. Parapat Water Village Resort

Semporna

Overwater bungalows with wooden structures and glass windows, connected by a wooden walkway over clear turquoise water.

4. Larapan Water Village Semporna

Larapan Island

Yueyang

A hotel room with a white vanity, a round mirror, and a window with curtains.

5. Borneo blue ocean

Semporna

NT$51,482 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 7 - Oct 8

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Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa

8/10 Good

"Absolutely lovely resort - the resort is beautiful and feels like paradise. The staff are all amazing, great service everywhere. The restaurants are reasonably priced (a bit more expensive than the mainland but seems reasonable given the location) and all the meals we had were really nice - we stayed for a week and had tried most dishes by the end , there isn’t a huge variety and only a few Malaysian options. Our room was up a steep hill but you can ask for a ride up on the buggy if you don’t fancy the walk. Everything does close up quite early (last order for a drink 10pm) but can see why as we were always the only people still around at this time - everyone seems to disappear about 8:30 so it can feel a bit of a weird atmosphere if you’re an evening person. There are lots of biting insects around so do take some decent insect repellent as the oil the resort provides didn’t seem effective at all. They light insight repellent coils outside each villa in the evening - it would be good if the resort could add these at the bar area at the Pantai restaurant too. A few things. The rooms just aren’t insect proof at all - eg there’s gaps in the door so we got bitten a lot. Each day we had to brush ants off our bed. When we first arrived there was a large number of ants (dead and alive) on the bed. We stayed for a week and the bedding wasn’t changed at all during this time, which was surprising especially as I had a couple insect bites which left a bit of blood on the bedding."

Citadines Waterfront Kota Kinabalu

10/10 Excellent

"We stayed for one week and the room was very comfortable. The breakfast included was worth the extra fee. 24/7 Gym and laundry services available. Infinity pool was relaxing and has a great view of sea. Citadines is a popular meet up spot. We went on two tours and they picked us up right outside our hotel. There is a restaurant, massage spa, burger king, cafe and lemon tea shop in the same building."