In Kota Kinabalu we do have 5 resorts which are 5* or above. I can arrange you're booking with one of Malaysia biggest Hotel Agents. Not only for the resorts in Sabah but also for every major Hotel and Resort throughout Malaysia.
Just let me know for which period and from which country you are from.

Kota Kinabalu Resorts:

Close to airport and city are:
Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort
Sutera Harbour Pacific
Sutera Harbour Magellan

40 minutes drive north of the city are:
Nexus Karambunai Resort
Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort

Choose the city Resorts if:
You travel next day early morning.
You like to shop or dine in the city.
Easy day out snorkeling on one of the islands.

Choose the other Resorts if:
You like an endless white sandy beach.
The rest and quietness from a remote resort location.
There is a shuttle bus service to and from the town centre.
 

Located just 2 1/2 hours from Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, the beautiful Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort is the epitome of Shangri-La's best. This magnificent seaside resort boasts of 495 charming rooms, equipped with modern facilities. Eight outstanding restaurants and bars pamper guests while recreational activities provide endless fun for family and friends. Local attractions, city centre and the international airport are a stone's throw away from this surprisingly tranquil resort.

From Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, you easily can arrange a boat trip to one of the islands in front of the resort for snorkeling or relaxing. Also the hawker stalls are 10 minutes walking from the resort. The Tanjung Aru Sugar Bunn stalls are famous for the cheap Fruit Juices (for just RM4, and every taste available) and also for the satay and chicken wings.

Hotel rates from 01/04/2009 till 31/03/2010

Rate 1: Europe (not UK), Russia
Rate 2: Australia, New Zealand
Rate 3: United Kingdom
Rate 4: Malaysia, Phillipines, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, Hong-Kong.
If you are from a different country then above, please contact me for the correct rates.

                                           Rate 1                 Rate 2                     Rate 3                 Rate 4:
Rooms:                         Normal /  Peak      Normal /  Peak       Normal /  Peak     Normal / Peak 
Mountain View                RM470 / RM622      RM460 / RM611       RM470 / RM622     RM435 / RM583
Kinabalu Seaview            RM545 / RM699      RM517 / RM671       RM545 / RM699     RM506 / RM660
Tanjung Seaview             RM600 / RM754      RM572 / RM726       RM561 / RM715     RM561 / RM715
Kin Club, Mountain view  RM759 / RM979      RM748 / RM968       RM748 / RM968     RM616 / RM836
Kin Club, Seaview          RM924 / RM1144    RM913 / RM1133      RM919 / RM1139   RM781 / RM1001

Room rates are include breakfast, extra bed is N/A for Mountain View, Kinabalu Sieview and Kinabalu Club. Existing sofa will be used as extra bed. For third adult using the sofa is RM69 + breakfast.
Child below 12, free of charge extra bed and free of charge breakfast.
Extra bed for Tanjung Seaviw is RM178 incl breakfast, child below 12 is FOC.

Peak season from:
09/04/2009 - 15/04/2009
15/07/2009 - 31/08/2009
21/12/2009 - 04/01/2010
11/02/2010 - 17/02/2010
30/03/2010 - 31/03/2010

Extra free dinner for every 5 paid nights, not during peak season and only for Europe market, not UK..
Kinabalu Club room has free beverages, juices, coffee or thee the whole day in the Horizon Club, also a cocktail hour from 1700 hours till 1900 hours.







The Pacific Sutera Hotel features 500 immaculately appointed rooms and suites to offer the ultimate in comfort and luxury as the preferred business accommodation. This is carried through to the design of the hotel itself with a grand entrance and lobby with high ceiling and panoramic views of the sea.

Sutera Harbour Resort is nestled between the sacred Mount Kinabalu and the South China Sea in the heart of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, in Malaysian Borneo.

Ideally located ten minutes from Kota Kinabalu International Airport and within close proximity to the shopping and business districts of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, Sutera Harbour Resort is the premier lifestyle resort destination of Asia.

from 01/04/2009 - 31/03/2010.

Rates  = Worldwide market
                                                                           
Rooms:                             Normal /  Peak          
Deluxe Golf View                 RM465 / RM572        
Deluxe Sea View                 RM572 / RM682          
Pacific Club Golf View          RM682 / RM792             
Pacific Club Sea View          RM792 / RM902
Junior Suite                         RM1067 / RM1177          
Executive Suite                   RM1551 / RM1661       

Room rates are include breakfast, extra bed is RM108 + breakfast.
Child below 12, extra bed is RM108 + breakfast.
Child below 6, complimentary breakfast when dining with adults.

Peak season from:
15/07/2009 - 31/08/2009
30/09/2009 - 07/10/2009
20/12/2009 - 04/01/2010
12/02/2010 - 18/02/2010








This ethnic-themed, gloriously-designed resort hotel incorporates the natural surroundings with fine timber furnishing and local artifacts in creating a long house-like architecture.

All the 456 luxuriously appointed rooms and suites unveil balconies that offer magnificent views of either the carefully manicured gardens or the awe-inspiring beauty of the South China Sea and its occupying islands.

Sutera Harbour Resort is nestled between the sacred Mount Kinabalu and the South China Sea in the heart of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, in Malaysian Borneo.

Ideally located ten minutes from Kota Kinabalu International Airport and within close proximity to the shopping and business districts of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, Sutera Harbour Resort is the premier lifestyle resort destination of Asia.

from 01/04/2009 - 31/03/2010.

Rates  = Worldwide Market

Rooms:                         Normal /  Peak     
Deluxe Garden View       RM682  / RM792       
Deluxe Sea View            RM792 / RM902            
Magellan Club               RM1067 / RM1177            
Deluxe Suite                 RM1595 / RM1705          
Magellan Club Suite      RM2816 / RM2926           
           
Room rates are include breakfast, extra bed is RM108 + breakfast.
Child below 12, extra bed is RM108 + breakfast.
Child below 6, complimentary breakfast when dining with adults.

Peak season from:
15/07/2009 - 31/08/2009
30/09/2009 - 07/10/2009
20/12/2009 - 04/01/2010
12/02/2010 - 18/02/2010








Some say it's Heaven....

Situated 30 kilometers northeast of Kota Kinabalu City, Sabah, Nexus Resort Karambunai lies on 3,335 acres of unrivalled natural and landscaped surroundings on the spectacular Karambunai Peninsula. A 6-km pristine white sandy beach and million-year old tropical rainforest poise as the majestic margin and backdrop.

Luxurious accommodations at Nexus Resort Karambunai include the 235 Borneo guestrooms, nestled within a cluster of 7 two-storey buildings, amid a lush tropical garden. Each room comes with a private balcony or terrace and exquisitely furnished in solid wood accents and restful earth tones.

The five-storey Ocean Wing offers tastefully stylish accommodations, with each guestroom unveiling private balconies that offers panoramic vistas of beach and cobalt blue sea. 6 Royal and Presidential Villas with private swimming pools and garden offer the ultimate in luxury accommodation.

The 250 Ocean Wing guestrooms present guests with panoramic views of the garden, beach and sea. Meandering like a restful Rungus Longhouse, the Ocean Wing is designed in harmony with the serene kampung charm of the Borneo guestrooms.

The resort also features 18-hole championship Karambunai Resort Golf Course designed by the renowned golf course architect Ronald Fream, a 75-acre Nature Park, endless stretch of white sandy beach and the Lagoon Park, the resort water sport centre.

Borneo Spa, the resort's latest outstanding addition offers guests a wide range of treatments aimed to stimulate the five senses of the body in the most aesthetic and restful environment - the ultimate way to relax and unwind.

7 restaurants and bars, 3 free-form swimming pools, an outdoor Jacuzzi, state of the art gymnasium, a squash court, outdoor tennis courts, a luxurious spa, 8 spacious meeting rooms, a grand ballroom and extensive leisure and recreational facilities are available to fulfill the needs and senses of every guest. In addition, you have a choice of 3 times a day shuttle service to Kota Kinabalu for shopping and city sightseeing.

Nexus Resort Karambunai.... A serene and tranquil hideout for rejuvenating the mind, body and soul.



from 01/04/2009 - 31/03/2010.

Rates 1 = Worldwide, except below countries
Rates 2 = Europe, Asia, except ASEAN, Korea, Taiwan
Rates 3 = ASEAN
Rates 4 = Korea, Taiwan

                                                    Rates 1                 Rates 2                  Rates 3               Rates 4
Rooms:                                 Normal /  Peak       Normal /  Peak       Normal / Peak        Normal / Peak
Deluxe                                   RM475 / RM583       RM440 / RM545       RM425 / RM528       RM395 / RM495
Ocean Panorama Deluxe         RM583 / RM693       RM545 / RM655       RM528 / RM638       RM495 / RM605
Ocean Panorama Premier       RM693 / RM803       RM655 / RM765       RM638 / RM748       RM605 / RM715
Borneo Gardem Deluxe          RM583 / RM693       RM545 / RM655        RM528 / RM638       RM495 / RM605
Borneo Seaview Deluxe         RM693 / RM803        RM655 / RM765       RM638 / RM748       RM605 / RM715
Borneo Exec. Suite             RM1265 / RM1375     RM1265 / RM1375   RM1265 / RM1375   RM1265 / RM1375 
Nexus Club                          RM858 / RM968        RM858 / RM968       RM858 / RM968       RM858 / RM968
 
Room rates are include breakfast, extra bed is RM103 + breakfast.
Child below 12, extra bed is RM103 + breakfast.

Peak season from:
09/04/2009 - 15/04/2009
15/07/2009 - 31/08/2009
22/12/2009 - 04/01/2010
11/02/2010 - 17/02/2010

On 31/12/2009, compulsory dinner at RM460 nett per person








Imagine a private paradise cradled between forested hills and a long sweep of a 3 km long, untouched, pristine beach, washed by the South China Sea. Find your very own Shangri-La here at the Rasa Ria Resort, set on Pantai Dalit beach and surrounded by 400 acres of lush tropical vegetation including a unique nature reserve. Here you will meet Sabah's icon, the orangutan, amidst a remarkable array of indigenous flora and fauna. Surprising encounters with hornbills gliding right overhead, peacocks displaying during breakfast, a bear cat greeting you from a tree or the occasional free-roaming rabbit, iguana or squirrel crossing your path are all part of the magic of this remarkable resort .

The many options for relaxation include the magnificent Spa at Dalit Bay, a wide range of water sports, Rasa Ria's own catamarans for cruises and deep sea fishing, a challenging 18-hole championship golf course, ATV safaris, tennis, horse riding, a fitness centre and, of course, a fun-filled Kids' Club to care for younger visitors.

Personal Note: Do not choose this hotel because of the Orang Utans. West Coast of Sabah has for long time no habitats left for Orang-Utans. That is indeed a sad story, but therefore it is not necessary to have them near a Hotel in a small reservation area with ample big tropical trees . The only reason the animals are kept there is to show them off for the 5 star hotel visitors. Please, see our real nature beauty in the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre in Sandakan and go on excursion to the Kinabatangan river, to have the opportunity to see a wild Orang Utan when you are lucky.
Rasa Ria is a very nice resort, but not because of the animals. Better go and see them in your own zoo.  



Hotel rates from 01/04/2009 till 31/03/2010

Rate 1: Worldwide, not for below countries
Rate 2: China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Phillipine, Taiwan, Thailand, India.
Rate 3: Europe (not UK)
Rate 4: UK

                                                      Rate 1                      Rate 2                    Rate 3                     Rate 4
Rooms:                                   Normal /  Peak           Normal /  Peak      Normal /  Peak       Normal / Peak
Garden Wing, Sup Rainforest           xxx / xxx               RM415 / RM561      RM511 / RM656       RM541 / RM689
Garden Wing, Deluxe G/View      RM601 / RM755          RM475 / RM627      RM561 / RM711       RM581 / RM733
Garden Wing, Deluxe S/View      RM667 / RM821          RM506 / RM660      RM601 / RM755       RM612 / RM766
Ocean Wing, Premier               RM1045 / RM1199       RM1045 / RM1199   RM1045 / RM1199    RM1045 / RM1199

Room rates are include breakfast.

Peak season from:
09/04/2009 - 15/04/2009
15/07/2009 - 31/08/2009
21/12/2009 - 04/01/2010
11/02/2010 - 17/02/2010

Extra Bed and Child Policy:
Extra bed Garden Wing = RM168, Ocean Wing = RM188, both including breakfast.
Child under 12, extra bed = RM158, including breakfast, Ocean Wing extra bed for Child is free of charge, incl breakfast.