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Bayu Lodge Tinompok is a bungalow style rest house that caters for those holiday goers who demand a budget accommodation. Located just 500 metres before the entrance to Kinabalu Park, this is also an idea place for a good night sleep before climbing the majestic Mt. Kinabalu. Since the lodge is built just beside the main road, coaches and buses can easily drop off the guests by the road side. Talk about convenience, a restaurant with the same name as the lodge is situated just beside it. The interior of the lodge can be best described as basic and clean. Types of rooms available are single room, standard twin bed, double bed, family, and dormitory. The beds here are decorated with a nice purple colour bedding. For special function or big group travelling, guests can rent the entire house for a special price. Note: This is not a home stay, even though the wording “homestay” is written on the signboard.  (more…)

Many hotels and backpacker hostels are concentrated along the historical Gaya Street at the centre of Kota Kinabalu city. Borneo Gaya Lodge opened in 2009 is one of the newer backpacker hostels and it has nice rooms, new pillows and beds. Five types of rooms are available here, ranging from dormitory to private rooms, and only the double bedroom has an adjacent bathroom. A simple and small kitchen at the back is provided for the convenience of the guests. It also has a specious lobby with television and computers with internet connection. Plenty of tour information is available from the reception desk, if that is not enough Sabah Tourist Office is just another block away.

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Sarangnova is, a newly opened hotel, located right at the heart of the old Gaya Street. The name Sarangnova simply means bird’s nest and stars. This hotel has an unique theme which showcases the birds of Borneo, especially those that are endemic to Sabah. A total of 26 rooms are available at this hotel, and each of the room is designed with a special bird, and no room is alike. These birds with their colourful feathers also help to create different displays, colour schemes, and special effects for each room. Guests can choose to stay at a particular room that they like, or stay in different rooms each time they visit Sarangnova. Some of the birds that grace the rooms are the White Fronted Falconet, Bornean Bristlehead, Black & Crimson Pitta, and Rhinoceros Hornbill. These bird pictures were taken by the well known Sandakan photographer and conservationist, Cede Prudente. (more…)

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The location of Mount Kinabalu Holiday Home is situated almost at the boundary of Kinabalu National Park. This holiday home is not very far from the Timpohok Hut, which is the starting point for the climbers. About 260 degree of Mount Kinabalu holiday home is surrounded by green forest hills, and has Mt. Kinabalu as the back drop. The front part of the holiday home has a great view that looks out to the Kiau Valley, passing many rolling hills before reaching the horizon, which is the South China Sea. This place also offers great privacy, as it is hidden away from the public eyes. Only a small 300 metre road, which turn in and up over a small hill from the main road, will lead you to this quiet and serene holiday home. At times this place seems like paradise in a lost world.

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