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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…)

If you are one of those travellers who need budget, cheap, or simply basic accommodation around Kinabalu Park Headquarters, then Mountain Resthouse will be a perfect place for you. Located just 300 metres away from the entrance of Kinabalu Park, Mountain Resthouse has the cheapest bed for rental in Kundasang and the Resthouse caters especially for the budget conscious backpackers. The rest house is partially hidden by trees and plants from the main road, and it is built on a sloppy hill that over look the Bundu Tuhan farming community. Mt. Kinabalu is completely hidden by the hill behind the rest house. Temperature here ranges from 19°C to 17°C at night. Mountain Resthouse has been in operation for almost a decade now.

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Puncak Borneo Resort is the latest edition to the hosts of cabins, chalets, lodges, and resorts near Kinabalu National Park. Located at Tinompok, right at the junction to Bundu Tuhan, this resort has one of the best front row seat views of Mt. Kinabalu. Many parts of the summit trail are clearly visible here, Layang-Layang Station and Laban Rata are two of the well known ones. The peaks of Kinabalu like, South peak, Victoria peak, Ugly Sister peak except Low’s peak are all visible. If you wake up in the very early morning, you will be able to see the many torch lights used by climbers for lighting up the trail to the summit.

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Celyn Hotel is a nice 3-star accommodation located at City Mall which is about 7km away from Kota Kinabalu. Its location is very convenient for people who have business along Jalan Kolombong and Jalan Lintas. For outstation golfers Celyn Hotel is a perfect place to stay, since its location is just a stone throw away from the international 18-holes Sabah Golf & Country Club. Travellers will also love this hotel as the Lintas Highway has a direct link to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, only about 15 minutes drive.

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