Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Kinabalu Park

The location within the National Park is very good, and provides easy access to the walking trails. The Rock twin lodge where I stayed was very quiet and you are very much inside the forest. The windows have insect screens so you can have the windows open without any insects coming in. I was pleasantly surprised there were no mosquitos or other biting insects at any time during the stay, even thought the main doors were always open. There were two towels in the room even though the description in Booking.com says they are for hire. Conversely the tea and coffee making facilities shown in the room do not exist, but there is a boiling water dispenser and tea, coffee, creamer etc in the kitchen at the end of the building. The building has no air conditioning, but the altitude means it is fairly cool, and slightly damp in the time I was there. I guess the daytime temperature was about 18 degrees (August). All the staff I spoke to were pleasant and helpful. The restaurant served really good food and generous portions. It looked expensive at first glance but you got what you paid for. I would definitely go back.

We had the king rooms with a fireplace 9- rooms smelt a bit smoky- very nice decor - lovely terrace to sit and read a book. We were in the Nepthenes suite- The nearby restaurant was excellent - food quite good- the Asian food good- very spicy. Breakfast good- nice Asian selection and pastries, fresh fruit and yoghurt fruit juice and tea and coffee available. We were not there to climb the mountain but we did spend a few hours hiking some of the trails in the park.

variety and fresh breakfast, nice environment, walking distance. Room is cozy with fantastic view of Mount KK. The staff are helpful and approachable. The management was very understanding and kind, they allowed me to change my booking on the check-in date due to the passing of my dad.

We stayed for 3 nights at Nepenthes Suite. We were given the very last unit facing the forest in the Park. The room was spacious and very clean. Amenities provided was sufficient except that the pantry area was a bit small. We enjoyed the experience of the fireplace being lit up, and it was very very cold during our stay there. Breakfast spread was good except that we got a little bored of the same menu almost everyday..Taste wise, the nasi lemak was good, the noodles tasted delicious too. We enjoyed the Sabah Tea very much

The barbecue was organised smoothly without any flaws at the lodge, the coordinator Casandra was very helpful to arrange the grilled dinner to perfection, one chef and three coordinators were seen at the site to help to see everything delivered into perfection, we were so impressed and excited, although no occasion tied into it , we felt it was a big event fell on that day.