Gaya Island Resort Kota Kinabalu and Sabah
Hotel Information
Tucked amidst protected mangroves, sheltered coral reefs and curled around the pristine sandy coast of Malohom Bay rests Gaya Island Resort.Set on an island within the protected Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, discover a sanctuary nestled in the hillside of an ancient rainforest with a stunning outline of Mount Kinabalu on the horizon.With its youthful vibe and sun-dappled moments, this beachfront resort blends harmoniously with the natural environment featuring a collection of hillside villas with views that range from mangrove forests and the surrounding canopy to the outline of Mount Kinabalu. Villa interiors are contemporary and elegant, eco-luxury yet respectful of Sabahan elements.Discoveries, authentic experiences and a sense of intimacy with the natural world all prevail across the land and seascape of this resort offering travellers and families an escape that is distinctively Borneo.The resort is committed to ecologically-sustainable practices to minimise its carbon footprint within the environment. Therefore, it is a walking resort with minimal motorised vehicles used for operational purposes.
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Rating | Positive Points | Negative Points | Reviewer | Stayed |
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4.5 star rating | 飯åºé¢æ©å ´è·ç¢¼é é½å¾è¿ 徿¹ä¾¿ æ¨ä¸å°±æ¯ç¾è²¨å ¬å¸ ç¾ä¸ä¸è¶³çé¨åæ¯å¨æ¼æ¸¸æ³³æ± å°é¢å¨æ½å·¥å¾è æç §åå¾é éæå°é¢å·¥äººæä¸ç´å¾æ³³æ± ééç èººæ¤ åªæ2å¼µ å®å ¨æ²æé æ¨æ³³æ± æ¾é¬çæè¦º | Samantha | 15 June 2016 | |
4.0 star rating | Staff are nice and professional | snorkling and paddling equipment are slightly insufficient | James | 29 August 2016 |
4.5 star rating | Clean, big room, comfortable, nice view, sweet service. Perfect quality of facility. | too expensive...except the price of room, you still have to pay for "Park Entrance" and transfer boat fee, it's not a small number. And also there's no other store nor restaurant on the island, that means you have to eat your lunch and dinner on the island, which cost around 100 MYR per person, and foods are so so. I planned to have omakase as dinner, which is Japanese style meals, but I was told that it charges 200 MYR per person, it's much over my budget, so I give up. The one upset me most, I expect the dinner buffet, but perhaps there's not enough visitors, so they just offer meals, and again, foods are so so. I can't find much information on the website, like price of meals, price of extra charge...so I can't plan my tour very well. I hope they can be improved. There's one more thing, rather than choosing Bayu Villa, I pay extra money to choose Canopy villa, but, but!!! there's no ocean view!!! If you go to their websites, you'll see perfect ocean view on the picture. But when I walk out of room, I can see only forest. To be honest, it really really upset me. I'm very disappointed...I mean, are you kidding me? I see so many beautiful pictures on the internet, but they are all fake, when I stepped in the room, my dream vanished...so sad... | Issac | 05 May 2016 |
3.0 star rating | Great location, view and most of the staff were really lovely. | The food was pretty terrible, the hike you have to get to your room along a horrid cement road and the swimming pool is falling apart. | Anonymous | 22 February 2016 |
- Conference room
- Bar
- Café
- Highchairs
- Non-smoking area
- Poolside snack bar
- Restaurant
- Children playground
- Entertainment programme for children
- Sun loungers
- Garden
- Hotel safe
- Launderette
- Laundry service
- NO Car park
- NO Garage
- NO Large pets allowed (over 5 kg)
- NO Small pets allowed (under 5 kg)
- NO Wheelchair-accessible
- Room service
- Hot tub
- Massage
- Spa centre
- Spa treatments
- 24-hour reception
- Air conditioned
- Business hotels
- Connecting rooms
- Family hotels
- Gym
- Hotels with charm
- Hotels with spa
- Hot Tub
- Internet
- Restaurant
- Shower
- Spa
- Swimming Pool
- TV
- Double rooms: 120
- Number of floors (main building): 1
- Suites: 1
- Total number of rooms: 145
- Villas: 120
- Year of construction: 2010
- Year of most recent renovation: 2012
- YES Connecting rooms
- Ã la carte dinner
- Ã la carte lunch
- Breakfast buffet
- American Express
- Diners Club
- JCB
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Bathtub
- Direct dial telephone
- Hairdryer
- Minibar*
- NO Disability-friendly bathroom
- NO Smoking rooms
- NO Wheelchair-accessible
- Number of bedrooms: 1
- Room size (sqm): 47
- Safe
- Shower
- Toiletries
- TV
- Catamaran sailing
- Diving
- Fitness
Services marked with (*) shall be paid at the establishment.
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