Stayed at Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa for a couple of nights on our way back from Borneo. Heard it was overrun with Chinese and Korean’s but I looked at other places on Gaya Island and you have to worry about ferry schedules and just decided to stay somewhere close to the airport since we’d done a lot of …
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Bilit Rainforest Lodge
The Bilit Rainforest Lodge is a major step down after staying after staying at Borneo Rainforest Lodge in Danum Valley. It’s halfway between Lahad Datu and Sandakan and had I known this before coming I’d have never have taken the drive from Lahad Datu to Sandakan as you’re driving almost 3 hours then have to back track. This is about …
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Four Points by Sheraton Sandakan
Stayed at the Four Points by Sheraton Sandakan for one night during our Borneo Tour. You can read more about why not to come here but a lot of tours start or end here so if you’re doing a tour in Borneo, it’s quite likely you’re going to have to pick a hotel in Sandakan, and this one is okay. …
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Danum Valley Rainforest Lodge
The Danum Valley Rainforest Lodge would have to be one of the best hotels we’ve stayed in and considering it’s in the middle of the jungle in Borneo, it’s that much more impressive. I’ll try and stick to the actual accommodation, food, service and staying experience for this review but you can find out more about the actual Danum Valley …
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Grace Hotel Lahad Datu
Stayed at the Grace Hotel Lahad Datu for a night on our way into Danum Valley in Borneo. This is a cheap hotel and really just a place to lie your head. Booked online on booking.com for HKD$270 so you’re not going to be living it up in style and taking selfies of yourself jumping in the air at the …
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Malaysian Airlines Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu
You’ll need to fly Malaysian Airlines Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu Flight Flight MH3018 if you’re going to Borneo. Once you get a flight from Hong Kong to Kota Kinabalu, which will almost certainly be Air Asia’s AK236, the flight from Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu is about 2 hours after you land, so you don’t have a whole lot …
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Air Asia Hong Kong To Kota Kinabalu
Air Asia Hong Kong To Kota Kinabalu Flight AK236 leaves at 0955 from Terminal 2 at Hong Kong International Airport. This is the second time I’ve flown Air Asia in the last few months and it’s totally fine even if you don’t consider it a budget Airline. As with the Air Asia flight from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai, we …
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