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The Best Beach Hotels in Kota Kinabalu

Where to Stay for an Oceanfront Vacation in Kota Kinabalu

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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia can be a terrific beach vacation destination, so if you're wondering where to stay near the beach in Kota Kinabalu, we've got you covered. Here's our list of the best beach hotels in Kota Kinabalu for your next vacation based on amenities, location, price, activities, and traveler ratings. Many of these hotels offer terrific features such as pools, beachfront access, fitness centers, a spa, hot tubs, great views, safe areas, and more. With our analysis covering so many of Kota Kinabalu's beach resorts and hotels, you'll surely find the perfect hotel near the water or oceanfront for you. Whether you're looking for something family-friendly, romantic, or for a large group, below is our list of the top hotels near the beach in Kota Kinabalu for your next trip. So, here's our list of where to stay at the beach in Kota Kinabalu.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu

5-star Resort with prices starting at $149 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Beach Vacation to Kota Kinabalu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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Located at No. 20 Jalan Aru, Tanjung Aru, Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu has great rooms from $149 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 4.1 km from the city center, visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, and child care at this beach hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Hot tub
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Beach
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  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Table tennis
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Kids' club
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Shangri-La Rasa Ria Kota Kinabalu

5-star Resort with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel at the Beach in Kota Kinabalu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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A great place to stay is Shangri-La Rasa Ria Kota Kinabalu which has nice rooms starting at $124. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Pantai Dalit, PO Box 600. This terrific hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, outdoor tennis, hiking, and child care which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 21 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool bar
  • Child pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pool table
  • Kids meals
  • Table tennis
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
  • Kids' club
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The Magellan Sutera

5-star Resort with prices starting at $58 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Oceanfront Hotel in Kota Kinabalu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
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We found The Magellan Sutera to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $58. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Sutera Harbour Resort. You'll also find a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, child care, and laundry services which beach-goers will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 1.8 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Child pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pool table
  • Kids meals
  • Table tennis
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Kids' club
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Nexus Resort & Spa Karambunai

5-star Resort with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels Near the Water
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
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With terrific rooms from $74, Nexus Resort & Spa Karambunai, at Off Jalan Sepangar Bay, Locked Bag 100 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 7.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this comfortable hotel which also offers a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf. It's located just 15.3 km from the city center, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool bar
  • Hot tub
  • Child pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pool table
  • Kids meals
  • Table tennis
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Kids' club
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The Pacific Sutera

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $44 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Beach Location in Kota Kinabalu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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The Pacific Sutera has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $44 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Sutera Harbour Resort. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, golf, a spa and wellness center, and a game room, which is nice for visitors. Just 2.3 km from the city center, this convenient hotel is a terrific choice.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pool table
  • Kids meals
  • Table tennis
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
  • Kids' club
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Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $62 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Beach Trip Hotel in Kota Kinabalu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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The great guest rating of Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu is 8.80 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $62, and it's located at Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, Sinsuran. We also love the snorkeling, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, and golf which are great for travelers. And since it's just 0.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
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Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Beach Getaway Hotel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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A cool place is Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island because it has great rooms that start at $129. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Manukan Island. Only 6.9 km from the city center, beach-goers will especially love a bar, hiking, laundry services, kids meals, and laundry facilities at this fun hotel.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
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C'haya Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $34 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places at the Beach in Kota Kinabalu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for beach hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
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C'haya Hotel offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $34 (before taxes). It's located at Lot 7, Jalan Tanjung Aru and has earned a guest rating of 8.10/10. This beach hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.7 km from the city center. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for beach hotels.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Refrigerator
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Ming Garden Hotel & Residences

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $104 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Beach Vacation to Kota Kinabalu
  • Outdoor pool
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Located at Jalan Costal, Ming Garden Hotel & Residences has great rooms from $104 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find parking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and a game room which visitors will love. And this terrific hotel is just 1.5 km from the center of town. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pool table
  • Laundry facilities
  • Air-conditioned
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Horizon Hotel Kota Kinabalu

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $51 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel at the Beach in Kota Kinabalu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
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A great place to stay is Horizon Hotel Kota Kinabalu which has nice rooms starting at $51. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Jalan Pantai, Locked Bag 2084. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa, and a child pool. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too.

Beach Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Child pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
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For more terrific hotel ideas in Kota Kinabalu, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Best Cheap Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Best Luxury Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Kota Kinabalu, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Kota Kinabalu, Best Hotels for One Week in Kota Kinabalu, Best Hotels for One Night in Kota Kinabalu, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Kota Kinabalu, or Best Business Hotels in Kota Kinabalu.


How much do beach hotels and resorts cost in Kota Kinabalu?

Kota Kinabalu Average Beach Hotel Price
$37

After analyzing 74 beach hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, we found the average beach hotel price to be a remarkably economical $37. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic beach accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Kota Kinabalu.

The average prices of our suggested beach hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $83
  • 4-star hotels: $44
  • 3-star hotels: $29
  • 2-star hotels: $29


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