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The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Kota Kinabalu

Where to Stay for a Family Vacation with Kids in Kota Kinabalu

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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia is a great family-oriented vacation destination, so if you're looking for kid friendly hotels, we've got plenty of suggestions. After comparing many of the hotels in the area, below is our list of the best family-friendly hotels in Kota Kinabalu for your next vacation based on amenities, previous guest ratings, location, activities, and price. So, even if you're traveling as a family of 4, a family of 5, or even a large family, you can find the best hotel that meets your needs. After all, when traveling with children, you're probably looking for kid-friendly features such as swimming pools, game rooms, kid's activities, and extra space. Of course, it also helps to have a kitchen so you can cook some family friendly meals, and extra bedrooms if you have a larger family. Many of the top family friendly hotels and resorts in Kota Kinabalu will offer some of these features, so you're in luck. If you're looking for where to stay as a family in Kota Kinabalu, here are the best family hotels.

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

Nexus Resort & Spa Karambunai

4-star Resort with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to Kota Kinabalu
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Located at Off Jalan Sepangar Bay, Locked Bag 100, Nexus Resort & Spa Karambunai has great rooms from $77 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 7.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 15.3 km from the city center, families will especially love a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf at this family-friendly hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
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  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
  • Tennis
  • Kids' club
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The Magellan Sutera Resort

5-star Resort with prices starting at $123 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly 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
  • Family rooms
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A great place to stay is The Magellan Sutera Resort which has nice rooms starting at $123. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1 Sutera Harbour Boulevard. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, hiking, laundry services, golf, and a game room which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.8 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
  • Tennis
  • Kids' club
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Grandis Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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We found Grandis Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $64. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Suria Sabah Shopping Mall, 1a Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. You'll also find a bar, parking, rooms with kitchens, child care, and laundry services which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 1.4 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Child pool
  • Microwave
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Horizon Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $60 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in Kota Kinabalu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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With terrific rooms from $60, Horizon Hotel, at Jalan Pantai, Locked Bag 2084 provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers parking, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a child pool. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Child pool
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Hyatt Regency Kinabalu

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $87 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Hyatt Regency Kinabalu has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $87 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Jalan Datuk Salleh Sulong. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, a spa, a child pool, free parking, and laundry facilities, which is nice for families. Just 1 km from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
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The Klagan Regency

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $43 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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The great guest rating of The Klagan Regency is 8.70 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $43, and it's located at Tb-00-01, 1 Borneo Hypermall. We also love the parking, laundry services, a child pool, an indoor pool, and a pool table which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 8.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint! The price of this hotel is less than average for family-friendly hotels, which makes it a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
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Gaya Island Resort

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $265 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to Kota Kinabalu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
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A cool place is Gaya Island Resort because it has great rooms that start at $265. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Malohom Bay, Pulau Gaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. Only 4.4 km from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, a spa, and laundry facilities at this family-friendly hotel.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
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Pan Borneo Hotel Kota Kinabalu

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $37 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels for a Family Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Pan Borneo Hotel Kota Kinabalu offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $37 (before taxes). It's located at One Place Mall, Lorong Putat 3 and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers parking, laundry services, city views, a spa, and a child pool which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 10.4 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
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C'Haya Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $28 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Trip with Kids to Kota Kinabalu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Located at No.7 Jalan Tanjung Aru, Tanjung Aru, C'Haya Hotel has great rooms from $28 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and free parking which families will love. And this family hotel is just 3.6 km from the center of town. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
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Ming Garden Hotel and Residences

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $37 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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A great place to stay is Ming Garden Hotel and Residences which has nice rooms starting at $37. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lorong Ming Garden, Jalan Coastal. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and city views. It's located just 1.5 km from the city center, too. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Pool table
  • Kids' club
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For more terrific hotel ideas in Kota Kinabalu, make sure you also see 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, Best Party Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Kota Kinabalu, or Best Business Hotels in Kota Kinabalu.


How much do family-friendly hotels cost in Kota Kinabalu?

Kota Kinabalu Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$55

After analyzing 23 family-friendly hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, we found the average family-friendly hotel price to be a remarkably economical $55. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic family-friendly 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 family-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $158
  • 4-star hotels: $55
  • 3-star hotels: $34


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