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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.)

The Magellan Sutera

5-star Resort with prices starting at $58 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to Kota Kinabalu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Located at Sutera Harbour Resort, The Magellan Sutera has great rooms from $58 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.8 km from the city center, families will especially love a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, child care, and laundry services at this family-friendly hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

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

5-star Resort with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly Hotel in Kota Kinabalu
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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A great place to stay is Nexus Resort & Spa Karambunai which has nice rooms starting at $74. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 7.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Off Jalan Sepangar Bay, Locked Bag 100. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 15.3 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
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Kids' club
  • Beach
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Grandis Hotels and Resorts

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $50 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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We found Grandis Hotels and Resorts to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $50. 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 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Suria Sabah Shopping Mall 1, Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. You'll also find a bar, child care, laundry services, city views, and a child pool which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 1.3 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
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Microwave
  • Beach
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Hyatt Regency Kinabalu

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $72 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in Kota Kinabalu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
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With terrific rooms from $72, Hyatt Regency Kinabalu, at Jalan Datuk Salleh Sulong provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, and a spa. It's located just 0.9 km from the city center, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Beach
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Horizon Hotel Kota Kinabalu

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $51 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Horizon Hotel Kota Kinabalu has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $51 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Jalan Pantai, Locked Bag 2084. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa, and a child pool, which is nice for families. Just 1 km from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Beach
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C'haya Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $34 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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The great guest rating of C'haya Hotel is 8.10 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $34, and it's located at Lot 7, Jalan Tanjung Aru. We also love the a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 3.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Beach
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Sky Hotel Kota Kinabalu

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $26 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to Kota Kinabalu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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A cool place is Sky Hotel Kota Kinabalu because it has great rooms that start at $26. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 7.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Lorong Kemajuan Karamunsing. Only 1.3 km from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, and a child pool at this family-friendly hotel. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Beach
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Pan Borneo Hotel Kota Kinabalu

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $29 (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.
  • Beach
  • 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 $29 (before taxes). It's located at One Place Mall, Lorong Putat 3, 88200 Putatan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers mountain views, laundry services, city views, a child pool, and free parking 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
  • Child pool
  • Beach
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Oceania Hotel Kota Kinabalu

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $24 (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.
  • Beach
  • Family rooms
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Located at Lot 60-64, Lorong Ikan Juara 5, Oceania Hotel Kota Kinabalu has great rooms from $24 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, and city views. It has a terrific 7.94 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find kids meals, laundry facilities, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning which families will love. And this family hotel is just 1.6 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Beach
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Kinabalu Daya Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $22 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family rooms
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A great place to stay is Kinabalu Daya Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $22. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchens, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 7.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lot 3 and 4 Block 9 Jalan Pantai. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers golf, city views, a spa and wellness center, a spa, and a pool table. It's located just 1.1 km from the city center, too. 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
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Pool table
  • Microwave
  • Beach
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For more terrific hotel ideas in Kota Kinabalu, make sure you also see Best Beach 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 family-friendly hotels cost in Kota Kinabalu?

Kota Kinabalu Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$36

After analyzing 19 family-friendly hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, we found the average family-friendly hotel price to be a remarkably economical $36. 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: $68
  • 4-star hotels: $41
  • 3-star hotels: $27


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