The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Sandakan

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Sandakan

Sandakan, Malaysia Sandakan, Malaysia

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Sandakan, Malaysia? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Sandakan, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Sandakan to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Sandakan, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Sandakan for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Sandakan for first time visitors.

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

S'kan Styles Hotel Sandakan

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $25 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Sandakan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Hs12 Sandakan Harbour Square, S'kan Styles Hotel Sandakan has great rooms from $25 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and child care. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Gloria Plaza Hotel Sandakan

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $26 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Gloria Plaza Hotel Sandakan which has nice rooms starting at $26. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care, it also has a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lot E-1-G, Lorong Letat 3, Bandar Letat Jaya, Mile 4. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, free parking, laundry facilities, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.2 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking


Sepilok Nature Resort

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Sepilok Nature Resort to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $93. We loved that is has a restaurant, a bar, hiking, free parking, and kids meals, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Block C Bandar Tyng. You'll also find car rentals, family rooms, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 4.9 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms


Sepilok Jungle Resort

2-star Resort with prices starting at $33 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Sandakan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $33, Sepilok Jungle Resort, at KM22, Batu 14, Jalan Labuk Jalan provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, a spa, a child pool, free parking, and car rentals. It's located just 18.9 km from the city center, too. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Coffee shop


The Mark's Lodge

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $25 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The Mark's Lodge has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $25 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Bandar Indah, Mile 4, Jalan Cecily, Lot 1-7, Block 36. Furthermore, it also offers free parking, laundry facilities, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and shuttle services, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 5.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking


Sabah Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Sandakan

The great guest rating of Sabah Hotel is 8.40 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 $52, and it's located at Km 1 North Road. We also love the a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, and free parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel City View

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $15 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A cool place is Hotel City View because it has great rooms that start at $15. It has room service, a restaurant, parking, laundry services, and laundry facilities, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Lot 1, Block 23, 3rd Avenue. Only 0.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service


2 Inn 1 Boutique Hotel & Spa

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $16 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Sandakan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

2 Inn 1 Boutique Hotel & Spa offers room service, a restaurant, child care, laundry services, and a spa which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $16 (before taxes). It's located at Lot 1-7, Block B, Bandar Fajar, Jalan Leila and has earned a guest rating of 8.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.1 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms


Sepilok Forest Edge Resort

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $67 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Jln Rambutan, Sepilok Mile 14, Sepilok Forest Edge Resort has great rooms from $67 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a private pool which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 18.8 km from the center of town. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool


Sanbay Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $18 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Sanbay Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $18. Offering room service, a restaurant, laundry services, free parking, and laundry facilities, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Mile 1 1/4, Jalan Leila. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers air-conditioning, a coffee shop, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, and wedding services. It's located just 1.9 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 first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


For more terrific hotel ideas in Sandakan, make sure you also see Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Sandakan, Best Hotels for One Week in Sandakan, or Best Hotels for One Night in Sandakan.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Sandakan?

Sandakan Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$37

Travelers to Sandakan, Malaysia will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 10 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $37. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Sandakan.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $52
  • 3-star hotels: $29
  • 2-star hotels: $47


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