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Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island

3.5 star property
Waterfront resort with an outdoor pool

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On the beach, snorkelling
Aerial view
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Reception
Front of property

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Room options

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Beach Suite King + Return Boat Transfer

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
Bidet
Rainfall showerhead
  • 456 sq ft
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Beach Suite Twin + Return Boat Transfer

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Bidet
Rainfall showerhead
Bathrobes
  • 456 sq ft
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Hillside Villa Double Storey + Return Boat Transfer

Highlights

Balcony
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Bidet
  • 880 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Hillside Villa Single Storey + Return Boat Transfer

Highlights

Balcony
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
  • 890 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Manukan Villa 2 + Return Boat Transfer

Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Manukan Villa 2 + Return Boat Transfer

Highlights

Balcony
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
  • 1512 sq ft
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 King Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Manukan Villa 1 + Return Boat Transfer

Highlights

Balcony
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
  • 1566 sq ft
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Hillside Villa Double Storey

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Beach Suite King

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Manukan Villa 1

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Hillside Villa Single Storey

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Beach Suite Twin

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Map
Manukan Island, Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Manukan Island, Sabah

Getting around

  • Tanjung Aru Station - 8 min drive
  • Kota Kinabalu (BKI-Kota Kinabalu Intl.) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • Cafe TATU
  • Coco Joe's Bar & Grill
  • Pacific Café
  • Zing Sunset Bar
  • Lucy's Kitchen KGC

About this property

Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island

Resort by the ocean
Consider a stay at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island and take advantage of an airport shuttle, a corner/local shop and a bar. With amenities such as a beachfront location and snorkelling, this resort is the perfect place to soak up the sun. The on-site restaurant, Perahu Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Other perks include:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and luggage storage
  • Concierge services, a gift shop and a banquet hall
Room features
All guest rooms at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island feature thoughtful touches, such as air conditioning and dressing gowns, in addition to amenities, such as safes and minibars.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Rainfall showers, bidets and free toiletries
  • 28-inch flat-screen TVs with premium channels
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, balconies and electric kettles

Languages

English, Malay

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: MYR 67-67 for adults and MYR 55-55 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Perahu Restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkelling

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Corner/local shop
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Corner/local shop

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Beachfront location

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Braille signage

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 28-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via Boat to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 3:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 3:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MYR 245.0 per night.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately MYR 67 to 67 for adults and MYR 55 to 55 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: MYR 150 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: MYR 245.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Manukan Island Resort
Manukan Island
Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island Resort
Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island Manukan Island
Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island Resort Manukan Island

Frequently asked questions

Does Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island?

This resort doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island?

Checkout is at noon.

Does Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of MYR 150 per vehicle applies.

Where is Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island located?

Situated on the beach, this resort is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Pantai Pulau Mamutik.

Sutera Sanctuary Lodges at Manukan Island Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 71 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Aleksios

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room and very nice staff. Very limited area to swim and only one restaurant on the island that serves quite bad food.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kari

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Louis

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
It's not worth the money. Stay clear of this one.
The shuttle boat leaves at 12:30, and checkin is at 14:00? I can only guess it's a cash grab to force people to get lunch at the hotel's restaurant. Checkin was chaotic. We had to wait for an hour for our room to be ready. Hotel staff put us in an un-airconditioned room to sweat in the heat along with the remanence of that day's breakfast that was still scattered on the floor. When our room was ready, we were taken to the reception to the nicely air-conditioned and scented waiting room to wait... for all of three minutes, before being shown to our accommodation. We couldn't of waited in there before? Our request for a queen bed had been ignored, the only accommodation with a queen bed had broken AC... Guess who slept in the crack between the beds for the next three nights. Shower had two modes, ultra-low-pressure and barely warm, or high pressure and cold. The rainfall shower/handheld head selector knob had disappeared long ago... We found the maintenance log after dinner one night (it's in the letter box), the last entry was June 2020, it shows... Instead of the three restaurants advertised, there's one. It closes between whenever they decided lunch and dinner to be, at which point its sandwiches or overprice snacks from the souvenir store. I don't think there was one meal that didn't make us sick. Not gushing out of both ends sick, just enough to let you know you'd been mildly food poisoned. It's not worth the money. Stay clear of this one.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mrs B C

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tyrone

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a great stay, the accomodation was very nice and with stunning views!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Wai

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An amazing stay. The staff are really friendly and helpful. The chalet that we were staying was very clean and comfortable. The breakfast is fabulous! Good for family trip.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real gem!
Haven’t been to Manukan in a couple of years but it’s always a joy to stay here. They’ve done a really good job maintaining the facilities and the quality of F&B is really good by hotel standards. The beach is a lot cleaner these days as well, which is fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent!
The experience was amazing. We went in for 1 day and ended up staying for 2. The people were just extremely nice and accommodating. It surpassed our expectations!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous Stay
Excellent accommodation with beyond expectation service and highly recommended for anyone looking for a wonderful beach getaway holiday.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It’s so private after 16:00 until 8:00 as all the public boats from mainland and other islands will stop. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Daniel, Heilbronn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Strongly recommend 👍👍👍
All in all a perfect place... The beach Gets a bit busy with day tourists between 9am and 4pm. The villas are super nice with all possible annemities. Housekeeping fills up the fridge every day with water AND plenty of softdrinks. The restaurant is serving delicious foods and staff super friendly in all departments. Resort is well maintained overall and matrases were super good Strongly recommended place... Perfect for your honeymoon or just a few relaxing beach days.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Daniel, Heilbronn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely a place to recommend 👍
As a kind of / part of honeymoon me and my gf stayed on beautiful Manukan Island during our travels in borneo and Malaysia... All in all it was superb. Had two bookings... Two nights in hillside villa and one more in a beach villa. Both are very nice and definitely recommended. The hillside villa is more expensive but you get so much more... Its a two storey villa with all you can imagine... Three balcony, bathtub, etc, etc.... The beach villa is only the half size but had still everything what you might need The overall condition is very good... Beach fills up with daytourists between 9am and 3:30pm... The restaurant is delicious and brings good portions with delicate foods at reasonable price. Service couldn't be better...
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend getaway
Fantastic stay and place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mohd Fadhilah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place to go for holiday❤️
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Mike, Singapore

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Quite at night. Great food. Large and clean room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant hotel. Clean and very comfortable bed. It's like being at home...has character unlike bigger hotel chains. Air con is very good, wifi poor though, TV channel good. Island is very busy from morning till late afternoon with day trippers. There is a cheap restaurant open from morning till 4pm so no need to always use the expensive hotel restaurant. You can snorkel right off the shore and see plenty of fish.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in this beautiful island
Comfortable & clean room. Friendly & helpful staff. Hidden attractions of sunset point at the edge of island. Nice snorkeling area at the private beach in front of villa. Just a bit noise cause of the day trip visitors if you stay at beach villa number 2 & 2A. Highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

ho yin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money
Great location .beautiful beach.clean and comfortable room with all the facilities. Catering service is improving..
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Francis J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful setting
This is a lovely hotel in a gorgeous setting. The villas, especially, are luxorious - spacious, cool and clean. Staff are very helpful, and the food was pretty good. The only down-side is that the island does get very busy with day-trippers and this makes your arrival and exit (i.e. boarding or leaving your ferry) a little chaotic.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019