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Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort

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Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: A Fantastic Location    Check Rates
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    • XenosUK
  • Updated By XenosUK on May 18, 2004
    • View from our balcony - Kota Kinabalu
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    by XenosUK
    We stayed for 11 nights in this hotel and received wonderful service throughout our stay. The hotel has 4 separate restaurants and 2 bars, all of which offer surprisingly good value and excellent food. There is also a gym and a horse-riding centre, but what made it for us were the fabulous beach and the nature sanctuary with the orang utans. Don't be put off by the distance from Kota Kinabalu (about 30 minutes' drive) - it's definitely worth staying here!

    For us, the most outstanding memory will be our visits to see the orang utans and catching glimpses of them swinging around the trees from the hotel. The beach is fabulous - long and sandy - and is swept every morning. Views of the sunset from our bedroom window were also a nightly treat.

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  • Price: US$40-80    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Directions: About 30 minutes' drive north of Kota Kinabalu
  • Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/eng/hotel/index.asp?id=23
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: Probably the best resort in KK    Check Rates
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    • tangymp
  • Updated By tangymp on November 18, 2003
    • View from room of Hotel - Kota Kinabalu
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    by tangymp
    A luxorus and relaxing place to stay with all imaginable facilities. It has also its private beach and pier for you to explore the Tunku Abdul National Park with easy assessibility

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: most expensive
  • Phone: (60 88) 225800
  • Directions: around 10 min ride from KK International Airport and 15 min ride to city centre KK
  • Website: www.shangri-la.com
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: 5 Star Luxury    Check Rates
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    • LadyHawkau
  • Updated By LadyHawkau on July 21, 2006
    • Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort lobby - Kota Kinabalu
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    We spent our fist week in Kuching in a hotel that when I got there I sat on the bed and cried so when we where ready to depart for KK we were very nervous. When we arrived at the Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort we couldn't believe our eyes. What a piece of Heavan tucked away in the Jungle. On arrival they bang the gong to welcome you, there are tradional musicians playing there music. We where escorted into the lobby and given a beautiful ice cold drink and made very welcome. Still we where worried about our room after our first disaster. We where given our room card and escorted to our room and we where totally amazed at how beautiful it was. The room was serviced daily and everything replaced. You can make your own tea and coffee. The staff where so friendly and helpful we had a couple of meals in our room after exhausting days out and I have to say it was just as good as eating at one of the 4 restaurants they have at this resort. There is a restaurant on the beach and is so romantic, the resorts normal restaurant and a Indian restuarant and a poolside restaurant.The bar upstairs had singers every night that you could sit and listen to and unwind. The pool area was fantastic and kept very clean. Under each lounge chair there is a yellow flag and when you want something you just wave the flag. They even had lounge chairs in the pool. They also catered for children very well. Not that we had any but from what we could see the looked after them very well.

    The Resort also has it's own Orangu-tan sanctuary and the wildlife around the resort is beautiful. As you eat breakfast all the little birds are flying around and chirping. I would recommend this Resort to anyone, although for the younger crowd that want to party this is not the place for you. This resort is however 50 mins from KK but we didn't need to go into the city has Tauran a small village about 15 mins away had every we needed including a major bank. The resort does offer a shuttle serivce into the city if you want to go at 80MYR return.

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  • Phone: 60-88-792-888
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: secret special rasa ria    Check Rates
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  • By louisesimone on October 15, 2005
    • just returned from rasa ria what a lovely place! long journey but when we eventually drew up the driveway it felt like we'd arrived at a special secret location and i was glad we'd chosen this location over tangjun aru hotel as i wanted peace and quiet.staff are extremely welcoming and cannot do enough for you and we can probably say we've had the best food here than anywhere else in the world(and we've been to many places). alcohol isn't cheap...house red however betwwen £15-£20 per bottle. room service very good value and the tepi laut buffet unbelievable value!! the poolside bar is turned into semi open air help yourself dining and the choice and quality was faultless. we loved the black pepper flower crabs and the chocolate fountain was an added bonus!! to eat here works out about £16 per head. the nightly lighting ceremony was good fun especially for the kids,orangutans fab so cute,beach beautiful and spa beautifully done but little pricey.they have really thought of everything here i could go on and on so i'll just say i'd recommend this to everyone if you want great 5* service, food and quiet location.

    large pool great and poolside service fab (you just wave a red flag when you require drinks etc!!) beach and restaurants great

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  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Phone: 88-7928-88
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: a little dissapointing    Check Rates
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  • By nickgrifiths1 on July 11, 2006
    • Dont go here if you are expecting a beach paradise, there are a lot better options in Malaysia. We found the beach and grounds to be dirty. The pool was crowded and the food average. On the plus side the deluxe room was lovely and the service was good.

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  • Price: US$120-180    » Currency Converter
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  • Phone: 88-7928-88
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: A Perfect Getaway    Check Rates
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  • By jayelgee on May 3, 2005
    • Spent 3 nights in Rasa Ria. Had a great time. Accomodations were excellent and the food great at relatively reasonable prices, considering average prices of similarly rated hotels. In addtiion, children under 10 years old are allowed to take buffet meals with adults free of charge.

    Rasa Ria has an expansive and clean beachfront with fine goldish-white sand. .In addition, it has a big heated swimming pool catering to toddlers all the way up to adults. It has a good number of recreational activities which visitors can engage in at reasonable if not minimal cost. Unique to Rasa Ria is an animal reserve caring for a number of orangutans.

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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: Man (& woman) of the Jungle, at home here    Check Rates
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    • Craig.White
  • By Craig.White on September 26, 2004
    • Best part, by far, was the nature reserve. Meet the orangutans at the daily feeding. Nightly there is a nocturnal animal feeding which requires some degree of stamina to sit through, as the animals might not get hungry for a few hours and you are meant to sit there quietly and wait for them...

    Service and food are similar to Tanjung Aru. Added benefit is that you are far away from it all and can feel the seclusion.

    If you are trying to decide between the two, go with Rasa Ria -- better by a small margin.

    They also have some horses, but you have to organize that before going over, else they won't be ready for you. Pretty cool beach for a ride.

    Horse stable on the beach.
    Local food.
    Nature reserve.

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  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Phone: 60-88-792-888
  • Directions: about 1.5 hours from the airport at the worst (we were there in just under 1 hour).
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: Kid Friendly Resort    Check Rates
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  • By nbfi2001 on April 15, 2006
    • We had a great stay. Service and facilities were very good.

    Nice 5 star newly renovated hotel. Have mostly seaview rooms, all renovated 2004-2005. Nice big garden, big pool area for all ages, kids playground. Lots of activities being organized. Motorized and non motorized sea sports available. Very friendly staff. Fantastic breakfast buffet, and great Asian buffet dinner. Overall, a great place to stay.

    Cons include - sandflies on beach (use lots of sunblock and insect repellant and they will not bother you). lots of jellyfish when we where there, thus couldn't swim on the sea. The beach is very very wide, thus it's a walk from the shade of the trees to the water. When we were there, hotel was full, and thus, it was difficult to get sun beds near pool - all taken. They provided mats to lay out in grass area - I thought this was good enough.

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  • Price: US$40-80    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: most expensive
  • Phone: 60-88-792-888
  • Directions: 40 mins away from the city - do not stay here if you want to go to city very often.
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: MY weekend getaway choice    Check Rates
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    • joolea
  • By joolea on January 2, 2005
    • One of the best resorts in Sabah, in my opinion. Lush landscapes, excellent rooms, service, food, facilities, you name it. One of the bigger ones as well

    the service is good but what I like most is the gradens or beachside landscapes. Among the trees and pool where you lounge, you get to see peacocks, goats and fat bunnies as well. its really quite beautiful!

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Phone: 60-88-792-888
  • Directions: About 40 minutes drive from city centre
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    Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort: Dalit Bay    Check Rates
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    • Kay_Lina
  • Updated By Kay_Lina on July 21, 2003
    • A lovely place to stay. The staff were all friendly, which made the hotel seem more personal.

    If you wish to get away from crowds and enjoy the beach, this is the right place for you.

    It had been well-landscaped and designed and was very well-maintained.

    Good gym and associated facilities. Pleasant atmosphere and good value for barbecue dinner.

    Enjoy several water sports and long evening walks on the beach.

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: least expensive
  • Phone: (60-88) 792 888
  • Directions: Pantai Dalit
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