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5 Stars - 19 Reviews and 1291 Opinions
Pantai Dalit Beach, P.O. Box 600, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 89208, Malaysia
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nbfi2001
- Reviews: 9
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Kid Friendly Resort
We had a great stay. Service and facilities were very good.
Unique Quality: 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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louisesimone
- Reviews: 1
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secret special rasa ria
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.
Unique Quality: 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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jayelgee
- Reviews: 1
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A Perfect Getaway
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.
Unique Quality: 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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joolea
- Reviews: 9
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MY weekend getaway choice
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
Unique Quality: 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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Tizpad
- Reviews: 2
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It's a "MUST" for Tourists
All the stuffs are simply perfect. Better if you can ask someone who lives there to reserve the hotel for you, (the rate is cheap if its a Malaysian citizen doing the reservation).
Unique Quality: Facilities, pool, massages, spa, Tv sat......and so on. If you cannot find what you are searching for...just ask and someone will provide to give you everything you wish.
Malaysia Airline offers very good offers into some packages tips for vacations. Try to see its website before you start booking a vacation.
- Opinion of Price: most expensive
Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort Photo: Steamboat
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Craig.White
- Reviews: 12
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Man (& woman) of the Jungle, at home here
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.
Unique Quality: Horse stable on the beach.
Local food.
Nature reserve.
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XenosUK
- Reviews: 92
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A Fantastic Location
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!
Unique Quality: 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.
- Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
- Related to: Spa and Resort, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Jungle and Rain Forest
Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort Photo: View from our balcony
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tangymp
- Reviews: 143
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Probably the best resort in KK
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
- Opinion of Price: most expensive
- Related to: Spa and Resort
Shangri-Las Rasa Ria Resort Photo: View from room of Hotel
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Kay_Lina
- Reviews: 66
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Dalit Bay
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.
Unique Quality: 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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The nature reserve at Shangri-La Rasa Ria
Hi all,
Just a question. My friends are going to KK soon and since I have been there, I recommended Magellan Sutera Harbour instead of Rasa Ria. They wanted to know if they can still go the nature reserve at Rasia Ria eventhough they aren't hotel guests.
Is it true that there are orang utans there too?
Many thanks.
Re: The nature reserve at Shangri-La Rasa Ria
Personally I prefer the Rasa Ria, it's a 5* and it has 400 acres of grounds. However yes, there were Orangs at the Rasa Ria when I was last there and they had 2 feeding times daily up in the rain forest. I am not sure if you can visit if you are not a guest but I would imagine you can. Best to 'phone the hotel and ask. They may charge a small fee to go and see them.
P.
Re: The nature reserve at Shangri-La Rasa Ria
This is the email I received from Rasa Ria a month ago:
Greeting from Shangri-la's Rasa Ria Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Thanks for the email received. Yes, our Nature Reserve open for outsider visitor but only certain time of visiting. Besides, you need 72 hours or three days in advanced booking prior to the actual visit. Conservation fee for Orang Utan viewing is RM65.00 per person and children aged 6-16 years old is RM10.00 per person.
For more information, please contact us at (6088) 792888 extension 8012/8016.
With Nature,
Melvin George
(Senior Ranger)
recreation.rrr@shangri-la.com
Re: The nature reserve at Shangri-La Rasa Ria
Thanks so much guys!! :)
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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.
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Address: Pantai Dalit Beach, P.O. Box 600, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 89208, Malaysia