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Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa: Traveller Reviews

5.0 of 5
20 Jalan Aru, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu 88100, Malaysia
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790 per night
Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa
Ranked #3 of 85 hotels in Kota Kinabalu
4.5 of 5 stars 1079 Reviews
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  • Sunset Bar(107)
  • Rasa Ria(91)
  • Club lounge(53)
  • Taxi ride(35)
  • Swimming pool(26)
  • Very good(23)
  • Pool area(18)
  • Mountain view room(18)
  • Happy Hour(15)
  • Friendly and helpful(14)
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Perth, Australia
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Delightful stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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This resort is clearly the best in KK and entitled to its 5-star claim - it is well located, has lovely gardens/green spaces, attentive staff, quality fittings, good food, excellent pool and our room, while not over-large, was well appointed. There was a problem with our booking in that we were not expected until the following day, but the staff sorted that out promptly and upgraded us in the process. While KK as a whole was a little disappointing, the resort more than made up for it. The only down side was the noisiness of the hard-surfaced corridors when drunk end of Chinese-new year revellers returned to their rooms late at night!

Room Tip: Try for a Tanjung Wing room facing west - the view of sunsets from our balcony with a drink in hand...
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Calgary, Canada
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Highly reconmend”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012

Nice and clean. Big room but a little bit old style. 5 star customer service Best hotel I stay in Malaysia

  • Stayed December 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Boston, Massachusetts
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Bad place... won't recommend”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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Stayed 1 night on Thursday, February

First, check-in problem. No towel/welcome drinks -which is a very simple matter but they simply ignore to do it.

Second, made a reservation for the shuttle to Rasa Ria resort early in the morning, but when the time comes for boarding the shuttle bus, the driver said I did not have a reservation. The hotel was trying to mess me up here!

Third, check-in and check-out time is PAINFULLY slow. This got to be a joke! It felt like hours

Fourth, nobody showed me to the room, in which case, I had to wonder around the hotel for many hours(of course, exaggerated but still no joke here with your luggages and all)

Fifth, my room was in the club room area, but the room/wall was very thin. You can hear everything from your next door neighbor! They should have proper soundproofing system at this kind of hotel chain!(and this was Club Room!!!)

Conclusion:
Don't come here!! Go elsewhere.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“The word Shangrila says it all this is a great hotel.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012
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person found this review helpful

This hotel has it all and you will not be disappointed. The best place to stay in KK

  • Stayed February 2012
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“A pleasant week at the Tanjung Aru!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

We spent a week at the resort in mid January and I have to say overall it was a very pleasant stay, the staff were very attentive, the food top class and plenty of it with a very good selection in the buffet restaurant and found the prices very reasonable as we're the drinks. The pool is amazing and there always seemed to be plenty of sunbirds vacant. The beach area is very nice if a little on the small side. The overall atmosphere of the place was very good. The bad points however were that we were promised a mountain view room and got a view of the tennis courts but as they were full there were no more rooms to relocate to until the next day and so we stayed put and to be honest it worked out quite well cos we were on the ground floor so didn't have to put up with stairs or a lift and we were straight out of the door and over to the pool and the beach! My biggest problem was the amount of people there for a conference each day and eating in the main restaurant. It was like a cattle market and you couldn't get anywhere near the food. They really should have seperated dining facilities for the conference guests. I'm not sure I would go back to Tanjung Aru, I would probably try the sister resort, Rasa Ria if I ever went back to Borneo. We spent an afternoon at the Orangutang sanctuary there and it had a bigger beach and looked quite nice. Enjoyed my week at the Tanjung Aru though, plenty of R & R !

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Additional Information about Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

  • Shangri Las Tanjung Aru Resort
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  • Tanjung Aru
  • Shangri La Tanjung Aru
  • Shangri La Kota Kinabalu
Address: 20 Jalan Aru, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu 88100, Malaysia
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