Name: Sukau Backpackers B&B
Address: Jalan Kampung Sukau 1, 90200 Sukau, Malaysia, Jalan Kampung Sukau 1, Sabah, 90200, Malaysia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $18 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.1

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Bed and Breakfast Sukau Backpackers B&B

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Chuanjun, China

The room is very big and comfy, bathroom clean. The dinner was really good. Since we checked out really early they prepared us breakfast the night before so we could eat something before we left. The staff is really friendly and you get to know other travellers since you share the boat tours.

Rocio, Mexico

The room is ok, a wide cabana with a decent bathroom. The afternoon boat was good, we saw many animals from the river.

Edu___, Spain

The environment and atmosphere of b&& was nice. Room had good AC but window does not close well. We saw lots of monkeys and some birds but you will not see elephants.

Samantha, Malta

The accommodations were simple. The food was tasty, BUT the river tours were amazing! The boatman had an unbelievable eye for spotting wildlife. The guide was very informative! Highly recommended tours!

Stacey, United States of America

We took the afternoon and night cruise and they were very good! The staff was very nice and helpful

Manuel, Chile

The river cruises were wonderful and the guides were very nice. AC was nice in the rooms and the grounds were beautiful.

Kelly, United States of America

Amazingly friendly staff. The guides were excellent at spotting wildlife. Very enthusiastic! The food was plentiful and really tasty. Fair prices for tour package. Comfortable rooms with hot water.

Stephanie, United States of America

The hotel is great ! Bungalows are lovely, with A/C, the homemade food is tasty and the staff (The 2 girls and the guide) are kind.

James, France

The staff were lovely. Especially the guy who took us out on the river cruise. The food was good. Simple. Big portions. Good little chill out area. Nothings too much trouble. We got a private boat tour which was awesome. Saw loads of proboscis, 1 orangutang and some birds. We saw more in the morning cruise.

Ralph, United Kingdom

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8.8

Great location!

What guests loved the most:
“The place is nicely located and value for the money”

Chuanjun China
“The room is very big and comfy, bathroom clean. The dinner was really good. Since we checked out really early they prepared us breakfast the night before so we could eat something before we left. ”

Rocio Mexico
“The room is ok, a wide cabana with a decent bathroom. The afternoon boat was good, we saw many animals from the river.”

Edu___ Spain
“The environment and atmosphere of b&& was nice. Room had good AC but window does not close well. We saw lots of monkeys and some birds but you will not see elephants.”

Samantha Malta
“The accommodations were simple. The food was tasty, BUT the river tours were amazing! The boatman had an unbelievable eye for spotting wildlife. The guide was very informative! ”

Stacey United States of America
“We took the afternoon and night cruise and they were very good! The staff was very nice and helpful”

Manuel Chile
“The river cruises were wonderful and the guides were very nice. AC was nice in the rooms and the grounds were beautiful.”

Kelly United States of America
“Amazingly friendly staff. The guides were excellent at spotting wildlife. Very enthusiastic! The food was plentiful and really tasty. Fair prices for tour package. Comfortable rooms with hot water.”

Stephanie United States of America
“ The hotel is great ! Bungalows are lovely, with A/C, the homemade food is tasty and the staff (The 2 girls and the guide) are kind.”

James France
“The staff were lovely. Especially the guy who took us out on the river cruise. The food was good. Simple. Big portions. Good little chill out area. Nothings too much trouble. ”

Ralph United Kingdom

With garden views, Sukau Backpackers B&B is located in Sukau and has a restaurant and room service.

A buffet breakfast is available each morning at the property.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Sukau! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.8)

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Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, Asian, Buffet

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Natural Beauty

Kinabatangan River River
0.6 miles

Closest Airports

Sandakan Airport
31.4 miles
Lahad Datu Airport
33.3 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“The staff were lovely. Especially the guy who took us out on the river cruise. The food was good. Simple. Big portions. Good little chill out area. Nothings too...”

Ralph

United Kingdom

8.3

“+they offer a real nice package of boat cruises and jungle walks, really worth it, rex (nickname) is a guide who knows a lot about the animals and plants and th...”

Laura

Austria

7.9

“People were really helpful the guide was spotting so many animals, great food, great location, 100% recomemded. Best experience wildfires at Borneo ”

Sergi

Spain

8.7

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10:30 AM - 8:00 PM

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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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All children are welcome.

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Pets are not allowed.

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“The room is very big and comfy, bathroom clean. The dinner was really good. Since we checked out really early they prepared us breakfast the night before so we could eat something before we left. The staff is really friendly and you get to know other travellers since you share the boat tours.”

Rocio

Mexico

“The accommodations were simple. The food was tasty, BUT the river tours were amazing! The boatman had an unbelievable eye for spotting wildlife. The guide was very informative! Highly recommended tours! ”

Stacey

United States of America

“Amazingly friendly staff. The guides were excellent at spotting wildlife. Very enthusiastic! The food was plentiful and really tasty. Fair prices for tour package. Comfortable rooms with hot water.”

Stephanie

“The staff were lovely. Especially the guy who took us out on the river cruise. The food was good. Simple. Big portions. Good little chill out area. Nothings too much trouble. We got a private boat tour which was awesome. Saw loads of proboscis, 1 orangutang and some birds. We saw more in the morning cruise. ”

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Newest Reviews for Sukau Backpackers B&B

Reviewed: December 31, 2018

Chuanjun
China
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I don’t like the way Booking.com hid some additional cost in the website - I only realized an extra cost of using air con in the air con room, which is ridiculous.
The place is nicely located and value for the money

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 18, 2018

Ralph
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Mouldy pillows and damp smell in the room.
The staff were lovely. Especially the guy who took us out on the river cruise. The food was good. Simple. Big portions. Good little chill out area. Nothings too much trouble. We got a private boat tour which was awesome. Saw loads of proboscis, 1 orangutang and some birds. We saw more in the morning cruise.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: November 23, 2018

Laura
Austria

1 helpful vote
7.9

“beautiful stay at the river”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
~no wifi (was nice for us but if you have to do something maybe not that good)
+they offer a real nice package of boat cruises and jungle walks, really worth it, rex (nickname) is a guide who knows a lot about the animals and plants and the whole area +nice situated in the nature

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 4, 2018

Nataly
United Kingdom
7.5

“Good place to stay for Kinabatanga river cruises”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Simple accommodation
Very close to the river

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 25, 2018

Ollie
United Kingdom
Age group: 25 – 34

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Great rainforest experience”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
- Not their fault but saw no Orangutans, best time of year is June to August we were told due to fruit seasons. - Rooms were dated and tired and had a bit of a chemical smell coming from the bathroom but can’t complain for the price. Opened the windows and the smell went from the bedroom after a couple of hours
- Tours were awesome, went on 4 cruises and saw Elephants on 2 of them, loads of different monkeys, Macaques were really inquisitive and actually climbed down the trees to get closer to us. - staff were great, Rex and the other guide were amazing at spotting the wildlife - Food was good and plentiful - Bruno the dog! If you’re a dog lover, he’d appreciate some flea treatment... (and your leftovers)

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 14, 2018

Stuart
United Kingdom

4 helpful votes
9.6

“Most amazing experience of my life.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Food was sometimes not enough, there is local shops and restaurants about 20 minutes walk away
Exceptional guides. Lan and Irfan were unbelievable at spotting wildlife. We did 10 river tours and everyone we spotted something new to photograph. They even took us on a road tour to find Pygmy elephants. The whole trip was worth it just to have these guys spotting wildlife

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: September 28, 2018

Dani
United Kingdom
7.5

“basic but good location, Long lulls”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Expected it to be basic that’s fine, but the breakfast was virtually non-existent. White bread and jam and fried noodles and one fried egg. Managed to ask for boiled eggs as I don’t eat anything fried or white bread. Again only 1 option to lunch and dinner and the times were strict - 11.30 for lunch(?!?) and 6.30 for dinner(?!?). Only other thing is there’s one cruise at 6am and a walk at 9.00 and then nothing until 4pm and nowhere to go around the area (its beautiful to explore but so hot)! The cruises are great by you only need 2 days there max. Visit the caves- they’re unbelievable and we saw orangutangs! Only other thing, staff were super friendly but lots of mixed messages/communication on timings of things/options.
Beautiful setting and right on the river

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 26, 2018

Rocio
Mexico

3 helpful votes
9.2

“Good rooms, poor tours”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The tour guides were not really professional (we didn't got to see lots of animals) and the breakfast was really poor. They were not very helpful when we asked about the transportation back to Sandakan, trying to over charge us and didn't gave us any options. No wifi but we had cellphone data. No hot water.
The room is very big and comfy, bathroom clean. The dinner was really good. Since we checked out really early they prepared us breakfast the night before so we could eat something before we left. The staff is really friendly and you get to know other travellers since you share the boat tours.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 22, 2018

Daniel
Spain

3 helpful votes
4.2

“Beware of hidden costs!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Balcony
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
They take advantage of the isolation. Meals are overpriced, the river cruises are more expensive than anywhere else for not reason at all and there is a hidden "air con fee" to pay at the end. The only person that speaks English is rarely around. You leave with the feeling you've been paying more than anywhere else without knowing why.
The cruises guides are kind and nice

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 15, 2018

Philippe
Germany
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Good Prices for the guided Tour Good food Nice stuff

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 15, 2018

Edu___
Spain

5 helpful votes
7.1

“Avoid the morning walk ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The value for money is not good, but you have to considere that Sukau is an expensive place. Anyway, meals are too expensive, and in spite of the staff told to us, there is at least one local place where you can order food. Maybe simpler, but the price is less than a half than the hostel. We did the morning walk and it was totally disappointing, one hour of which 45 minutes were to go and come back walking on the road. It was so ridiculous that the staff charged half price, but if we knew this in advance we just would have walked through the jungle on our own.
The room is ok, a wide cabana with a decent bathroom. The afternoon boat was good, we saw many animals from the river.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: September 9, 2018

Philip
United Kingdom

6 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Our stay here was great. The accommodation was just as expected if not better. You really felt like you were staying in the jungle. The rooms were spacious and had everything you needed. The food was good and good value for money. Not really any other options but that did not matter. The boat tours were great and the guides were brilliant at their job. How they spotted the animals from so far away is amazing. No wifi available which gives a great break. Loved our stay here.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: September 8, 2018

Topi Hijau
Malaysia
5.0

Fair
- • Business trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Few restaurants
Environment

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 3, 2018

Marc De Smet
Indonesia
Age group: 65+

7 helpful votes
7.9

“Recommended”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very beautiful and well maintained garden. Property organizes several (paying) activities like jungle cruise morning and afternoon, night jungle trekking, etc. Although it calls itself a B&B, they also serve simple lunch and finner

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: August 31, 2018

Karolina
Czech Republic

1 helpful vote
7.1

“Good starting point for river cruise”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing around
Very nice environment and garden

Stayed in August 2018

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