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: 8.0

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Bed and Breakfast Sukau Backpackers B&B

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Very good value compared to the other places nearby. Rooms are basic but it’s as you’d expect. There is no wifi so it’s good for completely disconnecting and relaxing. Tours v good , would recommend morning and afternoon tour especially. Guides very good at pointing out wildlife.

Kathryn, Mexico

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. 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

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8.8

Great location!

What guests loved the most:
“Very good value compared to the other places nearby. Rooms are basic but it’s as you’d expect. There is no wifi so it’s good for completely disconnecting and relaxing. ”

Kathryn Mexico
“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

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 8.6 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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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

“Nice location, very close to the river.”

Edwin

Netherlands

7.9

“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

“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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Smoking is not allowed.

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Pets are not allowed.

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“Very good value compared to the other places nearby. Rooms are basic but it’s as you’d expect. There is no wifi so it’s good for completely disconnecting and relaxing. Tours v good , would recommend morning and afternoon tour especially. Guides very good at pointing out wildlife. ”

Kathryn

Mexico

“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

“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

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Newest Reviews for Sukau Backpackers B&B

Reviewed: April 25, 2019

AmyN17
United Kingdom
Age group: 25 – 34

1 helpful vote
7.1

“Has the potential to be a lot better”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I felt that we got far too close to the macaques; our driver barged into the tree they were in which disturbed them, I was caught in the hedges and got cut and the monkeys were above us, peeing on the boat. Our boat driver didn’t seem too bothered but I felt it was too stressful and invasive and there should be more respect given to these wild animals and their environment. The room itself was a complete disappointment. The bathroom was dated, falling apart and dirty. The bed had a huge hole in the headboard above our heads, the curtain had a hole in, the plug socket was falling off the wall, the mattress was very worn, the sheets and duvet were old towels and the paper on the ceiling was falling off. Not great and we expected more for the price. We were also nearly over charged on arrival, we were told our room was more (170rm for 2 nights) than what we had agreed on booking.com (150rm for 2 nights plus 6% tax so 159rm). They dropped the price when I showed confirmation so make sure you’re armed with your confirmation if you booked online.
The staff were all very friendly and advised us about what tours were available. We chose not to do the 2N3D tour as we felt that 4 boat rides was a bit much. We chose 2 boat rides, a couple of meals and transfers which worked out a lot cheaper and left us feeling like we’d seen what we had wanted to. Both our boat rides were mostly fab except for something I will discuss below. We saw macaques, proboscis, an orangutan, crocodiles, lizards, hornbills and some kingfishers. Food provided was pretty good. Location of the rooms was peaceful!

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 18, 2019

Tom
Netherlands
Age group: 25 – 34
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Simple breakfast
Nic, friendly and helpfull tour guides!

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 15, 2019

Darren
Canada
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Yes, the pillows were hard, but so what?
Great staff clean rooms, great service. They attended to our veg needs and the tours on the river were great. Saw plenty of proboscis monkeys, and others saw orangutangs.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 14, 2019

Rocks91
Ireland
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
This was the perfect place to stay in Sukau. The accommodation was great and a 2 minute walk from the river. The room had mosquito nets, a decent fan and private bathroom. We did the 2 night package and every cruise was truly magical. Our Tour guide Mus was amazing at spotting wildlife and he had great knowledge about the river and animals. The food here was also great and good sized portions.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 6, 2019

Jan
Czech Republic

1 helpful vote
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Amazing stay, beautiful accomodation, really cheap cruise usually in a small group of people

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: April 1, 2019

Intermittent
United Kingdom
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Hard bed. Same all over Asia ! No outside seating or hammock to read a book or snooze between trips. Getting up at 5:30 !! Room wobbly when next door guest walked about ! Threadbare coverlet so had to wear jumpers etc at night as got quite cold.
Right next to jetty. Friendly helpful welcoming staff. Hot water. A/ c and fan if needed. Large breakfasts and delicious coconut stews. Large rooms. Beautiful setting. Small shop. Quiet and loads of fantastic trips with really excellent guide Lang. Totally amazing what he spots. Don’t expect to see a specific animal as their appearance depends on feeding patterns / fruits etc. Def. do the night trips. Would love to come back. Stay at least 2 nights if you can.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: March 31, 2019

Janja
United Kingdom

4 helpful votes
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We had loads of ants in our room, especially in our bed, the water was leaking from the shower, the toilet cistern wasn't working properly
We took a 2N, 3D package and we really liked all the river cruises (not so much the morning walk as we hardly saw any animals), food was ok, the whole place is really nice in a good location

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 24, 2019

Ganesh
Malaysia
9.2

“Good place to stay with friends”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Family Room with Balcony (Fan only)
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nil
Nice and quite surroundings

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 19, 2019

Hakim Yusof
Singapore
7.5

“Nice,comfy,shorty than planned,but saw quite amazing wildlife👍🏽”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No wi-fi,thats all really
Everything was just nice,though getting there was quite long,really my planning was to be blame mostly for that,though long,the drive to sukau was enjoyable,had a trooper of a taxi driver who drove 7 hours straight to find the place,kudos to the uncle,did not get his name though,on the plus side,the kinabatangan river was a stones throw away,👍🏽

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: March 12, 2019

Goedhart84
Netherlands
5.0

“Awesome rivercruises, do not expect much from the rest.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Pick up was 40 minutes late. Bathroom door was broken, bathroom itself was not clean at all; spiderwebs. Power point was very dodgy, lightbulb was loose, air-conditioning was very noisy, beds are old. All food, dinner and lunch was very salty (vegetables and chicken).
The guides for the river cruises and jungle walks were awesome! Got to see many many monkeys of all sorts. Breakfast was limited but nice.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 12, 2019

Susan
United Kingdom
6.3

“Better to stay in the village.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The atmosphere was odd, well there wasn't an atmosphere. It was very quiet and the staff did not engage, they were definitely not very happy or helpful. Breakfast was good and the evening meal was good but at 20 myr, expensive for the area as are the boatrips. It's quite a walk to Sukau l was booked to stay for 4 nights but only stayed one, transferring instead to a bomb in the village which was wonderful and a lot cheaper. I paid for 2 nights though as l didn't check out until after 11am which l was happy to do.
The rooms which are cabin style with a balcony are large, clean and comfortable with a n ensuing bathroom. They are set within very attractive surroundings Close to the river.

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: March 10, 2019

Ramona
Germany

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Was good ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The food is quite expensive
Nice lodges, friendly helpful staff

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: February 28, 2019

Monika
Australia

2 helpful votes
7.5

“Good value for money.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
They accept cash only! The nearest atm is 1 h drive away so make sure you have enough cash with you.
Very simple accomodation. The rooms are quite old but bed was comforatble and vlean and ac was working fine. River is 100 m away. Staff is very nice.

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: February 26, 2019

Edwin
Netherlands

2 helpful votes
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Just one chair on the veranda. River safaris are a bit expensive but nice.
Nice location, very close to the river.

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: February 24, 2019

Ewa
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
7.5

“amazing place,worth to visit”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
nothing
fantastic staff,well organized boat trips

Stayed in February 2019

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