We only stayed one night during a business trip, & the hotel was fine for that. A longer stay would have been a bit strained. The place is tired & dark - the lobby bar area lacks any atmosphere & the coffee/cake lounge was pretty awful.

The pool was open but it wasn’t very clean. And there were no loungers around it to make it a relaxing respite after a hot day at work.

The room was large and well-appointed. Although it didn’t feel especially clean. I had a huge balcony (with no furniture) which was good for HIT training - as the gym was closed.

Really not my cup of tea. But ok for short stops.

We arrived at the Sabah Hotel the day the city had locked down for COVID19, including the hotel.
The staff honoured the booking for our group and allowed us to stay until our rearranged flights or scheduled flights. We had limits applied, room with meals delivered, no other hotel facilities or services.
Thank you to all the staff we had (minimal) contact with, all were very polite and empathetic to our dilemma.

After staying at the tea plantation and in the rainforest, it was nice to get back to a modern stay.

The room was spacious and relatively clean. Most amenities were included; hairdryer is found outside the bathroom, in a cupboard at the furthest end of the room (insert shrug emoji). The water pressure was absolutely amazing!

The bed was comfortable and there is plenty of surfaces and electrical sockets. Wifi can drop in and out but is good when it's working.

There's a beautiful pool and a gym but I didn't use it.

Meals were pretty good, with good service.

Location wise, it's not in the centre of Sandakan but a 20 minute walk should take you there.

Overall, I enjoyed my stay here and it was a good place to end our trip.

(Disclaimer: this stay was part of a Trip a Deal tour)