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Sanbay Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel in Sandakan with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant

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Standard Twin Room | Room amenity
Room amenity
Bathroom sink
Reception hall
Exterior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
The current price is AED 69
AED 89 total
includes taxes & fees
15 Mar - 16 Mar

Room options

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Deluxe Room | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
Desk
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 King Beds

Suite

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
Desk
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
Desk
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Mile 1 1/2, Jalan Leila, Sandakan, Sabah, 90007

What's nearby

  • Agnes Keith House - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Sandakan Harbour Mall - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Sandakan Rainforest Park - 5 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Kampong Buli Sim Sim - 7 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre - 23 min drive - 25.0 km

Getting around

  • Sandakan (SDK) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sim Sim Seafood Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Balin Roof Garden Bar & Bistro - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪南财肉骨茶 Nam Chai Restaurant Bah Kut Teh - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪鱼船街第二桥 - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪San Da Gen Kopitiam - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Sanbay Hotel

Property highlights
At Sanbay Hotel, you can look forward to a garden, a business center, and a restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • A front-desk safe, meeting rooms, and an elevator
  • Luggage storage, wedding services, and a reception hall
  • A 24-hour front desk
Room features
All 58 rooms offer comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to thoughtful touches like free WiFi and safes.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • TVs with satellite channels
  • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping, and desks

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant

Conveniences

  • Elevator
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: noon
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
Guests providing vaccine records must have received complete COVID-19 vaccination at least 1 days prior to check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Hotel Sanbay
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Sanbay Hotel Sandakan
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Frequently asked questions

Is Sanbay Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Sanbay Hotel?

As of 14 March 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Sanbay Hotel on 22 March 2025 start from $23.24, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Sanbay Hotel?

This hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Sanbay Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: noon. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Sanbay Hotel?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Sanbay Hotel located?

Situated in Sandakan, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Saint Michael's and All Angels Church, St Michael's & All Angels Church, and Sandakan Heritage Trail. Sandakan Harbour Mall and Agnes Keith House are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Sanbay Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 34 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kristy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good bang for your buck if you just need a quick night stay! Clean and easy check in process with nice helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jasmin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel and the room was very old and should be renovated urgently. The fridge was not clean and there was no shampoo in the shower. Staff is very kind and helpful. The location was not that good, because there were only local restaurants nearby. The price was ok for all that.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Riccardo

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nei servizi proposti dall’Albergo era presente la lavanderia e giardino esterno. Invece tutte e due non erano presenti. Staff per niente accogliente e poco disponibile.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Boniq, Kota Kinabalu

Disliked: Staff & service
Sampai hotel security suruh tunggu next shift staff untuk sampai kerja. Pekerja shift sebelum sudah balik atas sebab transport balik waktu malam tidak ada. Terpaksa tggu hampir 3 jam lobby untuk staff kasih check-in ke bilik yang sudah dibayar.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Swee Fung

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lot of parking space. Clean room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

CikTika, kota kinabalu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
keep it up
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel and service are great especially for that price range. The restaurant was closed but there are eating places nearby
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good deal for low price
Location was not central but not too far. 2km from center. Room was clean and hotel was quiet. Wifi was decent and able to reach room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Sutapa

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stay at Sanbay hotel, Sandakan
No restaurant, furniture old and chipped, very few food options outside the hotel, no WiFi in the room at all . We had to stand in the middle of the corridor or go to the reception area to connect to the WiFi
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

F

Budget hotel - ok for a night
Clean rooms with huge bathrooms, very quiet — this is the plus Lingering smoking smell and no food is the minus. We got dinner in the local open air curry house a few minutes walk away. It is a local food place - really good but ‘very local’
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

FAJALIYATON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Percutian keluarga
Penginapan yang selesa dan sarapan yg di sediakan memudahkan perjalanan sekiranya bersama keluarga.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Gwen & Ken, Western Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All very nice, car parking very easy. Only disappointment for us was hotel evening meals (except Fri and Saturday) were very ordinary. But in saying that there is lots of food places around if you have the time. Breakfast was included in hotel price. It was basic with no fruit.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth Hotel for Money
Quiet, comfort, spacious room. Definitely worth for money.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

nurulasyikin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Grassy, Perth W Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Location not so good.
Had to change rooms 3 times before got one where room safe worked. There were only 2 cafes nearby , one a malay curry house ,the 2nd we opted for a Chinese cafe in a Malay housing area which was a bit dodgy to get to at night (ghetto) On plus side the staff were wonderful and tried hard
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Wan Mohamad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel but away from town center.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Nasa, KL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice transit hotel
Very comfortable and new amenities. Free shuttle to town. Have large private parking space. Peace of mind
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

SIN PENG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
About 2 km from town centre. The seafood steamboat buffet was great and value for money.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

amin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nie wieder!
Wer abgezockt werden will geht einfach ins Sanbay! Die Zimmer stinken entweder modrig oder nach kalten Zigaretten Rauch! Viel Spaß
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Wan Mohamad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and Clean hotel
Very nice hotel. Comfort room. Pay less but get more