Sabah Beach Villas & Suites

Recent Reviews: 87

• User:AndreaLehotska

  Trip type: Family

  Avoid.

  09 Apr 2023

  We just checked in and are disappointed enough to write already this review: either pics have been taken ages ago or there is only one clean and well maintained villa in this resort.I’m aware that this resort is managed by Sabah Beach Villas (our case) and Borneo Beach Villas, even if they are literally the same and attaching to each other; I guess some has been kept with one management and some with the other.Staff at the reception is kind and available, but that’s the only good point which unfortunately doesn’t compensate the rest. We booked a 2bedroom beachfront villa for my and my dad who just has undergone a surgery, so were basically looking for a place to rest in. The location is surely nice and peaceful, despite the villa next to us is being renovated and noisy procedures are going on. But that’s not an issue since you won’t be able to relax out in the garden, reason why you booked this place: you won’t find those sun beds from hotel pictures in your private garden full of cigarettes, trash, waste, terrible canalization smell and 3 dirty manholes.Your only choice will be an old wooden kitchen chair, so dirty that you will need to use the kitchen sponge to rub it before even daring to sit on it. Anyway you will never find out if the black dirt is more paint coming off or dirt…A fence rope all along the sea side of the resort will not allow you to walk close to the sea as all the stone wall is falling down. The villa itself has seen its good days years ago I guess; everything is massively worn out, from jammed door leading to the small pool, impossible to open as all rusted. Once opened, impossible to close, rails gone. Also, the door has a lock which doesn’t work, an alternative home made remedy for closing the door was suggested to us.All other sliding doors leading to the small side pools have no handles for “security reason”, you need to go out from the malfunctioning main door and run around the unit in order to reach the marvelous chlorine water. The main pool is so-so, forget the others full of leaves and other stuff.The shower glass in both bathrooms is simply dirty; stain, old soap splashes, limescale , dust on every surface & drawer, even some gecko poop to be easily spotted.. no way rooms were cleaned properly and recently, only got some room spray in it.The kitchen has bad odors no matter what cupboard you open; some of the upper ones are anyway broken and not usable, still full of dirty dust and some color remains falling all over the kitchen when tried to open. Dishes and glasses really incredibly dirty; a piece of some old food still in the pan.The restaurant on site and massages mentioned on their website are not available; a car can take you to the next resort Nexus in both cases unless u walk 30min by yourself. So: Nexus for a massage, Nexus for lunch, Nexus for activities, Nexus for dinner.. trust me, just move to Nexus and save your time.Furniture is old, run down, not clean at all, the interior garden a sad piece of some perishing green.Contacted the reception and asked for cleaning products in order to clean myself, given my dad’s delicate situation, wanted to wash/rub/wipe floors, kitchen, bathrooms.. have been sent a housekeeping boy who had one pink spray and a small duster as multi purpose cleaning tool… gave him my antibacterial cleaning product and he passed some surfaces, in 15min the whole villa was “done”. Took me 2hrs to get at least half of the kitchen to be usable; joined the reception to ask for some cleaning products, have been told they send someone to bring them. Still waiting:)Asked for a hose a guy who came to change our doorhandle, he brought it and I could at least wash the outer space and furniture, plus all spitting etc on tiles.No small towels for face or beach towels, not a rag for the kitchen, I’m really puzzled.I’m not picky, I’m a backpacker and can stay from a tiny tent to 5* hotel, but paying for something you are attracted to by pics but you don’t get, NOPE. I feel like a guy matching a girl from a pic and realizing she was all filters and has nothing to do with herself lol.Honestly, I should have trusted other travelers’ reviews before booking for 1 week and I hope you will do the same.

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• User:myzatul_mye

  Trip type: Family

  Nice Beach

  01 Mar 2023

  I was here with my family for the second time. Been here a couple of years ago before the pandemic. The view of the blue sea still caught my eye. Swimming in clear seawater was amazing. It was just a few steps from the villa to the beach. Unfortunately, the villa seems to lack maintenance. I understand it was due to the pandemic and I hope the management can improve as the tourism industry is going back to normal. Overall, I wish I will be back.

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• User:Dewatandas

  Trip type:

  Enjoyed but Sad

  30 Jan 2023

  Need to mentioned, Borneo Beach Villas (BBV) and Sabah Beach Villas(SBV) are 2 different management here. SBV, cheaper but not so well maintained facilities and units. BBV on the other hand, is much better managed and well-maintained. the pictures attached show our unit compared to the unit next to us managed by BBV, with a working outdoor fan, garden lights, a well-maintained building, and properly furnished. ours, taik cicak (lizard poop) is everywhere, Sofas, dressing table. Hmm... They did came back when we contacted them and the answers from them 'oh sudah kasi bersih tadi tengah hari, ada orang tinggal sini sebelum kamu'. Where that is impossible referring to the condition with the poop all over and already dried.We tried to open the door, since the glass door is surrounding the living room and we want to enjoy the sea breeze. nah, the only door that can be open is somehow verrryyy hard to open. and the door to the pool also having the same problem. The maintenance team came once more, and help to open the door. and he did mention we need to struggle to open the door, once opened it is hard to lock it again. which is dangerousss.. (same goes for the door to the pool, we need to leave unlock during the night. not good not good...The private pool was supposed to be the main attraction here. But sadly, a badly maintained pool (broken floor tiles, chipped tiles) turns into a tragedy. My wife's foot got a cut from the broken floor tiles, during our pool time with the little one. We went for an emergency treatment 30 minutes away to the nearest Clinic in Indah Perrmai. 2-inch of cut needs to undergo a 45-minute stitch procedure. Well, the staff was there to hand us the first aid kit, before taking a few pictures and leaving.Did a report the problem at the counter during checkout, and they did apologize. Well, apologizing only won't help with the situation. They promised that their manager will contact me back. Woh almost 3 weeks, to no prevail. Yeah, suppose to be a good place. If we top-up a little bit, and stayed at BBV instead, it will be one memorable vacation with my one-year-old princess.Hell Yeah

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• User:piringus

  Trip type:

  Horrendously loathsome and terrible!

  01 Feb 2022

  I have had previously booked a stay at one of their villas [pre-COVID era] and back then, the experience was much pleasant. HOWEVERAfter my recent visit, I can no longer encourage potential visitors/tourists to stay at their premises. It is severely undermaintained, dirty and downright NOT WORTH your money! [or your time to be honest]. It costs me around 500 to 600 bucks for the night, and I must say it is like daylight robbery if you choose to stay at their premises!During our stay - faulty aircon, our private pool the next morning suddenly was drained out without any prior notice and there were too many flies INSIDE THE HOUSE! So please, PLEASE REFRAIN yourselves from BOOKING A STAY at this property! Save your hard-earned money and go somewhere else! I implore potential visitors/tourists TO STAY AWAY!

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• User:W8430FEbens

  Trip type:

  "TERRIBLE RESORT" worst experience !!!

  02 Jan 2022

  stay for 2 days 1 night, stay with family and take 5 units apertment, booking through agoda. price 4k for 5 rooms but the condition of the rooms is not clean and smells moldy and the bathroom is clogged, handbasin are clogged, there is no service to tidy up or change towels until cout. room condition no sanitation during cleaning, not highgine, during pendemic supposed hotel there santize room after tidy, we waited for room slow ready for checkin.the resort area is unsatisfactory with unsafe environmental conditions without security guards, only in front of the entrance gate there are guards.opertion hour for the pool is also 9 am-5pm, kind of official time the sun goes up. there are no facilities that can be used when mowing the area. unattractive beach area.breakfast is not satisfactory with what you pay for.this place have four managemnet, so carefully when booking, we from sabah but some family from kL give bad exeperien to stay in my Home town. i am working in Hotel Industri but this not standart of hotel and resort.

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