Borneo accommodation

In this remote jungle region, the Sukau Rainforest Lodge stands out among its more basic neighbours for its high standards of comfort and service.

It’s not often that you find a hotel inspired by a fruit, but at this family-run hotel in the heart of Kuching, limes are the order of the day.

With 499 rooms surrounded by 400 acres of tropical forest, the Shangri-La Rasa Ria really does feel like a world of its own. Though the hotel can’t take credit for the majesty of its surroundings, it does do everything in its power to ensure that you enjoy them to their fullest.

The Mulu Marriott is located five minutes outside the national park, and is the best (indeed, the only) luxury offering in the Mulu area.

Based in a protected marine reserve, with jungle to its back and the sparkling blue waters of Malohom Bay spread out before it, Gaya Island Resort has mangroves, coral reefs, and sandy beaches right on its doorstep.

Located down a small tributary in the wilderness of the Lower Kinabatangan River, the Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort is surrounded by freshwater swamps and mangrove forest.

Accommodation at Sepilok Nature Lodge is fairly basic but perfectly comfortable, with air-conditioned wooden chalets dotted throughout tropical gardens packed with over 150 species of orchid and arranged around a lake.

With an emphasis on eco-sensitive practices and conservation, coupled with a magnificent rainforest location and stylish rooms, the Borneo Rainforest Lodge is easily our favourite place to stay in Danum.

The Hyatt Centric offers 222 spacious rooms inspired by the lush green hills and calm blue sea surrounding the property.

Sutera operates nine different lodge groups scattered throughout the park, each with their own style and design.

Named for the Ascidiera Grandis, an orchid found only on Mount Kinabalu, the Grandis Hotel’s city centre location at the top of a mall makes it an excellent base for exploring Kota Kinabalu.

At the Tabin Wildlife Resort you’ll be staying in a timber chalet deep in the rainforest, on the banks of the Lipad River.