Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei Travel Guide by Lonely Planet

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Sleeping outside Kinabalu Park

It’s worth spending a night around the base of Kinabalu before your ascent, and there are plenty of accommodation options suiting everyone’s budget. All of the following have attached restaurants:

The accommodation at Mesilau and Poring is run by Sutera Sanctuary Lodges with a notable exception. At forested Mesilau, the lodging (dm from RM428 per person) is in functional dorms and doubles, but if you want to splurge there are some oddly shaped chalets (they look like they were designed by Frank Gehry on a bad day) that start at RM1285 for a three-bed property. Mesilau Nature Resort is 30 minutes beyond the entrance to Kinabalu (when driving towards Ranau from KK). The Sutera lodging in Poring is located within the hot-springs complex and is same-same in terms of the room experience and prices.

There are privately owned sleeping options looping around Kinabalu’s base. Most of these are located along the road between the park headquarters and Kundasang (east of the park’s entrance). Two home stays in Kundasang, Walai Tokou ( 088-888166, 019-860 2270; [email protected]; Ranau; Packages from RM240) and Mesilou Atamis ( 017-832 5578, 019-580 2474; http://www.mesilau-homestay.com/; 2-day/1-night packages from RM350; ) are another option.

Wind Paradise YURT $$

( 714563, 012-820 3360; http://windparadise2011.blogspot.com/; Jln Mesilau, Cinta Mata, Kundasang; d from RM170, yurt (4-person) RM300; ) There are elements of Wind Paradise that resemble just another (albeit well-executed) Mt Kinabalu resort: lodge-y rooms with attractive hardwood floors and an odd mix of modern, minimalist furniture and rather garish bedsheets. Then there are the yurts. If you’re scratching your head, a yurt is the traditional tent used by Mongolian nomads. While these ones aren’t really suitable for those wanting to pillage Eurasia from Korea to Poland, they are attractive, white-and-blue structures that also come with hardwood floors and cosy beds (one queen and two twins). Almost all lodging, rooms and yurts, comes with great views over the alpine jungle that surrounds Mt Kinabalu.

Mountain Guest House GUESTHOUSE $

( 888632, 016-837 4040; dm/s/d incl breakfast from RM30/60/70) The closest non-Sutera accommodation to Mt Kinabalu park is about 4km from the trailhead that leads up the mountain. This guesthouse consists of bare but clean rooms plopped into huts and chalets that seem to precariously lean out from the side of Mt Kinabalu. Free breakfast and vegetarian dinners (RM8) are available.

D’Villa Rina Ria Lodge LODGE $$

( 889282; www.dvillalodge.com.my; dm/r RM30/ 120; ) This charming lodge is run by friendly staff that maintains cute, cosy rooms and a dining area that overlooks a lovely view over the mountain ranges/thick clouds of afternoon fog, depending on the mercy of the weather gods.

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