I must second everything that JVTOxford mentioned. She hit the nail on the head and pointed out every great and every not-so-great thing that I was going to mention. Had I not been there, I'm not that I would have understood the comment about the hard seating surfaces... but she's absolutely right. Fortunately, I happened to have a sleeping pad... more

The purpose of my six day stay here was simply to dive and unwind and Lankayan was perfect for that, I really enjoyed the relaxed and laid back vibe. The rooms are simple but comfortable and the best thing is that everything you need is only a few steps away - beach, restaurant & dive centre. One can walk barefoot... more

We spent two nights here and didn't want to leave! The weather was perfect while we were there so blue skies, white sandy beaches, clear water with tropical fish visible, turtles nesting.... It was idyllic. The chalets are excellent and right on the beach. As others have said, I guess it would be a 4* standard accommodation in 5* setting.... more

We stayed on lanakayan for 6 nights as part of a 3 week holiday in Sabah. Getting there, we were collected from our jungle resort in Sepilok and transfered to Sandikan (about 35 mins) where we filled out the diving waiver forms and boarded the only speed boat transfer to Lankayan that leaves at 10am everyday. The transfer is noisey... more

Truly idyllic surroundings and and nice wooden cabins right on the beach (if a little close together). Despite the lovely friendly staff, the whole 'luxury resort' theme is spoiled by a lack of comfortable seating/sun longers (ie all hard wood with no cushions) and quite limited buffet for meals. There is no a la carte option and specific criticisims of... more

We spend 2 nights here in August as part of an amazing two week trip round Borneo with our 3 childrens (aged 15,12,7). Lankayan was one of the magical highlights of that trip. It is a truly idyllic, gold sanded tiny island an hour and a half by boat from Sandakan. The chalets are set on the beach and are... more

We stayed in Lankayan as the last part of our honeymoon in Malaysia and I must say that it was a very beautiful ending! When we arrived, we were blown away with the beauty of the island and the colours of the sea. So many beautiful colours! We stayed in room 24 which was at the end of the island,... more

I want to go back! We loved this place. When you arrive and step out onto the jetty it is breathtaking- aqua water, white sand- the whole tropical island thing! All staff were friendly, the food was great- lots of choice. Coffee and tea on tap with morning and afternoon tea,etc. The chalets were lovely- very comfotable bed and really... more

We stayed at lankayan for 2 nights in May and had a wonderful time. We where meet at the airport at taken to the jetty, where we then took a boat for almost 1.5 hours and arrived at the wonderful Lankayan Island. We where meet at the jetty and luggage was taken care of by the staff, we had a... more