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“Good value stay”

Best Western Kinabalu Daya Hotel

4 of 5 stars
reneewoo
Taipei, Taiwan
Dec 26, 2009

The best about this hotel is its location. Across the street is Wisma Merdeka mall which you can find food court, pharmacy, money exchange, almost everything. 7-11 is right next door to find...more

“Very nice but over priced!”

Sutera Harbour Resort (The Pacific Sutera & The Magellan Sutera)

5 of 5 stars
Wezmez
UK
Dec 26, 2009

This hotel was fantastic, from the food to the staff but if you are only staying for a short time I would reccomend shopping around as this place was very expensive. If you are staying for 2 weeks and...more

“Very nice and relaxing vacation”

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

4 of 5 stars
1andTwins
Hong Kong, China
Dec 26, 2009

Let me start by saying I was a little worried about the food prices, but in the end I didn't think it was that bad at all. At least not when comparing to Hong Kong prices and/or price levels at the...more

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