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title: "Pantai Inn, Kota Kinabalu: 8.5/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Pantai Inn in Kota Kinabalu: rated 8.5 by guests, 2-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side. Prices month by month inside."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/pantai-inn-kota-kinabalu/
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source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-11-09
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Hotel · ★★
# Pantai Inn

Kampung Air, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

8.5 ·  Very good 4,056 reviews ·  #380 #380 of 587 in Kota Kinabalu ·  3.8/5 on Google, 308 reviews ·  6.1 Location score
## About Pantai Inn

Pantai Inn is a hotel in Kampung Air, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. It holds a 2-star rating. Guests rate it 8.5 out of 10 across 4,056 reviews. Facilities include restaurant, free wi-fi. It is 1.6 km from the centre of Kota Kinabalu. The nearest airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), is 6.2 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 12:15

- **Rooms:** 49

- **Floors:** 3

- **Opened:** 1992

- **Last renovated:** 2023

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 220

[Hotel prices in Kota Kinabalu by month](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/prices/)

57 Jalan Pantai

## Live prices around Pantai Inn

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Pantai Inn: nightly price by month

           

-   Cheapest month: December, about €17 a night on average
-   Most expensive month: July, about €23 a night on average
-   Lowest price we found: €16 for the night of 19 December

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[Pantai Inn prices by month](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/pantai-inn-kota-kinabalu/prices/)

Averages of real one-night prices for two adults on Agoda, a Tuesday and a Saturday in each month, last checked 21 October 2026. In euros; the final price is shown before you book.

## How Pantai Inn scores

Better rated than 34% of hotels in Kota Kinabalu

-   Guest rating **8.5**
-   Location **6.1**
-   Facilities **3.3**
-   Spa & wellness **1.0**
-   Beach access **1.0**

Kota Kinabalu average

## Rating on Google

3.8/5

308 Google reviews

-   5★40%
-   4★27%
-   3★19%
-   2★7%
-   1★6%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

### Pool & wellness

-   Massage

### Food & drink

-   Restaurant

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Services

-   Car hire
-   Concierge
-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   In-room safe
-   Coffee or tea maker
-   Blackout curtains

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **6.1**/10

- **Walk grade:** **81**/100 Good for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **18**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **3**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pantai Likas</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2.7 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6.2 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">14 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Kota Kinabalu</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.6 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">25 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Bataras Marketplace</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">100 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Yin Shu Thong Medical Hall</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">30 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Malaysia Monument40 m
-   Observatory Tower Of Kota Kinabalu350 m
-   Lockdown Escape Room540 m
-   Petronas Twin Tower KLCC.1.3 km
-   Aquascape Center1.5 km

## Weather in Kota Kinabalu

[Kota Kinabalu weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/malaysia/sabah/kota-kinabalu/weather)

## Lists this hotel is on

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### Compare

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## Questions about Pantai Inn

### How do guests rate Pantai Inn?

Pantai Inn has a guest rating of 8.5 out of 10 from 4,056 reviews, which is better than 34% of rated hotels in Kota Kinabalu.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Pantai Inn?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 12:15.

### How far is Pantai Inn from the airport?

The nearest airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), is 6.2 km away in a straight line.

### Is Pantai Inn close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 2.7 km from the hotel.

### When did Pantai Inn open?

Pantai Inn opened in 1992 and was last renovated in 2023.

### How many rooms does Pantai Inn have?

Pantai Inn has 49 rooms on 3 floors.

### Is there a supermarket or food shop near Pantai Inn?

Yes: Bataras Marketplace, about 100 m away (2 min walk).

### Where is the nearest pharmacy to Pantai Inn?

Yin Shu Thong Medical Hall is the closest pharmacy we know of, about 30 m away (1 min walk).

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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