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title: "Sanbay Hotel, Sandakan: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Sanbay Hotel in Sandakan: rated 8.3 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/sanbay-hotel-sandakan/
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source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-17
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Hotel · ★★★
# Sanbay Hotel

Kampung Kombo, Sandakan, Malaysia

8.3 ·  Very good 1,595 reviews ·  #51 #51 of 76 in Sandakan ·  4.1/5 on Google, 459 reviews ·  3.1 Location score
## About Sanbay Hotel

Sanbay Hotel is a hotel in Kampung Kombo, Sandakan, Malaysia. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.3 out of 10 across 1,595 reviews. Facilities include free parking, free wi-fi. It is 4.5 km from the centre of Sandakan. The nearest airport, Sandakan Airport (SDK), is 8.5 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Rooms:** 58

- **Floors:** 3

- **Opened:** 1993

- **Last renovated:** 2013

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 8

Mile 1 1/4, Jalan Leila, P.O.Box 211 [sanbay.com.my](http://sanbay.com.my)

## How Sanbay Hotel scores

Better rated than 17% of hotels in Sandakan

-   Guest rating **8.3**
-   Location **3.1**

Sandakan average

## Rating on Google

4.1/5

459 Google reviews

-   5★41%
-   4★31%
-   3★19%
-   2★5%
-   1★3%

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

## Amenities

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### Services

-   Laundry

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   Coffee or tea maker
-   Blackout curtains

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **3.1**/10

- **Walk grade:** **38**/100 Car recommended

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **14**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **0**

<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 airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Sandakan Airport (SDK)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8.5 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">19 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="">Sandakan</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4.5 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">10 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Muzium Warisan Sandakan1.8 km
-   Sandakan War Monument1.8 km
-   Agnes Keith House1.9 km

### Compare

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## Questions about Sanbay Hotel

### How do guests rate Sanbay Hotel?

Sanbay Hotel has a guest rating of 8.3 out of 10 from 1,595 reviews, which is better than 17% of rated hotels in Sandakan.

### Is there parking at Sanbay Hotel?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Sanbay Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Sandakan Airport (SDK), is 8.5 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Sanbay Hotel have?

Sanbay Hotel has 58 rooms on 3 floors.

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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