--- title: "Hotels in Kota Kinabalu: compare the best places to stay" description: "Compare 2,122 hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head." url: https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/ language: en source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com) retrieved: 2026-10-12 --- # Where to stay in Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu has 2,122 places to stay in our index. 789 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.7. - **places to stay:** 2,122 - **ranked by guests:** 789 - **average rating:** 8.7 - **5-star hotels:** 449 - [5-star hotels 299](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/luxury/) - [Hotels with a pool 340](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/pool/) - [Spa hotels 24](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/spa/) - [Hotels with free parking 361](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/free-parking/) - [Hotels near the airport 541](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/airport/) - [Central hotels 400](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/central/) - [Top-rated budget stays 201](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/budget/) ## Good to know about hotels in Kota Kinabalu - **Best-rated hotel:** [The Shore By HF Suits](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-shore-by-hf-suits-kota-kinabalu/) - **Area with most hotels:** Kampung Setinggan Sembulan - **Average guest rating:** 8.7 - **Hotels with a pool:** 340 - **Average walk grade:** 62/100 - **5-star hotels:** 449 ## Areas of Kota Kinabalu Where the hotels are and how guests rate them. - [**Kampung Setinggan Sembulan** 213 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Kampung+Setinggan+Sembulan) - [**Kampung Air** 151 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Kampung+Air) - [**Tanjung Aru** 71 hotels, 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Tanjung+Aru) - [**Ujana Seri Fantasi** 65 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Ujana+Seri+Fantasi) - [**Kepayan** 56 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Kepayan) - [**Api-Api Centre** 47 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Api-Api+Centre) - [**Donggongon** 18 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Donggongon) - [**Inanam** 15 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Inanam) - [**Likas** 12 hotels, 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Likas) - [**Kampung Sembulan Lama** 12 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Kampung+Sembulan+Lama) - [**Lido** 11 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Lido) - [**Bundusan** 9 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?area=Bundusan) ## All hotels in Kota Kinabalu Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews. [Next page](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/?page=2) ## Popular match-ups in Kota Kinabalu - [**Ming Garden Hotel** *vs* **Sabah Oriental Hotel** Kota Kinabalu, 8.3 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ming-garden-hotel-kota-kinabalu-vs-sabah-oriental-hotel-kota-kinabalu/) - [**Ming Garden Hotel** *vs* **The Pacific Sutera Hotel** Kota Kinabalu, 8.3 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ming-garden-hotel-kota-kinabalu-vs-the-pacific-sutera-hotel-kota-kinabalu/) - [**Gaya Centre Hotel** *vs* **Hotel 7 Suria** Kota Kinabalu, 8.4 / 9.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/gaya-centre-hotel-kota-kinabalu-vs-hotel-7-suria-kota-kinabalu/) - [**Gaya Centre Hotel** *vs* **Hotel Sixty3** Kota Kinabalu, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/gaya-centre-hotel-kota-kinabalu-vs-hotel-sixty3-kota-kinabalu/) - [**Gaya Centre Hotel** *vs* **Hotel Grandis** Kota Kinabalu, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/gaya-centre-hotel-kota-kinabalu-vs-hotel-grandis-kota-kinabalu/) - [**Gaya Centre Hotel** *vs* **Mercure Kota Kinabalu City Centre** Kota Kinabalu, 8.4 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/gaya-centre-hotel-kota-kinabalu-vs-mercure-kota-kinabalu-city-centre-kota-kinabalu/) - [**Gaya Centre Hotel** *vs* **Hotel Capital Kota Kinabalu** Kota Kinabalu, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/gaya-centre-hotel-kota-kinabalu-vs-hotel-capital-kota-kinabalu-kota-kinabalu/) - [**The Magellan Sutera Resort** *vs* **The Pacific Sutera Hotel** Kota Kinabalu, 8.8 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/the-magellan-sutera-resort-kota-kinabalu-vs-the-pacific-sutera-hotel-kota-kinabalu/) ## FAQ: Kota Kinabalu ### What is the best-rated hotel in Kota Kinabalu? By StayVersus score, The Shore By HF Suits is the best-rated hotel in Kota Kinabalu, with a guest rating of 9.8 from 214 reviews. ### Which area of Kota Kinabalu has the most hotels? Kampung Setinggan Sembulan has the most, with 213 rated places to stay. ### How many 5-star hotels are there in Kota Kinabalu? We list 449 5-star hotels in Kota Kinabalu. --- Source: https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/kota-kinabalu/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/