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title: "Hotels in Sandakan: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 277 hotels in Sandakan, Malaysia: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
---

# Where to stay in Sandakan

Sandakan has 277 places to stay in our index. 79 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.8.

- **places to stay:** 277

- **ranked by guests:** 79

- **average rating:** 8.8

- **5-star hotels:** 19

- [5-star hotels 12](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/luxury/)
- [Hotels with a pool 11](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 5](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/spa/)
- [Hotels with free parking 39](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/free-parking/)
- [Hotels near the airport 35](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/airport/)
- [Central hotels 15](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 36](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Sandakan

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Classic Home IJM](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/classic-home-ijm-sandakan/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Bandar Sandakan

- **Average guest rating:** 8.8

- **Hotels with a pool:** 11

- **Average walk grade:** 38/100

- **5-star hotels:** 19

## Areas of Sandakan

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Bandar Sandakan** 13 hotels, 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Bandar+Sandakan)
-    [**Kampung Pukat** 10 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Kampung+Pukat)
-    [**Kayu River Village** 8 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Kayu+River+Village)
-    [**Botol Village** 7 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Botol+Village)
-    [**Kampung Kombo** 7 hotels, 7.4](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Kampung+Kombo)
-    [**Forest Village** 6 hotels, 9.4](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Forest+Village)
-    [**Bandar Rimbayu Indah** 5 hotels, 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Bandar+Rimbayu+Indah)
-    [**Kg. Gum Gum** 4 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Kg.+Gum+Gum)
-    [**Seng Kee Village** 4 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Seng+Kee+Village)
-    [**Kampung Bilit** 3 hotels, 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/?area=Kampung+Bilit)

## All hotels in Sandakan

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Sandakan

-     [**D North Star Hotel & Spa** *vs* **Livingston Hotel Sandakan** Sandakan, 8.6 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/d-north-star-hotel-spa-sandakan-vs-livingston-hotel-sandakan-sandakan/)
-     [**D North Star Hotel & Spa** *vs* **Tyng Garden Hotel Sandakan** Sandakan, 8.6 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/d-north-star-hotel-spa-sandakan-vs-tyng-garden-hotel-sandakan-sandakan/)
-     [**Livingston Hotel Sandakan** *vs* **The Garden Boutique Hotel** Sandakan, 8.6 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/livingston-hotel-sandakan-sandakan-vs-the-garden-boutique-hotel-sandakan/)
-     [**One Avenue Hotel (IJM)** *vs* **Tyng Garden Hotel Sandakan** Sandakan, 8.7 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/one-avenue-hotel-ijm-sandakan-vs-tyng-garden-hotel-sandakan-sandakan/)
-     [**The Pavilion Hotel** *vs* **Tyng Garden Hotel Sandakan** Sandakan, 8.3 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/the-pavilion-hotel-sandakan-vs-tyng-garden-hotel-sandakan-sandakan/)
-     [**Sabah Hotel** *vs* **The Elopura Hotel** Sandakan, 8.6 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/sabah-hotel-sandakan-vs-the-elopura-hotel-sandakan/)
-     [**Sabah Hotel** *vs* **Sandakan Hotel** Sandakan, 8.6 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/sabah-hotel-sandakan-vs-sandakan-hotel-sandakan/)
-     [**My Dream Hotel** *vs* **Tyng Garden Hotel Sandakan** Sandakan, 8.2 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/my-dream-hotel-sandakan-vs-tyng-garden-hotel-sandakan-sandakan/)

## FAQ: Sandakan

### What is the best-rated hotel in Sandakan?

By StayVersus score, Classic Home IJM is the best-rated hotel in Sandakan, with a guest rating of 9.8 from 75 reviews.

### Which area of Sandakan has the most hotels?

Bandar Sandakan has the most, with 13 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Sandakan?

We list 19 5-star hotels in Sandakan.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/. 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/