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title: "Small hotels in Sandakan (14 compared)"
description: "The 14 small hotels in Sandakan, ranked by guest rating and compared on location, amenities and rooms."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/small/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-21
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# Small hotels in Sandakan

We ranked 14 places to stay in Sandakan that match this list by the StayVersus score. Every hotel can be compared head to head.

Hotels with 30 rooms or fewer.

- [All hotels in Sandakan](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/) 
- [Hotels with a pool 12](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/pool/)
- [Hotels with free parking 38](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/free-parking/)
- [Hotels near the airport 34](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/airport/)
- [Central hotels 14](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 27](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/sandakan/budget/)

## Small hotels in Sandakan

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

## 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/)

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