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title: "Hotels in Tawau: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 133 hotels in Tawau, Malaysia: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
---

# Where to stay in Tawau

Tawau has 133 places to stay in our index. 35 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.4.

- **places to stay:** 133

- **ranked by guests:** 35

- **average rating:** 8.4

- **5-star hotels:** 11

- [5-star hotels 7](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/luxury/)
- [Hotels with free parking 14](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 5](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 14](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Tawau

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Cyther Stay](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/cyther-stay-tawau/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Fajar

- **Average guest rating:** 8.4

- **Hotels with a pool:** 2

- **Average walk grade:** 56/100

- **5-star hotels:** 11

## Areas of Tawau

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Fajar** 20 hotels, 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/?area=Fajar)
-    [**Taman Megah Jaya** 5 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/?area=Taman+Megah+Jaya)
-    [**Batu Payung** 3 hotels, 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/?area=Batu+Payung)
-    [**Taman Damai** 3 hotels, 9.2](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/tawau/?area=Taman+Damai)

## All hotels in Tawau

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

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## Popular match-ups in Tawau

-     [**MB Hotel** *vs* **Shervinton Executive Boutique Hotel** Tawau, 8.3 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/mb-hotel-tawau-vs-shervinton-executive-boutique-hotel-tawau/)
-     [**Borneo Royale Hotel** *vs* **LA Hotel** Tawau, 7.8 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/borneo-royale-hotel-tawau-vs-la-hotel-tawau/)
-     [**My Inn Hotel** *vs* **Shervinton Executive Boutique Hotel** Tawau, 8.6 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/my-inn-hotel-tawau-vs-shervinton-executive-boutique-hotel-tawau/)
-     [**Borneo Royale Hotel** *vs* **De Choice Hotel Tawau** Tawau, 7.8 / 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/borneo-royale-hotel-tawau-vs-de-choice-hotel-tawau-tawau/)
-     [**Marco Polo Hotel - Tawau** *vs* **MB Hotel** Tawau, 8.1 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/marco-polo-hotel-tawau-tawau-vs-mb-hotel-tawau/)
-     [**LA Hotel** *vs* **Shervinton Executive Boutique Hotel** Tawau, 8.9 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/la-hotel-tawau-vs-shervinton-executive-boutique-hotel-tawau/)
-     [**Borneo Royale Hotel** *vs* **OYO 89619 De Choice Hotel** Tawau, 7.8 / 7.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/borneo-royale-hotel-tawau-vs-oyo-89619-de-choice-hotel-tawau/)
-     [**MB Hotel** *vs* **My Inn Hotel** Tawau, 8.3 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/mb-hotel-tawau-vs-my-inn-hotel-tawau/)

## FAQ: Tawau

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

By StayVersus score, Cyther Stay is the best-rated hotel in Tawau, with a guest rating of 9.4 from 536 reviews.

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

Fajar has the most, with 20 rated places to stay.

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

We list 11 5-star hotels in Tawau.

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