Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island

The room is large, the service is excellent, and the facilities are good

While in Borneo, my son and I decided to go to Manukan Island for three nights in July 2025 to the Sutera Sanctuary Lodges hotel. Two days before arrival, I wrote to the hotel's email to put us on a transfer to the hotel and indicated the time (at 13:30), the hotel confirmed the transfer. My son and I arrived on the appointed day (18.07.), at 13:00, to the pier for the boat transfer (free), located in the Sutera Harbour Marina & County Club. We found the right kiosk there, checked in and left at 13:30 on a boat to the island. Upon arrival on the island, we were warmly greeted by the hotel receptionist at the pier, taken to the cash desk, where we paid the environmental tax for visiting the island (payment can be made by card), then we went to the reception, everything was quickly processed, and they did not take a deposit of 200 ringgit from us, after which they took us to our Beach Suite house. The house has everything you need, excellent sanitary and hygienic accessories, a large number of towels, slippers, etc., the room has everything you need. We took only breakfasts, because, with my son, we do not really like to eat during the day and in the evening, and near the reception there was a small shop where you could buy food with a card. We liked the breakfasts at the hotel, you could choose from their menu, we took the "American breakfast" (scrambled eggs from two eggs, cold meats, fried sausage, beans, tomatoes with mushrooms). In general, we liked the breakfasts, hearty, there was coffee, tea and various snacks. The hotel has very good staff, all young, polite, friendly and welcoming. The hotel is located on the island itself, right on the beach. The beach is good, sand, warm and clear water. But keep in mind that during the day, before 15:00, quite a lot of tourists arrive, especially on weekends, but after 15:00 only hotel guests remain. Although I can say that personally the tourists on the beach did not bother us at all, on the contrary, it was nice to meet and chat. Every day my son and I walked to the end of the island, through the jungle along a path, a very pleasant walk, once we met a large monitor lizard on the road, we barely avoided it, very beautiful nature, sun, sea... we did not want to leave... the transfer back from the hotel was also free on the hotel boat. In general, we liked everything very much.