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Reviews of D'Villa Rina Ria Lodge

2 out of 5
D'Villa Rina Ria Lodge
KM 53, Jalan Tinompok, Off Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Sabah

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 48 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

T p

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Life in hell
We booked two nights but only stayed one as the toilet didnt work and when we got back in the arvo we had no water.the bedding was shir.mattress was shit.the front of house girl didnt give a shit.breakfast was so bad we didnt bother.the noise from trucks roaring by every two minutes all night made it impossible to sleep.looked like the toilets just ran into the bush.the worst place in asia. Of course wouldnt refund any money even our tourist tax. Absolute worst ever
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is very good. Just 70m from Mount Kota Kinabalu National Park Entrance. the food is nice also.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice staffs
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

LEE, Kajang, Selangor.

Liked: Staff & service
Hotel room is a bit old and a lot of mosquitoes.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Budget hotel.. nothing much to bargain
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Princilla, Sarawak, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the lodge is near to kundasang and ranau area. good place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice homestay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

jacc, sandakan, sabah.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Nice room with natural environment view. Room price with breakfast and good viewing from our room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The worst accommodation in my life
the worst accommodation in my life, the very old room, the bathroom in a desolate state, the window in the room can not be closed, all night, I heard the noise of cars out of road, the disgusting breakfast I donated to the local cat. Wifi was only in restaurant. Only one things was good, very close to entrance Kinabalu Park
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

callum

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible animal cruelty n very basic
Very poor they have a large dog chained 24/7 in the restaurant/seatn area barks at everyone and anything very cruel . The bed, sheets and blankets ( threadbare/ holes oxfam would probly reject them) all damp Leechs in the bathroom food so so. Defo a get them in get them out get their money place no effort at customer relations
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Julia, KL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice , convenient and value for money.
Nice , convenient and value for money. Near to kinabalu park. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful scenary (sunset view)
The view was so beautiful, the home-stay surrounded with variety of beautiful flowers, and the owner are friendly too. they have their own restaurant. The food served was fresh and delicious. A must try and eat fresh veggies from the farm.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs Renovation and Repair
The location is pretty good being a 10 minute walk to the Kinabalu National park. The staff are friendly and produce good meals although breakfast is very basic and almost inedible. The biggest negative is the condition of the accommodation and its cleanliness. I wouldn't mind too much but we were paying prices much higher than the standard offered. The owners need to spend some of the profits they are making on renovation and repair of existing facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

deqna, johor bahru

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very small room
Room too small for 2person stay. Bathroom very small even just enough space for 1 normal size person to stand still, big size people will have difficulties to use the bathroom

6/10 Okay

HAJAH AMINAH

Liked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

Jonah

Liked: Cleanliness

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Room comfort
A convenient and friendly place to stay on the main route to Ranau. Breakfast with lovely views was great, but otherwise the room was unnecessarily bland and a little noisy.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Good hot shower
Elevated floor from bathroom area and equipped with basic toilet amenities and good hot shower.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel but the size of the bathroom is small
Good experience good scenery, nice hotel to stay but toilet is small. Realy small. But this expedia want a long review. It is quite annoying... Why cant it be just a simple review?

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and Simple
Very friendly staff, great breakfast and amazing location.

4/10 Poor

See Kiang

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
OK
the receptionist was very helpful, sincere and kind.

10/10 Excellent

Amelia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great views - great location near Mount Kinabalu
Wow! What a wonderful friendly place. So glad we stayed here. The room was good value and walking distance to the national park for plenty of treks around the mountain, even though we weren't climbing to the top. Incredible views from their balcony restaurant. Highly recommend.

8/10 Good

KokMeng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Low budget with a view
We stayed at the vila after climbing Mt Kinabalu. The room is very basic, walls are super thin and the shower is hot if you manage to squeeze in between the toilet and the wall. Breakfast was included and the staff was very helpful. This is a low budget accommodation with all the bear minimum. Free wi-fi is available in the reception/restaurant area.

4/10 Poor

Norshahida

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A stay @ D'villa Rina Ria Lodge
Nice view from the room however we can't see the Mount Kinabalu from here.

4/10 Poor

Mohd Azizurhan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Benjamin, Honolulu

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good food, great location
The food in the restaurant is exceptional! The staff is very friendly, and the location is a short walk to Kinabalu park. There was a bit of noise from the road, but not nearly as much as we expected, and it got quiet pretty early. I was expecting much worse, but I was pleasantly surprised.

6/10 Okay

Chung, Singapore

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
an average place to stay
An average place to stay with

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Budget lodge
Rooms toilet very small and the heater not function well.nice view

6/10 Okay

Rolf

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

d

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
値段なりの施設かと思います。 シャワーと寝るだけと思って宿泊
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
キナバル山のトレッキングの拠点として使用しました。施設は少しふるかったですが，特に問題となるようなことはなかったです。山の標高が高いので夜は少し寒かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ich habe auf die Nutzung der Unterkunft verzichtet!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Kim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Vælg noget andet.
God beliggenhed men det så også det! Toilettet virkede ikke, ingen vand i bruseren. Strømmen blev ved med at gå ud så Inter wifi og 3 fik madforgiftning første dag også var vi 7 næste dag inklusiv mig selv.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Lise

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice alternative for Kinabalu Park
Great, cheap alternative for visiting Kinabalu Park. Walking distance from the entrance, and the bus for KK/Sandakan just outside the door. Room is a bit budget, but nice blankets and hot shower. The view and the food is great:-)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Nicolai, Bayern

Liked: Staff & service
Hotel nahe Kinabalu Nationalpark
+ Nahe zum Kinabalu Nationalpark + Sehr nettes Personal, haben auch Extra Anfragen berücksichtigt + Wäscheservice + Shop mit Sachen für Wanderungen + tolle Aussicht vom Restaurant - Zimmer nicht so gemütlich, Sauberkeit ok, Bad sehr klein - Frühstück eher dürftig - Leicht aggressiver angeketteter Hund im Restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

4/10 Poor

Thierry

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pratique, peu cher mais vraiment très basique
Hôtel très basique, la chasse d'eau était cassée durablement, miroir scotché, douche sur les toilettes. Bref, la salle de bain est vraiment nulle, exceptée l'eau chaude très appréciable. Les chambres mériteraient un peu de chauffage. Personnel serviable, nourriture tout à fait correcte. Bon emplacement pour aller au parc du Kinabalu à pieds.

10/10 Excellent

Abdul rasyid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
not far away from National Park- 10 mins walking. Villa Rooms with balcony is much better. a bit higher cost is worth.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Seung Kyun

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
별로 추천하고 싶지 않음
청결 상태 최악. 서비스 최악
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too thin blankets
The view was great. The outside area as well if it would not have been cold at this time. I think if you bring warm clothes as jacket and warm pyjamas, you could enjoy your stay. However, since it can get quite cold there at night, the two thin blankets were not enough for anybody. An extra blanket can be rented but involves extra charge. A water cooker can be rented per day as well against charge. Haha, it is discouraging when you brought like me instant noodles and own tea to keep costs down. I guess what mainly bothered me that i had not the choice of self preparing my own stuff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

hidehiro, 宇都宮市、栃木県

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
マレーシアン・ホスピタリティー
全体的に清潔に維持されていて、とても親切な対応でした。三階に滞在しましたが、WIFIが届いていなかったのが残念。

6/10 Okay

MAYUMI, Saitama Pref.

Liked: Cleanliness
キナバル山登山には最適な立地！
ネットからの予約がホテルに伝わっていなかったが、部屋が開いていたので無事チェックインができた。 今回はキナバル山登山が目的だったので、徒歩10分圏内のこの立地が一番の魅力。 部屋は清潔だが、壁が薄いため近隣の声がよく聞こえるうえ、日が暮れた後はドアの隙間風でやや寒さを感じた。 バスルームは、勢いはないけれど一応ホットシャワーが出てありがたかった。ドライヤーも受付で10リンギで貸してもらえます。 無料Ｗｉｆｉはフロントエリアのみです。電圧が弱いので、部屋の充電はゆっくりです。 朝食は、必要最低限という感じ。決して美味しいとは言えないので期待しない方が無難です。

6/10 Okay

stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
unsatisfactory service
accommodation close to Kinabalu park but the service of the poor workers and balcony views of the tree-covered and non-systematic preparation of breakfast. The noise of passing vehicles and those that are less attractive

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

良いところ悪いところ
キナバル公園本部は歩いてすぐの好立地。 WiFiは部屋では利用不可、ロッジ内のレストランでしか利用できない。 夕食はあまりおいしくはない。 スタッフは一見無愛想だが、実際は親切。 上記のように良いところ悪いところがある。