Take advantage of an airport shuttle, a corner/local shop and a bar at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island. This resort is a great place to bask in the sun with a beachfront location, sunloungers and snorkelling. The on-site restaurant, Perahu Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can also expect to find a gym.
Located in Manukan Island, Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island is on the beach. Imago Shopping Mall and Plaza Wawasan are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Tabin Wildlife Reserve and Pulau Mamutik. Tunku Abdul Rahman Park and Downbelow Adventure Centre are also worth visiting. Scuba diving and fishing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby. Visit our Manukan Island travel guide
Manukan Island, Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Manukan Island, Sabah
Getting around
Putatan Station
18 min drive
Restaurants
Shang Palace
Cafe Boleh
Sunset Bar
Waves Pool Bar
Al Fresco
About this property
Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island
Resort by the ocean
Consider a stay at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island and take advantage of an airport shuttle, a corner/local shop and a bar. With a beachfront location, sunloungers and snorkelling, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. The on-site restaurant, Perahu Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can also expect to find a gym.
Other perks include:
An outdoor pool and a children's pool
Cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and multilingual staff
A banquet hall, a gift shop and luggage storage
Water sports equipment, concierge services and wedding services
Room features
All guest rooms at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island feature thoughtful touches, such as air conditioning and bathrobes, in addition to amenities, such as safes and dining tables.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
Rainfall showers, bidets and free toiletries
28-inch LCD TVs with premium channels
Wardrobes/cupboards, balconies and electric kettles
Does Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island have a pool?
Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.
How much does it cost to stay at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island?
As of 30 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island on 20 Nov 2026 start from ยฃ114, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
Is Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
What time is check-in at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.
What time is check-out at Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island?
Checkout is at noon.
Does Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of MYR 150 per vehicle applies.
Where is Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island located?
Situated on the beach, this resort is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Pantai Pulau Mamutik.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Sutera Sanctuary Lodges At Manukan Island Reviews
8.6
Excellent
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As a solo traveller in my 60s i felt looked after ... the staff were genuinely interested in me and so kind and thoughtful. I stayed 10 nights and it was just wonderful! Fabulous breakfast included!
Nice room and very nice staff. Very limited area to swim and only one restaurant on the island that serves quite bad food.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
18 Aug 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
It's not worth the money. Stay clear of this one.
The shuttle boat leaves at 12:30, and checkin is at 14:00? I can only guess it's a cash grab to force people to get lunch at the hotel's restaurant.
Checkin was chaotic. We had to wait for an hour for our room to be ready. Hotel staff put us in an un-airconditioned room to sweat in the heat along with the remanence of that day's breakfast that was still scattered on the floor.
When our room was ready, we were taken to the reception to the nicely air-conditioned and scented waiting room to wait... for all of three minutes, before being shown to our accommodation. We couldn't of waited in there before?
Our request for a queen bed had been ignored, the only accommodation with a queen bed had broken AC... Guess who slept in the crack between the beds for the next three nights.
Shower had two modes, ultra-low-pressure and barely warm, or high pressure and cold. The rainfall shower/handheld head selector knob had disappeared long ago... We found the maintenance log after dinner one night (it's in the letter box), the last entry was June 2020, it shows...
Instead of the three restaurants advertised, there's one. It closes between whenever they decided lunch and dinner to be, at which point its sandwiches or overprice snacks from the souvenir store.
I don't think there was one meal that didn't make us sick. Not gushing out of both ends sick, just enough to let you know you'd been mildly food poisoned.
It's not worth the money. Stay clear of this one.
An amazing stay. The staff are really friendly and helpful. The chalet that we were staying was very clean and comfortable. The breakfast is fabulous! Good for family trip.
Havenโt been to Manukan in a couple of years but itโs always a joy to stay here. Theyโve done a really good job maintaining the facilities and the quality of F&B is really good by hotel standards. The beach is a lot cleaner these days as well, which is fantastic.
The experience was amazing. We went in for 1 day and ended up staying for 2.
The people were just extremely nice and accommodating. It surpassed our expectations!
Everything was perfect from transfer from most beautiful ferry harbor we've ever seen to check-in to room to amenities to friendliness and caring of staff to snorkeling to tour offers to food to checkout and staff always attending to us, helping with ferry access and transfer time
All in all a perfect place... The beach Gets a bit busy with day tourists between 9am and 4pm.
The villas are super nice with all possible annemities. Housekeeping fills up the fridge every day with water AND plenty of softdrinks. The restaurant is serving delicious foods and staff super friendly in all departments. Resort is well maintained overall and matrases were super good
Strongly recommended place... Perfect for your honeymoon or just a few relaxing beach days.
As a kind of / part of honeymoon me and my gf stayed on beautiful Manukan Island during our travels in borneo and Malaysia...
All in all it was superb. Had two bookings... Two nights in hillside villa and one more in a beach villa. Both are very nice and definitely recommended. The hillside villa is more expensive but you get so much more... Its a two storey villa with all you can imagine... Three balcony, bathtub, etc, etc.... The beach villa is only the half size but had still everything what you might need
The overall condition is very good...
Beach fills up with daytourists between 9am and 3:30pm...
The restaurant is delicious and brings good portions with delicate foods at reasonable price.
Service couldn't be better...
Zeer proper - prachtig uitzicht - top service - MAAR. - er komen dagelijks 300 vooral chinese dagtoeristen - lijkt wel een zoo- in het restaurant lijk je een attractie te zijn voor die mensen. Bovendien zijn in vgl met 3 jaar geleden veel koralen kapot en heel veel plastic ..... zo jammer - dit eiland kan die massa qua vervuiling niet aan....
Fantastiskt boende, trevlig personal, god frukost. Stora nackdelen med Manukan รคr att รถn bombarderas med turister dagtid och att havet och strรคnderna รคr en soptipp. Var hรคr 6 dagar varav de 2 sista inte gick att bada pga allt skrรคp i havet, slutade med att man gick och plockade skrรคp. Sรฅ sorgligt att det finns sรฅ stor okunskap bland folket.......
Brilliant hotel. Clean and very comfortable bed. It's like being at home...has character unlike bigger hotel chains. Air con is very good, wifi poor though, TV channel good. Island is very busy from morning till late afternoon with day trippers. There is a cheap restaurant open from morning till 4pm so no need to always use the expensive hotel restaurant. You can snorkel right off the shore and see plenty of fish.
I like the environment of accommodation, very close to nature and quiet. On the other hand, not doing well in sanitation, such as the bed sheets have a lot of smudges and there are many ants in the whole house.