Gayana Marine Resort

Property class: 5 and above
Bayfront resort in Gaya Island with 2 restaurants and spa

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Gayana Marine Resort features a marina and puts you within a 10-minute drive of Imago Shopping Mall. Guests can visit the spa to be pampered with massages, aromatherapy, or mani/pedis, and Macac, one of 2 restaurants, serves Fusion cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Other highlights at this luxurious resort include an outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a children's pool. Fellow travelers say good things about the helpful staff and overall property condition.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Airport transfer
  • Free WiFi
  • Connecting rooms available
$220 nightly
The total price is $241
Nov 7 - Nov 8
Total with taxes and fees

Room options

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, and a sofa.

Breeze Villa

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Ocean view
  • 1421 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a seating area, and a view of the outdoors.

Ocean Villa

  • Sea view
  • 807 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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A bedroom with a large bed, a sofa, and a red chair. There is a view of greenery outside the window.

Rainforest Villa

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Partial sea view
  • 613 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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A spacious room with a large window overlooking a body of water and lush greenery. There is a white sofa with striped cushions and a dining area with a table and chairs.

Palm Villa

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • 1647 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Malohom Bay, Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Kota Kinabalu, Gaya Island, Sabah, 88300

Getting around

  • Kota Kinabalu Intl. Airport (BKI) - 6.1 miles/9.8 km
  • Tanjung Aru Station - 7 min drive
  • Kinarut Station - 20 min drive
  • Putatan Station - 23 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free ferry terminal shuttle

Restaurants

  • McDonald's
  • ‪Fatt Kee Seafood Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • Suria Food Court
  • ‪Nyonya House - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Seoul Garden Hotpot - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Gayana Marine Resort

  • Gayana Marine Resort features a marina and puts you within a 10-minute drive of Imago Shopping Mall. Guests can visit the spa to be pampered with massages, aromatherapy, or mani/pedis, and Macac, one of 2 restaurants, serves Fusion cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Other highlights at this luxurious resort include an outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a children's pool. Fellow travelers say good things about the helpful staff and overall property condition.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 52 units

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • Guests must transfer to the property via boat and must arrange the transfers by contacting the property before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
    • This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
    • This property offers a scheduled roundtrip ferry service from Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal directly to the property. The ferry from Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal to the property departs at noon, daily. The ferry from the property to Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal departs at 11 AM, daily. Guests should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to departure. Alternatively, guests may contact the property to arrange a private boat charter for a surcharge.

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Children

    • One child (11 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
    • Babysitting*

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

    • No onsite parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours)*
    • Free ferry terminal shuttle*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Gayana Marine Resort Reviews

8.4

Very Good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.0

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The restaurant served delicious meals with a great variety, including wonderful breakfast options. (13 reviews)
  • Breakfast was consistently described as delicious and wonderful by multiple guests. (6 reviews)
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Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Very good

This is a great resort with helpful staff accommodating all your needs. We were staying in a large villa with clean rooms, 2 bathrooms and a large balcony overlooking the sea. The only reason I didn't give the location max stars is because this is a very secluded place. Of course this has its benefits but basically when you at the resort you are stuck. Stuck to 1 restaurant and their price monopoly, stuck to the resort with no chance to leave the premises and pnly a limited amount of activities. From which we did the snorkeling. It was a great place to relax after KL and Singapore but we booked a hotel in KK just to be able to experience local culture, the food market etc...Great stay but experienced it and wouldn't be going back.
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantastic location and such helpful friendly staff
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10/10 Exceptional

The resort was incredible and the staff were amazing. Highly recommend!
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Nice location, good facilities
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Staffs are helpful. Great people.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

awsome resort

The good facilities and natural environment can be felt in other good resorts, but the kindness from the heart of all the staff at this resort was really impressive.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Nice and relaxing
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

The most beautiful room I’ve ever stayed

Its nice/modern interior, beautiful ocean front. It was really amazing and I strongly recommend to choose ocean view room
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Feels like we found paradise. This was just an amazing experience with the most professional staff and the best food. Worth every penny.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Near the nature
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Great getaway resort away from the hustle and bustle. Perfect for a couple nights stay as may run out of activities within the vicinity if staying longer. Staff were amazing and kind! Thank you to all!! Property condition is a bit outdated with expected wear and tear but kept clean enough for an enjoyable stay.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

If you looking for some place is clean, clear water, private, safe environment and served by a group of nice/warm/polite staffs, this is it. I thought I would be coming to this island only once, but yes I will come for another time if there is a chance! Thanks Gayana Marine Resort! You guys made me and my wife trip a great one👍
Verified review

8/10 Very good

The resort staff services were perfect! From from desk to cleaners to security to waiters etc. were all very good. The facilities were a bit old. Inhouse Wifi connection was poor. Only 1 restaurant for you throughout your stay. But the food were delicious! There is no way to walk out of the resort area. Basically you are confined within the resort compound. The management & staff took very great efforts to preserve and enhance the environment and natural eco system. Well done to the team!!
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10/10 Exceptional

This place is small but beautiful. The pace is slow and relaxing. The staff are so friendly and cannot do enough for you. There are activities to do each day if you want a bit of action and the equipment is all available. The timing of the scheduled activities can be a bit hit and miss but they make them available if you want them. Poolside is very relaxing. The spa treatments are wonderful with Amy but make sure you try and book them in advance. Lovely breakfasts and menu in general. A great place to relax and chill out.
Verified review

6/10 Good

Overpriced

Let's start with the good points: amazing staff (from waiters to manager), nice view and environment. great breakfast. Now the not so good point: except snorkelling, there is absolutely nothing to do. the facilities are quite limited and you can't explore the island (no beach, no walking way to the island), F&B prices are a way to expensive compare to the mainland, and most annoying, you have to pay the boat everytime you want to stay some time on the mainland (100MYR return per person!!!). with a family of 3 I let you imagine the cost. I think this place is perfect for a 2 night stays so you enjoy a full day on this remote place.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

With 3 friends!

It was very restful holiday with friends. Room was clean and eco friendly. It was perfect size for 4 adults with 2 bathrooms. But really many ants everywhere.. restaurant is only one but having sufficient menus to pick. watch out monkeys and ants! Water activities were great hope to have more. I thought all water activities are free but mangrove tour wasn’t… still I enjoyed clean beach, kind services and spa(hope to have more sessions.. only limited time due to 2 massueses)
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10/10 Exceptional

This resort has fantastic staff. Their best asset! The manager ( having met him, not interested in guests) needs to make an effort at cleaning up all the debris in the water. It is an eco resort but there is no evidence that they are doing anything to clean the water. It is a Malaysian issue but the resort needs to make an effort. I would not snorkel in the sea of waste!Make an effort!…not even a garbage can or a staff member assigned to clean up!
Verified review

6/10 Good

Ok

During my stay, I noticed a few areas that could use some improvement. The room's floor had an interesting, albeit disorienting, uneven quality, almost like an optical illusion museum. Unfortunately, there were some issues with the fridge and the hot water supply in the shower, and I also spotted a significant amount of trash on the shoreline. Inside the hotel, a friendly gecko became an unexpected companion, exploring the ceilings and walls during my three-day stay. While I appreciated the unique touch of nature, I did find the boat rides to Kota Kinabalu city center to be on the expensive side. On a positive note, the mangrove kayaking experience through the mangrove forest was delightful. The bedsheets and pillows were clean and comfortable, and the breakfast served was delicious. It's important to mention that the policy against bringing outside food was enforced. I want to recognize the hardworking staff, although it appeared that they might benefit from additional personnel to address the plastic bottles and vinyl trash accumulating on the hotel beach. Overall, with some improvements, this establishment has the potential to offer an even more enjoyable stay in the future.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Trying to be Eco and Luxury but could Better

The best thing about this resort is the service. People are so friendly and bend over backward to ensure that your stay is pleasant. If it werent for that I would rate it maybe a little lower. They really model themselves to be an eco friendly luxury resort to the point of saying if we had plastic on us, that we needed to immediately abandon it at the lobby. And yet in the rooms, there are all those little packages of plastic wrapped toothbrushes, razors, one use disposable plastic items. I do like that they provide water in glass bottles. They also cannot control the amount of plastic floating in from the ocean everyday - we did see them out on the boat picking it up one day. Our fan never worked in the room even though they came and fixed it, it immediately short circuited again. We would not have had to run the AC so much if it worked. We loved the little Marine Center and what they were trying to accomplish. Lastly a luxury resort would have more convenient boat arrival times (maybe 2x in the morning and 2x in the afternoon synching up with the check in and check out times?). Wifi in the rooms would be nice - these days it seems it is an expectation - not a luxury. And sadly there is no fitness center.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

We stayed in the room which had a private pool. It had a very nice view. Staffs are very nice. Great food. We were the first customers enjoyed the special local produced three course meal. Fantastic!
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10/10 Exceptional

We stayed in a Palm Villa and it was amazing. Loved everything about it, especially the breakfast delivered by boat. We spent a lot of time on our deck and in and out of the water. All staff were friendly and genuine. Food at all meals was great. Snorkeling around the property to look for giant clams was a highlight.
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10/10 Exceptional

Everything was amazing!!
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10/10 Exceptional

Superb
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Great sea and snorkelling, with super easy access especially with OCEAN VILLA
Verified review

8/10 Very good

A nice place with clear water, good food and good service. Recommend to stay at least 2 days or above.