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Kota Kinabalu hotel map
901 places to stay are mapped across the Kota Kinabalu search area, and Kota Kinabalu alone holds 538 of them. The map below draws 500 of the best-documented at their recorded position so you can see where the stock actually sits before choosing an area.
901 mapped stays 62% list a phone 16 resort-classified Snapshot August 2026
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Where Kota Kinabalu hotels sit, by area.
Locality names come from the address records themselves. Each figure is the number of mapped properties filed under that name — a density picture, not a recommendation.
Marked on the map
40 best-documented properties in Kota Kinabalu.
Ordered by record completeness, resort-classified properties first. Direct numbers for every one of them are on the phone directory page.
- 01 Bungaraya Island Resort Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing6.028, 116.019
- 02 Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing5.956, 116.042
- 03 Layang Layang Island Resort Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing5.924, 116.050
- 04 Sutera Sanctuary Lodges Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing5.975, 116.005
- 05 Citadines Waterfront Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing5.982, 116.073
- 06 Holiday Inn Express Kota Kinabalu City Centre by IHG Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing5.968, 116.073
- 07 Kionsom Baptist Retreat Centre Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing5.978, 116.191
- 08 Borneo Tree House Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing6.064, 116.168
- 09 Bunga Raya Island Resort and Spa Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing6.028, 116.019
- 10 Seaventures Dive Rig Kota Kinabalu · Resort · complete record · resort listing5.979, 116.073
- 11 Sipadan Pom Pom Resort and Tours Kota Kinabalu · Resort · useful record · resort listing5.971, 116.076
- 12 Dinawan Island Kota Kinabalu · Beach resort · useful record · resort listing6.000, 116.189
- 13 ReLuxe Vacay Kota Kinabalu · Resort · useful record · resort listing5.977, 116.071
- 14 Sutera Harbour Resort Kota Kinabalu · Resort · useful record · resort listing5.986, 116.076
- 15 Le Chateau - Retreat & Tranquility Kota Kinabalu · Resort · basic record · resort listing5.995, 116.088
- 16 3-Plus Hotel Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.994, 116.128
- 17 Aeropod Suite Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.949, 116.060
- 18 Akinabalu Youth Hostel Kota Kinabalu · Hostel · complete record5.982, 116.076
- 19 Ang's Hotel Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.985, 116.077
- 20 Casuarina Hotel Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.949, 116.048
- 21 Cathay Hotel Kota Kinabalu Sabah Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.978, 116.074
- 22 Cititel Express Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.976, 116.073
- 23 City Park Lodge Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.983, 116.076
- 24 Courtyard Hotel 1Borneo Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record6.035, 116.130
- 25 DM Hotel, Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.960, 116.088
- 26 Design Hotels Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.967, 116.065
- 27 Dreamtel Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.980, 116.076
- 28 Ease Hotel Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.979, 116.071
- 29 Eminent Hotel Penampang · Hotel · complete record5.926, 116.076
- 30 Faloe Hostel Kota Kinabalu · Hostel · complete record5.969, 116.065
- 31 Gaya Centre Hotel Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.987, 116.076
- 32 Gaya Island Resort Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record6.019, 116.047
- 33 Gayana Marine Resort Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record6.013, 116.048
- 34 Goldenhill Hotel Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.954, 116.056
- 35 Hilton Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.975, 116.074
- 36 Holiday Inn Express Kota Kinabalu City Centre Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.974, 116.074
- 37 Horizon Hotel Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.982, 116.075
- 38 Hotel 7 Suria Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.987, 116.076
- 39 Hotel Capital Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.985, 116.077
- 40 Hotel Gaia Kota Kinabalu · Hotel · complete record5.984, 116.077
How to use this map
Three things a dot cannot tell you.
The map is honest about what it knows. These are the limits worth keeping in mind before a cluster turns into a booking.
Position is recorded, not verified
Coordinates come from open map data. Most are precise to the building; a few are placed at a street or district centre. Confirm the address when you call.
Call at the right local hour
Mid-morning at the property, once the checkout rush has cleared, is when a decision can actually be made.
Check the local time →Nearby maps
Other destinations near Kota Kinabalu.
Straight-line distance between the centres of each destination’s mapped stock — useful for a two-stop trip, not a driving time.
Questions
About the Kota Kinabalu hotel map.
A snapshot of open map data — not a booking channel and not a quality ranking.
Which area of Kota Kinabalu has the most hotels?
Going by the address records in the open directory, Kota Kinabalu alone holds 538 of them. The dots on the map are drawn at each property’s recorded position, so a dense cluster is a real cluster — but density says nothing about quality or price.
Is this Kota Kinabalu hotel map live?
No. It is a snapshot of open map data taken in August 2026, drawn at build time. It shows where properties are, not whether they have rooms tonight or what they charge. The interactive map underneath queries the same snapshot.
Why are some properties drawn larger?
Dot size follows how complete the record is — a listed phone, a listed website, a full street address and how many independent sources agree. Larger dots are better documented, not better hotels.
Does the map show how close a hotel is to the sea?
It shows position, and properties Overture classifies as a resort or beach resort are drawn in the accent colour. Hotelsoncall does not publish a distance to the water for any property, because the open map data carries no coastline it could be measured against.
How do I get the phone number of a hotel on this map?
The 40 best-documented properties are listed below the map and each appears with its number on the Kota Kinabalu phone directory page. For the rest, open the interactive map, filter to “Direct phone” and tap any marker.
Data record
Drawn from the Overture Maps Places release 2026 snapshot taken . The map extent is the 3rd–97th percentile of recorded positions, so a single mis-geocoded record cannot stretch it. Ordering is by record completeness only.