RASA RIA - KOTA KINABALU This hotel was luxury in the ultimate and the most luxurious we have ever stayed in. We had four days at the end of our Laos Borneo holiday in this hotel to chill and recover from all the flights before we went home and back to miserable weather in England. When my parents lived in Malaysia I remember the Rasa Sayang being built in Penang but this is another rung up from that hotel even though owned by the same company. THE WELCOME When we arrived at the hotel rather grubby and dingy looking as we had just been out in the rain forest and yet we were welcomed as though we were the King and Queen. First of all our driver ...  Read the complete review

Absolutely fantastic resort. You are greeted in the lobby with a non alcoholic coctail which is very refreshing after a long journey. Whilst you are being checked in you are able to sit down and unwind taking in the view over the South China Sea. Your bags are taken to your room and when you get there you find an 8ft wide bed in a lovely room. There are steps down to a small lounge area where fresh fruit is delivered daily. If you step out onto the balcony you have a great view of the sea and beach and to the right you can see the hotels nature reserve which looks after orphaned orangutans. You can arrange to visit them with the hotel and can see them being ...  Read the complete review