Tanini Sepilok (Formerly Nature Lodge Sepilok)

Location: Jalan Sepilok, Sandakan, 90009, Sandakan, MY

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Lodges

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Garden
• Luggage storage
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Wheelchair accessible parking
• Free self parking
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Reception hall
• Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Rooms Available

• Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room

  1 Twin Bunk Bed

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Free toiletries and towels

  Practical - Rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Bedsheets provided

• Double Room

  1 Double Bed

  Overlooking the garden

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Desk and wardrobe or closet; rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Bottle of water
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Bedsheets provided

• Twin Room

  2 Twin Beds

  Overlooking the garden

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Desk and wardrobe or closet; rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Bottle of water
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Bedsheets provided

• Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  1 Twin Bunk Bed

  Overlooking the garden

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shower with a rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan

  Need to Know - Shared accommodations

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared accommodation
  • Bedsheets provided

• Bunk Bed in Male Dormitory Room

  1 Twin Bunk Bed

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Free toiletries and towels

  Practical - Rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

• Hayley (10/5): Great location, comfortable stay - Great location for the sanctuaries, comfortable hotel with onsite restaurant. Hot showers and WiFi.
• debbie (4/5): - we arrived in carpark with cases, expected to carry up long stairway, or roll up side ramp. impossible with 2 cases each. nowhere to sit outside, 1 chair per chalet outside, long uphill walk to reception, then down stairs to carpark to get to restaurant. food limited menu, breakfast buffet awful, mostly cold. what food they had in restaurant was cheap, we are both over 60 and would not return.only hot water if suns out.
• Masaaki (10/5): - 綺麗な環境で気持ちよく過ごすことが出来ました。 食事も美味しかったです。 全体として綺麗に保たれていて自然とも調和している感じでした。
• Siva (10/5): - Great place to chill before safari to Sukau. There is also a lot to do in Sepilok. Orangutan rehab and Sun bear sanctuary.
• Karen (10/5): - Comfortable room in this affordable property close to Sepilok.
• Simon (10/5): - Perfectly adequate clean room, with air conditioning and fan, as well as tea and coffee making facilities. Good simple buffet breakfast. Within easy walking distance of the Orangutan and Sun Bear sanctuaries, the Rainforest Discovery Centre and other hotels and restaurants. Had no problem picking up a cab on Grab whenever we needed to go further afield or just wanted to avoid the heat!
• Abdellatif (8/5): - Vriendelijke en behulpzaam personeel. Eten en drinken was prima. Op loopafstand tot de orangutan verblijf etc. Kortom een geweldige plek om te verblijven. Het enige dat niet goed was, waren de harde oncomfortabele kussens. Abdellatif en Somaya Mezian
• Angela (10/5): Great people, great location, great breakfast - The team at the Losge were so helpful. We were a day late due to a missed connection and we wanted to head into the jungle and they arranged everything for us and even took a day off of our booking to facilitate a stay with their sister lodge at the Kinabantagan River. As you can see the breakfast was fabulous.
• Elise (10/5): - Moi qui n'aime pas les dortoirs, j'ai trouvé celui-ci confortable et agréable. Le personnel est super.
• Wiebke (8/5): located near the conservation centers - located at walking distance of the sepilok conservation center for orangutans and sun bears. basic rooms, but clean and spacious. breakfast is very limited but tasty. The Mango Restaurant offers delicious local and european dishes. There are no other facilities, also no other bars or shops in the neighborhood. This is a location is ideal if you want to visit the conservation centers. Staff is very friendly as well. Free water is also available at the reception and at the restaurant.
• Kirsty (8/5): Nice hotel in good location - The hotel is in a great location to visit the Orang Utans and Sun Bears. Its a relaxed hotel and the staff are really friendly. The room was spacious and comfortable. The shower was great! Negatives - wifi is hit and miss so card payments not always possible. No ATM nearby but we changed cash at a nearby hotel. Food is sometimes buffet and sometimes a la carte but the staff dont know which it will be in advance so your stuck with what you get offered. It was tasty though. We stayed 4 nights and the room wasnt cleaned while we were there. Not a problem as we didn't make a mess but just a heads up! Taxis finish early and start late so if you need a lift to the airport, make sure you book in advance - airport transport from the hotel is expensive, use Grab if you can! All in all, we had a pleasant stay and would use the hotel again
• kirstie (10/5): - I found all the staff very helpful. The location is good for Orangutan, Sun Bears and the Rain Forest. The only elemwnt that was poor was I needed to amend my booking via Expedia and I still ended up being charged for one additional night, the cost was minimal, but that's not the point.
• Donna (6/5): - This is a lovely property overall and is very good value for money. It is ideal for visiting the orangutan and sun bear sanctuaries as well as a great place to stay for the rainforest development centre. Rooms are basic but functional and do have air conditioning. Grounds are very well maintained and staff work hard to keep things nice. A sun lounger chair on the patio of each property would have been ideal for relaxing and enjoying the peace and tranquility of the gardens. Reception staff were welcoming upon arrival though only one member of the team appeared knowledgeable about the area; others were very reserved which came across as a little unhelpful at times. Water went down for 24 hours, though communication on this was very poor. Internet also went down for 48 hours and whilst we understand these things happen, again - no communication. Reception staff could have been more proactive here. Housekeeping services, were none existant. Whilst i can make my own bed, clean up after myself etc. I was surprised that there were no visits in a whole week, with some guests having to return dirty linen or collect their own toilet rolls from reception. Having dropped a pen, i looked under the bed only to find at least three inches of dust. Sad reflection on cleanliness. Restaurant. These young men work extremely hard and very long shifts. They are respectful, friendly and very helpful. Unfortunately the menu is very basic and food hygiene standards could be much better.
• John (10/5): - Very conveiniently located for bird livers as only 600m to Rainforest Discovery Centre. Room is well designed with outsidet but secured toilets which is great for us as we could leave our cameras there during the night to avoid to ac condensation. Staff is hepful, food is ok. Only minus is the steps to reception and room.
• Christine (6/5): - Basic but clean.
• Ahaliar (8/5): - We had a good stay. The location is ideal but the breakfast was too repetitive and staff there was not friendly and accommodating. They were more engaged with other staff members rather than the guests. The front desk staff was good and initiated conversations. This is important as I felt like he was ensuring that we were comfortable and happy.
• Candace (8/5): - The resort is easy and very relaxing it is also very close to all the sites….
• Linda (8/5): - We stayed in one of the newer units and the room and bathroom were clean and big. However, Expedia advertised that daily housekeeping is offered and water is provided daily which is not true. Expedia should verify with Nature Lodge and if they don't provide daily housekeeping, Expedia should update their listing. Housekeeping was responsive when I asked to have the room clean but that only happened once during our 4 day stay. There are a lot of stairs but they do provide a porter if you asked for one. There is usually no one at reception so the best way to contact them is via Whatsapp.
• Norma (6/5): - Despite several message to the hotel in advance. We received no reply regarding transfers and late check in. Our flight was delayed and we needed to check in late. Only that Expedia contacted them were we able to get this sorted. Even on arrival the staff could have been more helpful. The rooms were basic but clean and the location was easily within a 15 minute walk to the sanctuary which was good as there want always transport around ie Grabs available. The breakfast was very basic and we went across the road to the other hotel for dinner which was nice. All in all it was fine for a couple of nights to be close to the sanctuaries.
• Danielle (10/5): Good location for nature activities - This hotel is in a great location for exploring the surrounding attractions. Just a few minutes walk from the orangutan and sun bear sanctuaries, and even closer to the rainforest centre. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and the rooms are comfortable. The breakfast food was great, the dinner food was average. The nearby restaurants are overpriced and food is sub-par (except the one in the Rainforest Centre which I found to be really good). But you can order Grab delivery to the hotel so many options are available.
• Maiken (8/5): - .
• Michael (10/5): Very much would recommend - Great experience. The staff were very kind and attentive. The property is simple but clean and well maintained. You can tell they take pride in ensuring their guests are happy and their property is presentable. Meals at the restaurant were very good and affordable.
• Fiorenza (10/5): Meraviglioso!!!! - Siamo andati a dormire li con un bimbo di 5 anni, è stata un’ Esperienza meravigliosa! Stanza davanti alla giungla, grande e pulitissima, pace e tranquillità, cibo ottimo, personale cordiale e preparato. Posizione ottima! A 10 minuti a piedi si arriva al centro di conservazione degli oranghi e agli altri resort per provare anche gli altri ristoranti. Consigliatissimo!
• Mark (10/5): - Lovely staff. Clean and comfy room (ours had outdoor shower, not sure if all do). Very reasonable priced restaurant and pleasant lobby to hang out if you need to chill after checking out
• David (2/5): So Very Disappointed - After a lot of research we decided to stay here for 1nt on our travels around Borneo. ..Superb 9.0 was its rating. Let me assure you this accommodation is far cry from what was promised!! On arrival we had to drag our luggage up a huge steep stairway with no assistance. The place was characterless, the adjoining shop was closed, the restaurant was closed just a very desperate looking place, but hey-ho 'only for 1nt'. Checked in and shown to our room which again was another great slog of uneven steps. When we got to the room I could not believe what we were confronted with..the place was a building site immediately outside our room...please look at my photos.. unbelievable!! We checked out and sought another hotel. Receptionist agreed room wasn't acceptable and would authorise a refund which we will have to acquire through hotels.com which is the biggest disappointment of all, as it has taken 3months of calls and all they are willing to do is offer a voucher.. so no refund even though it was not fit for purpose. We found alternative accommodation at Sepilok Forest Edge and it was superb.
• Sarah (6/5): - Location was fantastic for the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Sun Bears.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - We arrived here after spending some time in kinabatangan river. We decided to book for two nights: Day 1: We checked out the sunbear rehabilitation center. Day 2: We dedicated the whole day checking out the orangtuan sancturary. Both locations are 10 minute walk from the hotel. The road doesn't have side walks but its a nicely paved road and the drivers are safe and go slow for pedestrias. The hotel is also next door to the discovery rainforest park, we didnlt check it out but we been told is awesome and includes suspension bridges. That being said the hotel is located in a convinient location. They have a resturant on premise, another resturant/cafe across the street and a very photogenic resturant by the orangutan sancturary called lake bistro or on the lake, recomment going there for a drink or lunch. All in all you can easily spend two or 3 nights here and not feel rushed. The rooms are very clean and beds are very comfortable. The customer service is superb and I highly recommend this hotel. It is also 20 min from Sandakan airport and you can easily hire a car with the grab app with. Is cheaper then arranging transportation via taxi or through the hotel.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Amazing place, only 1k from orangutan sanctuary. Clean and spacious room.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Amazing place in the middle of the nature. The staff was really helpful and polite
• Verified traveler (6/5): - We did get to stay at The nature lodge as we were moved to the Jungle resort instead!
• Scott (10/5): - Staff went out of their way to make the stay very comfortable
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Staff was helpful and friendly. Facility was 15-minute walk to Sun Bear and Orangutan sanctuaries, so was very convenient. Arranged pickup at airport, but pickup did not happen. Staff helped when our next hotel was canceled. Food at on-site restaurant was good &reasonably priced at dinner, but breakfast was lacking in variety. Fruit was limited.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - La seconde étape de mon deuxième séjour à Bornéo. Je vis en cet endroit la deuxième étape d’un voyage qui, depuis Casablanca via Mascate, Kuala Lumpur et Kuching, m’a conduit à Sandakan. Professionnel du tourisme, auteur et éditeur de guides touristiques, après avoir depuis 50 ans posé mes valises dans plus de 100 pays, pour certains à plusieurs reprises, j’ai décidé d’aller explorer la région du Sabah, ses forêts primaires et mythiques, où, je l’espère, j’aurai l’occasion de voir ce quelle possède encore de vie sauvage après l’abattement de sa plus grande partie pour y implanter le palmier à huile. (L’Etat de Sabah fournit à lui seul un cinquième de l’huile de palme mondiale…) Ce voyage me séduit davantage de jour en jour. Il fait nuit. Il fait très chaud. Une pluie torrentielle s’abat sur la végétation luxuriante. Depuis cet établissement qui offre des chambres vastes et confortables, un excellent rapport qualité/prix, il est aisé de se rendre à la nurserie pour bébés Orang-outans (A ne pas rater…) et son proche voisin le centre de rééducation pour oursons orphelins. Mention spéciale pour le directeur de cet établissement qui, très professionnel, n’a pas hésité à me servir le petit déjeuner alors que l’heure étant passée, (9 h) le garçon de salle avait refusé de le faire…
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The resort was amazing, tranquil and relaxing. Our cabin was fab with a sunken bath, we even had a resident fruit bat above our door ( cabin14) right round the resort away from the restaurant area. The sounds from the rainforest made it so peaceful. We spent 4 nights but probably 3 would have been enough to see everything.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - A very lovely place to stay. The rooms are large, cool and comfy. Everything is very clean, the staff couldn't be more friendly and helpful, and we loved the outside bathroom.
• Sarka (10/5): - Great stay. It is a quiet place, not much to do after sunset. Adie is super helpful. Don't rely on the shops opening hours but you can get water refill in the restaurant. Deposit 30rm wanted for stay in a dorm and high rates for any damage you might cause.
• Verified traveler (6/5): - Nice location close to the wildlife centres. The room was clean and comfortable. No bar fridge, so had to buy cold drinks from the shop. The restaurant is only open at meal times, so no meal options if hungry outside these hours. We were also turned away at lunch because of tour buses. No communication about the need to book. Meals were slow (45mins plus) but nice. Breakfast was ok but not buffet as advertised. Wifi only works outside the tour shop and there is limited transport available if you want to go somewhere else for the day. Not really anywhere else to sit during the day except your room, there is no pool or bar to go to. There is an outdoor reception area you can sit but it's not air conditioned and it felt a little bit like we were intruding into the managers family space. Overall it is a great spot for 1 or 2 nights, any longer and it gets a bit hard to take ( we stayed 4).
• Julie (10/5): - Lovely place welcoming, staff very helpful and friendly. Place clean and comfortable.
• deborah (10/5): Best place in Sepilok - Amazing place, but what set it apart was the helpfulness of the staff. They went out of their way to help when they didn't have to. I will always remember them.
• Daniel (10/5): Great stay! - I stayed for two nights to be close to the rainforest discovery Center and orangutans which this place is. It’s conveniently located so you can walk to all of these places. It is very remote with nothing else around which is peaceful for a couple of nights but not too long. Staff were very friendly and would always greet you by name. The restaurant is good quality and very cheap. Only negative was very poor WiFi connection, doesn’t reach rooms and doesn’t work with multiple people using - but maybe this is good to help you experience the surrounding area better
• Thierry (8/5): Bonne adresse sans wifi ni eau chaude - Très bon accueil tant à l'hôtel qu'au restaurant. La chambre était très bien. En revanche, nous n'avons jamais eu d'eau chaude a la douche malgré nos demandes répétées et le wifi ne fonctionnait pas.
• Bert (10/5): Toplicatie - Mooie kamer op een toplocatie
• Sarah (10/5): Would love to stay again. - Friendly staff from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. Greeted with a welcome drink to dropping us off to our bus to leave. The rooms were amazing, hammock outside on the decking overlooking the lake. And a huge bed inside with great air con. Rustic look with amazing comfort.
• marg (6/5): Pleasant and helpful people - Arrival was a hassle because expedia gave me wrong information , regarding phone numbers for contacting shuttle
• Elizabeth (10/5): Good Value, attractive lodging in Sepilok - Nature Lodge Sepilo is a beautiful property, well run and professional yet friendly staff. Our room was lovely with a very comfy bed and an gorgeous outdoor bathroom. The lodge is within 15.minutes walking of the three local attractions.
• Peter (10/5): Very good value for less money and nice Lodge - I was very satisfied with this Nature Lodge, all was perfect, only wifi is so poor. Breakfest OK.
• Verified traveler (10/5): the review - comfortable stay near orangutan, sunbear, and proboscis monkey facilities. Reception area is nice to simply sit and relax under several fans. Bathroom area provides nice outside vista under solid canopy.
• Gabriela (10/5): good value for money, highly recommend - My husband and I chose to spend 2 nights in Nature Lodge Sepilok to take our time while visiting the surroundings. It is perfectly located 10m walk to the Rainforest Discovery Center and 20min to the Orangutan and Sun bears rehabilitation center. Our room was rather big, with many facilities offered -drinking water, coffee, tea. I have to say that I am quite sensitive with the living things in the rooms (bugs, ants, gekos etc), but this place even though it has an outside bathroom, there was no trace of any other "guests". The breakfast is really basic : eggs, sausages, beans, bread and some butter and jam and also fresh fruits. We also had lunch and dinner at the restaurant, again, very basic but overall ok. You are in the middle of the nature, there is no high end cuisine going on. A minus would be the lack of Wi-Fi at the premises - only the "office" area has coverage and it is quite far from the lodges. On the other hand, the staff is really kind and helpful and everybody speaks English.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Nature Lodge is conveniently located in walking distance to rainforest discovery center, orang utang sanctuary and sun bear sanctuary. Rooms and facilities are on the basic site, but good enough to get a feeling of rural djungle settlement and the comfort of modern life. The friendly stuff does everything they can to make the stay as enjoyable as possible. An incoming agency, a kiosk and a restaurant (complimentary breakfast) on the property serve the guests' demand.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Genial si vas a relajarte - Solo pasamos una noche y no pudimos disfrutar del entorno. La habitacion muy bien, aunque valorando siempre en base al sitio en donde te encuentras. Muy tranquilo el lugar. No fuimos a Sepilok ya que lo hariamos despues pero su cercania es una de las mayores ventajas. La disponibilidad del personal excelente y el ambiente muy familiar.
• Kay (8/5): Excellent staff, location but beware of mice! - The staff make this place, very kind, patient and helpful. Great value with breakfast, tasty restaurant (amazing chicken skewers) & comfy beds. Shame about bad mice infestation near dorms - could hear scratching all night and one chewed holes in my toiletry bag!! Mouse dropping on sinks - reported to staff. Dorm had x4 sockets for 6 beds but thankfully I had dorm to myself. Wifi available in reception although rather intermittent at times. Excellent location and would nevertheless recommend for budget traveller.
• Nathan (8/5): Great budget option - Nature Lodge Sepilok is perfectly located close to the RDC, the Sun Beat Sanctuary and the Orang Utan sanctuary. The room itself is basic but is spacious with an outdoor bathroom and is a great option for those on a budget.
• Mathan (10/5): Excellent choice! - Very comfy and clean room! The staff at the front desk as well as those at the restaurant were extremely friendly. This is definitely the place to be if you are planning on putting up a night or 2 in Sepilok :-)
• Sipilok (8/5): Nice hotel - Nice hotel within walking distance of the rainforest experience (excellent) orang utan rehab centre (excellent) and the sun bears centre (again excellent) The staff didn't speak much English and the tour company were difficult to speak to consequently we organised our own taxi and tours.
• Jacobus (6/5): Very basic - Book by accident, will never go back. Very basic!!! Adie very helpfull
• Eloise (10/5): Lovely hotel near the orangutans - Excellent room - very clean, big bed, ketttle and tea and coffee. The bathroom so awesome as it is outside. Quite an experience!! A 15 minute walk from the orangutans and sun bears. The food was quite simple but we had not expected much. They are very willing to please and very helpful with any bookings/buses/tours/ongoing journeys etc. A great stay!
• Zachary (10/5): Cozy Rain forest stay - My wife and I had a cozy stay at the Nature Lodge Sepilok. The bed was very comfy and the rooms are quite nice. Ours had a very nice outdoor bathroom. Location wise it is great with easy walking to go see the Orangutans, Sun Bears, and Rain forest discovery center. The staff was very welcoming and quite helpful throughout our stay and got us to the airport on time.

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