Nestled in a lush garden setting, Celyn Resort Kinabalu offers a warm welcome with Bunga Raya Cafe's delicious meals and an arcade/game room for entertainment. Connect to the world through the conference center, unwind by barbecue grills, or simply park with ease thanks to free self parking.
Kampung Samuruh, Jalan Samuruh Kinoundusan, Ranau, Sabah, 89309
What's nearby
Kundasang War Memorial - 9 min drive - 5.4 km
Sosodikon Hill Kundasang - 13 min drive - 8.4 km
Mount Kinabalu Park Entrance - 13 min drive - 10.8 km
Desa Cattle Dairy Farm - 16 min drive - 10.7 km
Maragang Hill - 21 min drive - 14.3 km
Getting around
Kota Kinabalu (BKI-Kota Kinabalu Intl.) - 90 min drive
Restaurants
Desa Cafe - 16 min drive
Anooh Coffee - 8 min drive
Puncak Restaurant - 9 min drive
KFC - 9 min drive
Intan's Restaurant & Cafe Kundasang - 8 min drive
About this property
Celyn Resort Kinabalu
When you stay at Celyn Resort Kinabalu, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Mount Kinabalu National Park. For a bite to eat, guests can visit Bunga Raya Cafe, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Other features include a terrace and a garden.
Languages
English, Malay
At a glance
Hotel size
43 rooms
Arriving/Leaving
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age – 18
Check-out time is noon
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Required at check-in
Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
Government-issued photo ID may be required
Minimum check-in age is 18
Children
No cots (infant beds)
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Parking
Free on-site self-parking
Other information
Smoke-free property
Property amenities
Food and drink
Restaurant
Barbecue grills
Room service
Working away
Meeting room
Conference centre
Services
24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Luggage storage
Facilities
Garden
Terrace
Arcade/games room
Banquet hall
Accessibility
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Well-lit path to entrance
Room amenities
Be entertained
DVD player
Television
Cable TV channels
Home comfort
Ceiling fan
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Sleep well
Bed sheets provided
What to enjoy
Balcony
Freshen up
Private bathroom
Shower only
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Towels
Stay connected
Desk
Food and drink
Free bottled water
Special features
Dining
Bunga Raya Cafe – This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Fees & policies
Policies
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
This property does not have lifts.
Guests can rest easy knowing that there's a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector on-site.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard
Also known as
Celyn Kinabalu Ranau
Celyn Resort
Celyn Resort Kinabalu Ranau
Celyn Kinabalu
Celyn Resort Kinabalu Hotel
Celyn Resort Kinabalu Ranau
Celyn Resort Kinabalu Hotel Ranau
Frequently asked questions
Does Celyn Resort Kinabalu offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, Celyn Resort Kinabalu does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at Celyn Resort Kinabalu?
Sorry, neither pets nor service animals are allowed.
Is parking offered on site at Celyn Resort Kinabalu?
Yes, there's free self parking.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Celyn Resort Kinabalu?
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime. Check-out time is noon.
What is there to do at Celyn Resort Kinabalu and nearby?
Celyn Resort Kinabalu has an arcade and a garden.
Are there restaurants at or near Celyn Resort Kinabalu?
Yes, there's an on-site restaurant, Bunga Raya Cafe.
Does Celyn Resort Kinabalu have any outdoor private spaces?
Yes, every room features a balcony.
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Celyn Resort Kinabalu Reviews
Reviews
7.0
Good
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6.8/10
Cleanliness
7.4/10
Staff & service
6.4/10
Amenities
6.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.0/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Very good
14 Aug 2022
The view is superb. Very direct magnificent view of Mount Kinabalu. But the aceess into the resort (2km) is not proper tar road. The room is basic with all the necessary amenities and clean. Comfortable stay.
The staff is friendly & helpful. They are very oblige to all your needs /request. Thank you.
Lay Nah
Lay Nah, 3-night trip
6/10 Good
28 Sept 2022
The bathroom was with ants and felt unclean. Breakfast is basic - fried noodle, rice, fruits and juice/coffee/tea. When told there was no watermelon left in the breakfast, staff told me they need to 'cook' it - staff was not attentive. The only plus of this hotel is the view of the mountain.
Evelyn
Evelyn, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
28 Feb 2023
Driving to the resort is a challenge. It is not a normal tar road.. uneven dirt road with lots of rocks.
The staff got our booking mixed up in the beginning and wanted to give us a different room with lower price . After insisting, manage to get the correct room type.
Room cleanliness is acceptable but the bathroom is smelly and very dirty.
The steamboat we ordered for dinner was good and the staff at the cafe was nice.
RAJA AMRAH MAZURA RAJA AMAN
6/10 Good
15 Jun 2023
This property is so run down physically, pictures on the website are so deceiving. Spring in bed is so bad, wooden floor creaks, you will keep waking up if you are light sleeper with any movement in bed or across the room. The stench from the toilet is awful if you forget to close the door. Hot water runs out, so you better shower fast. Staff are friendly and accommodating though and the breath taking view of the mountain from your room makes the stay here worthwhile. The management needs to upgrade this hotel as another fellow guest mentioned that this establishment is the same since 16 years ago. If it’s not for the view, I would have checked out and changed hotels.
Aisha
Aisha, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
1 Jun 2023
SELBYN
SELBYN, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
22 Jan 2023
Uzir
Uzir, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
9 Aug 2020
Martinus
Martinus, 1-night trip
4/10 Fair
26 Jul 2019
We booked kinabalu wing & the view simply amazing. Apart from this, the property is old & lack of maintenance. Bulbs not working, mosquito mesh broken, stains on bedsheet, tv channels not working well. and No wifi (wifi only available at lobby which is a distance from hotel room). The property seriously need some refurbish / upgrading works.
polar
polar, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
20 Jul 2019
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
21 Jun 2019
Verified traveller
2-night trip
2/10 Poor
4 Jun 2019
Verified traveller
1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
24 Apr 2019
Fantastic view
Verified traveller
2-night trip
8/10 Very good
29 Jan 2019
Spacious room. Friendly staff. Very quiet environment.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
8/10 Very good
25 Jan 2019
Location is good..condition is bad
3km bad road condition to premise. View is beautiful.The building and premise -rundown, not as shown on Hotels.com. Poor management. Room is dated-Old dingy furniture. Bidet pressure too strong, cant control. Bathmat is bad.Restaurant- minimal choice of breakfast. Menu not tasty. Many stray dogs-unhygienic. Staffs- friendly and helpful, that made our stay a pleasant one. Strategic location to places of interest.
AISHAH
AISHAH, 2-night trip
8/10 Very good
6 Jan 2019
Mohamad Noor
Mohamad Noor, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
27 Dec 2018
Verified traveller
3-night trip
6/10 Good
18 Dec 2018
Disappointed with the road.
Verified traveller
2-night trip
4/10 Fair
7 Nov 2018
Isolated hotel far from the main road. The small road leading to the hotel is about 2.3km long
and is unpaved. We stayed in two Jungle Mountain rooms next to each other. The rooms were big but need some maintenance work. The door locks were faulty. The bathroom in one of the rooms had drainage issue resulting in wet floor all the time and it smelled badly.
The staffs were friendly and helpful. They attended to our needs promptly.
HN
HN, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
31 Oct 2018
Delima
Delima, 3-night trip
4/10 Fair
17 Oct 2018
Surprises me all the way
1. No WIFI in rooms - Only hotel lobby has WIFI connection (we can't even use own data as there is not service at all at our own rooms)
2. Hotel is suppose to serve buffet breakfast but their min. room booking is 15 room; As they only had 13 rooms booked for the night, we only get set meals...which is not worth the money but food was okay, not too bad.
3. No guards at the "JUNGLE MOUNTAIN Rooms", our room is isolated at a further place from the lobby:
- The room doesn't have a proper lock, anyone can see through your room because it is glass window.
- If something happens, we do not know who to call for help as there is NO TELEPHONE in the room
- We heard something around 12am (someone/something making small noises with their feet at our door) we thought this hotel might be haunted lol
4. From the MAIN ROAD, you will need to drive through ROCKY & TERRIBLE road conditions...(around 3km-4km) and the road to the hotel doesn't have sufficient street lights during night time and the roads are very steep.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
4/10 Fair
24 Sept 2018
jungle mountain is just infront of the jungle. cant see the mountain at all. no safety as it isolated. water heat stop after 2 people bath then have to wait. smelly toilet. not suitable for elders as you need to climb stiars to top.
big triple bed room. breakfast normal. recommend to take kinabalu wing only or valley wing.
mekala
mekala, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
29 Aug 2018
The view of the resort is great, room is clean. The bed is uncomfortable to sleep.
Yueh Er
Yueh Er, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
24 Aug 2018
Acceptable
Place was further away from the main town but still quite accessible with a car. Room was generally clean and spacious but no wifi in the room, had to head to the lobby for that. Cleanliness of the bedding could do with some improvement. Breakfast was mediocre.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
2/10 Poor
2 Jul 2018
Very bad road access
At the very least they inform earlier how the road is. Btw the location too far from the main road
toffony
toffony, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
22 Jun 2018
nice view resort , reasonably priced
Strategic place to stay with nice view of environment, only the road To reach the resort is very unsatisfied .. wish the management can consider to fix the road ..