Guestrooms
Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa has 492 newly-renovated rooms and suites, spread across the Kinabalu Wing and the Tanjung Wing. They provide contemporary luxury, with decor inspired by traditional Borneo design. Tanjung Wing rooms overlook the South China Sea while Kinabalu Sea View suites and rooms have views across the water or towards Mount Kinabalu.Standard room features:
- Satellite television
- High-speed internet
- Tea/coffee-making facilities
- Safe
- Separate shower and soaking tub
- Premium Shangri-La toiletries
- Robes and slippers
- Pillow menu
Kinabalu Club Rooms also have:
- Private check-in and check-out facilities
- Use of Kinabalu Club lounge
- Daily international newspaper
- DVD
Suites also include:
- Private wrap around balcony facing the ocean
- Separate sitting room
Hotel facilities
- Watersports include waterskiing, windsurfing, banana boat rides, fishing trips, jet skiing, parasailing, scuba diving and snorkelling
- Two large freeform pools and a kids’ paddling pool
- Nine-hole pitch and putt golf course
- Garden tours
- Kids’ club, playground and paddling pool, babysitting service (surcharge)
- Four tennis courts
- Mini-soccer pitch
- Volleyball
- Table tennis
- Cooking demonstrations
- Mah Jong, Malaysian language and traditional dance lessons
- Local wine tasting
- Bicycles for hire
- Jogging track
- Petanque
Dining
The resort features seven restaurants and bars to choose from, ranging from contemporary Asian cuisine to authentic Italian specialities. The Borneo Lounge and Bar is open all day and you can watch the tropical evening fall at the Sunset Bar, enjoy a cultural evening at Coco-Joe’s and spend the evening at Blue Note, with its nightly live music.
Location
Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa is on the northern tip of Borneo, 10 minutes from Kota Kinabalu and the international airport. It is in the Malaysian state of Sabah, which is famous for its population of wild orang utans, the Asian elephant and the rafflesia, the largest flower in the world. You can see orang utans and other wildlife at the nearby Rasa Ria Nature Reserve.
