The Magellan Sutera Resort

Island boats from the marina, sunsets by the lagoon pool

Hours: Check-in from 15:00, check-out by 12:00
Per night (approx.): 약 MYR 610~682 (링깃)
Address: 1 Sutera Harbour Boulevard, Sutera Harbour, 88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

A low-rise resort inside the Sutera Harbour complex, next to its high-rise sister, the Pacific Sutera. The sea sits just past a big lagoon-style pool, and the sunset bar fills up every evening. Island boats leave from the complex marina about 380 m away, which makes early tours easy. At a little over 4 km from the centre, it splits the difference between resort and town. Opened 1999, renovated 2014.