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Facilities
Property facilities
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Scuba diving on site
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Snorkeling on site
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Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
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Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
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Beach umbrellas
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Pool sun loungers
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Accessible shuttle
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No accessible shuttle
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Accessible train station shuttle
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No accessible train station shuttle
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Non-smoking rooms
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Air conditioning
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Restaurant
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Family rooms
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Karaoke
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Shuttle service (additional charge)
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Invoice provided
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Property Description
Ocean Views and Balconies
Enjoy stunning sea views right from your room's balcony at B.S.D.S.
Delicious Dining Options
Indulge in Malaysian cuisine at our on-site restaurant offering halal selections.
Convenient Airport Shuttle
Take the stress out of travel with our paid airport shuttle service to Tawau Airport.
Book your stay at B.S.D.S now for a relaxing and memorable experience!
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Fuimos los únicos tontos clientes alojados en tres días, fatal total no recomiendo para nada
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We were the only guests, strange but funny. Nou the best guide for snorkeltrips. Absolutely loved it! Beautiful location
Everything need to be renovated. The bathroom was falling apart, you can’t get any cold drinks, but must walk to villages to buy soft drinks. Beer is a huge challenge to get! Much dirt on headboard of bed, all in all we never lived as lousy at this price. Food was okay, but very simple. (Only electricity nighttime and a few hours a day)
The food provided by the hotel were delicious & the location of the hotel near to village & other resorts.
The electricity supply is not 24 hours. From 8.00AM to 6.00PM there is no electricity and it is hot to stay in the hotel room.
The dive masters were both good. the staff was kind and tried to help.
Food was decent and plentiful.
Nice common area - had shade and breeze.
Snorkelling was good, lots of fish. Diving spots were alright.
Coffee/tea all day
Beautiful water colour
Clean water under the bungalows- saw the turtle and lots of fish and some sea stars right from the room.
The old and rotten wood on the walking bridge/pass. With my 55 kg I was concerned it would not hold my weight.
They should replace 50% of that walk, especially near the exit to the island.
Food - their focus for protein was chicken (which I personally dislike) I wish there were more seafood dishes, not just fried sardines. Other than that food was good but you can tell they cocked it mainly for staff, vs customers. After seeing sardines that had very little meat on them, I asked for a larger fish and the cook made one small fried (!!) tuna and several kg of chicken. The gusts are the fish, the staff ate the chicken.
I also did not like the island much - the people are nice and I felt safe walking but .. a lot of poverty. On a bright side, their kids smile and look curious and don’t beg for money (like in Semporna).
Also, the snorkelling spots by the island had quite a bit of garbage. Diving sites were much cleaner.
The staff
Badly needs renovating but we understood why it hadn’t been due to Covid and other issues.
We were very happy we booked a stay here (and can honestly not understand the poor ratings).
The booking includes a boat taxi to and from the island, when we arrived we were warmly welcomed and received all the necessary information. The team takes very good care of their guests and grants late check-outs - as a result, our booked room was still occupied, but we received another one which we could occupy for a few hours until we could move into ours.
both rooms were cozy, clean and comfortable.
The food was delicious and you could choose from a buffet which included fish, meat, but also vegetables, salads and fruits and during the afternoon there is also some snacks provided as well as all day coffee, tea and water. We even received a special plate just made for us since we eat vegetarian food with Tofu and Tempeh (one of the best vegetarian dishes we had during our Borneo trip)
The full team is just lovely and friendly, so when arriving we were introduced to the other guests and during the evening there was a birthday celebration from 2 of the guides, so the staff as well as a few locals were celebrating with cake and drinks and we and all other guests were also warmly invited to join the celebration and be part of the conversations.
the hotel itself is cute and on stilts with bridges you can watch the sunset or watch small local boats padle by.
the restaurant and terrace are the heart of the social area where guests and staff come together and the view is very nice, so we enjoyed especially during the morning watching the boats around us come to life and learn about local life.
the booking also included 3 snorkeling trip including gear and fins, in addition we booked 2 discovery dives, the team was knowledgable and again took good care of us so we were able to enjoy the underwater world.
yes, the water in the shower comes from a well and it is a little bit salty, but it did not bother us at all, also is is beneficial for the environment and an attempt to save drinking water.
also yes, there is no electricity 24h per day, but more than enough to charge all your devices and once again, this is positive for the environment given that most places get their electricity from diesel generators so best to not let them run day and night.
Lovely staff, beautiful place. We spent 1 week staying here and the staff were so friendly and helpful. My husband is a fussy eater and they were able to accommodate for him, thank you! We dived with Otto exploring both Mabul and Kapali, wow! Dive sites are so close all within minutes away. He found so many amazing fish for us to see and turtles.
To the previous review, yes there are ants and the electric is cut off for parts of the day but this is expected on an island. The island itself is very expensive to stay generally but we found good value for money here. The bathrooms could do with a little tlc but no complaints, everything was fine and you get used to the salty water in the shower etc, it’s better for the environment and good for your skin ;) Other than diving/snorkelling we didn’t find there was much to do on the island. Very relaxing!
Staff was very welcoming and helpfull. We had the best snorkling guide Nau, he was realy a pro, always happy, smiling and he showed us the best snorkling spots arround Mabul and Kapalai. Location was ok, because if we only made a day trip to Mabul, we would have never seen the local village, all the children and sea gypsies.
The facilities were old, bathroom was literaly faling apart-the walls. There was no tap water, only salt water in the shower. We had 3 huge cockroaches in the room, so it was hard to fall asleep. Electricity is available only during the night time and a few hours during the day, but unfortunately the generater broke down in the middle of the night, so the AC did not work (wich we also paid for) and it was just too hot to be able to sleep good. The brakfast was not good at all, lunch pasable, dinner OK-no fruits?!?! All the snorkeling trips we had to pay additionally, but in my opinion that should be included in the too high price paid for the resort. Definitly not worth the money, the only thing worth the money were the snorkeling trips.
Staffs are friendly
No beach access, no electricity certain period
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