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About this property

Spacious Accommodation: VIRTA Guesthouse in Sandakan offers spacious family rooms with private bathrooms. Each room includes air-conditioning, a balcony, and a kitchen equipped with modern appliances. Outdoor Spaces: Guests can relax in the garden or on the terrace. The property features an outdoor seating area and a dining space with outdoor furniture. Convenient Facilities: The guest house provides free WiFi, a paid shuttle service, and car hire. Additional amenities include a washing machine, streaming services, and a work desk. Prime Location: Located 2 km from Sandakan Airport, VIRTA Guesthouse is highly rated for its kitchen, connectivity to the airport, and WiFi connection.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.4)

  • Top pick by families with children

  • Free private parking available on-site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Svetlana
    Germany Germany
    A fully furnished and squeaky clean apartment that has some of the best amenities I have ever seen in a serviced apartment. Absolutely loved our stay here and wished it were longer. Close to the airport, and there are plenty of restaurants within...
  • Martin
    Czech Republic Czech Republic
    Very nice, big and comfortable house. Very recommended.
  • Larry
    Malaysia Malaysia
    This home is so comfortable. It has all the necessary facilities. The staff are kind and hospitable. We went for Chinese New Year and they surprised us with Chinese New Year decorations.
  • Azmir
    Malaysia Malaysia
    Spacious house with backyard for family to rilex. The backyard area was spacious with open type kitchen. Washing machine is there & pump to make sure bathing experience. To sandakan town takes around 15-20minutes. Overall we love the place.
  • Chungket
    Malaysia Malaysia
    We thoroughly enjoyed our short stay at VIRTA guest house. The guest house looks much better in person than the online photos provided. The description said " family room with balcony " quite confused us when in fact we have the whole house for...
  • Francesca
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    So spacious, well furnished, probably the most comfortable bed we’ve stayed in Malaysia over the last 6 weeks! Great aircon. Photos don’t do it justice. Staff very helpful, welcoming and kind, very responsive to messages about checking in and out....
  • Matt
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The house was really clean and homey. Wifi and AC in all rooms worked well. Lots of finishing touches that made a huge difference and all amenities needed and more were provided. We didn't want to leave!
  • Radek
    Czech Republic Czech Republic
    Friendly host, very helpful, good communication, close to the Sandakan airport should you arive late in the night as it was our case, good price/value ratio
  • Joanne
    Ireland Ireland
    The proximity to the airport is fantastic, the place is absolutely gorgeous, totally spotlessly clean, the owner even left me a few little snacks which was really appreciated. The beds were extremely comfortable, and it was lovely to finally...
  • Richard
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Didn't expect to discover we would have a whole house, complete with all facilities to ourselves in a quiet suburban street. The house itself was spotless and convenient for visiting the nearby Sepilok Rainforest Discovery Centre.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

9.5
Host review score
Welcome to Sandakan, known as nature city and famous for its fresh and delicious seafood. The guesthouse is just 5 minutes away from Sandakan Airport and its excellent location near Mile 7 also gives you easy access to all that the city has to offer. Virta Guesthouse accomodates up to 6 person and is ideal for groups and family. It offers amenities such as a fully functioning kitchen , washer, and wifi access. Takeouts are easily available for delivery using Grabfood and Pandafood.
Love travelling to new places , exploring and tasting various kinds of food. Loves cooking and gardening.
The neighbourhood is an excellent place to live, study or working. Eateries as well as grocery shops are all within reach. You will certainly be on time for your flight as the Sandakan Airport is just 5 minutes away. Guests without transportation does not need to worry as e-hailing vehicle such as Grab car or maxim are easily available.
Languages spoken: English,Malay

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House rules

VIRTA Guesthouse takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 22:00
Check-out
From 06:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

The number of extra beds allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no cots available at this property.

All extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 07:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.