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Reviews of Permai Rainforest Resort 3 stars

Pantai Damai Santubong, Jalan Sultan Tengah , 93050 Kuching , Sarawak , 93860 Santubong, Malaysia

#4 of 6 hotels in Santubong

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Review score

Based on 176 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.0

  • Comfort

    8.1

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    8.8

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    6.2

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  • Reviewed: 22 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night

    nothing

    everything

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing.

    I like the environment & the ambiance there, felt like we were staying in the forest, and the staffs are all accommodating & cheerful. We love this resort very much, we even spotted a few proboscides there & definitely will come back again.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2023

    10
    Relaxing jungle stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    What's not to like!

    Very peaceful and relaxing, I enjoyed sitting on the balcony of my tree house on the edge of the rainforest, watching and listening to the sea lapping on the shore a few metres away below. There were also local wild monkeys that fed in the treetops around the cabins and tree houses and throughout the resort, both proboscis and silver monkeys were present. Staff were all great and friendly, full marks. The Cultural Village was also right next door.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2023

    10
    Amazing jungle experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We stayed only two nights, it's not enough to explore this place properly.

    This is the best place to stay at this area to enjoy true staying inside the jungles. We saw proboscis monkeys just next to the reception, but there are many other animals around,from huge butterflies to small squirrels. There are two perfect beaches and jungle pool, we were almost alone during swimming and sunbathing. The cabin was perfect, with amazing seaview and all basic amenities. The restaurant starts working from early morning which is good for further planning of the day, and the food is delicious 😋! Try shakshuka and roti for your breakfast, 200% worth it. However the mostly we appreciate friendly atmosphere and helpful staff, we felt like at home. Thanks a lot, we will come back!

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    amazing location and view

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2023

    10
    absolutely great place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    everything. beach/jungle location. staff. design

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2023

    1.0
    I'm not happy with the stay and worth for the money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room was filthy and the bathroom and toilet were very slippery. For 6 people room, only 3 coffee mixes, 4 creamers, and 4 sugar are available. No drinking water was provided. Only 1 glass bottle of drinking water. Very dirty boiler. Stains on the floor. The curtains are very dirty—towels with stains. The blankets and bedsheets are filthy and dusty. Not worth the money. Since there is no phone line, we cannot call to get any services from the receptionist. If we need anything from them, we must walk far to the lobby. Besides that, after 8 pm no one was at the lobby as well.

    only the beach

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2023

    10
    Beautiful area in the rainforest, clean, comfortable tree house. Absolutely breathtaking wiev from the balcony to the co
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolutely amazing area! Beautiful place on the coast in the rainforest. You can see monkeys just from the balcony. Great natural pool, 2 beach sides, hiking area. The tree house was clean and comfortable. We had extra bed as we travelled with kids. We had a wonderful time there! Would love to come back again.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    maybe the best place I’ve ever stayed. it feels so much in nature. tons of silver leaf and proboscis monkeys just hanging out in the trees. great hiking trails. the ocean just outside the window. sound of waves at night. truly a beautiful jungle experience.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2023

    1.0
    it was a very bad experience and bad service
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Receptionist are not welcoming , and not friendly unprofessional. Attending us while munching on foods. Didn’t mention of policies in the booking.com apps. Extra person - have to add rm90 for a very uncomfortable & thin matttress. Prohibited to bring snacks/ mineral water / food in or else need to pay per pax for it ( corkage fee ) No bellboy service for our luggage. Receptionist mention they are off duty , while there is one staff who is in charge of it that day & a guy staff was with us while we were struggling to bring up our luggage, however no courtesy to offer help. Dirty linen and side table - the same staff guy came to change linen and side table after he sent off anither customer luggage to their room.

    nice view and good location

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 January 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We barely got an hour of sleep. We weren’t warned of the storm that caused our treehouse to rock back and forth the entire night, with trees snapping around us and hitting our windows on the way down.

    Mas and Dorita. Great location. Room is comfortable (except for my comment below)

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 January 2023

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The dirty beach

    Staff friendliness

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2022

    10
    nice stay with natural
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    please provide mini skuter

    nature at its best!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2022

    4.0
    Disappointed with the stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Considering how much we paid for the stay in the villa, we were fairly dissappointed for the following reasons: 1. had to pay for use of air-conditioning units - but one out of 2 units was not working 2. power sockets in 2nd room, and in the main living room (serving the fridge) wer not working 3. no shampoo, shower gel provided. No tray to hold soap in toilet. 4. the fan in master bedroom only worked at high speed - not moving when turned to low speed of 1-3 (out of max of 5). all of us (family of 4) have to cramped into master bedroom (with working air-conditioning unit) overnight. the villa we stayed in was quite further away from the reception office - had to tow our luggages a fair distance, luckily, we only carry with us small check-in luggages. we decided to check out earlier by one day. written a letter to the management stating our predicament (and hopefully can get some sort of refund), but have not heard from the team after 6 days.

    In the midst of nature, near beach, has swimming pool

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 December 2022

    10
    perfect place for a short getaway from the city without going far!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No alcohol served at the restaurant….. there is options just down the road at the cultural village

    to be able to feel “in the jungle” whilst being only 1/2hr from Kuching. The treehouses are awesome! Jungle pool is a great spot to cool off after a short or long trek thru the rainforest 💚

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2022

    10
    relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    staff, nature, food, nature pool,treks at the resort,wild life staff was super friendly and went all the way the cook made us breakfast wich wasn’t on the menu the receptionist nuria gave us an extra sheet and the manager Milen liked to talk and was very interested and funny .

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 October 2022

    3.0
    not good value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa for 6
    • Stayed 2 nights

    bedding, sheets, bathroom

    location and beach

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 September 2022

    10
    I am satisfy with my stay and will continue to visit or introduced Permai Rainforest Resort to more friends and family m
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We are a bit upset to hear that Flying fox, the pyramid and banana boat was not available at the moment. I hope this activities will recover before our next trip to Permai Rainforest Resort again.

    The tree house was in excellent condition. The food which was served by the Feeding Tree Restaurant was delicious. The staff was so polite, friendly and helpful. I have been here for more than 2 times and this is my 3rd trip. I decided to bring my kids along. Imagine that my kids was always hand on handphone decided to drop and have fun in the nature. The activities which was organized by the Permai Rainforest Resort was so good until my kids totally forgot about their phone games, so exhausted and went to sleep early. As a teenager, they love the snorkeling and hiking so much.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2022

    3.0
    No TV no fun
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beach and pool

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 2 nights

    no wifi signal in the room (which can be an advantage for a relaxing stay)

    wonderful cabins in the middle of the forest with a view of the sea, very clean rooms, helpful staff, we were absolutely thrilled

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2022

    10
    Amazing forest house getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night

    the staff, also the fact that reception closes felt a bit unsafe as we're in the middle of nowhere but we didnt run into issues.

    it's a tree house in the forest with a view of the beach, the location was insane! it was like a scene from a movie. Also right in front of the hiking starting point. The treehouse was surprisingly clean and insect-free! I wish we stayed more than one night!

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night

    The view from the room (tree house) The beaches here are amazing. Walking distance from the Sarawak Cultural Village.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2022

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night

    Frontdesk - not friendly.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2022

    10
    Amazing Rainforest Resort with lovely wildlife and Beaches
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Improve on the cooking skills. My food was burnt at dinner but it was okey.

    I could see Proboscis monkey from my room. The staff at the restaurant dining was so friendly and great customer service. Both ladies awesome.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Tree House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We stayed at the tree top and personally I didn't like that we didn't have any help to carry the bags up the stairs. Not too sure if we could have requested though. Great place nonetheless.

    Loved how it was away from the city and had its own private beach! Such a beautiful sunset which was definitely worth the travel. Loved the mosquito net all around the place. Amazing!

    Stayed in May 2022

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