Parapat Water Village Resort♡

A real taste of nature, combining water with chalet on stilts and jungle with a hill just opposite of the main road

10.0

A bit away from crowd of Semporna, in the middle of nature. Accessible by foot so feeling more free than in other resorts of this wooden chalet type of accommodation’s. Very peaceful. Management is super helpful.

− Nothing

overall good experience with good location and food

6.0

Easy to reach location. They can book cab for you from the airport at a paid price and also island experiences. Just get in touch with the hotel. The food was awesome, so was the location of the hotel. Not to far from the mainland.

− Washroom accessories were not properly maintained. The gyser stopped working, some of the switches were not working and no TV. There was a restaurant but it only served dinner and breakfast and hitea. We couldn’t order basics items like snacks. However there is a lady at the shore who sells fried items and maggie.

Guest review

3.0

The setting of the hotel is undeniably beautiful — peaceful, calm, and ideal for relaxing and the staff is very friendly.

− However, the experience was seriously let down by multiple issues that made the stay very uncomfortable. For two consecutive days, there was no electricity. That meant no air conditioning, no lights, and — worst of all — no running water, since they rely on electric pumps. After spending long days out island hopping in the heat, coming back and being unable to take a shower was incredibly frustrating. The Wi-Fi was also not working at all throughout my stay. On top of that, in the four nights I stayed, the room wasn’t cleaned even once — no fresh towels, no trash taken out, no housekeeping whatsoever. If I had wanted a remote, off-grid experience without basic comforts, I would have gone camping for a fraction of the price. This place has potential, but it desperately needs better management and attention to guest experience.

Guest review

7.0

安静，作为最便宜的水屋，享受下海风，看看风景，没事下水游游泳还是不错的

− 设施太简陋了，周围啥也没有，饭菜是定量的，早餐略显不足，饭菜，饮料都很简单，小小的餐厅没有空调，刮海风的时候才凉快，看过了那几个岛上的水，这里的水略显浑浊，体验下水屋可以住住，性价比不高

sonnen

9.0

− food is for europeans very different ....and difficult

Pleasant stay, but we shouldn’t come with high expectations for the facilities

6.0

The staff is nice and helpful. The view is very nice and it is a quiet location (but quite far away from towns!). The situation of these bungalows above the water is quite amazing and the resort is nicely decorated. They serve us meal when we arrive and it’s all included.

− Our room was quite basic, just a bed, no furniture to put our stuff on, a kettle but no coffee/tea, TV not functioning, no WiFi. Bathroom needing some improvement. Hot water barely lukewarm, shower head leaking, mini sink with loose tap. Shower water going straight into the sea, but the opening meant for that was poorly placed so the water infiltrated into cracks on the side.. We had a king size bedroom - our friends had a queen size one, theirs looked better. It rained heavily during our stay, it was so loud on the metal roofs during the night! Food at the restaurant was good but no choice (also for drinks), so a bit difficult for fussy people/kids who don’t want to eat local noodles and rice at every meal. The water is not clear around the resort, need to go further away for snorkeling.. We also booked a snorkeling trip with them, but not impressed either, almost nothing to see in the water… Overall quite overpriced in my opinion - if we compare with same price properties on the peninsula for example.