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and beachcombing trips. Further details and prices are walk) to Cultural Village, Damai beaches, golf course
available from hotel recreaion counters or the Damai and seafood restaurants. 4 double air-con rooms with
Beach boathouse. phone, fridge and sea & jungle views, plus 2 air-con
rooms in wooden jungle cotage. Minimum 2 nights stay.
Accommodaion Ameniies include muli-gym, bar terrace, swimming
pool. Own jungle trail with access to Santubong peak
trail. Please note: Nanga Damai is not suitable for small
children or the elderly & inirm, family dogs are kept on
the premises.
Village House by Singgahsana. Tel: 846166, Fax:
846266, Email: info@villagehouse.com.my. www.
villagehouse.com.my. Band B-C. Located in Santubong
Village, approx. 100 m from the beach. Luxury
homestay with the emphasis on chilling out. Tradiional
Cove 55, Telok Nipah, Jalan Sultan Tengah, Santubong. Malay-style silted rooms set around tropical gardens
Tel: 846068, 012 8651077, Email: contact@cove55.com. and swimming pool. 2 x Rajah Rooms (air-con), 10 x
www.cove55.com. Band D. Sumptuously appointed Village Rooms (air-con) and 2 x House Dorms (fan, 6 pax
bouique resort & retreat that sets a new benchmark per dorm). Other faciliies include a restaurant, bar and
for luxury resort accommodaion in Sarawak. 8 superbly living area with library, TV, DVD player, board games and
appointed rooms and 2 suites, all with large private internet terminal. Please note: Village House does not
balcony, as well as 2 private chalets. Capivaing views accept children under 12.
of Mt Santubong and the Bako Peninsula. Faciliies
include a lap pool, library, residents’ lounge. In-villa Damai Puri Resort & Spa (4*), Teluk Penyu, Santubong
dining with a bespoke menu from your own private chef (turn right at roundabout). Luxury beach resort & spa.
(guests are also welcome to use the superbly-equipped Tel: 846900, www.damaipuriresort.com. Band D
kitchen by arrangement). There is also an art gallery Permai Rainforest Resort, Pantai Damai, Santubong.
showcasing ine Iban arifacts and aniques, hardly Tel: 846487/90, www.permairainforest.com. Air-con
surprising as the resort is operated by the descendants tree houses and cabins. Band C.
One Hotel Santubong (3*), Jalan Sultan Tengah,
of the late Tun Jugah anak Barieng, the last Paramount Santubong (access via Damai golf course) Tel: 846888,
Chief of the Iban. Cove 55 is also available for private
hire for weddings, incenive groups, corporate retreats Email: santubong@onehotelmalaysia.com. Band C.
and suchlike There are also village homestay packages with aciviies
Damai Beach Resort (4*), Teluk Bandung, Santubong. available at Kampung Santubong (Tel: 013 8020420)
and Kampung Buntal (Tel: 013 8453417). See page 36
Tel: 846999, Fax: 846777, Email: general@ for further details.
damaibeachresort.com, www.damaibeachresort.com.
252 ethnically-designed rooms in two wings - the
Eaing Out
Beachfront Wing and the Hilltop Wing. Band D. Outlets
include two restaurants and a bar. Features include
Borneo Odyssey Spa, squash and tennis courts, mini The resort hotels have a choice of restaurants, with
golf, kids village, watersports, mountain biking, jungle menus ranging from spicy Malay curries and Chinese
seafood to Coninental cuisine and Western fast food.
trekking, 2 swimming pools and 1 children’s pool,
hairdressing salon, extensive conference & banquet See accommodaion lisings for full details. The Damai
faciliies, wedding & theme party packages, business Central beachfront development opposite the Cultural
faciliies, laundry & dry cleaning, tour informaion & car Village has a popular food court serving local dishes,
rental desk, lobby shops, nurse on call, non-smoking as well as the Escobar bar and grill (which turns into
rooms, faciliies for disabled guests. All rooms air-con, a thumping dance club ater 9 pm) and the Bayridge
with in-house movie plus local & satellite channels, IDD seafood restaurant, both ofering stunning sea views.
telephone, cofee/tea maker, hair dryer and minibar. Perhaps the best place to eat in the Damai/Santubong
area is Buntal village, which has a host of excellent
Nanga Damai, Jalan Sultan Tengah, Santubong. Tel: 019- seafood restaurants overlooking the estuary. Also,
8871017, 016-8871017, Fax: 414802 Email: polseb@ Sarimah Enterprise café and bakery, 211 Kampung
pc.jaring.my, www.nangadamai.com. Band B-C. Well- Buntal, sells some of Sarawak’s inest kek lapis (layer
appointed, family-run bed & breakfast homestay set cake). There are a few more seafood restaurants doted
along the Kuching-Santubong road. Hotels can arrange
in a tropical garden on the edge of the rainforest,
transport.
overlooking the South China Sea. Close (20 mins
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