Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is one of the best known beach resorts in Malaysia. Located just 10 minutes drive from the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, the recently renovated Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort is a heavenly retreat offering 495 tastefully furnished rooms and suites, seven restaurants and bars, and ample recreational opportunities for families and leisure travellers.
This 5-star beach resort offers the following amenities for its guests in the rooms:- 24 hour room service, bathrobe and slippers, hairdryer, high speed internet access, IDD phone lines, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board and television with selected cable channels. Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort is currently building their signature spa, CHI, which will be the largest and most luxuriously appointed spa in Sabah. According to the resort “Each treatment takes place in a personal spa villa on our private isle of Pulau Bayu, allowing you to indulge your senses in spacious and private surroundings.”
One of the current promotions by the Resort (which is valid till 31.12.2007) is the Borneo Escapade which starts from RM2,210.00 for 2 adults for 3 nights. This 3 Nights / 4 days package includes:- 3 nights stay in a Kinabalu Superior room, Complimentary buffet breakfast at the Cafe TATU for two adults, round trip airport transfer, Choices of two recreational activities from each category:
Activity No. 1: One hour body massage for two adults or 50 minutes body scrub for two adults
Activity No. 2: Jetski or parasailing or island transfer with picnic lunch or sightseeing tours – Monsopiad Culture Village, City Tour or Sabah State Museum and Heritage Village
When I was between the ages of 8 to 10, I was staying in Kota Kinabalu and Tanjung Aru beach (the public side) was one of our favourites places for picnics. Back then (1982-1984), the Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort was already the premier resort. I didn’t get a chance to stay there then but would really love to take a holiday there one day.
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