Region · Malaysia
Where to stay in Sarawak
This guide covers 5 destinations in Sarawak, a first-level administrative division of Malaysia, with 173 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kuching, Sibu and Miri. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Marudi Airport (MUR).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 173
- Main airport
- MURMarudi Airport
- Currency
- MYRMalaysian ringgit
- Time zones
- Asia/Kuala Lumpur, Asia/Kuching
Destinations
Destinations in Sarawak
Every destination in this guide in Sarawak, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in Sarawak
173 hotels in Sarawak recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Permai Rainforest Resort | Kuching | |
| 56 Hotel | Kuching | |
| 91 Street Boutique Inn | Miri | |
| Abell Hotel Kuching | Kuching | |
| Ajang Hotel | Miri | |
| Ano Hotel | Miri | |
| Astana Wing - Riverside Majestic Hotel | Kuching | |
| Borneo Seahare Guesthouse - Hostel | Kuching | |
| Citadines Uplands Kuching | Kuching | |
| Cove 55 | Kuching | |
| Damai Beach Resort | Kuching | |
| De House Hotel | Sibu | |
| Dormani Hotel Kuching | Kuching | |
| Dream City | Kuching | |
| Emart Hotel (Riam) | Miri | |
| Fairfield by Marriott Bintulu Paragon | Bintulu | |
| Goldenbay Hotel Bintulu | Bintulu | |
| Grand Margherita Hotel | Kuching | |
| Grand Palace Hotel | Miri | |
| Greens Hotel & Suites | Bintulu | |
| H-5 Inn | Bintulu | |
| Harbour View Hotel | Kuching | |
| Hilton Kuching | Kuching | 1988 |
| Hock Lee Hotel & Residences | Kuching | |
| Hotel Grand Continental Kuching | Kuching | |
| Imperial Hotel Kuching | Kuching | |
| Imperial Palace Hotel | Miri | |
| Imperial Riverbank Hotel Kuching | Kuching | |
| Inn86 | Bintulu | |
| Jinhold Apartment Hotel | Bintulu |
When to go
Best time to visit Sarawak
From the climate of 5 destinations in Sarawak with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 394 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 283 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 278 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 265 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 233 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 212 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 207 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 249 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 225 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 293 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 326 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 387 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Sarawak
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Sarawak name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MUR · Marudi Airport
MYY · Miri Airport
BTU · Bintulu Airport
KCH · Kuching International Airport
SBW · Sibu Airport
MZV · Mulu Airport
MKM · Mukah Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Sarawak, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Malaysia
Regional holidays observed in Sarawak
Nearby
Regions near Sarawak
Other regions of Malaysia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.