Laban Rata Resthouse at Mount Kinabalu

Stayed here overnight with my son while climbing Mt Kinabalu. Very comfortable, fantastic food much needed after a long climb and before the summit push. We were lucky enough to have wonderful views all through the climb and for summiting at sunrise. Well worth it!

We were so so glad to see a guesthouse after a 6 hour mega trek up the steepest of hills with 3 kids in tow. But the joy was very short lived. When we opened the door to our room, the ceiling had partially fallen down, the beds were clean and comfy but our outside-positioned room was freezing and without cold water or heating and no way to dry our soaking clothes; our spirits dropped massively on the realisation. The food was really poor (not sure what the other reviews are referring to but it was grim) and the whole affair was tawdry and so basic. Tbh in hindsight I have no idea how we managed to get up the rest of the huge climb after this pit stop. The only plusses are that our room was quiet and I guess at 3000m high you can’t hope for much. A warm solar shower and some half decent food would have been a start though.