Dragon Inn
The Dragon Inn Floating Resort is an over-the-water hotel built with wood and located in Semporna Bay sea front.
The Dragon Inn is traditional Bajau-style collection of wooden chalets built over the shallow waters and connected by teak boardwalks.
The resort offers a rustic, Bajau Laut inspired overwater lodging experience with essential comforts and the charm of living above the water. Its strategic location right next tot he hardor and the Seafest Hotel's side of the town makes it a convenient base for your island hopping, snorkeling and scuba diving adventures.
Chalets & Rooms
The resort features approximately 70 guest rooms including VIP suites, family roomsunits, twin and double rooms.
Most rooms are ensuite, with air‑conditioning, hot and cold running water, and satellite TV.
Services & Amenities
The resort offers practical guest services such as 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, Wifi in public areas, daily housekeeping, concierge and tour desk, and safety deposit boxes
There is an on-site conference room facilities, tourist, transfer and island-hopping tour information services.
Restaurant & Dining
An open-air restaurant and café-bar are perched above the waters of Semporna, offering a mix of local cuisine and seafood with an excellent view over the harbor and the Bajau Laut boats passing by.
Shops & Extras
The Dragon Inn floating village atmosphere includea a gift and souvenir shop.
Several dive operators are based inside the Dragon Inn for easy access to booking excursions to Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai and the Tun Sakaran marine Park.
More about Dragon Inn Floating Resort
The Dragon Inn is Semporna's most photographed address for a reason: a traditional Bajau-style collection of wooden chalets built on stilts over the shallow water of Semporna Bay, connected by plank walkways — an over-the-water hotel in the town itself, decades before "overwater" became a luxury word. Staying here means falling asleep to water under the floorboards without leaving the mainland's conveniences.
The proposition is character-first: hardwood construction, sea breeze through the walkways, fish visible below the planks, and the seafront's restaurants and jetty within a short walk. Rooms run from simple to family-sized; think atmospheric budget-to-midrange rather than polished resort — the wood is the point, and guests who choose it for that reason leave charmed.
Where it fits in a dive trip: Dragon Inn is the town stay for travellers who want their Semporna nights to feel like Semporna — a taste of the stilt-village world before the islands, especially good for the classic first-and-last-night pattern around a Mabul or Kapalai stay. It's also the town base with the most holiday in it for day-trippers doing the Tun Sakaran Marine Park circuit.
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