Mabul Inn, Semporna

Mabul Inn features 14 en-suite rooms with Air conditioning, hot shower, cable TV and Wifi.

Room types are queen bed, twin sharing or triple rooms.

The hotel is located within walking distance to the seafront, banks, supermarkets and bus stations.

Mabul Inn facilities include: 24 hour security, laundry services, coffee and tea making facilities.

More about Mabul Inn, Semporna

Don't let the name mislead you — Mabul Inn is in Semporna town, not on Mabul island. It's a budget hotel with 14 en-suite rooms (queen, twin or triple), each with air-conditioning, hot shower, cable TV and WiFi, within walking distance of the seafront, the banks and the jetty. Clean, simple, fairly priced: the classic overnight stop.

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And an overnight stop is genuinely what most people need here. Semporna is the gateway to everything this coast is famous for — Mabul, Kapalai, Sipadan, and the Tun Sakaran Marine Park islands — and nearly every itinerary includes at least one town night: the evening you arrive from Tawau airport (about 75 minutes by road), and often the night before an early flight home. Being able to walk to your morning boat with your dive bag, instead of negotiating a taxi at dawn, is worth more than any hotel amenity in this town.

Our practical advice, the same we give every guest: treat the Semporna night as part of the plan rather than an afterthought. Arrive the evening before your island transfer, eat well at the seafront (the grilled fish stalls are the town's genuine attraction), get your permit paperwork and gear squared away, and you'll start your first dive day fresh instead of frazzled.

Mabul Inn suits divers, snorkellers and backpackers on a budget who want a private room rather than a dorm. Contact us for rates — we can book your room and your boat transfers together.