Nanga Damai Homestay

This family run homestay builds on the yearlong experience of the previous owners, maintaining the atmosphere and service orientation. Very clean rooms, excellent quality of beds and pillows, and all of this immersed in natural beauty of the jungle. The staff is very helpfull, and staying there without a car is not a problem as on demand you will be driven to nearby restaurants. We started our family holiday here to relax after the long trip from Europe, but we were soon seduced to wander in the nearby nature reserves.

If you seek peace and solitude, look no further. This place exceeded our expectations in every way, from the incredible settings and views all around. The service from Emily and her staff was excellent and made our stay there very relaxing and enjoyable. She was Midwest Nice and Southern hospitality rolled into one. Highly recommend this place

Fantastic accommodation in a beautiful location. Had a wonderful stay with friends. Accommodation was spotlessly clean, breakfast is basic but good, lovely to have a swimming pool. Great food court about 2km away and a few shops and bars. It was lovely to get back after a day out and swap stories with other guests over a beer. I would highly recommend staying here.

So this is a first: Was turned away and had our booking cancelled due to me being overweight! The host quoted reasons such as them not being suitable for me due to them having many stairs. This ofcause is not the truth as I can obviously walk stairs! Another reason was there being 2 km to food courts - which again is not the truth as I can walk this distance, plus transportation/taxis are available. The real reason for me and my girlfriend being turned away: all their furnitures are unusual cheap and fragile carrying little weight. I have travelled internationally throughout my entire life, including 3 previous trips to beautiful Malaysia. Thus, I have stayed at hundreds of accomodations. Never once before have I been turned away. So, if the host considers you as being too overweight, beware that you just may be left stranded in Malaysia.

Staying at Nanga Damai Homestay was a real highlight for us and we couldn’t recommend it enough. The Homestay is a beautiful little oasis surrounded by rainforest (where we often saw proboscis monkeys swinging from the trees). We stayed in two rooms throughout our stay and both were spotless and lovely. Our hosts, Polycarp and Louise, made us feel like part of their family and bent over backwards to make sure we had the best experience possible. As an added bonus, they would take us to the nearby restaurants and attractions so we rarely had to walk (but if you did, Damai Central is only a 20 minute walk away).

Very welcoming Polycarp and Louise run this beautiful Homestay next to the "jungle' where Silver leaf and Proboscis monkeys may be spotted. Very clean and nice cottage, next to stream and wildlife. Loved everything, great people, great vibe and good conversation in the evenings. Hope to be back some day 😊