POM POM Island Resort

POM POM Island Resort Reviews

POM POM Island Resort

91307, Pulau Sipadan, Pom Pom Island, Sabah, 88000, MalaysiaView Hotel Details
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3.7/5
40 Reviews
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Location4.1
Amenities3.5
Service3.6
Cleanliness3.7
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Guest User
Garden Villa
Checked in Dec 2024
Couples
1 Reviews
4.7/5
Amazing
Posted on Jan 17, 2025
Simply stunning little island with the most beautiful beach. We liked it better than Mataking because the bungalows are well hidden and blend in well with the shore line. Also it had more of a remote island feeling, which we enjoyed. The staff was overall very welcoming and helpful. Truly was a worthy conclusion of our two weeks in Malaysia.
Zhong忠哥哥
Garden Villa
Checked in Apr 2024
Couples
19 Reviews
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on May 23, 2024
nice place ever
Guest User
Beach Villa
Checked in Dec 2024
Family
2 Reviews
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Jan 16, 2025
Facilities: An old resort, the facilities are relatively old but it does not affect the stay experience Environment: I saw some bad reviews before, so I was still worried, but it completely exceeded my expectations, it is super beautiful, the snorkeling environment is also very good, and I saw turtles. Two turtles have been swimming around the snorkeling area. It may be the off-season now, there are few people, and the stay experience is very good Service: There are Chinese-speaking employees at the boarding and airport pick-up points. The island basically communicates in English, and basically everyone can communicate. Now it has changed to a meal-ordering and payment system for dinner. The quantity is also large and the price is moderate and acceptable The environment is very good, very beautiful, and there are few people. Compared with the White Pearl next door, the environment may be worse after all, it has been a long time, but the experience will be better with fewer people
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Jingzimrrr
Water Villa
Checked in Nov 2024
Couples
1 Reviews
4.8/5
Amazing
Posted on Dec 26, 2024
Peaceful and comfortable living. I feel that the resort has considered everything for you. You just enjoy the beach and relax. It's very nice. Living on an island far away from the land, there are no group tourists visiting. The beach is small and beautiful, very clean. It is the most beautiful beach I have ever been to. The water is also very clean. The water quality definitely meets the expectations of the glass sea. Although the hardware facilities can be seen to be old if you look closely, they are well maintained and still clean and tidy. I regret not booking a few more days. The cost performance is too high.
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jbf0501
Garden Villa
Checked in Aug 2024
Family
16 Reviews
3.0/5
Posted on Oct 1, 2024
The price is so high, but it is not reflected in all aspects. The advantage is that Bang Bang Island is a private island, so you are not disturbed by tour groups and local natives, and you can see turtles and small fish up close. The rest are all complaints. The air conditioning is very poor, like a steamer during the day; there is no wifi, and you can only rely on intermittent mobile phone signals; the meals are like feeding pigs, all pre-prepared dishes, just enough to make a living; the hotel is considerate and full of notices of various fines and additional charges. In summary, first-class scenery, fifth-rate hardware, and inferior service
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Guest User
Beach Villa
Checked in Aug 2024
Couples
1 Reviews
4.5/5
Great
Posted on Oct 12, 2024
The location is lovely, the resort is a bit old but the rooms are really big and clean, we had a Beach Villa. The sea in front is beautiful with stretches of coral reef and colorful fish and a couple of turtles visible at high tide! The tour of the island on foot is not worth it because there is plastic everywhere! The buffet dinner was decent, nothing unforgettable but plentiful! We did a half-day snorkeling excursion, very nice but perhaps a bit expensive!
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Su xiao
Beach Villa
Checked in Jun 2024
Family
43 Reviews
3.2/5
Posted on Aug 16, 2024
Their hotel service is very unique. The air conditioning in the first room was very poor. When they asked them to change rooms, they said that other rooms were like this. Then they said that the rooms by the sea were OK, but they had to pay extra. When I booked two rooms before, there was only one room by the sea, and then I could only book one room each. Now there is one, but it costs 250 MYR, which is higher than the price on Ctrip! But there is no way on the island! This kind of private island really can't talk about service, it feels like just going through the process! It's quite standard, and things are done, but the environment of the island is good. You can refer to the pictures to see that this hotel has better facilities among the hotels on this island? The others are even worse! The previous room and the changed room were sprayed with this insecticide everywhere! It feels very uncomfortable! The price in the peak season is really not cost-effective, it's better to come in the off-season. Although the airport drop-off service is a Chinese driver, it's like you owe him money! He drives fast, has a very bad attitude, and has no road safety awareness at all! I advise those with children and the elderly not to come here, life is precious!
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Guest User
Beach Villa
Checked in Jun 2024
Family
19 Reviews
4.0/5
Very Good
Posted on Jul 10, 2024
The room was cleaned every two days and was a bit dirty. There were two power outages but it came back soon. Only the air conditioner needed to be restarted. The points to complain about are: 1. There are so many Chinese tourists and the hotel does not provide adapters; 2. The Longzhu Sea Turtle Hatchery Center is useless and there is nothing to see; 3. Compared with Kapalai, the waves are bigger and there are fewer snorkeling fish.
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Guest User
Garden Villa
Checked in May 2024
Couples
1 Reviews
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Jul 2, 2024
The room is very big. I was lucky to upgrade the garden room to the sea view room. The airport pick-up service should be contacted in advance. The hotel will hold a sign to pick up the airport. The sand house will not be boring. Four meals a day are all fresh. The facilities are complete. The decoration style in the house is very grand. It is not a celebrity on the Internet. There are about three on the whole island. We walked around the coastline of the island. There is a Celebes under construction and a White Pearl that is very popular on the Internet. The pictures of the White Pearl on the Internet are too serious. The garden room feels very crowded. The water quality opposite the sea view room is not good. There is no scenery to speak of. There is free island hopping every day. Staying on the island will be depressing. The swimming pool is not bad. The restaurant is on the second floor of the swimming pool. It is very small. The third floor is the bar. Objectively speaking, the facilities are not standardized and perfect. The front of the swimming pool is still under construction. It feels like a temporary construction. The marketing is great. The beach is not big. The advantage is that the sunset is good. You can take a silhouette sunset at the seaside. Snorkeling should go to the snorkeling area. Go for free island hopping. If the budget allows, you can go for it. There are nets in the public area that can produce photos. It is on the west side of the island and the dragon ball is on the east side. The sea surface is sparkling during the day. The sea view room is really good. It is 600 more expensive than the garden room. The experience is very good I heard that there are more mosquitoes and fewer ants in the garden room, and more ants and fewer mosquitoes in the sea view room. It is very safe. No sea snakes were seen on the shore. I had seven lumps on my legs in one night. My partner was not bitten. Longzhu is suitable for a slow holiday life. The water quality is very good. The glass sea is snorkeling every day. The black people on the island are very enthusiastic and will greet you. No water activities can be carried out after 6 o'clock. It is not safe at night. Every service staff will greet you. The training is very good and very free. It is recommended to check the weather and book the time for vacation. The first day on the island, the sea water was huge green, beautiful and glassy. To be precise, as a veteran resort in Semporna, you can wash it. It is recommended to prepare a disposable breathing mouthpiece, snorkeling long sleeves, hat, and aloe vera gel before going to the island to prevent sunburn.
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6/7
Guest User
Beach Villa
Checked in Aug 2024
Travel with friends
3 Reviews
2.0/5
Posted on Sep 30, 2024
The attitude of the female receptionist at the hotel was simply terrible. I paid the same price, registered first, and then arranged for me to stay in B14 of the beach villa, which was far away, the view was not good, and it was at the edge of the hotel beach villa. I asked her if I could change, and she told me that the air conditioning in the beach villas 1-8 was being repaired, and the others were already booked. I said that these rooms were not assigned after registration. I wanted to change, but the woman at the front desk put on a sour face and said that they were all booked. If I wanted to change, she would need to do a lot of work, which was very troublesome. I thought about bringing my family here, and I didn't care about her, which affected my mood, so I checked in. As a result, during the three days I stayed there, she said that there were problems and that the rooms that had been occupied were gradually occupied. That is to say, I paid the same price as others, but I was given the worst room. In addition, it was not the first time I stayed at their house. The last time I stayed there was on the west side of the beach villa, with a good view and good facilities. The room I was given this time did not have a ceiling fan, and the slippers were used by others. The most important thing is that first come, first book, and pay the same price to give me this unknown room. The receptionist at the front desk acted like someone owed her money. The most annoying thing was the beach villa No. 1 with the best view. Two foreigners checked in on the second day. Also, you can't choose the table for eating at will. You can only go to the place she designated. That's fine. As a result, the tables for foreigners to eat are all on the side with the best view. Their hotel really makes money from Chinese people, and they have such a dead attitude. If it was my first time to their hotel, it would be fine. This was my second time staying there, and the experience was completely different from the first time. When we were leaving the island by boat, a male receptionist told us to wait for notification and said that he would call me when the boat arrived. As a result, the woman came over and asked unhappily, which room are you in? Don't you know the boat is coming? I said your staff told me to wait here, and the boat called me when it came. How come it's my problem? In short, this trip was terrible. Summary: There are fewer fish and corals than the first time I stayed here, and the service is also poor. Facilities: old Service: Super poor, especially the woman at the front desk
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Tianbaotianbaotianbaotianbao
Beach Villa
Checked in Feb 2024
Couples
1 Reviews
4.7/5
Amazing
Posted on Mar 18, 2024
My wife likes the movie very much, and she also has a lot of fun snorkeling. Of course, I prefer deep diving. The buffet has slightly fewer dishes, but the hotel is generally ok. After all, the scenery beats everything. The transfer is ok, and those who like diving and taking photos can do it without thinking. I recommend the beach house. The water house has nothing but a house.
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6/8
Guest User
Beach Villa
Checked in Nov 2024
Family
4 Reviews
4.7/5
Amazing
Posted on Dec 18, 2024
Except for the food, everything else is good, give it a good review
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Guest User
Beach Villa
Checked in Jul 2024
Travel with friends
4 Reviews
5.0/5
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 17, 2024
It was great. I saw a lot of small fish while snorkeling and took a lot of beautiful photos. The food was also good. I will come again.
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Bazhenkaoji
Beach Villa
Checked in Nov 2023
Family
10 Reviews
1.0/5
Posted on Dec 31, 2023
[Service] This is the worst resort hotel I have ever seen. First of all, the only one who can speak Chinese is the one in picture 1. He talks like a ********* and his tone is extremely arrogant! Others who don't speak Chinese are even more arrogant. There is no warm feeling of vacation experience. [Popularity] There is no popularity on the island. It only takes three people to sign up for snorkeling, but they have been struggling to get it together. I told them that I would find a boat to pick me up and go island hopping, but they directly said that entry to the private island was prohibited. They said that your insurance does not allow you to leave the island, so you can only stay on the island for three days. The room reservations we made before coming here were all fake. The room occupancy rate never exceeded 40% during our three-day stay. This was especially obvious during dinner. You can tell by counting yourself. Anyway, we stayed for 4 days and 3 nights with no activities at all. We were trapped on the island every day, and our days felt like years. Especially on New Year's Day, there was a lot of excitement coming from Bai Zhenzhu's place. The Longzhu Resort Hotel is lifeless. You won't encounter anyone panting when you go out at 22 o'clock. They don't care about your vacation experience at all. [Facilities] I can only say that it is an older resort hotel. I am not too picky about the living conditions. Anyway, I can tolerate it. After all, it is far away from the bustling city and maintenance is not easy. It has a sense of history, but I can still tolerate it! [Hygiene] Not satisfactory. Whoever comes will regret it [Meals] There are about 5-6 optional items for breakfast, and 8-10 optional items for lunch and dinner. Meals are basically simple, no longer simple. We stayed for three nights. We were hungry every day for the first two days. On the third day, we had a bbq barbecue on New Year's Eve and it was okay. The key is that there isn’t even a canteen on the island, so you can’t even buy instant noodles if you’re hungry. There was a cat and flies in the restaurant, and they came looking for me as soon as I ate. Please make up your own mind. [Seawater] I saw a sea turtle swimming on the pier on the first day I entered the island. For three days, I basically encountered it at the same location every day. The corals in the shallow stalls are basically dead white corals, with some small fish swimming around. When we entered the island, we were told not to touch underwater creatures. When a few of us countrymen were snorkeling, we saw a blue starfish and were excited. After landing, a couple from Guangdong or Hong Kong brought one up and told us directly that it was plastic... We were immediately speechless. As for the quality of the sea water, we don’t have to be stuck for three days and have no chance to go to other islands. There is nothing to compare with for your reference. [In short] I don’t recommend it at all, it’s just rubbish. The cost was close to 5,000 RMB a day, and I felt like I had been detained for three days according to law. Watching a bunch of poker faces every day seems like a year. Dear readers, who are lucky enough to come to this island, I suggest you keep your tail between your legs to avoid making others angry. If they don't send you out of the island, it will be lifeless. In addition, I heard that there are troops stationed on Semporna Island because the Dragon Pearl Hotel on Bang Bang Island was invaded by rebels in 2013 and killed several ********* people. Baidu can just figure this out. Will we check in during the low season of 2023/12/29-2024/1/1?
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Shuaiqideershier
Beach Villa
Checked in Oct 2023
Family
6 Reviews
1.0/5
Posted on Nov 21, 2023
Not recommended to stay! ! Really super disappointed! There is no WI-FI, there is no TV, the air conditioner is broken, and the lights flicker at night. The whole light is very dark🥲. The food is terrible, and there is no seafood alone. There may be no one living there. There are only 4 people. It is difficult to find a receptionist. Only available from 7-9am and 12-2pm I spent 3,000 yuan per night, but the air conditioner was broken, the door was broken, and they even arranged a disable room for me. I spent 5-star money, but the service was not as good as what I got in a B&B. The White Pearl next door has surprisingly low room rates and WI-FI.
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