The LUMA Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels

KK’s first design hotel - The LUMA Hotel is a member of the Design Hotels Brand, which is wholly owned by Marriot hospitality group. Located at Sutera Avenue, the hotel features unique interior designs that showcase Sabah’s lush rainforest and diverse culture. A spiral staircase and marble pathway that mimic a beautiful cascading fall plunging into the clear crystal river below are also available at hotel’s lobby.

The hotel also provides parking spaces (surcharge), café and restaurant. Some popular points of interest near The LUMA Hotel include Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), Sabah International Conventional Centre (SICC), Jesselton Point, Gaya Street Sunday market, Wisma Merdeka shopping mall, Sabah Tourism Board, Gleneagles Hospital, Todak Waterfront, Imago shopping mall, North Borneo Railway, Tanjung Aru beach, Atkinson Clock Tower and floating mosque.

There are seven types of room categories at The LUMA Hotel namely Fern Cosy Bedroom, Grass Standard Bedroom, Emerald Original Bedroom, Palm Marvellous Bedroom, Eden Deluxe Bedroom, Green Luxury Bedroom and Family Extraordinary Suite. The names and interior colours of the hotel’s guest rooms are inspired by the five layers of Sabah’s tropical rainforest.

All 115 rooms are beautifully designed and furnished with modern amenities, which include drip coffee and coffee machine, air -conditioning, 43” TV, mini bar, coffee and tea, kettle, bathtub (limited rooms), stool (limited rooms), rotating chair (limited rooms), safety box, shampoo, hair conditioner, shower gel, lotion and hand wash dispensers, high speed Wi-Fi, safety box, hair dryer and bathrobe. As a hotel that loves KK the most, The LUMA Hotel also provides environmentally friendly amenities such as paper bins made of straws, bamboo toothbrush as well as gargle cups that are made of bamboo fibre and waste coffee grounds.