The Mile 36 Lodge, known as the Thirty Sixth Stone in Malay Language, is located in Tamparuli Area at the foot of the mountain towards Ranau. The accommodation retains a little of their original building and is combined with new developments. This is to commemorate the locals on the development of the Mountains Mountains. The residence is located in a lush greenery area that makes the area cool and comfortable. Due to this area of the Inn is around the environment, smoking is not permitted on the property.
How to Get to Mile 36 Lodge
There are several ways to get to the Mile 36 Lodge. The main way to get to this accommodation from Kuala Lumpur is by plane to Kota Kinabalu. Among the flights that travel to Kota Kinabalu are Air Asia, Malindo Air, Malaysia Airlines and several more. Later from Kota Kinabalu airport, visitors can take a taxi from the airport to the accommodation. It will take about 2 hours to arrive. The taxi fare price is about RM190 one way.
Apart from taxis, visitors can also take a bus from the Bus Terminal in Kota Kinabalu. It is located on Jalan Padang adjacent to the City Center. By taking a taxi to Ranau, the bus would drop their passengers outside the Thirty-Sixth Miles. The bus fare is worth RM25.
From Kota Kinabalu Terminal also guests can book a taxi to go to the lodge. Guests can also share a taxi with other guests to reduce the price of a taxi fare.
Types of Room in Mile 36 Lodge
There are many rooms and houses located in the property and are spread over 8 buildings and 3 acres of land. Guests can choose between to book a room or the whole house. There are several room types like Twin Room, Double Room, Deluxe Garden View Double and Deluxe Mountain View Double. These rooms are for 2 people. If guests need extra beds, they need to add RM30. Then there is a Family Room, Quad Room, Union Room, Studio Room, Family Room with Garden View, Cabin Room and Triple Room. These rooms can accommodate 3 to 5 guests at a time. Then there is a single room room, budget twin room and old long house hut which is offered for 1 guest at a time.
All rooms come with free breakfast. In each room, there is a bathroom with hot-water bath. Bathrobes and hot water are also included in each room. Rooms at the lodge have mountain or garden views.
Apart from private rooms, this property also offers an entire house such as the 3 bedroom Willie's Cottage and Fado Chalet. Chin Bungalow and Willie's Guesthouse have 2 rooms only. All of these houses will also be included with breakfast and bath towels. Extra charges apply for guests who want cooking utensils such as BBQ tools, rice cookers, garnishes and plates. All of these houses will also be charged a RM100 deposit to ensure no damage occurs.
Facilities at Mile 36 Lodge
There are many facilities available to make the guests more comfortable. The property has a lift for guests to move from ground floor to upstairs. There are also lots of parking for guests who carry their own vehicle. There will be a special place for them to park their vehicles. In addition, the lodge also has their own restaurant. They can prepare local food for their guests either for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Especially when other restaurants are far from the inn. The property also has a laundry service. But guests will be charged a small fee based on the weight of the shirt that needs to be washed. The accommodation also offers Wifi in all areas including in guest rooms as well.
Interesting Places Near Mile 36 Lodge
Desa Cattle Dairy Farm - This is a cage located at the foot of Mount Kinabalu. With a very strategic location, the views on the kendang are very beautiful. Many have come here to take photographs of their wedding ceremony as it shelters Mt Kinabalu. The weather here is also cool. Apart from the beautiful scenery, the attraction here is the cow that is defended here. They can produce 900,000 liters of milk a year. This cage has an area of 199 hectares. Cow cows here are also the best in producing milk. This is a good tourist destination as there are activities like feeding cattle, looking at milk processing and so on. There are also milk and some other dairy products here. Ticket price is only RM5 for adults and RM4 for children.