Name: The Culvert
Address: Jalan Sultan Tengah, Kuching, 93050, MY

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2026

Simon de

The Culvert is an atypical hotel accommodation. The cylinder shaped cocoons are clean and fun to stay in and the staff is very friendly. This is an open air concept with everything, except you room, being outside. Premises are located on a hill which means a lot of stairs - and they are no longer in perfect condition. The two pools are quite nice, but the furniture around them are showing signs of over use while cushions and mattresses are missing or engorged with water. The dining is quite limited and is probably the most disappointing part of the offer - no fresh juice, cold coffee, limited choices at breakfast and dinner. It's not very expensive, so I'm still happy with the overall experience.

Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

Laura

Super relaxing stay at the culvert. There were a few minor quibbles like I wish the food options were more varied and with more vegetables! And there was such a small amount of storage for our items - I wasn’t expecting lots but a few books would have helped. That aside, it was honestly such a relaxing comfortable environment with great facilities and super friendly staff. Easy access to the Damai area with Kampung Budaya Sarawak and the food court, and not too far to Kuching. Would definitely stay again and would recommend to others.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Li Keow Anna

I like the concept of staying in the round room and it’s so special and interesting! I’m also thankful that the staff and boss is very kind and helpful to me.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2024

Michael

Absolutely amazing

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2024

John Garr

Rooms could have worn de enough to walk around bed instead of climb over.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2023

Simon

The Culvert is a lovely, peaceful resort on the coast with great views out over the bay. It is clean and well looked after and the staff are very friendly and kind. It is very hot and there are mosquitoes so long sleeves and lightweight trousers advisable. Only marginally cooler at night so no need for warm clothes. All the cabins have aircon.
The sun is VERY hot, this is not a sun bathing resort. The UV index was saying Extreme so pack strong suncream, especially if you go on any excursions.
Bottled water is freely available.

The restaurant food is very good, not too expensive. There aren't many veggie options, but the staff were willing to adapt some dishes to accomodate.
The pools are clean and well cared for, and very welcome in the heat. Apparently there are salt water crocodiles in the area (though we didn't see any) so the pool is probably the safer option!
It's around 100/150 ringetts for a cab from the airport (2023) though there may be additional fees per person. The city of Kuching is about an hour away if you need more excitement and shopping. The food there is super cheap and very good.

A great place to chill if you want a quiet holiday :-)

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2022

James

Something to truly remember

This is a really unique place with a beautiful private beach. You get there and your first thought is wow this is so cool. Then after a while you think, wait this is kinda like camping. But then you come to the conclusion that camping is awesome and this place has so much to offer in its little package. The food is a little limited, especially with fruits and veggies. The room itself has enough space but needs more creative solutions for storage. Bedroom turnover is impractical but we would have appreciated more bathroom supplies. We really enjoyed the beach, less so the pool. Overall it was well worth it despite my nitpicking.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

14 Sep 2022

ting

no lamp in the room, difficult to go to bathroom because no floor in the room for walk.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2021

Najwa

Thank you for treating my parents nicely during their anniversary.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

This hotel was just something very different and we loved it! We've told all our friends about it since we got back! There's not much space in the room admittedly, which completely suited us, but for some people this may be a struggle, particularly if you have lots of luggage or children. If you're travelling light and solo/couple, this place is lovely. There is a nice infinity pool. Breakfast was ok. It was nice being in the tranquil jungle. It is quite a long drive from the airport, but was relatively cheap to get there. Overall, a few good experience for a few days!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2019

Mitchell

Cosy Room

Small but cosy rooms. Great place to relax

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2019

Nurhazirah

Nice resort

Perfect place for relexing

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2019

Miss

Plenty of mosquitos.
Bring along insect repellent.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

16 Oct 2019

SML

It more suitable for couple or youngsters, as it was not kids friendly, as the safety for kids is low. My youngest son fall from pool while sitting on the side and high on floor full of sharp stones, luckily no needle need for the wound. As for the breakfast, it was expensive for my kid as I pay my 5 years old boy breakfast and not much choices to take. It's a place not suitable for family with kids, but might be good for couples.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2019

Jared

Unique little spot

Unique little spot. Great views and location. Amazing service.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

We loved the uniqueness of the property. The secluded location was lovely.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2019

Nom

Staff need hospitality training, some facilities require prompt maintenance

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

All good

All good

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Think twice before booking!

Arrived to concrete capsule “hotel” after rain. Concrete “drainpipe-rooms” were damp and smelling mouldy. We had booked three nights, discussed dampness issue with hotel management after first night. Manager contacted Expedia/hotels.com to cancel and refunded two nights. Credit to manager. We learnt concrete capsules are not sealed against environment. Unless correct protection is applied to concrete this is worrying for structure ..... and health.

If you want a gimmicky experience, with a 6 square meter “capsule”, no convenience (e.g. no table, no chair, no clothes rack, etc) no privacy and very few options for food or transportation but pay a premium price for Borneo accommodation The Culvert is for you. We experienced and at first opportunity checked out.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

We like the unique architecture and landscape, but we didn’t like the fact there is quite a bit of mosquitos around...

Leisure Partner