I have heard a lot of nice reviews about this place, but whatever i met there exceeded all possible expectations. I have never seen such kind of hospitality. We were treated as the most welcome visitors. It is really shocking when ALL staff ( not only receptionists) came to the jetty just to greet your arrival. Villa was more than... More

We stayed at the Mataking resort for 5 days in early February. We are two Europeans currently living in mainland China and were on vacation in Malaysia during the Chinese New Year. We raised the following concerns with the management of the resort but felt that we should post some of it here as well. The manager for the resort... More

Stayed there for a week, enjoyed the beach, snorkeling and the turtles. It's a very calm island, perfect to relax! Of course we did a trip to Sipadan! This was very well organized with a "guide" for us divers and a "guide" who snorkeled with the children while we were diving! This was amazing! The bubble maker for the kids... More

We had one of there villas (#4) as all the other rooms were taken. We booked this place through an agency: asia diving vacation. The agency offers a package for divers. That includes three daily boat dives and unlimted house dives. Upon arrival we were greeted with a drink and live music, which made us feel welcome.  Upon check-in we... More

Mataking is like a little island paradise - seems so far away from the gritty town of Semporna. We booked here primarily because we wanted to dive Sipidan and most of the Mabul resorts would not guarantee permits with a booking of less than 6 nights, some would not guarantee them at all. Scuba Junkie guaranteed permits and offered us... More

Came here with a big group for a diving trip in July, and although it is a little bit out of the way from Sipadan I can honestly say it is worth it. Out room was called the big travelli fish or something and the room was nice and pretty close to the diving center yay for me! The dive... More

We had 4 nights/5 days at Mataking Resort and it has a well oiled diving program for learners and experienced divers. My husband did a PADI open water dive course (only student in the group and received fantastic instructions from a very proficient Finnish instructor) and I did 3 dives a day, with one of those days off Sipadan Island.... More

Travelled with my partner here for 5D4N and stayed in a premier deluxe chalet and had a wonderful holiday. The food was wonderful-lots of choice; fish, meat, vegetables, 4-7 different salads alone and a live cooking station etc. Also lots of fruit and cakes which were so tasty. There is access to tea/coffee and water all day in the main... More

First let me say that Mataking was not my first choice when I was wanting to travel with my daughter and dive Sipadan, but I am sooooo glad we stayed here and highly recommend to divers/snorkelers and those who want to relax. We stayed in King Chalet 8, which is the farthest from the dining area and dive shop but... More