> Quick view: Damai Beach Resort in Santubong sells a 2-day, 1-night Damai Escapade at RM240 nett on Sunday to Thursday nights and RM340 nett on Fridays and Saturdays, with breakfast for two, early check-in and late check-out when rooms allow, and 10% off food. On Saturdays it lights a bonfire on the beach for a BBQ buffet at RM88+ per adult. Its Damai Nature Escapes boat tours (mangroves, dolphins, fireflies, Satang Island) run until year-end. The weekday stay is the one worth booking.
Damai Beach Resort sits at Teluk Bandung on the Santubong peninsula, about 35km north of Kuching city, between Mount Santubong and the South China Sea. It is run by Hemisphere, the same group behind Grand Margherita and Riverside Majestic in town, and is a neighbour of Sarawak Cultural Village. All the offers below come from the resort's own offers page at damaibeachresort.com, where each one is published as a poster. We read every poster and then priced real dates on the resort's direct booking engine so you can see what each deal is worth.
Damai Escapade Deals: how it works
- Pick your night. Sunday to Thursday check-ins cost RM240 nett for 2 days, 1 night. Friday and Saturday check-ins cost RM340 nett.
- Book by phone or email. The poster gives +6019-886 4088 and resvn@damaibeachresort.com. It is not a rate you can pick on the website's booking engine.
- What you get: breakfast for two, early check-in and late check-out (both subject to room availability), and 10% off your total F&B bill, excluding alcohol and promotional items.
"Nett" means no SST is added on top, which matters for the comparison below. The poster does not name the room category, so ask which room the package uses when you call.
Is it actually cheaper? We checked the booking engine
We searched the resort's direct booking site for two adults, one night, on the "Best Flexible rate Incl Breakfast" (which is prepaid and non-cancellable despite its name).
Tuesday 22 September 2026. The cheapest room was a Quadruple Balcony Single at RM302, then Standard Balcony King RM320, Superior Poolside King RM329, Superior Chalet King RM356 and Deluxe Hilltop King RM401. The checkout page adds 8% SST, so RM302 becomes RM326.16. The RM240 nett Escapade saves you RM86.16 on the cheapest room, plus the late check-out and 10% F&B discount the direct rate does not include.
Saturday 26 September 2026. The same rooms were RM332, RM351, RM361, RM391 and RM441. With SST the cheapest is RM358.56. The RM340 nett weekend Escapade saves only RM18.56. That is still a saving, and the late check-out is worth having on a Sunday, but it is not the headline deal. If the package puts you in a better category than the Quadruple Balcony, the weekend saving grows, which is another reason to ask about the room type.
Bonfire BBQ Buffet Dinner, Saturdays
Every Saturday from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, tables go out on the beachfront around a large bonfire. Prices are RM88+ per adult, RM68+ for seniors aged 60 and above and RM38+ for children aged 4 to 11. The "+" means SST is added. Two discounts are printed on the poster: 20% off when you book through the free Insiders Club app, and 10% off for in-house guests.
Worked example, family of four (two adults, children aged 6 and 9). At full price: 2 x RM88 + 2 x RM38 = RM252, or about RM267 with 6% SST on food. Booked through the Insiders Club app: RM201.60 before tax, about RM214. As in-house guests with the 10% discount: about RM240. The poster does not say whether the two discounts stack, so assume they do not. It also gives no price for children under 4.
Damai Nature Escapes: mangroves, dolphins and fireflies
This is a joint Damai Beach Resort and Damai Lagoon Resort programme. Prices below are subject to SST.
- Package A (2 hours, departs 9am): mangrove tour, wildlife, dolphin spotting. RM275+ per person, RM450+ for a couple, RM925+ for a group of at least 6.
- Package B (2.5 hours, departs 5pm): the same plus fireflies. RM350+ per person, RM600+ per couple, RM1,050+ for 6.
- Package C (1 day, departs 9am): mangroves, wildlife, Satang Island trip, snorkelling and the turtle research centre. RM550+ per person, RM875+ per couple, RM2,050+ for 6.
The group price is where the value is. Six friends on Package A pay about RM154 each instead of RM275. On Package B, a couple saves RM100 against two individual tickets, and a group of six pays RM175 each for the evening firefly trip. Package C for six works out to about RM342 per person for a full day that includes an island.
The terms: minimum 2 people per boat (so a solo traveller cannot book the individual rate alone), book at least one day before, subject to weather, and not available during the monsoon season. The poster does not define monsoon dates. On Sarawak's coast the northeast monsoon usually brings rougher seas towards the end of the year, and November and December fall squarely in that window, so call before you build a trip around a boat tour this year-end.
Damai Destination Package
For visitors flying in, the resort also sells a package split between Santubong and town: Package A, 4 days 3 nights, RM1,750+ and Package B, 3 days 2 nights, RM1,380+. The poster describes twin sharing with two nights at Damai Beach Resort and one night at Grand Margherita or Riverside Majestic, daily breakfast for two, return airport transfer, Santubong mountain climbing, entrance to Sarawak Cultural Village and a 60-minute full body massage. It does not say how the 3-day version splits its nights, or whether the price is per package or per person. Ask both. For scale, Sarawak Cultural Village alone is RM95 per Malaysian adult online, according to our Kuching attraction prices guide.
Two more offers we read today: spa Sundays and Korean bento
Neither of these was on the offers page when we first wrote this guide. Both were read on 19 September 2026.
Slow Down Sunday is a Sunday rate card at the resort's Sadau Massage & Spa, with 10% off printed on the poster. The listed prices are RM nett, and the poster states they already include the prevailing SST:
- Full body massage: RM120 for 60 minutes, RM150 for 90 minutes, RM170 for 120 minutes
- Back massage: RM80 for 30 minutes, RM105 for 60 minutes
- Head and shoulder massage: RM70 for 30 minutes, RM90 for 60 minutes
- Face massage: RM60 for 30 minutes, RM70 for 45 minutes
- Foot massage: RM65 for 45 minutes, RM80 for 60 minutes
- Hand massage: RM60 for 30 minutes, RM65 for 45 minutes
The poster does not say whether the 10% is already inside the table or comes off it at the counter, so ask when you book on the same +6019-886 4088 line. Either way it reads across well with the Escapade: the package wants a Sunday-to-Thursday check-in, and Sunday is the day this rate card applies, so an arrival-day massage costs you nothing extra in travel.
Seoul by Sea is a Korean bento set at Cafe Satang, the resort's all-day cafe: Bulgogi Chicken at RM38+ and Gochujang Prawns at RM46+, each served as a compartment tray with rice, banchan and salad. The "+" means SST is added on top, so budget roughly RM40 and RM49. This is the one worth noting if you are staying on a night the bonfire does not run, because the beach buffet is Saturdays only and the Destination Package puts most guests there midweek.
Who it suits, and who should skip it
Book the weekday Escapade if you live in Kuching and want a quiet night by the beach, or you are visiting and can shift your Santubong night to Sunday to Thursday. Pair it with Package B on the boat and you have a full evening.
Think twice about the weekend Escapade. You save under RM20 compared with the resort's own direct rate. Compare it with the booking engine for your actual date before paying.
The Saturday BBQ is good for families and groups who want a night out on the beach without staying over, especially if someone downloads the Insiders Club app first.
Skip the boat tours if you are travelling alone or visiting in the wettest months.
Paying with a Maybank card: the better weekend option
Maybank's card-promotions page lists a standing Damai Beach Resort offer: 10% off the Best Flexible room rate and 10% off food at Cafe Satang when you pay with a Maybank Mastercard, Visa or American Express card, valid 18 August 2025 to 31 December 2026. We re-read it on 27 October 2026. Tax still applies on top, and the offer cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions, so it is an alternative to the Escapade, not an add-on.
Worked example on the September rates we priced. On the Saturday, the cheapest room was RM332. With the Maybank 10% it drops to RM298.80, or RM322.70 after 8% SST. That is RM17.30 less than the RM340 nett weekend Escapade, so on a Friday or Saturday a Maybank cardholder does better booking direct. On the Tuesday, the RM302 room becomes RM271.80, or RM293.54 with SST, still about RM54 more than the RM240 weekday Escapade. Weekdays: take the Escapade. Weekends: pay with Maybank. Rates change by date, so price your own night first.
What you give up with the card route: the Escapade's early check-in, late check-out and 10% F&B discount. What you keep: the Best Flexible rate's breakfast, and 10% off food at Cafe Satang. The "not in conjunction with other promotions" line means the Seoul by Sea bento sets, which are themselves a promotion, may not take the extra 10%. Ask before you order.
Fine print that trips people up
- No end date on the Escapade or BBQ. Both posters were still live on the resort's offers page when we last read it on 19 September 2026, but neither prints an expiry and the resort can withdraw them at any time. On 23 and 27 October 2026 the resort's website and booking engine did not load at all, so we could not re-read the posters. Confirm on +6019-886 4088 (reservations) or +60 82-846 200 (main line) before you go.
- No public holiday rule. The poster says only "Sunday - Thursday" and is silent on public holidays and school breaks, which are exactly when a beach resort fills. A Monday that happens to be a holiday is still a Monday on the poster, but the resort has not said it will honour the rate. Ask for your specific dates, and expect it to be tightest over the year-end break.
- Early and late check-out are not guaranteed. Both depend on availability.
- The 10% F&B discount excludes alcohol and items already on promotion, such as the BBQ.
- The booking engine rate is non-refundable. If you compare against it, remember the Escapade is booked by phone, and its cancellation terms are not published. Ask.
- Tourism Tax of RM10 per room per night applies to non-Malaysian guests nationwide and is not in either price.
All offers are on Damai Beach Resort's offers page.
