Kota Kinabalu - Brunei - on the way to KK with young kids

Hi

We%26#39;re planning to go to Kota Kinabalu in February with our children (aged 8, 4 and 4). Our plane lands in Brunei and there%26#39;s 7 hours till our connecting flight so I thought I%26#39;d stay over for a few days in Brunei.

I%26#39;ve looked at the Empire Hotel but it%26#39;s out of my budget and someone has suggested the Centrepoint?

I need a hotel with a pool and close to some kiddie stuff (water play/beach, playground, zoo, horseriding, etc.)

Otherwise, is there anything for us to do for the 7 hours whilst we wait although I%26#39;m nervous about this as the kids will be shattered after the long flight from the UK!

Any help or advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance

Sharon

Kota Kinabalu - Brunei - on the way to KK with young kids

hi,

you can take the kids to Jerudong Park. it is a huge theme park with roller coasters etc..... and best of all its free!!!!! there is a huge variety for all ages.

google Jerudong Park and have a look. it is in Brunei Darussalam.

have fun

serena

Kota Kinabalu - Brunei - on the way to KK with young kids

Hi,

We stayed in the Centrepoint for a couple of nights when we first arrived in Brunei. It%26#39;s ok, is in a good location for shopping and some fantastic restaurants. Not much for the kids though! The Empire would be your best bet, as they are run more like a resort, with more pools etc. Be warned though - watch your kids at the pool as there are no life guards!

The Centrepoint is in a good location for doing Bandar Seri Begawan (about 15 mins drive away) where you can visit Kampong Ayer (the water village), and you can also travel a bit fruther down the river to see the Proboscus monkeys (just past the back of the Sultan%26#39;s Palace!). There are also some pretty good museums in Bandar (all free!) - would recommend the Malay Technology museum, which tells you all about longhouses, and the Royal Regalia museum, which is all about the Sultan.

Jerudong Park is nice to walk round, but the rides there have recently been dismantled and sold off, as it%26#39;s cheaper to replace them than to repair them, so as far as i%26#39;m aware there aren%26#39;t any rides there.

The beaches are nice, but as we%26#39;re in a Muslim country, we would advise against bikinis. You can wear bikinis at the Empire though.

The climate in Brunei is very hot and very humid, so you probably don%26#39;t want to be rushing around too much, and not much opens before 10 am. It%26#39;s not called the Abode of Peace for nothing!

If you want to know anything else, let me know.

Lesley