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Resort · Merarap, Lawas, Sarawak

Merarap Hot Spring Retreat

Also known as: Kolam Air Panas Merarap, Merarap Hotspring Lodge, Merarap Hot Spring Lodge, Merarap Guest House, Hot Spring Rest House Lawas, Air Panas Merarap

Water temp
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Entry fee
Fee not published
Opening hours
Lodge stay; day-visit hours not published
Water type
Not tested
Status
Open

Room, meal and day-visit prices are not published. Ask when booking on +60 17-342 7558.

Merarap Hot Spring Retreat is a small lodge on a 5-acre site beside the Trusan River, about 70 km inland from Lawas town in Sarawak's far north, in Lun Bawang country. It has four outdoor dip pools with a blue tint that run from cooler to hotter, plus private baths, homestay-style rooms and home-cooked local meals.

It is an overnight stay for people who want river, forest and a hot soak with almost nobody else around, not a day trip: the 70 km timber road in needs a 4WD, and an April 2026 visitor took about three hours from Lawas town.

The pools

Sarawak Tourism describes four dip pools with a natural blue tint, each hotter than the last, so you can work up from the coolest. The lodge also has private baths. The water is piped in from a spring on a nearby mountain. No temperatures or mineral analysis have been published.

A 2023 guide describes a garden and water fountains on the grounds, laid out along a river valley. The Trusan River runs alongside, and a 2017 article mentions primary forest around the site.

Staying there

Rooms are homestay style, and meals are traditional local food cooked on site. The Lun Bawang are the main community in this part of Sarawak. Room rates and day-visit prices are not published online, so ask when you book.

Things to do

The Trusan River is fast-flowing. Sarawak Tourism lists angling and white-water kayaking, and pitches the retreat to people looking for a quiet place to do yoga.

Before you go

The lodge is still taking guests: Google Maps reviews run through 2025 and into mid-2026. An April 2026 visitor took about three hours to get in from Lawas town, and 2025 reviewers say you need a 4x4 or a motorbike, with the road being upgraded in late 2025. An August 2025 guest said the lodge can arrange transport, and found wifi at the lodge but no phone signal.

Prices are still not published online, so call before you set off: the road in is long, and you will want the lodge to expect you. The Google Maps listing gives a second number, +60 12-879 2218.

Combine it with

Sarawak Tourism puts Penawan Waterfalls Eco-Park about three hours away. Lawas sits between Brunei and Sabah, so the lodge can fit into an overland trip between Miri and Kota Kinabalu.

Getting there

Fly to Lawas from Miri on MASwings, or come overland from Miri (through Brunei) or from Kota Kinabalu. From Lawas town the lodge is about 70 km inland on a rough timber road that needs a 4WD; an April 2026 visitor took about three hours. If you do not have one, ask the lodge about transport when you book. The map pin is the "Hot Spring Rest House" as mapped on OpenStreetMap; Google Maps places the lodge about 2 km further west, so get directions from the lodge. There is no public transport.

WazeGoogle Maps4.37844, 115.45436 (approximate)

Before you go

  • Call +60 17-342 7558 (or +60 12-879 2218, the number on Google Maps) to book and confirm the lodge expects you before driving in.
  • Tell people at home you will be out of reach: an August 2025 guest found wifi at the lodge but no mobile signal.
  • Use a 4WD or arrange transport with the lodge; the 70 km timber road from Lawas is rough.
  • Fill up with fuel and bring cash and supplies from Lawas before the 70 km timber road.
  • Work through the pools from cool to hot rather than starting in the hottest.
  • Bring river shoes if you plan to fish or kayak on the Trusan River.

Questions people ask

How do you get to Merarap Hot Spring Retreat?

Drive about 70 km from Lawas on a rough timber road in a 4WD. Lawas itself is reached by MASwings flight from Miri or overland from Miri or Kota Kinabalu.

Can you stay overnight at Merarap Hot Spring Retreat?

Yes. The lodge has homestay-style rooms and serves traditional local meals. Prices are not published, so ask when you book.

How many pools does Merarap Hot Spring Retreat have?

Four outdoor dip pools at different temperatures, plus private baths.

Is Merarap Hot Spring Retreat still open?

Yes, as far as we can tell. Google Maps reviews continue into mid-2026, and an April 2026 visitor described the drive in. Prices are not published, so call +60 17-342 7558 or +60 12-879 2218 before travelling.

Other springs within 150 km

Sources

Facts on this page were checked against these sources. Prices and hours change; confirm with the operator before a long drive.

  1. Sarawak Tourism Board: Merarap Hot Spring Retreat
  2. Merarap Hotspring Lodge on Facebook
  3. iloveborneo.my: 4 hotspring yang popular di Sarawak (February 2023, booking number)
  4. Borneo di Hati: 4 kolam air panas di Sarawak (September 2017)
  5. OpenStreetMap: Hot Spring Rest House (Merarap Guest House), Lawas
  6. Google Maps: Merarap Hotspring Lodge

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