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Best Airbnb Management Companies in Sabah (2026)
AirROI counts 135 active Airbnb homes run by Nicholas in Sabah, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates Nicholas the best-rated among Sabah companies with 25+ homes and 500+ reviews, at 4.73 over 3,262 reviews. No company runs more than 4.4% of Sabah's Airbnb listings, and the ten largest together run 23%.
Updated monthly. Airbnb homes live at least 3 months in the 12 months to October 2026, each counted once; companies with fewer than 5 are not counted, so every count is a floor. Market data: Sabah Airbnb market.
- Ranked companies running 10+ listings
- 75
- Active Airbnb listings
- 3,067
- Listings run by companies
- 47%
Ranking
Who Are the Best Airbnb Management Companies in Sabah?
By active Airbnb listings, the largest Airbnb management companies in Sabah are Nicholas (135), Jesselton Quay (95), and Zhuo (88). By guest rating, Nicholas ranks first at 4.73 over 3,262 reviews. The table ranks the 50 largest; switch the order to see the most listings added.
Largest Airbnb management companies in Sabah
Ranked by active Airbnb homes run as host or co-host in Sabah; "All markets" is the company's homes everywhere and the markets they sit in.
| # | Company | In Sabah |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas, Kota Kinabalu, Kampung Sembulan Lama · ★ 4.73, 3 markets · +32 in a year | 135 | |
| Jesselton Quay, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.80, 1 market · +39 in a year | 95 | |
| Zhuo, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Kundasang, 4 markets | 88 | |
| 4 | Wj Partner, Donggongon, Kota Kinabalu, 2 markets · +19 in a year | 75 |
| 5 | Homesuite', Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Kampung Sembulan Lama, 3 markets | 74 |
| 6 | Laxzone, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Kampung Mesilau · ★ 4.88, 4 markets · +16 in a year | 67 |
| 7 | Maison, Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 58 |
| 8 | Sa, Kampung Sembulan Lama, Kota Kinabalu, 2 markets | 49 |
| 9 | Farrah, Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 39 |
| 10 | Mino Suite, Kota Kinabalu, Donggongon, 2 markets | 38 |
| 11 | Meetstay Property Management, Kota Kinabalu, Donggongon, Sandakan, 3 markets | 34 |
| 12 | Thirteen Residences, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Api-Api Center · ★ 4.81, 3 markets | 31 |
| 13 | Kwen Homestay/Suites, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Kampung Sembulan Lama · ★ 4.78, 3 markets | 30 |
| 14 | Maison, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.71, 1 market | 28 |
| 15 | Jia Yiing, Kota Kinabalu, Kampung Sembulan Lama, 2 markets | 26 |
| 16 | La.Mer Butik, Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 26 |
| 17 | Lai, Donggongon, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.83, 2 markets · +11 in a year | 25 |
| 18 | Yee, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.78, 1 market | 25 |
| 19 | 善旅民宿, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.92, 1 market | 25 |
| 20 | Bay Premier Suites By SSVC, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.94, 1 market | 24 |
| 21 | C R Homestay, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, 2 markets | 24 |
| 22 | Mh, Kota Kinabalu, 1 market · +10 in a year | 24 |
| 23 | SummerSet, Kota Kinabalu, Donggongon · ★ 4.88, 2 markets | 24 |
| 24 | Tiara, Donggongon, 1 market | 24 |
| 25 | Kgs Home, Kampung Sembulan Lama, Kota Kinabalu, 2 markets | 20 |
| 26 | Restary, Kampung Sembulan Lama, Kota Kinabalu, 2 markets | 20 |
| 27 | Alawa, Kota Kinabalu, Kampung Sembulan Lama, 2 markets | 19 |
| 28 | Angelyn, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru · ★ 4.72, 2 markets | 19 |
| 29 | Hafeezah Binti Vasli, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.92, 1 market | 19 |
| 30 | Nurwassidah, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.92, 1 market | 19 |
| 31 | Cozy99, Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 18 |
| 32 | Homesuite', Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 18 |
| 33 | Brand Ambassador, Kota Kinabalu, Kampung Sembulan Lama, 2 markets | 17 |
| 34 | Deco Home Andy, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.79, 2 markets | 17 |
| 35 | Igvc, Donggongon, Kota Kinabalu, 2 markets | 17 |
| 36 | Tingerbelle, Semporna · ★ 4.84, 1 market | 17 |
| 37 | 婷婷, Semporna · ★ 4.93, 1 market | 17 |
| 38 | 雪晴是个女潜水教练, Semporna · ★ 4.74, 1 market | 17 |
| 39 | Siew Hui, Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 16 |
| 40 | WellStay, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Kampung Sembulan Lama · ★ 4.91, 3 markets | 16 |
| 41 | Ying @R2 Residence, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru · ★ 4.73, 2 markets | 16 |
| 42 | Cactus, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Kudat · ★ 4.89, 3 markets | 15 |
| 43 | Hemingway, Semporna, 1 market | 15 |
| 44 | Homesuite', Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 15 |
| 45 | Ssvc, Kota Kinabalu, 1 market | 15 |
| 46 | Zeluxo, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.84, 2 markets | 14 |
| 47 | BCR Homestay @ Imago Mall, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.80, 1 market | 14 |
| 48 | CC Homestay & Suites, Kota Kinabalu, Donggongon, Tanjung Aru, 3 markets | 14 |
| 49 | Fong See, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.80, 1 market | 14 |
| 50 | HayBay, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.88, 1 market | 13 |
Airbnb management companies adding the most listings in Sabah
Listings added over the past 12 months on each company's own Airbnb accounts, among companies running 25 or more today.
| # | Company | Listings added |
|---|---|---|
| Jesselton Quay, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.80, 1 market | +39 | |
| Nicholas, Kota Kinabalu, Kampung Sembulan Lama · ★ 4.73, 3 markets | +32 | |
| Wj Partner, Donggongon, Kota Kinabalu, 2 markets | +19 | |
| 4 | Laxzone, Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Kampung Mesilau · ★ 4.88, 4 markets | +16 |
| 5 | Lai, Donggongon, Kota Kinabalu · ★ 4.83, 2 markets | +11 |
How to read this table
Largest individual hosts in Sabah
| # | Host | In Sabah |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irene 郑家 | 34 |
| 2 | Lloyd | 27 |
| 3 | Frank | 26 |
| 4 | Ying June | 26 |
| 5 | Ricky | 24 |
| 6 | Brandon | 23 |
| 7 | Jimmy | 21 |
| 8 | Ray 小煜 | 20 |
| 9 | Marcus | 19 |
| 10 | Constance | 12 |
| 11 | Connie | 12 |
| 12 | Grace | 12 |
| 13 | Jess | 12 |
| 14 | Jaclyn | 11 |
| 15 | Ling | 10 |
| 16 | Wendy | 10 |
Accounts under a person's name running 10 or more homes. They are not management companies, so they are not ranked above and have no profile.
Download the ranking as a CSV file, with each company's listings, markets, rating and growth.
Where
Where in Sabah Do Management Companies Run the Most Homes?
In Sabah, companies run the most Airbnb listings in Kota Kinabalu, Donggongon, and Tanjung Aru. Each city below links to its Airbnb market data.
Companies run the most homes in Kota Kinabalu, Donggongon, and Tanjung Aru
Listings run by companies as host or co-host, 12 months to October 2026. Numbered pins match the rows.
| # | City | Share of listings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 1,010 | 54% | |
| Donggongon | 115 | 60% | |
| Tanjung Aru | 99 | 60% | |
| 4 | Kampung Sembulan Lama | 91 | 77% |
| 5 | Semporna | 79 | 34% |
| 6 | Sandakan | 22 | 12% |
Fees
How Much Does an Airbnb Manager Charge in Sabah?
AirROI does not publish or estimate any single company's fee, so ask for the rate card in writing. AirROI has not checked fees for any Sabah company, so these figures pool the 180 companies it checked in 11 major Airbnb markets: 102 quote only on request, and the 17 that publish a rate charge 10% to 30% of booking revenue.
- Median starting fee, worldwide
- 17%
- Published fee range
- 10%–30%
- Quote only on request
- 102 of 180
In Kota Kinabalu, the average Airbnb earned RM 27,200 over the 12 months to October 2026. A 17% fee on that is about RM 4,620 a year.
The fee a year on the average Airbnb in Kota Kinabalu
- At 15%
- RM 4,080
- At 20%
- RM 5,440
- At 25%
- RM 6,800
- At 30%
- RM 8,160
AirROI compares company-run and owner-run homes in the cities it has management pages for, none of them in Sabah. See whether an Airbnb manager is worth it worldwide.
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Market
How Many Airbnb Management Companies Are There in Sabah?
75 companies that manage homes for owners run 10 or more active Airbnb listings in Sabah, and 86 run 5 or more, in AirROI's data for the 12 months to October 2026. Hosts with no business account run 53% of all listings.
The ten largest companies run 23% of Airbnb listings in Sabah, and the largest runs 4.4%
Share of 3,067 active Airbnb listings by who runs them, 12 months to October 2026
- The largest company 4.4%
- The next nine largest 19%
- Other companies and business accounts 23%
- Hosts with no business account 53%
Questions
Questions About Airbnb Management in Sabah
Who Is the Best Airbnb Management Company in Sabah?
AirROI counts 135 active Airbnb homes run by Nicholas in Sabah, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates Nicholas the best-rated management company in Sabah, at 4.73 over 3,262 guest reviews (12 months to October 2026). No single measure makes a company best for your home: check that it runs homes like yours, in your area, before you sign.
Why Does a Company Show Fewer Homes Here Than on Airbnb?
This page counts a home only when it was live in at least 3 of the 12 months, live in at least 1 of the last 3, and had 3 or more booked or blocked nights in its live months, and only in Sabah. A company's Airbnb profile shows every listing it has ever published, including homes that have not opened yet, homes listed for a few weeks, and homes elsewhere. Open a row for the company's homes in its other markets, or its profile for every home tied to it and why each one is or is not counted.
Why Is a Company Ranked Differently in a City and in Its Region?
Each page ranks companies by their homes in that place alone. A company with a few homes in one city and more in the cities around it ranks lower on the city's page than on the region or state page, where every city's homes count. The "All markets" column gives the company's homes everywhere, so the two rankings can be read together.
Method
About This Data
- Listings
- Active Airbnb listings over the 12 months to October 2026: open to bookings through the year, each counted once per company for its host and for every co-host. Airbnb only: homes listed only on Vrbo, Booking.com or a company's own site are not counted.
- Companies
- A company's Airbnb accounts with 5 or more active listings are joined into one company, so counts and shares are floors. Companies that manage homes for owners are ranked; hotels, resorts and booking platforms are counted in the totals but not ranked.
- Ratings
- Airbnb's guest rating, averaged across a company's listings and weighted by their reviews. Shown from 4.7 over 100 or more reviews; the best-rated order needs 25+ listings and 500+ reviews.
- Growth
- Listings added on a company's own Airbnb accounts over 12 months, for companies that ran 10 or more a year ago. Co-hosted listings from a year ago are not fully recorded, and a takeover or a rename shows as growth.
- Fees
- Published owner terms on company websites, checked September 29, 2026, pooled across the companies checked. No company's fee is shown.
- Independence
- No company can pay to be listed or ranked, and nothing is self-reported. The ranking is updated every month; this edition on November 4, 2026, the next in December 2026.