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Hotel Review: Friendship Motel, Georgetown – Penang

May 23, 2017 By James Clark

Hotel Review: Friendship Motel, Georgetown - Penang

Hotel Name: Friendship Motel
Address: 20 Penang Street, George Town, Malaysia

I stayed at the Friendship Motel in Penang. This hotel is not far from the action of Little India in historic Georgetown. I walked in and booked a room myself, though you can also book it online.

Friendship Motel

Like most properties in Georgetown, the hotel occupies a heritage building of the typical Penang shophouse style.

Hall

Inside the hotel it has been refitted for budget accommodation. The cheapest rooms are partitioned boxes with a shared bathroom. I got a double room with private bathroom upstairs. Actually I’m not sure if this was meant to be a twin room or a double room with a super king-size bed. The room had two double beds pushed next to each other.

Beds

The bathroom was clean and decent, with a good hot water system.

Bathroom

My room had an air conditioner and a big window to an interior courtyard. I’m not sure how many other rooms get a window, given the length of the property.

There is wifi throughout the hotel, though some rooms don’t get a signal. I asked about wifi and I was put in a room near a signal box. I was lucky this time, but I would prefer if hotels just put multiple signal boxes rather than just one for a whole floor.

Overall this was a decent budget hotel/guesthouse. Book the Friendship Motel online or search for more hotels in Penang. If you’re not sure where to stay in Penang then read this guide for staying in Georgetown.

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: georgetown, hotel, malaysia, penang

About James Clark

James Clark is the founder of Nomadic Notes. He has been a digital nomad since 2003, and Nomadic Notes features trip reports, train travel articles, and where to stay guides. He writes about transport and urban development at Future Southeast Asia. Subscribe to the weekly travel newsletter.

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