Hotel Name: Old Penang Hotel – Penang Times Square Address: No.3/3A/5/5A, Jalan Kampung Jawa Lama, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia I stayed at the Old Penang Hotel in Georgetown, Penang. The hotel is located in Georgetown but outside the historic UNESCO World Heritage zone, between KOMTAR and the Times Square mall. Normally I stay within the heritage […]
Best cafes in Georgetown, Penang
Georgetown is a former colonial city on the island of Penang in Malaysia. The old town is lined with colonial-era buildings and and the entire inner city is a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. Traditional cafes here are kopi tiam style, which offer a simple food menu and a place to chat with friends. They […]
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. Like most properties in Georgetown, the hotel […]
Hotel Review: New Asia Heritage Hotel, Georgetown – Penang
Edit: This hotel has closed down (the last reviews on Agoda are from February 2020), and the last time I went by it was chained up with no sign of a new hotel in its place. This review remains as an archive, otherwise search for more hotels in Penang. Hotel Name: New Asia Heritage Hotel […]
Mypintu: a homestay-style guesthouse in Georgetown – Penang
This is currently not available online. Search for more hotels in Georgetown. Guesthouse Name: Mypintu Address: 36 Leith Street, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia I stayed at the Mypintu Guesthouse in Georgetown, Penang. I booked online and picked it out for its price and location, which is in the World Heritage area of Georgtown. If you are […]
Guesthouse Review: Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street – Penang
Guesthouse Name: Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street Address: No. 27, Jalan Muntri, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia [Edit: Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street is now Eastern Inn. This review is left as an archive.] I stayed at the Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street in Penang. Xaviers is a backpacker guesthouse of which there are many of this […]
Hotel Review: Link Hotel, Penang – Malaysia
Hotel Name: Link Hotel Address: 90 Jalan Rangoon, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. I stayed at the Link Hotel in Penang, Malaysia. I booked it online for the rate of $12.60 USD for one night, which is great value – even by Penang standards. I think this deal was a combination of being an Agoda deal and […]
Guesthouse Review: Just Inn, Georgetown Penang – Malaysia
Guesthouse Name: Just Inn Address: 155,157 & 159, Lebuh Carnarvon, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia I stayed at the Just Inn in Georgetown, Penang. I walked in off the street and got a single room with shared bathroom for 40 MYR ($10.25 USD). The Just Inn is a budget guesthouse of the style that is popular with […]
Hotel Review: Star Lodge, Penang – Malaysia
Hotel Name: Star Lodge Address: 39 Lebuh Muntri, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. I stayed at the Star Lodge in Georgetown Penang. I have stayed here before and have found it to be a reliable cheap guesthouse in Penang so I walked in off the street and booked a room. The last time I was here I […]
Hotel Review: Kim Sun Hotel, Penang – Malaysia
Hotel Name: Kim Sun Hotel Address: 86 Campbell Street, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. I stayed at the Kim Sun Hotel in Penang. I booked it online at the rate of $15.53 USD and booked it for is central location in Georgetown. There isn’t a Chinatown in Penang as there is such a large Chinese community. Campbell […]
