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Budget Accommodation
Written by Administrator IIISunday, 09 August 2009 08:00 - Last Updated Monday, 06 April 2015 18:36
Budget hotel as the name suggest provides travellers who are on a tight budget with a basicaccommodation without much frills or services at a “budget price”. Penang is no stranger to thisconcept of accommodation. It started to mushroom in the 60’s and 70’s even when thepromotion of the tourism industry in Malaysia was at its infancy stage. Penang has already seenan influx of backpackers mainly from Europe and America visiting this exotic state, especiallythe island. In those days, the enclaves around Chulia Street and Batu Ferringhi have beenhome to many budget hotels and remains so up to this very day.
Today there are more of these hotels and most of them are widely spread out. This is thetestimonial as travellers find them not only value for money but also its strategic location whichis usually a stone's throw from Penang's major historical landmarks and tourist attractions.Some of these hotels are from restoration and refurnishing of old colonial bungalows, pre-warhouses and estate homes. Some of them still have the original mosaic-tiled flooring, intricateartwork and inner courtyard and the wooden shuttered windows. This type of accommodationgives the travellers a more homely and cosy feeling and even the landlords are very helpful andfriendly. It gives the guest a more captivating stay at their premises. Best of all, they arecheaper!
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Written by Administrator IIISunday, 09 August 2009 08:00 - Last Updated Monday, 06 April 2015 18:36
The Cathay Hotel, an all brilliant white colonial building gives their guests an experience ofmesmeric colonial-style living with moderately priced, clean and comfortable air-conditionedrooms. This building definitely has a charm and character of its own that one will not find in anystar hotel. Other guesthouse that can give you such enthralling experience of colonial-styleliving are The Hutton Lodge (at Hutton Lane), 100 Cintra Street Hotel (at Cintra Street),Travellers Lodge (at Muntri Street), Old Penang GuestHouse (at Love Lane), Olive Spring Hotel(at Chulia Street) and Blue Diamond Hotel (at Chulia Street). These premises were allpreviously colonial mansions, buildings or pre-war shop houses that are converted intocharming and easy going accommodation for the budget conscious travellers. They providebasic amenities like clean linen and duvets, towels and simple breakfast but not all haveattached toilets in every room. Most, if not all will have TVs and internet connection in thelounge. Further out of the city centre, is the Paramount Hotel that gives you the old Penangcharm. Located in the millionaire row it is tucked in between rows of old mansion which wasonce owned by a tycoon.
Not all budget hotels are housed in old colonial buildings. There are many available in newerbuildings with Broadway Budget Hotel located right in Little India, Friendship Motel in PenangStreet, Good Hope Inn Penang (very near Gurney Drive) and YMCA of Penang Hostel. All ofthem are conveniently located along bus routes and right in the centre of attractive sites.
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Written by Administrator IIISunday, 09 August 2009 08:00 - Last Updated Monday, 06 April 2015 18:36 For those back packers who prefer a relaxing stay at the beaches of Batu Ferringhi, there aresome clean and affordable accommodations too. A simple room will cost around RM30.00 perperson. Some rooms come fitted with air conditions and attached bathroom or commonstandard room with ceiling fan and shared bathroom. Ali’s Ferringhi Guest House is anaffordable budget accommodation for anyone. The rooms are single, double or family-size, allfurnished and some with air conditioning or fan and attached bathroom. This budget hotel is onthe bus route and the alighting place would be at the post office. A well maintained guest housewould be the ET Budget Guesthouse with all of its room fully equipped with mosquito nets. Theothers are Shalini's Guest House, Ah Beng Guest House, Baba's Guest House and Ismail'sBeach Guest House which are all close by to each other. We can see that there are numerous budget hotels located all over in Penang, with somestrategically located and some a little far out of town. I am sure travellers will find one that suitstheir budget. Here are the locations of some budget hotels, guest house and motels: George Town Ai Goh Hotel 465 Penang Road 10000 Penang - Tel: 04-2629922 Fax: 04-2629922 Rooms: 20; Room Rates (RM): 35-55; Facilities: Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water Banana Guest House Chulia Street 10000 Penang - Tel: 04-2626171; Rooms Rates (RM)18-60; Facilities: Wifi, Cafe/Restaurant, Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water, Laundry Ban Aun Hotel 224, Jalan Prangin 10300 Penang - Tel: 04-2620421; Rooms: 7; RoomRates (RM): 20; Facilities: Car Park Blue Diamond Hotel 422, Leboh Chulia 10200 Georgetown, Penang - Tel: 04-2611089Rooms: 40; Room Rates (RM): 20-45; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurant, Car Park, Air Condition,Hot Water, Laundry Broadway Hostel 35-F, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2628550 Fax:04-2635597; Rooms: 2;1 Room Rates (RM): 22-43; Facilities: Car Park, Air Condition, HotWater Cathay Hotel No.15, Leith Street 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2626271 Fax: 04-2639300;Rooms: 37; Room Rates (RM): 57-92; Facilities: TV, Air Condition, Hot Water Chusan Hotel No.6 Jalan Tanjung Tokong 10470 Penang - Tel: 04-8908255 Fax:04-8908255; Rooms: 16; Room Rates (RM): 55-66; Facilities: TV, Car Park, Air Condition,Hot Water Eastern Hotel 509, Chulia Street 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2614597 Fax: 04-2610008;E-mail: [email protected]; Rooms: 21; Room Rates (RM): 25-35; Facilities: Air Condition,Hot Water Eng Loh Hotel 48, Lebuh Gereja 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2615526; Rooms: 12; RoomRates (RM): 20-35; Facilities: Air Condition Fantasy Hotel 23, Lebuh Street 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2614118; Rooms: 13; RoomRates (RM): 20-50; Facilities: TV, Air Condition, Hot Water Friendship Motel 20, Penang Street 10200 Georgetown Penang - Tel: 04-2618909 Fax:04-2625909; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.friendship-motel.com.my;Rooms: 45; Room Rates (RM): 45; Facilities: TV, Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water,Laundry Good Hope Inn Penang 22, Jalan Kelawai 10250 Penang - Tel: 04-2290111 Fax:04-2290222; E-mail: [email protected]; Rooms: 56; Room Rates (RM): 55-105;Facilities: TV, Car Park, Credit Card, Air Condition, Hot Water, Laundry Garden In Hotel 41, Jalan Anson Pulau Pinang - Tel: 04-2277691 Hang Chow Hotel 511, Chulia Street 10200 Georgetown Penang - Tel: 04-2610810;Rooms: 13; Room Rates (RM): 30-50 Hotel Central 406, Penang Road 10000 Penang - Tel: 04-2266411 Fax: 04-2271689;Rooms: 69; Room Rates (RM): 57-69; Facilities: TV, Car Park, Hotel Regal No.6, Transfer Road 10050 Penang - Tel: 04-2279584 Fax: 04-2299512;Rooms: 64; Room Rates (RM): 46-78; Facilities: TV, Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water,Laundry Hotel Golden City 12, Lorong Kinta 10400 Penang - Tel: 04-2279910 Fax: 04-2278861;Rooms: 120; Room Rates (RM): 70-120; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurant, TV, Car Park, AirCondition, Hot Water Hotel Hong Ping 273, Lebuh Chulia 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2625243 Fax: 04-2623270;Rooms: 58; Room Rates (RM): 59-80; Facilities: TV, Car Park, Credit Card, Air Condition,Hot Water The Hutton Lodge 17 Jalan HuttonGeorgetown Pulau Pinang - Tel: 04-2636003; RoomRates (RM): 26-60 Hotel Noble No.12, Leboh Carnovan 10100 Penang - Tel: 04-2632372 Fax: 04-2632372;Rooms: 25; Room Rates (RM): 25; Facilities: Car Park Hotel Waterfall 160, Jalan Utama 10450 Penang - Tel: 04-2295588 Fax: 04-2275588;E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.hotelwaterfall.com; Rooms: 39;Room Rates (RM): 75-270; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurants, TV, Car Park, Credit Card, AirCondition, Hot Water, Laundry International Hotel 90/92 Jalan Transfer (First Floor) 10050 Penang - Tel: 016-4342775;Rooms: 10; Room Rates (RM): 25-35 Kim Sun Hotel 86, Leboh Campbell 10100 Penang - Tel: 04-2610657; Rooms: 18; RoomRates (RM): 30-50; Facilities: Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water Lebuh Queencity Hotel, No. 63 Queen Street 10200 George Town, Penang. Tel: 04-2612079.Email: [email protected] . Website: www.queencity.com; Rooms: 39; Rates: FromRM100.00; Amenities: Air conditioning, complimentary internet access (Wi-Fi), 32" LCD TV,attached bathroom, iron, laundry service Love Lane Inn 54, Love Lane 10200 Penang - Tel: 016-4198409 Mingood Hotel1 64, Argyll Road 10050 Penang - Tel: 04-2299922 Fax: 04-2280768;E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.hotelmingood.com; Rooms: 50; RoomRates (RM): 78 - 138; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurants, TV, Car Park, Credit Card, Air Condition,Hot Water, Laundry Modern Hotel 179-C, Leboh Muntri 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2635425 Fax: 04-2635424;Rooms: 20 Room; Rates (RM): 20 - 50; Facilities: TV, Air Condition, Hot Water New Asia Hotel 110, Jalan Pintal Tali ( Ropewalk) 10050 Lebuh Kimberly Penang - Tel:04-2613599 Fax: 04-2610008; Rooms: 24; Room Rates (RM): 20-30; Facilities: Car Park, AirCondition, Hot Water New Savoy Hotel 156, Jalan Hutton 10100 Penang - Tel: 04-2266933; Rooms: 20; RoomRates (RM): 39-44; Facilities: Car Park, Air Condition, Hotel Old Penang Guesthouse 53, Love Lane 10200 Georgetown Penang - Tel: 04-2638805;Email: [email protected]; Website: www.oldpenang.com Old Penang Hotel 18-30, Jalan Trang 10150 Penang - Tel: 04-2260001/04-2299177 Fax:04-2299857; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.oldpenanghotel.com;Rooms: 45; Room Rates (RM): 40-100; Facilities: Air Condition, Hot Shower, TV, SateliteChannels, Safety Deposit Boxes, Complimentary WiFi, Laundry, Luggage Storage, InternetStation, Kitchen & Dining Area Olive Spring Hotel 300 – 302 Chulia Street10200 Penang - Tel: (604) 261 4641 Oriental Hotel 105, Penang Road 10000 Penang - Tel: 04-2634211 Fax: 04-2635395;Rooms: 97; Room Rates (RM): 60-160; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurant, TV, Car Park, Credit Card,Air Condition, Hot Water Paramount Hotel 48F, Jln Sultan Ahmad Shah 10050 Georgetown, Penang - Tel:04-2273649 Fax: 2281597; Rooms: 20; Room Rates (RM): 50-70; Facilities:Cafe/Restaurants, TV, Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water Paris Hotel No.2 Jalan Irving 10400 Penang - Tel: 04-2272798; Rooms: 15; Room Rates(RM): 20-30; Facilities: Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water Peking Hotel 50-A, Penang Road10400 Penang - Tel: 04-2636191; Rooms: 50; RoomRates (RM): 50; Facilities: TV, Air Condition, Hot Water Pin Seng Hotel 82, Love Lane 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2619004; Rooms: 24; Room Rates(RM): 20-30; Facilities: Car Park, Laundry PP Island Hotel 33 A, Abu Siti Lane10400 Penang - Tel: (604) 2299 071 Fax: (604) 2299072; Website: www.ppislandhotel.com; E-Mail: [email protected] Singapore Hotel No 495-H, Penang Road 10000 Penang - Tel: 04-2620323; Facilities: TV,Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water, Laundry Swiss Hotel 431-F, Chulia Street10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2620133; Rooms: 24; RoomRates (RM): 30; Facilities: Car Park Thye Aun Hotel 94, Jalan Pintal Tali 10100 Penang - Tel: 04-2610077 Towne House Hotel 70, Penang Road 10000 Penang - Tel: 04-2638621 Fax: 04-2623541;Rooms: 50; Room Rates (RM): 59-69; Facilities: Cafe/ Restaurant, TV, Car Park, AirCondition, Hot Water Tune Hotels.com – Downtown Penang100, Jalan Burmah Section 15, Georgetown 10050Penang - Tel: +6(03)-7962 5888 Website: www.tunehotels.com Waldorf Hotel 13, Leith Street 10200 Penang - Tel: 04-2626141 Fax: 04-2637906; Rooms:52; Room Rates (RM): 52-60; Facilities: TV, Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water White House Hotel 72, Penang Road 10000 Penang - Tel: 04-2632385; Rooms: 24; RoomRates (RM): 24-40; Facilities: TV, Car Park, Air Condition, Hot Water, Laundry YMCA of Penang Hostel 211, Jalan Macalister 10450 Penang - Tel: 04-2288211 Fax:04-2295869; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.ymcapg.com; Rooms: 70;Room Rates (RM): 70-105; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurant, TV, Meeting Room, Car Park, CreditCard, Air Condition, Hot Water, Gym, Laundry 100 Cintra Street 100 Lebuh CintraGeorgetown, Pulau Pinang 10200 Tanjung Bungah and Batu Ferringhi Ali's Feringghi Guest House 53-54B, Batu Feringghi 11100 Penang - Tel: 04-8811316 Fax:04-8814015; E-mail: [email protected] Lone Pine Hote l97, Batu Feringghi 11100 Penang - Tel: 04-8811511 Fax: 04-8811282;E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.lonepinehotel.com; Rooms: 49; Room Rates(RM): 180-780; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurants, TV, IDD Tel, Internet, Meeting Room, Car Park,Safe Box, Credit Card, Air Condition, Hot Water, Swimming Pool, Laundry Motel Sri Pantai 516-G, Jalan Hashim 11200 Tanjung Bungah Penang - Tel: 04-8909728Fax: 04-8909729; Rooms: 17; Room Rates (RM): 84-95; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurant, TV, CarPark, Air Condition, Hot Water, Bar/Lounge, Laundry Seberang Prai Beach Garden Hotel 4835, Jalan Pantai 12000 Butterworth Penang - Tel: 04-3322845 Fax:04-5389101; Rooms: 20; Room Rates (RM): 50-80; Facilities: Car Park, Air Condition, HotWater Butterworth Travel Lodge No.1, Lorong Bagan Luar Satu 12000 Penang - Tel: 04-3333399Fax: 04-3323599; Rooms: 45; Facilities: Cafe/Restaurant, TV, Meeting Room, Car Park,Credit Card, Air Condition, Hot Water, Laundry Hillside and OthersHotel BellevueBukit Bendera Penang Hill 11300 Penang - Tel:04-8299500 Fax:04-2297393; E-mail: [email protected]; Rooms: 12; Room Rates (RM): 130-160;Facilities: Credit Card, Laundry Book now from www.staynest.com . 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