Hotels in George Town

Busy town and traffic everywhere. need to be smart in planning your journey. avoid peak hours. I love the street food like Famouse Chendol and the ais kacang (forgot the street name. the char kuey tiaw you should try at Bee Hwa in front of Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontijen (Halal). You should try the Nasi Beratur...sooo delicious (should come at 10pm the opening as teh food is still fresh). should try the Nasi Kandar Line Clear (Original-tiada cawangan lain). fuh sedap wehhhhh the street arts was cool (i've been there before) the P.Ramlee house was so nostalgia and if you really a fan of P.Ramlee you will like it. i love it!! Batu Ferringhi Starbuck you should stop and go the the beach!! Batu Ferringhi Miami Beach is beautiful Pulau Tikus pasar pagi was so crowded and got lots of local food should visit the Fort Cornwallis was so beautiful inside the historical and don't forget to goto Padang Kota next to it in the morning the sunrise so beutiful. breakfast at Nasi Lemak Daun pisang Pak Ali nearby. so delicious..(makan 2 bungkus lagi) unfortunately we unable to go to Penang Hill as it closed for maintenance...so sad... Don't go to the Toy Museum - not worth the money and the journey there!!! go to 3D interactive museum - so cool and funny too... We all enjoy the trip so much!!!! 3 days 2 nite worth the money if you really a kaki jalan!!!

We took a hotel tour for 7 hours around George Town, so many places to look at from the street art to the little cafes down the little streets. Very good mix of fancy and old. Mist visit, Little Indai, Chinatown, jetty and Chulia Streets. There are monekys at the botanical gardens and the best white coffee all around town! Best cholocate too. The gold museum was ok. The night markets were good to in Batu Frengi but bit of a drive to get there.. very up scale area and cheap massages everywhere. Eat at the night hawkers.. but food is in abundance and people cooking everywhere all time! Best food ever!! There is a free shuttle around George Town to get you closer to the tourist attractions. Maybe avoid coming around the xmas period, alot of people on holidays and traffic is busy, but you soon get used to it. Wish had more time to explore the natural wonders of Penang like their waterfalls and to go hiking!

Georgetown has quite a number of interesting place to go; eg. Heritage Area which have diverse stuff from local food, culture, arts, sight-seeing, musuems, etc. Easily any local coffee shops would have platable value for money food like Char Koay Teow, Mee Goreng Sotong, Curry Mee, Prawn Noodles, Wantan Noodles, Pasembur, Nasi Kandar.. Also loçal made biscuits Tau Sa Peah.. I would suggest to go on foot around Heritage area or take the local tricycle ride aka 'beca' to really capture the essence of Penang, local culture and follow the Metal Mural Wall.. Nothing much to avoid, just do plan and some research on visiting places of interest, so you won't miss anything.. Best still visit Penang when it celebrates it's annual Chingay procession and not forgetting Georgetown Festival.. Lastly take lots of photos..

Georgetown is part of a massive conurbation on Penang Island. The UNESCO heritage area is atmospheric and bustling with street food and restaurants. The buildings have seen better days. Nevertheless Georgetown has a charisma that makes it attractive. If you go to Georgetown don't bother to explore the city outside the heritage area. The beaches on Penang are nothing to write home about and Monkey Beach is not worth visiting. It's filthy, has derelict buildings, and abandoned tourist stalls. We hired scoters from a guy called Ken on Love Lane for 30 ringgits a day and travelled the island. Don't mind what people say about scooter travelling being dangerous - it's not any more so than anywhere else. The motorists have more respect for motorcyclists here than anywhere else I know.

The Museum Hotel was very well positioned for eating local food ( Kampung Malabar for fried Koay teow), excellent Indian curry (the Kashmir restaurant on Penang road has delicious food) or for a special afternoon tea visit the wonderful E & O hotel. Traffic can be busy so walking is good or taxis are around the hotel areas. At least one tri -shaw trip just has to be done. Sam's Tailors is the shop that will supply all your clothing type gifts to take home - silk dressing gowns, casual tops and trousers,batik etc.- on the junction of Penang road and Chulia street. I didn't have enough time to do the Open bus top ride but that will be for next time as it covers both the town and beach in 2 routes. Loads more places to visit and the heritage trail itself is also a must.

The place has great food and affordable lodgings. AND THE BIKES, I and my friend absolutely enjoyed biking around the area, although it can be a bit dangerous if you are not careful, since there are still main roads and cars.they do have bike lanes but still be cautious. ESCAPE Theme Park is a must visit!! Very fun and challenging. But ready your body for an extreme experience of body exhaustion the day after. haha, make sure that if you are vising Escape, have the next day filled with complete leisure walking, just chill is2g my body was aching all over haha and visit Chew Jetty, such a unique place! We only stayed for a day, we did Escape, the bikes and walking all in one day PLEASE don't do that haha don't do that your bodies, my friend is really just over enthusiastic. Stay for a while if I were you, Georgetown is definitely a chill place :P don't forget to visit love lane street as well, very hipster cafes :)