Must see hotels in George Town

This hotel takes up most of a city block and spans three sections: a row of two-storey family-friendly mini-homes, apartment-sized suites and spacious…

If, after having explored George Town, you have fantasies of living in a restored Chinese shophouse, then consider a stay here. This house (available only…

The White House would be a more apt name for this all-white painted former mansion, with smallish rooms also decked out in virginal white with, of course,…

The 312 rooms at this buzzy hotel facing the sea are studies in minimalist, cubist cool. Collections of geometric forms set off by swatches of blocky…

The clue is in the hostel's name: this airy place's prime selling point is its bar, where guests can drink for half price or go for an all-you-can-drink…

Taking a more contemporary line than other hotels in the heritage zone, this efficient place is fine if you're looking for something a bit more private…

The 'hideaway' aspect of this quirky place refers to doors to the colour-coded rooms that are cunningly designed to look like walls. Inside, each room is…

With views through trees across to the Padang, this 11-room hotel and restaurant offers pleasant, reasonably spacious rooms with wooden floors and some…

There's just a hint of style here, with faux-wood floors, splashes of paint and arty Penang photos on the walls, but other than that it’s really just a…

It's definitely not the sexiest hotel in town, but the spacious and recently renovated rooms boasting crisp sheets, professional service and views to the…

This place is a handsome, meandering shophouse turned family-run boutique hotel. The rooms, although clean and comfortable, lack the charm of the communal…

Cintra offers cool, spacious rooms, which aren't equipped with TV, but friendly staff and the attached cafe serve as ample distractions.

An old frame shop is the home of this backpackers – they've left a few empty frames and the old shop sign around just in case you didn't get the reference…

For the epitome of a local experience, book one of the basic rooms in this pier-bound home in the midst of George Town’s biggest clan jetty. You'll be…

The Yeng Keng is a revamp of a 150-year-old hotel. Its latest incarnation includes rather small and overpriced rooms decked out in occasionally cheesy…

If you're OK with sacrificing atmosphere for savings and are not a light sleeper, then the starkly bare rooms at this no-frills budget hotel on a busy…

The 24 rooms in this exceedingly plain but clean and comfortable old-fashioned hotel are all similarly equipped with TV, air-con and functional furniture…

The dorms here are largely unremarkable, but the six private rooms, although cramped and not all boasting their own bathrooms, represent a bargain for…