There is a large choice of Penang Hotels from budget guest houses and hostels to luxury beach front resorts.
Find your accommodation of choice by location in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
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With all the restoration work going on in Penang, there is an ever increasing number of places to stay in town.
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This is a popular area for tourists with plenty of mid-range to luxury hotels in the area. Stay here if you want to have all the shopping, restaurants and night life on your doorstep, as this is the place where you will find most of the bars and nightclubs of the city.
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This area is getting a whole new facelift and there are going to be a number of luxury accommodations in this area of town.
This was once the backpacking district of the city, but these days there are plenty of renovated properties that offer some good lodging facilities. If you are looking for inexpensive accommodation, there are still a few here, but you will have a better choice along Love Lane, which is a turning off of Chulia St, or Muntri Street, which is just off of Love Lane.
You may also want to consider the Little India area close by.
Or some of the Heritage accommodation in nearby Armenian Street.
Or in Stewart Lane & Muntri Street.
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This is not my favourite area to stay in as it is a bit too far away from the old part of town and all its sights. However, if you want to be near to the shopping malls, this is a good choice for you. There are plenty of places to eat in this area and you could always jump on the bus to see the sights.
Leading out of the old part of the city towards Gurney Drive, (Jalan) Burma Road offers a few choices of mid-range accommodation and some lovely heritage accommodation in the side streets..
This is an upmarket area of George Town overlooking the sea, just a couple of kilometres from the Heritage area of the city. There are only a few luxury hotels along the drive itself :
The most popular beach area of Pulau Pinang, there is a good choice of luxury beach front resorts or some more basic backpackers style inexpensive accommodation just a short walk away from the beach.
This area is the nearest beach area to the city, so if you want to stay by the beach, but still be only a few minutes drive from the city centre, this area is a good choice for you.
If you are looking for hotels near Penang airport, the following lodgings are located in Bayan Lepas.