Advice on Penang

[cryn79]

Hi dede1217,
Thanks!

 

[Chlorpheniramine]

Forget about Gurney Drive, forget about eating in any shopping centre.

Plenty of good food can be found in Georgetown, so don't stay at any beach or Gurney Drive.

Google for these food places:
Goh Huat Seng
Teik Seng
Lebuh Kimberley koay chap, belacan chicken, tong sui
Chowrasta Market Soon Yuen koay teow thng
Lebuh Carnavon roast duck
Lebuh Carnavon fried oyster
Lorong Selamat char koay teow
Lorong Baru night hawker
Pulau Tikus market
Lebuh Presgrave hokkien mee
Lebuh Cecil market
Joo Hooi
Kek Seng
New World Park cendol
Mama's Nyonya Cuisine
Little Kitchen @ Nyonya

For me, the most central hotel for hitting most of these spots is Traders Hotel. Good food north, west, and south... and most importantly, near to the supper places. The rest are a short RM10 cab ride away. I just returned from a 4d3n trip there... and didn't manage to eat everything despite cramming in 6 full meals a day.

 

[__CcW__]

Hi ppl,

may I know how much is the cab fare from Penang Airport to Georgetown and the travelling time? My hotel is Hotel Sentral. Do we take the airport white taxi?

Thanks.

 

[beanstalk6]

Forget about Gurney Drive, forget about eating in any shopping centre.

Plenty of good food can be found in Georgetown, so don't stay at any beach or Gurney Drive.

Exactly...!

 

[xseanyx]

Am in penang now, is the nasi kandar near cititel really gd? Or any supper place to recommend now? Staying at E&O

 

[beanstalk6]

Don;t know about the one at Cititel, but I go for Nasi Kandar Kassim near Komtar- Jalan Gurdwara, George Town.

 

[B00zer]

Hi guys,

I have like maybe 4 to 6 hours (from the cruise) to visit Penang. Where do you think I should go? I will be going with my wife and a very active 4 years old boy... Any suggestion?

Thanks.

 

[beanstalk6]

With a young kid in tow, 4-6 hours is probably insufficient to visit places outside of Georgetown where you are disembarking. This rules out places like Penang Hill and Kek Lok See Temple. However, many of the places mentioned in http://wikitravel.org/en/Georgetown_(Malaysia) are within walking distance. These include the historical buildings like the Khoo Kongsi, Fort Cornwallis, temples and the E&O. Shopping malls like Pranglin Mall and Komtar are also within your range.

 

[dede1217]

With a young kid in tow, 4-6 hours is probably insufficient to visit places outside of Georgetown where you are disembarking. This rules out places like Penang Hill and Kek Lok See Temple. However, many of the places mentioned in http://wikitravel.org/en/Georgetown_(Malaysia) are within walking distance. These include the historical buildings like the Khoo Kongsi, Fort Cornwallis, temples and the E&O. Shopping malls like Pranglin Mall and Komtar are also within your range.

Do note that penang has no train services, you need to check what are the bus services that goes that. If not wrong, bus 40x and 50x goes to the temple

 

[grungeattitude]

a bit touristy but why not gurney drive? it's actually quite nice...

 

[grungeattitude]

Forget about Gurney Drive, forget about eating in any shopping centre.

Plenty of good food can be found in Georgetown, so don't stay at any beach or Gurney Drive.

Google for these food places:
Goh Huat Seng
Teik Seng
Lebuh Kimberley koay chap, belacan chicken, tong sui
Chowrasta Market Soon Yuen koay teow thng
Lebuh Carnavon roast duck
Lebuh Carnavon fried oyster
Lorong Selamat char koay teow
Lorong Baru night hawker
Pulau Tikus market
Lebuh Presgrave hokkien mee
Lebuh Cecil market
Joo Hooi
Kek Seng
New World Park cendol
Mama's Nyonya Cuisine
Little Kitchen @ Nyonya

For me, the most central hotel for hitting most of these spots is Traders Hotel. Good food north, west, and south... and most importantly, near to the supper places. The rest are a short RM10 cab ride away. I just returned from a 4d3n trip there... and didn't manage to eat everything despite cramming in 6 full meals a day.

wow! didn't know about this...

 

[littlegreenmen]

Ok just came back from a few days in Penang. Hotter than hell there now. The sun is more ferocious than sg - I kid you not.

Among the commonly recommended food found online, only a few are actually good. These are:

- Fried Oyster opposite the fire station at Lebuh Carnarvon
- Pig intestine porridge and
- Seafood chye tau kway at Lorong Bahru outside Sunway hotel

The rest are HIGHLY OVER-RATED:
-Red Garden: Terrible beer garden style hawker centre with crappy food. The Prawn Noodle is ok.
-Tong Ah Dimsum: taste is very average but it's cheap
-Toh Soon Cafe: sickeningly sweet coffee with little coffee taste, the so-called charcoal toasted bread taste like ordinary bread and definitely NOT WORTH the queue.
-Penang Chendol: Pretty ordinary, Malacca Chendol tastes better
-Duck Egg Char Kway Teow: Salty and ordinary
-Tau Sar Piah: Can get the same in sg just more ex.
- Ivy's Nonya Kitchen: mostly average food with chicken kapitan being good but that's about it.

I'm really beginning to think Singaporeans tastebuds are gradually being eroded by hawker food cooked by China people.

 

[nomoreliaola]

question! from georgetown to airport, taxi is usually how much decided?

would like to check : any recommended contact for vans around georgetown for 1 day?

 

[tortoise18]

whats the difference cititel standard and superior?

 

[lunarsong]

any recommendations for clean massage service? looking for a whooping 2-3 hrs of massage

 

[vate2006]

taxi from Georgetown to Airport is 30rm.

 

[coldmilk]

taxi from Georgetown to Airport is 30rm.

I used to take the taxi. Nowadays I take the rapid bus. Clean and aircon. All for the princely sum of RM2.70.

 

[ahPpPp]

Hello,

my family wants to organise a free and easy 4days3nights Penang trip.


Does anyone know how to go about booking a mini van with tour driver (9-10ppl) for 4 days? Any recommendations or websites?


thanks for your help.

 

[luv_boa]

hi any hotel to intro except traders hotel ? first time to penang for 3 nights

just booked this hotel but found out theres no free wifi.

 

[dede1217]

hi any hotel to intro except traders hotel ? first time to penang for 3 nights

just booked this hotel but found out theres no free wifi.

stayed before hotel royal and berjaya penang, berjaya behind walk 10 min is the gurney drive