Advice on Penang

[luv_boa]

haha in the end i booked sunway as heard they just renovated.
guys 500rm enough to spend for 4 days ?

 

[standarture]

Sunway got free wifi, pretty nice rooms, the room is actually what is shown on the website for once. Good service as well. But the pillow is pretty bad. It's near most of the good foods too.

 

[luv_boa]

Sunway got free wifi, pretty nice rooms, the room is actually what is shown on the website for once. Good service as well. But the pillow is pretty bad. It's near most of the good foods too.

but how bad the pillow can get ? is the bathroom ok ?
i am wondering with 500rm for 4 days is enuff anot haha

 

[standarture]

From TripAdvisor, the rates are around 100SGD a night. I took the deal that's currently running now for 100RM for two nights minimum. How come you booked already but didn't ask the price?

Bathroom and room is liddat, in real life is brighter and nicer.



And lots of food near the hotel (hotel in background) but food is so-so to me only haha.

 

[luv_boa]

From TripAdvisor, the rates are around 100SGD a night. I took the deal that's currently running now for 100RM for two nights minimum. How come you booked already but didn't ask the price?

Bathroom and room is liddat, in real life is brighter and nicer.



And lots of food near the hotel (hotel in background) but food is so-so to me only haha.

I booked alrdy 4d3n a room for 528rm. I am asking I am preparing around 500rm for spending. Is it enough? Gaha

 

[standarture]

Are you going to buy pastries back? I spent about 400 rm in 3D2N days eating street food, buying pastries and visiting a museum.

 

[luv_boa]

Are you going to buy pastries back? I spent about 400 rm in 3D2N days eating street food, buying pastries and visiting a museum.

Nah not going to. Guess 500 rm is enough. Any massage places to Intro?

 

[lousylah]

just got back from a 3d2n group trip to penang.

stayed at Cititel Penang - decent rooms, free wifi (not very fast), nice view of E&O hotel and the sea, a (touristy) coffeeshop round the corner selling decent ngoh hiang amongst other food.

personally think will be better to stay along lebuh chulia (chulia street). we spent alot of time walking along this road as it connects to carnarvon, (via cintra) campbell and kimberley (street food, dim sum, cafes, etc) . there are many boutique and heritage hotels along chulia.

gurney is touristy (for a reason) - you get all the street food in one location and there are malls (by capitaland catering to sgreans) next to it. be prepared to get stuck in the jam in the area and the taxi touts.

Gnee Hiang is good and cheap! Multiple outlets.

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

We got a really good taxi driver! (Penang Taxi) in fact we got the boss Mr Lee - a well-traveled and semi-retired (successful) engineer. booked him for 1.5 days and all of us were VERY satisfied.

P.S. Fort Cornwallis is a waste-of-time, VERY poorly maintained and waste of money even at RM2/pax

 

[Hisashiburi]

Im going to be staying at Traders and Hard Rock.
Are they decent hotels in a good area?

How best to get from airport to hotel and vice versa?
Is it a fixed price for taxis?

Thanks!

 

[poppers]

meter taxi.

Im going to be staying at Traders and Hard Rock.
Are they decent hotels in a good area?

How best to get from airport to hotel and vice versa?
Is it a fixed price for taxis?

Thanks!

 

[beanstalk6]

Im going to be staying at Traders and Hard Rock.
Are they decent hotels in a good area?

Both hotels are good for their respective locations.

 

[bbmars1128]

just got back from a 3d2n group trip to penang.

We got a really good taxi driver! (Penang Taxi) in fact we got the boss Mr Lee - a well-traveled and semi-retired (successful) engineer. booked him for 1.5 days and all of us were VERY satisfied.

How much did the driver charge for that 1.5 days

 

[luv_boa]

does penang has money changer ? the rates is good? since local sucks .. i might as well go there change after i arrive at the airport lol

 

[biodraft]

im going on a 4d3n next week. should have enough street food to fill me up lol

any specific places to visit?

 

[poppers]

Visit Kek Lok Si Temple, 1 of the oldest in msia.
Burmese Temple, 200+ yrs.

 

[TommyGreen]

Kek lo si is worth a visit.

We visited there while we were in penang earlier this year.

Kek Lok Si (

You could then visit penang hill nearby too.

 

[biodraft]

ok, shall visit the temple

 

[suangern]

Visit Kek Lok Si Temple, 1 of the oldest in msia.
Burmese Temple, 200+ yrs.

opposite the burmese temple is the thai temple, can go together, take note of their closing time.

 

[VenusInTheDark]

i'll be going penang for the 1st time next week.. is penang 'safer' as compared to KL/other parts of m'sia? saw on omy some time back that a tourist almost got snatch-theft and it was the locals who helped the tourist nab the thief. anything need to take note of?

 

[VenusInTheDark]

by the way did anyone try their rapid bus?