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Areca Hotel Penang

3.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Front of property
Heritage Room (Ground Floor)
Heritage Loft | View from room
Lobby lounge

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
No. 5, Jalan Khoo Sian Ewe, George Town, 10050
  • KOMTAR
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Gurney Drive
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Garden Room

Garden Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Heritage Loft

Heritage Loft

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Heritage Room (Ground Floor)

Heritage Room (Ground Floor)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

George Town

With a stay at Areca Hotel Penang, you'll be centrally located in George Town, within a 5-minute drive of KOMTAR and Gurney Drive. .This hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Gurney Plaza and 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from Penang Hill.

What's nearby

  • KOMTAR - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Penang Times Square - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Gurney Drive - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal - 3 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 29 min drive
  • Penang Intl. Airport (PEN) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Roti Bakar Hutton Lane - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Penang Road Famous Laksa - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rim Tha Non Mookata - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Dim Sum Valet - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Areca Hotel Penang

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to KOMTAR
Areca Hotel Penang offers 50 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
At Areca Hotel Penang, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Limited parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Areca Hotel Penang has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limo/town car service
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: MYR 30 for adults and MYR 30 for children
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Free children's club
  • Library
  • Shopping centre

Family friendly

  • Free children's club
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MYR 55.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: MYR 200.0 per accommodation, per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city: MYR 2.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately MYR 30 for adults and MYR 30 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: MYR 55.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
A car is required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Areca Hotel Penang George Town
Areca Penang George Town
Areca Penang
Areca Hotel Penang Hotel
Areca Hotel Penang George Town
Areca Hotel Penang Hotel George Town

Areca Hotel Penang Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 255 out of 360 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 91 out of 360 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 360 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 360 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 360 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff here are excellent people. Nice. There was a rock concert across the street and I asked if we could move rooms to back and they accommodate. We stayed 5 nights only one was noisy because of concert. The staff cannot help that. Good breakfasts, good laundry services. Friendly, friendly, friendly. Wonderful people
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Vonne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Our stay at the Areca was not typical for us. Yet we enjoyed the nods to the building’s history with the furnishings in our heritage room and loved the courtyard! However, a week was a little too long in this style of accommodation with no windows in the room. There were only dark wood shutters that opened to bars on the outside, which seems typical in the historic shop house design. The area is filled with history and it was very easy to get to the various points of interest. The staff are wonderful and very helpful. One note: of the 7 nights we stayed there the Majestic theatre across the street hosted two events in a row on a weekend. It was very noisy as we had read it could be in another review, so we were okay with it (headphones worked great)! Also, the noise stopped promptly around midnight. The other 5 nights it was super quiet as it often was during the day. All in all, it was great for the price point. Thank you to all staff for making our stay memorable and for doing such a great job at preserving this piece of history for guests to enjoy.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kheng Long, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room a bit small. Other than that everything else is excellent
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jane, Costa Mesa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gracious and dignified. This place has quiet self-respectfulness for its uniqueness and location in Georgetown. Great quality for the price...I would stay again and again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Huge spaces for family stay

The room is huge and our family love the extra spaces that you do not see in normal hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Jeenal

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property had a colonial feel to it. Located a street away from the main road, which was an advantage as quiet. The room (Loft) we booked was comfortable and spacious. The staff at Breakfast were kind and polite. The location was central and walking distance to the main attractions. Also easy to get a taxi (grab).
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

grant

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Chee Leong

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was unfortunate access to the hotel was blocked due to the Chingay Procession & we had to drive around for nearly 2hrs. Will be great if the hotel staff alerted us earlier for anticipation. Other than that, the stay is pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Tan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

George Alexander

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked the heritage aspects and the large rooms Very noisy, preventing sleep when events are held next door (at the Majestic) and during clean-up/restoration afterwards due to unmotivated and untrained staff used at the venue.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Harumi

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful and conveniently located, with staff that are very helpful and friendly. A delightful back to a more nostalgic time.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

MAN LINDA CHAU

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Excellent location off Penang Road, lots of places to eat, near shopping mall and walk to heritage history. Hotel clean, very relaxing, breakfast excellent, staff very helpful. The tour rep and colleague helped us book a 2 day trip to Kuala Lumper and recommendations, it was very good. A day trip to Penang Hill and Baru Farringu beach is also recommended. Love Malaysia.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Min Yi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dabera

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a place with lots of greens inside the hotel, looks like you are living inside a green house, with all leisure customer spots, you can relax wherever you can, quiet place!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Huong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Soh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic service from the staff!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pieter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old worldly and charming.Great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient locations.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chong Kwee, Sherry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely worth 10/10 reviews for a 3-star boutique budget hotel, super friendly staffs, decent meals option, will recommend and definitely return to stay again 👍👍👍👍👍
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

MEE LEE

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024