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Merchant Hotel

3.5 star property

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Daily continental breakfast (MYR 30 per person)
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Daily continental breakfast (MYR 30 per person)

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
55 Jalan, George Town, Penang, 10000
  • Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Executive Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Executive Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 21.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed

Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Lobby

Cititel Penang

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (683)
The price is AU$103
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
8 Mar - 9 Mar
Cititel Penang

About the area

George Town

Located in George Town (Downtown George Town), Merchant Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of KOMTAR and Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal. .This hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Gurney Drive and 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Gurney Plaza.

What's nearby

  • KOMTAR - 13 min walk
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal - 20 min walk
  • Gurney Drive - 3 min drive
  • Gurney Plaza - 5 min drive
  • Penang Hill - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 29 min drive
  • Penang Intl. Airport (PEN) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restoran Sup Hameed - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kirishima Japanese Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Red Garden Food Paradise & Night Market - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Kheng Pin Cafe 群賓茶餐室 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Gala House - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Merchant Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near KOMTAR
Merchant Hotel offers 93 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This George Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 93 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a meal at Merchant Cafe, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Merchant Cafe - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast only.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Filipino, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: MYR 30 for adults and MYR 30 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Merchant Cafe

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • In-room accessibility
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

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

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Mobile key entry

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
An early check-in fee will be charged
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

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 not available
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:

  • 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 continental breakfast: approximately MYR 30 for adults and MYR 30 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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, debit 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Merchant Hotel Penang
Merchant Hotel
Merchant Penang
Merchant Hotel Penang/George Town
Merchant Hotel George Town
Merchant George Town
Merchant Hotel Hotel
Merchant Hotel George Town
Merchant Hotel Hotel George Town

Merchant Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 208 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 102 out of 208 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 208 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 208 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 208 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Bing Kit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to shopping and historical area.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

LIANGZHU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Siak Puah

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Philip Puay Koon, Singapore

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Booked into 2 rooms on 10th floor which both were warm due to hot spell. But reception not proactive to offer lower rooms until I requested. Because of my complaints and changed rooms 3 times I believe a certain staff took personal action to reconfigure my key every day. Thus, I had reset my key. Hope management will look into my case.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Soo Men

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

BOON KHIM

Disliked: Cleanliness
Booked three room request high floor when reservation but all arrange in First floor,the towel disrepair & smelly too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cheah Chee Seong

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old hotel conveniently located
It is a dated hotel that has seen better days. Having said that, the service staff is attentive and helpful. Location is good. Carpark is opened in the back. The rooms are old but OK. Beds too soft like the pillows. We heard noise from the karaoke next-door til after 11pm. Then there is the noise from I think the external aircon condenser that's making a lot of humming noise every few minutes for about 15 secs each time. There's no noise from the road. Also didn't hear the prayers from the nearby mosque.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

KAR CHOON

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Stephen-Claude

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Phoon

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad experience stayed in Merchant Hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Anita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mithrra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
awesome stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Siti

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
clean, good air con, location good, good services, friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Location
one thing that this hotel has compared to many other hotels is that the location is very convenience and really centre to the places of attraction.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Elsie, Sabah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient but depend on the purpose of visit there
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Anonymous

Liked: Room comfort
Spacious room with comfy bed. The washroom is dated and the pillow need to be replace.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Kwan Seong

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for tourism stay
Very noisy even can hear loud music in midnight. Somemore the big noise from some temple even at 5am. Check in service super slow but staff attitude good.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Chia keong

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018