Red Inn Court - Hostel

2.0 star property
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6 - Beds Mixed Dorm
In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Lobby
Twin (Shared Bathroom)
Exterior

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
No. 35B & 35C, Jalan Mesjid, Kapitan Keling, Georgetown, George Town, Penang, 10200
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion
    4 min walk
  • Kapitan Keling Mosque
    4 min walk
  • Padang Kota Lama
    6 min walk
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    28 min drive

Room options

Superior Queen Ensuite

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Double (Shared Bathroom)

  • 23 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

4 bed Female dorm

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

6 - Beds Mixed Dorm

  • 23 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Twin (Shared Bathroom)

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

4 bed mixed dorm

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

George Town

With a stay at Red Inn Court - Hostel, you'll be centrally located in George Town, within a 5-minute drive of Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal and KOMTAR. .This hostel is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Gurney Drive and 3.1 mi (5.1 km) from Gurney Plaza.

What's nearby

  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion - 4 min walk
  • Padang Kota Lama - 6 min walk
  • Penang City Hall - 6 min walk
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal - 11 min walk
  • KOMTAR - 19 min walk

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Nasi Kandar Imigresen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Antarabangsa Enterprise - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Sri Ananda Bahwan Restaurant ஶ்ரீ ஆனந்த பவன் உணவகம் - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hing Kee Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kebaya Dining Room - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Red Inn Court - Hostel

Hostel with free breakfast, near Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal
Red Inn Court - Hostel offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with safes. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Refrigerators and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include safes, housekeeping is provided daily, and refrigerators can be requested.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served daily from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a library.
A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM.

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

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free self-service breakfast available daily 8:30 AM–10:30 AM
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Fridge (on request)

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave
  • Fridge (on request)
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MYR 50.0 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:

  • 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

  • Rollaway bed fee: MYR 50.0 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 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, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: Touch 'n Go eWallet, DuitNow, and GrabPay
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Red Court Inn
Red Court Penang
Red Inn Court
Red Inn Court Penang
Red Inn Court Penang/George Town
Red Inn Court George Town
Red Court George Town
Red Inn Court
Red Court Hostel George Town
Red Inn Court - Hostel George Town
Red Inn Court - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Red Inn Court - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 79 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had own air conditioned room with bathroom. Great location
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Shalizawati

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I got the female dorm next to the main staircase on level 2. Every night from 9pm onwards till midnight, the cigarette smoke from downstairs will come into the room as the windows have gaps. That was the only thing that ticked me off. Overall, i had a good stay. Staff were helpful. Breakfast was sufficient. Location was a plus. Convenient to get from one point to another.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Albert, Ulu Tiram

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Cluttered with lots of old matterest near stairs, clutters at reception area, chip off cups at water cooler, aircond not working well, mushy stuffy room smell, very steep about 60 degree slope scary to climb with luggages. Strictly no check in before 2pm regardless we arrived at 11am. 8.30 onwards Free breakfast of Coffee,white bread with butter & jam. Severely shortage of carparks, even the illegally parked cars on left and right side are full! Frequent police siren to drive away illegally parked cars or summon!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

MOHD ISMI ASWALY

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
shower head not fixed properly, no hook mounted on the wall.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Southida

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sadly we tried to cancel and book somewhere else. But we couldn’t because the place was non-refundable. The wifi did NOT work the whole 6 nights we were there. It was so rough to not work, we had to go to coffee shops everyday to work. Breakfast was white bread and slices of watermelon. No toilet paper for 2 days, windows do not close all the way so mosquitoes will fly in. Sometimes you can smell the cigs smoke from the first floor. You can’t wear shoes upstairs. No fitted bedsheet, just a flat sheet, when you move at night, the sheet moves. Lots of ants in the room. The manager said he fixed the wifi, but it still didn’t work. If you plan to use wifi to scroll or work, do not recommend this place. What we do like is how close it is to everything. We were able to walk everywhere.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Emily

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Worth my money thank you! As for me, the breakfast is served a little bit too late. We have to eat outside since the breakfast can only be eaten at 8:30am. Overall everything is okay. Will come here again if i have a chance. Great place at a great spot 👍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

L, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The old building is charming, the location is excellent and the staff are charming.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel but the receptionist need more friendly and smile to client .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Enroot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little hostel
Quaint old place right in the heart of Palang near Little India. Surrounded by cafés and shops and lots to go and see nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
We loved the traditional style and elegance of the property, particularly the downstairs common area. We booked a queen room with private bathroom and were given room 205 at the back. The room was comfortable enough but on the smaller side. We didn’t like the fact that the windows were all frosted. We were also disappointed about the shower in this room which was no more than a trickle, and even started using the shared facilities over this. The towels given were also ripped and not fresh. It was a shame for some of these finer details to detract from what is a lovely old property.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Vinny, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place, rooms are good, transport right at doorstep, plenty to do nearby. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

Garry

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rough As Guts Don't Go There
The place is awful ,nothing like the photos and other reviews I read said it would be like.From the windowless, cell, dorm so small and narrow I could barely turn around, the dirty sheets , the freezing aircon that had no controls to regulate it, just made the stay hellish.As for breakfast ,white bread and chemical red jam just don't cut it ,then the filthy cleaning rag laid in the area where the tea and coffee dispencers were simply finished off this hostel of horrors.There is a lot better places around to stay at than this s**t hole
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Kateryna

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Good location, but that's about it
The place is in a good location, in the heart of Georgetown. They do have tea and coffee from 8.30 to 10.30 am (and sometimes during the day). They have WiFi. It works most of the time. This review is for their so-called "Superior Queen Ensuite" room - it does not deserve the title. The bed is very uncomfortable. It's clearly old and you can feel every spring in it. The air conditioning - well, it's old too. It can't be controlled by the remote provided so there is no way to change the settings. So, it's either too cold with A/C on or too hot with A/C off. There is a fan above the bed. However, for whatever reason it seemed to stop on it's own sometimes. The windows are held together with pieces of paper and duct tape. The light in the bathroom come in only when the door is completely closed (but you really need to open-close a few times to find the exact position for the light to stay on). It looks shabby. The walls could use some work, the fixtures in the bathroom are old and need to be changed/fixed, the sink moves if you put your hand on it, etc. I will not stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

paul

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheat
Please update actual pictures of the rooms,The pictures on page was totally out of range on actual room
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Azrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great guesthouse
amazing

4/10 Poor

ADAM

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

rocky, san diego, ca usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
vintage charms in down town george town
this hotel is in little india section of the town. i like the location because it is within walking distance from the ferry to langkawi. the hotel is full of old century charms. my room is spacious and comfortable. this is the best value accomodation in georgetown, very convenient for adventurous single travelers who go to langkawi via george town.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location but horrible room conditions
One of the single beds was infested with bed bugs. When we complained they came and sprayed some repellent on the correct bed even though we didn't mention which one. Clearly this is an existing issue which they have failed to address. We were then moved to their sister hotel which was infested with mosquitoes.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Clement, Sarawak

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location in George town and UNESCO area
As this is a backpacker stay inn, the facilities provided actually is superb, ALL time tea and coffee supply, clean bath and toilet room with sufficient of cubi (with sufficient toilet rolls provided), room door is digital, I am staying in room with double bed with clean room, clean bedsheet, for those booking own room it provided 2 towels. Free wifi also. only discredit is the terrible TV reception.