Bayview Hotel Georgetown Penang

Fantastic location for exploring the sights of Georgetown and near to the Promenade for a seaside walk. Great roof top bar.

Position of the hôtel..near everything..can walk to town.. Quiet room..

The views from a high floor, sea view were great as we could watch the coming & going of ships & cruise vessel's. In addition many small, local fishing boats (binoculars help) can be seen as they go from Penang kampung harbours to the fishing sites. The swimming facilities were good, non-slip surface around the 2 pools. 1 shallow pool for children & 1 large pool for adults, a rope of floats across the pool indicated the area for non & poor swimmers as beyond it the depth dropped away steeply. There is no lifeguard present. Towels, sun-beds & shower / toilet facilities are available but no food or drink option. The view from the rooftop bar is good however you will pay more for cocktails & other drinks than you would in most local bars & restaurants. Our stay did not include the buffet breakfast & we did not eat in the hotel in the evenings, so cannot comment. We did have lunch from the "snack menu" & the food was excellent. The residents lounge was a nice area to chill out & plenty of sockets taking UK three pin plugs were available to recharge phones etc. Wifi signal was good, on an unsecured network. We had purchased a 60 day 50gb sim card that we put into an older phone, it was handy for ordering GRAB taxis, (download app on App Store). The foyer, staircase & reception area was impressive. Lifts are available & had a quick response time during our stay.

On arrival we had had a delayed flight and a big hassle at immigration as we had no idea about the permit. I dropped our bags and needed to park the car. It was dark and the directions felt complicated. One of the doormen - he was Nepalese and from 2 hours from Pokhara but I’m not sure of his name- offered to come with me. It was so wonderful to have this help. I’m sure I would have missed the entrance to the car park and the advice to park on 5 th floor. It was lovely to be welcomed back to the hotel by him after being out on an exploration of Georgetown

did not have breakfast or use the roof top bar. Concierge good service , desk good service. I had a suite with Bay View and an extra guest room . Spacious and a wonderful room although starting to show its age ..We had two toilets and two showers and one shower being over a bath. Absolute convenience when two want to go to the toilet and/ or shower. Bay view suite was very big . room safe was a good size and easy to use. Hawkers food market and other restuarants close by. i have included the view from room 1416