Heritage Hotels in Penang
Unique Heritage Hotels in Penang
There are many hotels in George Town offering affordable accommodations. Some are modern high-rise while others offer visitors a unique traditional or old Penang experience. For those who want a feeling of old Penang, or have a feel of 'British Colonial' Penang, checkout some of these heritage hotels.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, 3* This Chinese house with Straits Settlement designs dates back to the 1880s and is a winner of the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award in 2000 for conservation. Check out and compare rates for Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion here
Eastern & Oriental Hotel (E&O), 5* Fondly known as E&O, this grand hotel has a seafront location in the city. The brainchild of the Armenian Sarkies brothers, who were also associated with the Singapore Raffles Hotel, this historic hotel with a colonial flavour dates back to 1885. In the old days this the place where the rich and famous wine and dine too.
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Seven Terraces, George Town - "....Seven Terraces, a boutique hotel with the relaxed ambience of an island resort." – The Wall Street Journal
SEVEN TERRACES – this newly opened small private hotel of only 18 suites is by the award-winning hoteliers Karl Steinberg and Christopher Ong. (Winners of the 2007 UNESCO Award of Distinction for heritage conservation and regular Conde Naste Hot List nominees).
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Hutton Lodge Experience unique colonial-style living in a restored guesthouse located in the heart of the George Town. At 17, Jalan Hutton, just off Penang Road, it is ideally located within walking distance of George Town's many tourist attractions.
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Other Hotels
Kimberly Hotel, George Town, Penang
Ropewalk Pizza Hotel, George Town, Penang
Loke Thye Kee Residences, George Town
2020 Year of the Rat
2020 Year of the Rat
2020 is the Year of the Metal Rat according to Chinese zodiac. The 2020 Rat Year starts on on January 25 and ends on Febuary 11, 2021.
China Zodiac Animal - Rat
The Rat is the first animal in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac. The Years of the Rat include 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032. The rat has characteristics of an animal with spirit, wit, alertness, delicacy, flexibility and vitality.
People born in the Year of the Rat are said to be instinctive, acute and alert in nature. This makes them brilliant businessmen. They are also sophisticated and popular socially and very adaptable.
Strengths
Adaptable, smart, cautious, acute, alert, positive, flexible, outgoing, cheerful
Weaknesses
Timid, unstable, stubborn, picky, lack of persistence, querulous
Best Matches: Ox, Dragon, Monkey
Bad Matches: Horse, Rooster
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Best Age to Start a Business: 35 - 45
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Wat Chaya Mangkalaram
Wat Chaya Mangkalaram (or Reclining Buddha Temple)
This typical Buddhist temple of Thai architecture houses a huge goldpainted reclining Buddha measuring 35 metres, one of the longest in Asia. The temple is believed to have started in 1845.
Within the temple, in the niches behind the statue hold urns containing the ashes of devotees who have passed away.
Opening hours: morning to 5:30pm daily.
Location: Lorong Burma.
Where to eat Koay Teow Soup
Where to get Soup Noodles in Penang
Stalls or shops serving a variety of noodles in clear soup. Rice noodles (Koay teow, bi hoon etc) or wheat noodles are served with fishball, meatball, chicken, duck, etc, a combination or specific to one type.
- Sin Hoe Peng, Lebuh King, road beside Great Eastern, lunch-time.
- Under The Tree (Chiu Chang Ka) Kopitiam, 64 Lorong Ipoh, Jelutong; Morning market hours (near Jelutong Market).
- Hai Oan Coffee Shop, Jalan Burma, near junction of Lorong Macalister, morning.
- Kek Seng Coffee Shop, Jalan Penang, from morning till late afternoon. George Town.
- Sri Weld Food Court, 21 Lebuh Pantai, George Town.
- Kedai Makanan dan Minuman Satu Satu Tiga (Duck Koay Teow) - 113, Malay Street, George Town. Time: 6.30am-3pm
- Pitt Street Koay Teow Thng (Eel fish ball soup) - 183 Lebuh Carnavon, George Town.
- Stall in front of Sin Guat Keong Coffee Shop, Kimberly Street, evening
- Queen Hall (Chicken Koay Teow - Halal), Queensway Mall, Bayan Baru.
- Stall at One Corner Cafe, located at the corner of Bawasah Road, behind Penang Plaza, George Town. Morning to mid 3pm.
Rice Meals Malaysian-style
Thinking of eating rice in Penang? ... read on.
Rice is the staple food in Malaysia and Singapore. Most Malaysian take at least one or two rice meal daily. Plain white rice is cooked daily in almost every household. White rice is usually taken with a selection of dishes prepared with meat, fish or vegetables. (note: 'nasi' refers to cooked rice in Malay; 'beras' refers to uncooked rice)
Other than plain white rice, some unique rice meals you can order or buy at eating places or restaurants are:
Nasi Lemak - This is Malaysia's most popular breakfast rice meal. This is rice cooked in coconut milk, served with ikan billies (anchovies), egg, groundnuts and cooked sambal (chilli condiment). Sold usually at roadside stalls by all races in Malaysia (Origin: Malay). This is a very popular lunch meal too.
Chicken rice is white rice cooked with chicken stock and served with roasted or boiled chicken. Of Chinese origin, stalls selling Chicken rice somtimes also serv roasted duck and pork. You may find Malay stalls (halal) also selling chicken rice or 'nasi ayam' but usually served with deep fried chicken.
Nasi kandar /nasi biryrani - Nasi biryrani is rice cooked with spices and prepared by placing layers of the spiced rice with pieces of spiced-cooked lamb, mutton or chicken, then garnished with almonds and raisins. Nasi kandar often refers to plain rice or nasi biryani served with an assortment of curry. (available at Indian-Muslim or Malay stalls or restaurants)
Nasi daun pisang (banana leaf rice) - an Indian rice meal served on a banana leave. White rice is served on leaf with an assortment of vegetables, curried meat, fish or vegetables and papadum (crispy cracker made from flour with spices).
Nasi goreng is fried rice. You will find many styles of fried rice in Malaysia. Rice is fried in various styles by the different communities in Malaysia.
Nasi kunyit - yellow rice, cooked from glutinous rice with coconut milk and turmeric; usualy served with chicken curry (Malay and Nyonya)....Nasi kunyit recipe
Nasi Ulam is often prepared by the Malays and Nyonya communities. It is cooked rice mixed with an assortment of herbs and vegetables, salted fish and dessicated coconut, etc. (similar to this is nasi kerabu)
Pulut inti - glutinous rice cooked with coconut milk and served with grated coconut mixed wit palm sugar (brown sugar).
Rice is also popularly made into Malaysian kueh. Rice and glutonous rice are often wrapped in banana leaves or other palm leaves, then boiled, steam or toasted over charcoal fire.
