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Areca Hotel Penang

3.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Heritage Loft | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Children’s area
Exterior
Restaurant

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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No. 5, Jalan Khoo Sian Ewe, George Town, 10050
  • Place, 1st Avenue Mall
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, KOMTAR
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Heritage Room (Ground Floor) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Heritage Room (Ground Floor)

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Suite | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Family Suite

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Garden Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Garden Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(29 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Heritage Loft | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Heritage Loft

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Family Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Heritage Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Garden Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Heritage Twin Loft

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Areca Hotel Penang

A restaurant, a complimentary children's club and a business centre are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a meeting room, concierge services and a 24-hour front desk.
Areca Hotel Penang offers 50 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room fridges and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, slippers, bidets and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and a hairdryer. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Areca Hotel Penang. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from KOMTAR. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a business centre.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include a free children's club, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean guestrooms and the helpful staff
  • 6 minutes by foot from KOMTAR and a 2-minute drive from Gurney Drive
There's a restaurant on site. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Business amenities include a business centre, a meeting room, and limo/town car service. A library, a complimentary children's club, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Areca Hotel Penang.

This 3-star George Town hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Areca Hotel Penang has a restaurant on site.

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

More

  • 3 floors
  • Built in 2017
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

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

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

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. 327 out of 456 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 112 out of 456 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 456 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 456 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 456 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and beds were comfortable.staff were friendly, courteous and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Yue

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms Friendly staff Breakfast and afternoon tea
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful building and friendly staff. Room was a little small but well appointed. Great location make walking old town easy. Lots of delicious food options nearby.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, kind staff, really nice boutique hotel in a great location (Air con could be colder in the room)
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

2/10 Terrible

Chak Kin, EDMONTON

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Not sure why this hotel has received so many good reviews. The hotel is full of historical charm that is for sure but after we went to our room we found the bed sheet has a huge brownish stain on it. We requested the service desk to change it but they said it was too late (10pm) and all the stuff has left. So the lady gave us the new bed sheet and we put it on top of the bed. Then later we found the blanket sheet also has a lot of visible stains, and then there are also a bunch of holes on it as well, the edges of the blanket sheet cover was yellowish brown color, there is a hygiene concerns of this hotel.The fridge when open has light, but it does not work. I put a bottle of water in it and the next morning is is still at room temperature. We checked out one day earlier despite that we paid for two days stay as we were not comfortable to stay due to the hygiene concerns.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, clean rooms, lovely staff definitely reccomend staying at the Acera Hotel 🙂
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great staff and good location.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Sherry, Auburn

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, within easy walking distance to Armenian Street and Komtar, and easy for getting Grabs to anywhere else. Check in was easy and welcoming, we did have to pay 6MYR for room tax and have a 200MYR deposit charge on our card. We also got complimentary afternoon tea vouchers for each day of our stay. It was a nice break from sightseeing to get free tea, coffee and snacks from 3-5pm. Hotel and rooms are a bit dated but that is part of the charm.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Sung Kit

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Monojit

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An elegant hotel with comfortable and clean rooms. The staff were both friendly and helpful. The location near the heart of Georgetown was excellent. And it was excellent value
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Siu Ki

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was beautiful and spotless. Staff were polite and courteous.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good breakfast and coffee, very friendly staff. A well kept clean spacious room, with a great sized bed, comfy pillows and excellent bedding. Quiet air conditioning and two ceiling fans. Powerful shower. Good location. I'm a light sleeper and would recommend earplugs as there is some road and mosque noise or from Majestic if an event is on. The atrium area is a lovely peaceful retreat, comfy seating.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

YUAN MEI

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

evelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s one of the most beautiful hotels we have ever stayed at. It reminds us the colonial era yet the facilities are modern. The staff are friendly and always available to help. There are lots of food choices within a 5-10 walk from the hotel. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Edna, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
yes very friendly staff. clean room. very accessible to good food places. we had a very pleasant stay at the hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room is spacious and clean. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Ruben

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruben

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with family
We loved our stay at Areca, we had a room on the ground floor and it was sheer luxury, spacious, beautiful tiles on the floor, high ceiling, lovely period furniture, fans and air conditioner and a shower that was truly magnificent. We loved the afternoon teas and all the delights that were served. Your staff are extremely polite and courteous. We stayed for a week and would be happy to return. Thank you Areca.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

john

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were large with a separate office / luggage area. Classic building in great condition. Staff was excellent. And easy to get to a variety of locations in the city. Definitely would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Vijaya

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly, helpful staff & a well maintained boutique hotel that has old world charm. We had the attic room which was spacious & well furnished. The beds were comfortable, the air conditioning powerful especially with an additional ceiling fan. The shower was wonderfully strong. The amenities were basic but adequate. The best part of our stay was the iced, flavored water freely available in the lobby for guests. It was especially nice after walking in the warm outdoors. A nice touch of complimentary afternoon tea with a few tasty nibbles. We would definitely stay here again.
View from our floor.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leonie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staying at the Areca is like coming home. The staff remember me and are warm, friendly & helpful. The rooms are comfortable & charming. Love the design of this row of heritage houses, making it a cohesive and cosy hotel. Location cannot be beaten.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Vijaya

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025