The Merchant Hotel - Penang
Malaysia, Penang, City

$$$$ The Merchant Hotel, centrally located in the heart of Georgetown, offers you the very best with assurance of finest services and deluxe accommodation that will please even the most discerning guest. There are 68 tastefully decorated rooms and suites with choice of city view or bay view. All rooms are comfortably furnished and carpeted with refrigerator, colour TV and IDD telephone.

Facilities at The Merchant Hotel - Penang

The Rooms at The Merchant Hotel - Penang

About City:

In the city, take a local trishaw and explore the fascinating streets around the capital Georgetown with its museums, lively Indian Quarter, unusual temples and colourful markets. Take the Funicular railway to the top of Penang Hill and enjoy spectacular views over the Malacca Straits and Peninsula Malaysia.

Linked to mainland west coast Malaysia by a spectacular bridge, Penang is one of Malaysia’s most popular holiday destinations. As the first British trading post in the Far East, the colonial influence can still be seen in Georgetown, the main town and some of the old style hotels which remain, like the Eastern and Oriental. Penang, facing the straits of Malacca, has beach resort areas like Batu Ferrenghi, with well established international hotels and excellent family facilities. Other attractions include a funicular railway up Penang Hill (830 metres above sea level) The Botanic Gardens, the Snake Temple, parks and local shopping.