This hotel has great views of beach from a lot of rooms. Our room was very spacious and clean. Was nice to be able to have a balcony to sit on. Facilities are good, pool very clean and pool staff friendly. Can do water activies at your own cost including, tubing, jetskiing, parasailing. S taff at water sports were fantastic.Lobbies... More

We spend 4 to 5 weeks at Paradise every year and this year was our 9th at Paradise of 30 years of trips to Penang. Prior to 2004 we were among the Casuarina regulars. The rooms are big and good with great views, although the furniture is a bit dated and worn. We stay in a 2 room suite and... More

I have been staying at Rainbow Paradise Hotel for 6 years going twice yearly and staying for 6 weeks each time and I really don't understand what Oldies abroad is complaining about. I have stayed at the same time as he did and did not feel put out at all having to move for one day only during my stay... More

I was astonished to read the report on the Rainbow Paradise hotel from Oldies Abroad. I have been to this hotel on 17 ocassions over the past 9 years. The Paradise hotel like many large hotels throughout the world can not survive on tourist trade alone. There are times when we are politely requested to clear an area of the... More

Up on the 23rd floor the view of the sea was magnificent varying from misty morning views of distant Malaysian coast and hills, small fishing craft and the occasional cargo vessel. This was our fourth visit to Penang staying in a variety of accommodation from apartments to expensive hotels. Paradise Sandy Beach Resort was not expensive suiting our three week... More

We have been coming to the Paradise, now known as The Rainbow Paradise Beach Resort for the past 8 years. Up to this year it has been very nice, meeting up with old friends and indeed making new ones. A lot of these friends we keep in touch with outside of the hotel, not only from the Uk but Australia... More

Perhaps we should have asked to have a room on a lower floor - the views from our balcony on the 24th floor weren't that good and I'd hate to think how we would ever have got out safely if there had been a fire! Other guest in the lifts had asked not be any higher than the 4th floor... More

Me, my husband, and another couple were in Penang for 4 nights to celebrate our honeymoon. After reading quite a few excellent reviews on Tripadvisor and Expedia.com we have decided to choose the Paradise Rainbow Sandy Beach Resort for our stay. We have checked in at 11:30pm and the process took quite long. As we were waiting for the front... More

First off I we would personally like to thank Mr Foo and all his wonderful staff for making our stay very enjoyable...Yes the hotel is a little bit tired but it was very clean.... my partner and I and another couple each stayed in a dlx suite on the 25th floor from 25th March-31st March and it was just wonderful... More