Mei Hotel is a 3 star, 15 stories building with 96 rooms and 35 carpark lots. We are proud to be the tallest Hotel building in the surrounding area with an impeccable view of Georgetown City, Penang Hill and Penang Port (towards Butterworth).
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HOTEL STYLE
Family
Business
Languages Spoken
Malay
Location
50 Lorong Abu Siti, George Town, Penang Island 10400 Malaysia
Mei Hotel Penang
44 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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Booked a deluxe king room over Facebook.. and there was a prompt confirmation from the hotel service team.
The customer duty officer Lester gave us a warm welcome at the reception and the helpful bell-uncle assisted our luggages to the hotel room. The check-in and checkout process was smooth and easy.
It is observed that Mei Hotel is popular with guests from Indonesia who are visiting Penang for their quality healthcare services, as well as tour groups from Asia.
They have a famous MC Food Court just beside Travel Lodge (2 min walk away) and be sure to try the following yummy delights.
1. Mr. Kek Tasty Bread (Take home their fluffy pandan chiffon cakes, chicken floss chiffon cake, chicken pie, egg tarts, rich and creamy cream puffs and many more delectable pastries as "souvenirs" for your family and friends!)
2. Feng Wei Penang Char Koay Teow by an elderly Aunty. Its really delicious with fresh prawn, choice of duck / chicken egg, chinese sausage and fish cake.
3. Nasi Lemak Wak Zee by ex Cabin Crews!
4. Speciality Ah Lim Birthday Noodles
5. Lala Curry Mee & Chee Cheong Fun
Hope these suggestions and photos will be useful for our readers here! :D
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Date of stay: September 2022
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Response from JOHN KIM, General Manager at Mei Hotel Penang
Responded 27 Oct 2022
Greetings Traveller, Thank you for your review of our hotel and for staying with us. I am sure that Lester from Front Desk and the Bellman will be happy to hear that their names was mentioned in your review. It is also great to read that you had a pleasurable stay during your visit in Penang. We thank you for staying with us and we hope that we can welcome you back in the future. Warmest regards, John Kim Hotel Manager
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The first contact with, Mr Lee of Mei Hotel was friendly and helpful. As I was going with a group of 20 pax, he was able to meet our requirements on types of room we wanted. The room I got was clean, super comfortable single bed n 2 big pillows. Reasonable size shower room and toilet. Tea coffee making facilities. The location is good for me too, away from noisy busy street yet near to town.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:They have a few private parking lots in front of the hotel.
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Response from JOHN KIM, General Manager at Mei Hotel Penang
Responded 27 Oct 2022
Greetings Traveler, Thank you for your review of our hotel and for staying with us. I am sure that Mr. Lee will be happy to hear that his name was mentioned in your review. It is also great to read that you and your group had a pleasurable stay during your visit in Penang. We thank you for staying with us and we hope that we can welcome you back in the future. Warmest regards, John Kim Hotel Manager
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Great value for money and centrally located, within walking distance to many good eateries and amenities. The room was clean, well kept and spacious. The bathroom rack was faulty; however, maintenance was very responsive, helpful and quick to get it fixed. Reception area was very comfortable and service staff were excellent. Plus, the hotel provides free parking with a high-tech car lift system, although do take note that it might be hard for bigger cars to access. Alternatively they allow you to park just beside the hotel subject to availability, but overall very convenient service as parking is always tricky in Georgetown. All in all, a positive experience for me and my family. Highly recommended.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from JOHN KIM, General Manager at Mei Hotel Penang
Responded 27 Oct 2022
Greetings Traveler, Thank you for your review of our hotel and for staying with us. It is great to read that you have enjoyed the service and cleanliness of the hotel. We have also taken note of your feedback on the parking system and will looked into it for future improvement. We thank you for staying with us and we hope that we can welcome you back in the future. Warmest regards, John Kim Hotel Manager
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Affordable clean and comfortable hotel. It is situated in Abu Siti Lane, central George Town. Rooms are adequate in size and comfortable beds. Extra security in the hotel lifts as access is only available to hotel guests who tap their room cards before pressing the button for their floor number. Right opposite the hotel is a long established open air covered dim sum restaurant. Nearby in Macalister Road there are three hawker centres. Check with hotel staff as some of them may only open at night. At the Burma Road end of Abu Siti Lane are two excellent hawker centres : One Corner behind Penang Plaza is opened for breakfast. The other is New World Park, opened in the afternoon. Hotel staff are friendly and courteous.
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Don't expect luxury like opulent check in desk. For the price you pay, you will be pleasantly...
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Mei Hotel is convenient and nice. Clean hotel and security on lift and staircase. Without a hotel room card, unable to reach the level. Housekeeping given a broken glass on first night and we managed to get a change on the next day. Overall worth to stay this hotel.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Check rooms item and report the next day. If traveller don’t mind cozy, clean and nice hotel,...
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Enjoyed my stay in mei hotel, as the staffs are all very friendly, and it is located in a very strategic place in the island . I got to everywhere very quickly from this hotel. Plus, parking is also very convenient here. Thank you for the warm stay!
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from JOHN KIM, General Manager at Mei Hotel Penang
Responded 19 Jan 2022
Greetings Traveler, Thank you for your review of our hotel and for staying with us. It is great to read that you have enjoyed our facility, service and location of the hotel. We thank you for staying with us and we hope that we can welcome you back in the future. Warmest regards, John Kim Hotel Manager
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I was out in Penang recently and booked into the rather new Mei Hotel at Jalan Abu Siti ~ I booked the Winter Suite (which is in the Studio Suite).
The first thing you will notice about Mei Hotel (if you drive) is that it is the only hotel in Penang with a lift for your car (you actually drive your car into the giant lift that brings you and your car up to the multi-storey parking garage as there are limited street-side parking.
Staff at the hotel were courteous and friendly. I got my room rather quickly as they are able to located my bookings.
The room is rather big - although listed only at 28 sqm (I thought it is at least 30 sqm ++), comes with a small kitchenette with a mid size refrigerator, a twin induction cooker, and a microwave oven, a work table and a super comfortable king size bed.
The bathroom is average - comes with a separate standing shower, full toiletries set - toothbrush, shaver, cotton buds, and shower caps. Only thing I didn't like too much about the bathroom is that the toilet bowl is build on top of a little 2" pedestal (not sure why) but for people who does not have long legs, it kinda felt a little weird.
My room had the sea-view although the sea is quite a distance away.
Lift at the hotel were fast - although I am staying on the 15th Floor ~ Mei Suites Floor, you're able to get a lift in less than 30 seconds.
The hotel also boost a lovely viewing deck and if you're up there during the evening / night, you will get a splendid view of the various towers in Penang lighted up.
Breakfast is RM 13+ for hotel guest and I would say it is just average. For my breakfast, I had fried noodles, chicken wings, and omelette. Apart from these items, there is a plain porridge and breads. Overall I would suggest if you're staying here ~ there are a lot better breakfast just within walking distance of the hotel.
One of the plus point for this hotel is its location ~ strategically right in heart of Georgetown and with easy walking distance to a number of famous Penang street food - Siam Road Char Koay Teow, New Lane Street Food, ZimSum Restaurant, Pelita Nasi Kandar, Seow Fong Lye Cafe at Macalister Lane, Jiao Sai Mamak, New World Food Court, Nagore Road, and many more.
Mei Hotel has a gym for those who wanted to work out maybe after all the food outings.
I would say I would strongly recommend Mei Hotel to those who are in town looking for a day or two of food hunting or for business visit.
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Date of stay: March 2019
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from meihotelpenang, General Manager at Mei Hotel Penang
Responded 6 Sept 2019
Greetings Traveler, Thank you for your review of our hotel and for staying with us. It is great to read that you have loved the hotel as an overall. We thank you for staying with us and we hope that we can welcome you back in the future. Warmest regards, John Kim Hotel Manager
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DO NOT STAY IN THIS HOTEL Their staffs are full of scam, I stayed here for 2 nights giving deposit of RM50. When I was checking out, they try to take all of my deposit for a dirty towel (picture attached). It was a powder and coffee mark, which are easily washable, and it is a towel anyway right?!? We don't want to make a trouble so we just pay for the charge, however they do not want to give us a a receipt, we have to FORCE them to give us the receipt.
Untuk pelancong Indonesia, jangan menginap disini karena saat anda check out mereka akan berusaha mencari cari kesalahan untuk di denda, semua handuk dan bedcover dipelototin satu per satu, jika ada sedikit noda saja, akan jadi alasan mereka untuk mendenda kita.
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Date of stay: September 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I am currently staying in this hotel for the 2nd time, where I realized the cleanliness is at risk. Arrived with glass divider full of stain and the floor is very sticky. Then after 5 days of staying with not much of changes, I decided to wait and see of how they clean it which to my surprise: - provide 2 water - take our trash but some of small trash that fell remains there - provide fresh towel - mop only the room without any vacuum or sweeper usage, so you could see the same trash on the day you walk in are visible
SO to speak...despite the great location, friendly front desk and nice room, cleanliness for people who mostly stay for medical treatment is not being taken care at all.
Please dear Manager who read this to really put attention of your housekeeping team. They come in 2 persons but do not make any work realization that fits into their real job desc. We live in a hotel not at a college dorm.
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Date of stay: December 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from meihotelpenang, General Manager at Mei Hotel Penang
Responded 6 Sept 2019
Greetings Traveller, Thank you for you review of our property. We regret to learn of the challenges and disappointment that you encountered during your stay at Mei Hotel. Please rest assured that we have taken serious note of your feedback and will address with the team for improvement. Once again, thank you for your useful feedback and patient. We hope that this incident will not deter you from returning to our hotel. We look forward to your return. Thank you and best regards, John Kim Hotel Manager
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Stayed for 1 night. Location was perfect. Staff very friendly and helpful. Wifi is super fast (up to 30mbps). I got early checked in at 12 noon. Spacious room with basic amenities such as hair dryer, toiletries, iron & coffee making facilities. Very clean and comfortable King Koil mattress. Love the non-smoking policy.
However, bathroom water pressure was very weak, need to improve. Sound proof is worst, can easily hear people walking and talking from inside room.
Remember to use Grab Promo Code MEIHOTEL to receive RM5 promo code to/from hotel. I enjoyed my stay very much!
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Date of stay: November 2018
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Grab Promo Code: MEIHOTEL, use to/from hotel
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Greetings Alvin,
Thank you for your message via TripAdvisor.
We would appreciate if you could direct your question to our facebook @meihotelpenang
Our Public Relation Personnel will be happy to assist you from there.
Thank you and best regards.
There are more places to choose from in the George Town area.
PRICE RANGE
RM 214 - RM 249 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MalaysiaPenangPenang IslandGeorge Town
NUMBER OF ROOMS
96
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