The Southern Boutiquei Hotel is located in heart of UNESCO George Town Lebuh Muntri. The hotel testament to the grand elegance of the British colonial era.
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HOTEL STYLE
Classic
Trendy
Languages Spoken
English, Chinese, Malay
Location
108 Jalan Muntri, George Town, Penang Island 10200 Malaysia
The Southern Boutique Hotel
36 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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The room is very cosy. The toilet is built with see thru glass. The curtain is outside. So may not be convenient to stay with friends. Towel rack is abit too high for me.
I stayed for 2nights. After checkin, the bedsheet is badly stained. But after feedback to reception, they quickly changed the bedsheet. So its fine. However, 2nd day, I requested for room makeup, they changed to 2 towels. Which is dirtier than the bedsheet ok the first day. My advise is to bring your own towel.
The hotel is along the road. I did not experience very noisy commotion outside. But the hotel provides earplug if you are sensitive to noise.
The television is not working. Has image but no audio. 4 channel only. Wifi is weak.
Regardless, it is still a good hotel with good location. Small and cosy.
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Hotel does not provide parking. But it is along the road. So still can park if you really need to...
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Checked out this hotel woth hubby, small room, decent and clean. Checking in was fast, only one floor so gotta use the stairs. No kettle in room, hot and cold water dispenser in corridor. Basic beverage provided. Bathroom - only 2 disposable toothbrush and a pump bottle of hair and body wash. Bed was on a raised platform and close to wall. My sleep was interrupted by 2 malay couples laughing out loud in next room!! Sound proofing was not good enough. Can even hear the guy burping! Then came the dreadful smell of smoke drifting into our room.. Why can't smokers go away and smoke elsewhere? I really wish the hotel would impose a fine to these inconsiderate smokers! Overall it would have been a great stay if there were no smoke and noisy next-door.
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Date of stay: November 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The hotel's location is good, which is around the tourist attraction and lots of cafe nearby. The room is small, which was expected before we checked in. The bed was clean. There was only one mirror inside the bathroom, which is not convenient. Suggest to have one mirror in the room as well.
The cleanliness and facilities of the bathroom really need to look into. There was mould on the curtain inside the bathroom. The toilet seat cover was cracked but no one cares. The handheld shower head was dented and the water splash all over when turn it on, which obviously cannot be used. The rain shower is working well but the drainage system is having a big problem with slow draining. The bathroom floods! So, even though the rain shower is with good water pressure, we only can turn it on with lower water pressure so that the bathroom will not be flooded so fast. Commented about the drainage problem to a male staff during check out.
The toilet roll should be placed at the other side of the toilet instead of at the curtain side. Feel insecure to use the toilet roll that was touching the curtain, as the curtain already showed it was dirty and with mould. Mosquitoes and small insects were found inside the room.
Besides that, the room is really not soundproof at all. Could not sleep at night as people were shouting and vehicles pass by the main road during midnight.
Despite the above disappointments, one male staff of the hotel was quite friendly and helpful. It was raining during check out, he was kind enough to use umbrella to bring us into our car and help us bring the luggage to the car.
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Date of stay: May 2019
Value
Cleanliness
Service
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Request for room that is not facing the main road.
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Terrible Experience. Very loud pitter patter of rats in the ceiling, sounds like there are many!
Bathroom doesnt make sense, its a narrow long glass covered bit on the side but the shower is at the door, then the toilet and then the sink. So if you have to go to the sink, you walk thru the wet bathroom. Makes no sense.
Very loud until midnight.
No assistance with luggage.
On top of that the key card doesnt work until the 3rd try.
It has been a trying experience, and put us in a HORRIBLE mood :-( :-( :-(
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Find somewhere else to stay.
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Don’t be deceived the lovely entrance & doors. This is a basic 1 star hotel. ‘Deluxe’ rooms are very small and directly on street. Mould in bathroom. No glasses, no cups, no kettle, no shampoo. Terrible quality, service and lack of facilities for the price. 3 stars advertised is simply a lie. Shameful.
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Date of stay: June 2018
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Cozy and clean hotel, but what a sleepless nightmare!!! The music club in the street is pumping the volume like they're playing into the room. The walls are somehow inexhisting and I can hear people talking loudly in the hall 1 floor below. The stairs are noisy and people are going up and down all the night, using the free coffee area like a bar. I usually sleep everywhere and in every condition... it's unbelievable. Do yourself a favor, choose another place to stay in George Town.
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Date of stay: July 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We stayed here for 2 nights. The location is great, 5-10 min walk to Love Lane. There is a great food place just opposite.
Room was cleaned both days, large bed which was comfy, great aircon too. They have complimentary coffee & hot choc in the communal area which is a nice touch. The staff were very friendly & helpful.
Only gripe was the WiFi in the room didn't work, it was perfect in the lobby and even outside.
Would def stay there again.
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Date of stay: November 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Beautiful hotel at the centre of Penang near to Muntri Street. The architecture of this hotel will reminiscing the old era of Penang. Cons of this hotel are small and not soundproofing. Pros are beautiful, friendly staff, have convenience store next door at the hotel, have roof garden. Overall is OK.
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Date of stay: April 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Stayed 4 nights with my wife and very boisterous little boy, the rooms are very comfortable and clean, there’s free coffee and drinking water, there’s a handy convenience store next door, it’s well located for eating out and the staff were great. There can be a little noise on the street at night but that’s pretty normal for most of the hotels in Georgetown, it’s a busy little town.
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Date of stay: April 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stay here only one night and have to check out early around 6am. The location is very good , near from everywhere in Georgetown. Near from some reccomended street food like Nasi Kandar Line Clear, Soup Hameed, Roti Bakar Hutton Lane, Famous Ice Cendol etc. Walking distance to some popular place to visit. The building is so heritage, I love it. The reception, chinese guy wearing glasses is very friendly and helpfull. I love the bathroom, so unique.
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Date of stay: January 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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There are more places to choose from in the George Town area.
PRICE RANGE
RM 107 - RM 218 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MalaysiaPenangPenang IslandGeorge Town
NUMBER OF ROOMS
21
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