George Town Airport Hotels from NZ$39 (PEN)

"My stay at Hotel Neo+ Penang was an incredibly convenient and professional experience. The location is highly strategic, as it only takes about a 10-minute walk to reach the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site, making it an ideal base for historical exploration. The surrounding amenities are excellent, with convenience stores located both downstairs and within the immediate vicinity. A major highlight for me was the supermarket situated directly across the street, which made shopping for local souvenirs and essentials remarkably easy. Additionally, reaching the famous food stalls at Lebuh Kimberley is quite manageable, requiring only about a 15-minute walk. The hotel room itself was very reasonable, neat, and minimalist, providing a clean and organized environment that met all my professional standards. I also had a chance to visit the rooftop pool, and surprisingly, I had the entire place to myself. It might have been because it was raining at the time, haha, but it offered a very peaceful moment during my trip. Overall, this hotel offers great value and a seamless stay for anyone visiting George Town."

"We booked an Executive Premier King room, it is spacious. A fruit basket was presented to us on arrival. Breakfast was included. We had access to Executive Lounge whole day. Free cocktails in the evening. Afternoon tea is served. Very friendly and courteous staff. Good city centre location. 1st Avenue Shopping Mall across the road. Local city attractions are not far from here. Water dispensers at lift lobby. Convenient and no worry stay. Recommended."

"Everything was good but not sure about the lifts as it seems like they are not programmed well to distribute the usage. One lift service made about 6-7 stops just to go to the lobby from my 31st floor room. Isn’t the other lifts working?"

"Very comfortable room. Staff were helpful. We would have liked more help from the restaurant when it came to my wife's need for gluten free food. We tried to have dinner there one night and were offered only one choice which would have been a very basic meal. For breakfast my wife was informed by the staff that "all bread is gluten free", it's not! I would have thought that being part of the Shangri-La group, your staff and kitchen could do better here. Otherwise we had a good stay"

"Convenient location, good breakfast, excellent service made this a pleasant stay for us."

"Upon arriving at the hotel, the first impression was very positive. The property is beautiful, well-presented, and the staff were welcoming. Check-in was smooth and efficient with no issues at all. The room itself was well-appointed, clean, and comfortable—exactly what you would expect from a hotel at this level. Unfortunately, this is where things began to go wrong. That evening, I discovered there was no hot water. I contacted the front desk, and to their credit, they responded quickly and sent an engineer within a short time. I was told the issue had been resolved after about 30 minutes. However, the next morning, the hot water was once again not working. When I called down, I was informed that no engineer was available at that time. I was then offered a room change, despite the fact that I was checking out within four hours—so it wasn’t a practical solution. As a result, I had to take another cold shower. To make matters worse, while I was in the shower, the engineer arrived and repeatedly knocked on my door, despite me having already declined further assistance. Shortly after, my room phone also began ringing. It was frustrating to be interrupted while dealing with an issue that should have been properly resolved the night before. The front desk staff clearly tried to help and were polite throughout, but the failure ultimately came down to the engineering side not fixing the problem correctly the first time. At this price point and standard of hotel, when something"

"Great location. Comfortable bed :)"

"The pool wasn’t open, otherwise it’s a beautiful hotel right in the centre of the old town."

"Excellent stay for 3 nights.. good amenities and clean."