Penang aerial view

Penang, Malaysia

Penang pairs the UNESCO-listed shophouses, clan temples and celebrated street food of George Town with the palm-fringed beaches of Batu Ferringhi on Malaysia's north-west coast. Luxury travellers can choose between storied colonial grand hotels, exquisitely restored heritage mansions and beachfront resorts with spas set against the Andaman Sea.

Eastern & Oriental Hotel

Penang's legendary 1885 grand dame on the George Town seafront, once host to Kipling, Maugham and Hesse.

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Eastern & Oriental Hotel exterior

Eastern & Oriental Hotel interior

Shangri-La Rasa Sayang, Penang

Penang's classic beachfront resort on Batu Ferringhi, set in 30 acres of tropical gardens beneath century-old rain trees.

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Shangri-La Rasa Sayang, Penang exterior

Shangri-La Rasa Sayang, Penang interior

Cheong Fatt Tze – The Blue Mansion

An 18-room stay inside George Town's indigo-blue 1880s Chinese courtyard mansion, a UNESCO conservation award winner.

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Cheong Fatt Tze – The Blue Mansion exterior

Cheong Fatt Tze – The Blue Mansion interior

Macalister Mansion

An eight-room Design Hotels member in a restored century-old colonial mansion with one of Penang's top fine-dining restaurants.

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Macalister Mansion exterior

Macalister Mansion interior