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Merchant Hotel

3.5 star property
Hotel with free parking, near KOMTAR

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Daily continental breakfast (MYR 30 per person)
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Daily continental breakfast (MYR 30 per person)
Lobby
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Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
The current price is NZ$115
includes taxes & fees
17 Feb - 18 Feb

Explore the area

Map
55 Jalan, George Town, Penang, 10000
  • Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Executive Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Executive Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Executive Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Hairdryer
Bidet
Minibar
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Hairdryer
Bidet
Minibar
  • 21.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Hairdryer
Bidet
Minibar
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Hairdryer
Bidet
Minibar
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

View all photos for Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed

Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed

Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Hairdryer
Bidet
Minibar
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Hairdryer
Bidet
Minibar
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe King

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Twin

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Kid M Space Deluxe King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Executive Twin

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

View all photos for Safari Deluxe King Room

Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Safari Deluxe King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Executive King

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

George Town

At Merchant Hotel you'll be within a 20-minute stroll of KOMTAR and Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal. Highlights at this hotel include a restaurant and in-room free WiFi. .The restaurant, Merchant Cafe, serves local and international cuisine and is open for breakfast. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a 24-hour front desk and a terrace. Continental breakfast is available daily between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM. There's also the convenience of free self parking. .With a stay at this 3.5-property class Downtown George Town hotel, you'll be 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from Gurney Drive and 3.7 km (2.3 mi) from Gurney Plaza.

What's nearby

  • KOMTAR - 13 min walk
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal - 20 min walk
  • Gurney Drive - 3 min drive
  • Gurney Plaza - 5 min drive
  • Penang Hill - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 29 min drive
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restoran Sup Hameed - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kirishima Japanese Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Red Garden Food Paradise & Night Market - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Kheng Pin Cafe 群賓茶餐室 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Gala House - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Merchant Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near KOMTAR
There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. A terrace, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby are also featured at Merchant Hotel. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star George Town hotel.

  • 1 building
  • 93 guestrooms or units
  • 11 levels
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Terrace
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Merchant Hotel offers 93 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, bidets, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. This George Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Filipino, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: MYR 30 for adults and MYR 30 for children
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Merchant Cafe

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Wheelchair accessibility

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Mobile key entry

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
An early check-in fee will be charged
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: MYR 2.00 per accommodation, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately MYR 30 for adults and from MYR 30 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guest room reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards and cash.
    Guests can access their rooms with a mobile device.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Merchant Hotel Penang
Merchant Hotel
Merchant Penang
Merchant Hotel Penang/George Town
Merchant Hotel George Town
Merchant George Town
Merchant Hotel Hotel
Merchant Hotel George Town
Merchant Hotel Hotel George Town

Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at Merchant Hotel?

Yep, Merchant Hotel has a free self car park. Onsite parking is limited.

How much does it cost to stay at Merchant Hotel?

As of 7 Feb 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Merchant Hotel on 17 Feb 2025 start from NZ$114.25, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Are there any beaches close to Merchant Hotel?

The closest beach to Merchant Hotel is Batu Ferringhi Beach (8.8 km).

Does Merchant Hotel serve breakfast?

Yeah, continental brekkie is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Merchant Hotel?

No, Merchant Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Merchant Hotel?

Yep, you can grab a meal at Merchant Hotel's onsite restaurant that serves local and international cuisine.

What time are check-in & check-out at Merchant Hotel?

Check-in begins at 3 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Are pets allowed at Merchant Hotel?

No, pets are not allowed.

Merchant Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 208 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 102 out of 208 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 208 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 208 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 208 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Bing Kit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to shopping and historical area.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

LIANGZHU

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Siak Puah

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Philip Puay Koon, Singapore

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Booked into 2 rooms on 10th floor which both were warm due to hot spell. But reception not proactive to offer lower rooms until I requested. Because of my complaints and changed rooms 3 times I believe a certain staff took personal action to reconfigure my key every day. Thus, I had reset my key. Hope management will look into my case.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Soo Men

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

BOON KHIM

Disliked: Cleanliness
Booked three room request high floor when reservation but all arrange in First floor,the towel disrepair & smelly too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cheah Chee Seong

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old hotel conveniently located
It is a dated hotel that has seen better days. Having said that, the service staff is attentive and helpful. Location is good. Carpark is opened in the back. The rooms are old but OK. Beds too soft like the pillows. We heard noise from the karaoke next-door til after 11pm. Then there is the noise from I think the external aircon condenser that's making a lot of humming noise every few minutes for about 15 secs each time. There's no noise from the road. Also didn't hear the prayers from the nearby mosque.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

KAR CHOON

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Stephen-Claude

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Phoon

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad experience stayed in Merchant Hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Anita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mithrra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
awesome stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Siti

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
clean, good air con, location good, good services, friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Location
one thing that this hotel has compared to many other hotels is that the location is very convenience and really centre to the places of attraction.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Elsie, Sabah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient but depend on the purpose of visit there
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Anonymous

Liked: Room comfort
Spacious room with comfy bed. The washroom is dated and the pillow need to be replace.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Kwan Seong

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for tourism stay
Very noisy even can hear loud music in midnight. Somemore the big noise from some temple even at 5am. Check in service super slow but staff attitude good.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Chia keong

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018