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Nam Keng Hotel

3.0 star property

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Garden Suite

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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17 Cintra Street, Georgetown, George Town, Penang, 10100
  • KOMTAR
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Penang Times Square
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Gurney Plaza
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Room | Room amenity

Family Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Room

Superior Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Garden Suite

Garden Suite

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

George Town

With a stay at Nam Keng Hotel, you'll be centrally located in George Town, within a 10-minute walk of 1st Avenue Mall and KOMTAR. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Goddess of Mercy Temple.

What's nearby

  • 1st Avenue Mall - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • KOMTAR - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Penang Times Square - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Gurney Plaza - 5 min drive - 4.2 km

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 29 min drive
  • Penang Intl. Airport (PEN) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tai Tong Cafe (大東酒樓) - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Il Bacaro - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kim Maou Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Tho Yuen Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sun Yoon Kee Restoran - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Nam Keng Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a quick walk to 1st Avenue Mall
Nam Keng Hotel offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch LED televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries.

This George Town hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Nam Keng Hotel.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Offsite parking available (MYR 6 per day)
  • Street parking available
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 floor
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1900
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV with premium cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

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

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Nearby parking fee: MYR 6 per day (7 ft away)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Nam Keng Hotel
Nam Keng Hotel Penang
Nam Keng Penang
Nam Keng Hotel Penang/George Town
Nam Keng Hotel George Town
Nam Keng George Town
Nam Keng Hotel Hotel
Nam Keng Hotel George Town
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Nam Keng Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 198 out of 311 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 100 out of 311 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 311 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 311 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 311 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Hsinying, Toronto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very classic. Easy to talk to the heritage area. Staff are nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jin Thiam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The numbers of room in the hotel are small and its chic. One thing though the hotel could install an elevator for seniors' connivence of movement due to steep staircase, particularly when moving luggage up and down the staircase. All and all the hotel get my full marks.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

J

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. Very good service.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Doreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent Boutique Hotel

What a Charm, beautiful boutique hotel. It has a total of 8 rooms, spacious, clean and comfortable. In the centre of the old George Town. Walking distance to attractions, lots of restaurants nearby. Breakfast is simple but enough. Don't miss it, highly recommended
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

yolanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was ok…old hotel in the heart of Georgetown. Staff were great in efforts to make you comfortable while staying there. Beds a little hard and staying in the old town is maybe good for a night but we stayed 3 nights.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
This was a cute, rustic, safe hotel right in the middle of historic Georgetown. We ordered a ride through the hotel which never came. Everything was fine at the hotel except wifi was terrible. I spoke to the front desk and they have 4-5 wifi you can tap into but in the 36 hours we were there two of us could never get on. So if you're planning on wifi, it's not recommended here. Our room was smaller than an average small hotel we are used and it accesses the lobby/dining area. Maybe not for a long stay but otherwise everything else was fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome hotel, fantastic service and location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, LONDON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Delightful hotel in heritage property. Very helpful, friendly staff. Spacious, comfortable rooms, well-soundproofed with quiet AC, no traffic noise and very comfortable beds. Delicious breakfast. Highly recommemded.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yew Khiam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Hotel

Great location-many makan places within 15min walking.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic old home, beautiful hotel with a very helpful and kind staff. Highly recommend. Walking distance to major shops and famous street art.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Amersham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel presents as a preserved nyonya style building. It has beautiful nyonya style tiles and decor. The internal courtyard is enclosed with a mobile roof and very pleasant to sit. Staff are extremely pleasant and helpful. Beds were comfortable and the shower had an electric hot water heater. It was clean. Good food courts and restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Able to walk everywhere. Breakfast is nothing special. Room is clean and quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We wanted to stay in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Old Town and his hotel has great reviews and was uniquely designed to showcase the local culture compared to other more modern hotels. The hotel was a former business/residence that was converted The breakfast buffet was nice, the room was big, clean and the bathroom was modern. It was just a few blocks away from good eateries. There is only 8 rooms in this hotel and was a nice boutique hotel. Well worth the stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaylene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The old world charm is a benefit together with the location
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay in George Town

Good location in the heart of the city. The staff are friendly and helpful and the room was always kept clean. A great stay.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lasitha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, nice place

We had a great stay. Breakfast is simple but delicious. Tharan was really helpful. Make sure you ask for a map and street guide. You won't disappoint.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

shelley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay.

Fabulous stay. Great location and wonderful staff. Characterful small boutique hotel. Definitely recommend and would gladly stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nam Keng was a peaceful oasis in a very busy Georgetown area. We loved the morning breakfasts, the friendliness of the staff and the cleanliness of our room.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sin Eng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
brilliant hotel - amazing interiors - great spot
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023