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Georgetown City Hotel: Traveler Reviews

4.0 of 5
1-Stop Midlands Park, Burmah Road, Georgetown, Penang Island 10350, Malaysia (Formerly Berjaya Penang Hotel)
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Georgetown City Hotel
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Surabaya, Indonesia
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“A bit Rundown place, nice location though”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2013

Nicely located in Penang, near hospital which is my primary reason to stay in here.
The hotel itself is a bit rundown, a renovation would give this hotel a 5 stars rating.
Very easy to find food, all within walking distance.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Ask Alexandre N about Georgetown City Hotel
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C-Xin, General Manager at Georgetown City Hotel, responded to this review
February 15, 2013
Thank you to Reviewer Alexandre N for mentioning our strategic location which is easily accessible (by walking distance) to food, hospital and even to the famous Gurney Drive area.
For info, we have done some refurbishment in our rooms with carpets, curtain, upholstery, mattress & bed divans as well as TV all replaced new.

We do agree that further renovations would opgrade the hotel to an even higher level and we do have plans to do this in future.
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Singapore, Singapore
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Repeated bad experience”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 10, 2013

Checked into this hotel on 26th January 2013 and stayed for 2 nights.

- Poor Bellman service
- Imagine i had to queue for almost 45 mins to queue

The first night, there was no water supply at all. From there it continued for the 2 nights. The Manager on duty gave me a reason due to it's full house, therefore they're experiencing it.
I used to stay in this hotel yearly for about 7 years now, and at all times they're service sucks big time.

I paid total of about RM750 for 2 nights for a basic room and i ended up not having water in the room. Reason given by the manager on duty was, the management knows about this water supply problem during full house but they refused to do anything.

For the 2 days, my family and me consist of 3 showered with slow pressure of cold water. We had no choice but to live with it due to we're late for our prayers.

I had to speak to 2 different manager on duty for both days, and on my second day, i was provided with a pail to collect water and bathe.

Lifts in this hotel are very very slow. Very annoying as only one lift leads you to the car park and the other two lifts will stop at lobby level itself.

The operator who answers the call, can hung up on me when i raised up my concern of there is no water supply. There is no basic customer service etiquette to some of the staffs in the property. They don't respect the guests and very laid back.

I will never ever stay in this hotel for future years.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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C-Xin, General Manager at Georgetown City Hotel, responded to this review
February 15, 2013
First of all we would like to thank Reviewer for being a loyal customer of our hotel for 7 years. At the same time, we hereby convey our deepest regrets to SingGuy13 and his family for all the discomfort he went through during his stay.
Reviewer checked in on 26 Jan which is not only a long weekend but in between 2 holidays. As he rightly pointed out, the hotel was fully occupied for that few days. This of course is not a good reason for a hotel to run out of hot water. Unfortunately the Hotel was catering not to a 100% occupancy but a 200-300% occupancy as many rooms were utilized by 4-10 persons!

Thaipusam today is a Grand affair and this year's Thaipusam is very much more patronized than previous years. Our staff and facilities were quite overwhelmed by the number of guests using it almost at the same time. Thus a room meant for 2-3 persons maximum was "borrowed" by family and friends to use for shower etc. As such, hot water capacity meant for 500-600 persons were being used by thousands daily during the 3 days from 26-28 January. Wave after wave of people continued to utilize the water before the tanks had a chance to fill up and re-heat.
Saying that the Management refused to do anything about the problem is not quite accurate. In view of the special occasion (Thaipusam), we refrain from strictly enforcing our Hotel standard rules on limiting the number of people in the rooms.

We certainly regret the above situation as well as any other inconveniences SingGuy13 went through. Certainly in a full house situation, bell service, reception, lifts will not be as fast and efficient as what a guest will expect. In any case, we thank Reviewer for his feedback and we will continue to find ways to improve our services and facilities in future.
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“DATED”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2013

While we were booked under a no-change/no refund policy, they did eventually change our dates as requested, but it took 2 calls to booking agent Hotels.com and 2 international calls to the hotel to effect that, each pointing the finger at the other party to sort it out for us. Hotels.com eventually contacted the hotel and got the change done for us.

It is an old hotel under a new name, but nothing else has changed (we have stayed there previously), and it shows. The plumbing noise from other rooms resonates throughout the room.

Reputedly a 4-star hotel, but we didn't get hand towels.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Jakarta
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“Good hotel with reasonable price”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 24, 2013

Plus:
+ good location for shopping, only 5 mins taxi drive away or RM10 from Gurney Plaza
+ great location for medical check-up, opposite Adventist Hospital which is renowned for heart & vascular specialists
+ reasonably priced, if you buy vouchers through travel agents, you can get standard room for around RM140/night inc breakfast for 2 pax, while Junior Suite is bargain at around RM180 with room for extra bed.
+ minimarts and KFC located near hotel
+ reasonable and courteous service
+ Nice, clean rooms (we stayed at renovated Junior Suite room), great shower, and toilet complete with washers (important for Indonesians)

Minus:
- Lengthy check in time, had to wait almost 1 hour for my room to be ready.
- Standard rooms are...very standard and dated, so ask for renovated rooms which are much nicer
- breakfast variety very limited and boring
- free shuttle to Gurney Plaza sometimes not operational
- noise from nightclub downstairs so ask for rooms on higher floors

Summary:
Good hotel if you are on budget or on medical at Adventist Hospital. If you are Indonesians, you will feel at home as most guests there are Indonesian patients. Convenient locations, near Gurney, with minimart near hotel. Noise from nightclubs at night very annoying, and certainly not helping with so many guests there having heart problems....
It is good value hotel offering good service at reasonable price.

Room Tip: ask for renovated rooms, and on higher floors to minimise noise from nightclub downstairs
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  • Stayed January 2013, traveled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Wyndham, Australia
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“good place to stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 22, 2013

We booked this hotel after reading reviews that said it was ok but not the best location. We looked around and decided that for the money it was fine. The rooms are clean and large, the staff are friendly and helpful even though the front desk is very understaffed.It is next an on the cheapside mall and food court and very close to the Guerny mall, a very western style one. Just past the Guerny mall is the guerny food hawker area, a must visit for anything your belly desires. Would recommend it as a quiet place for aslong a stay as you needed in Penang which in its self was a let down.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Berjaya Hotel Georgetown
Georgetown City Hotel Penang
Address: 1-Stop Midlands Park, Burmah Road, Georgetown, Penang Island 10350, Malaysia (Formerly Berjaya Penang Hotel)
Region: Malaysia > Penang > Penang Island > Georgetown
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge Fitness Center Restaurant Room Service Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
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Hotel Class:4 star (4*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Home to discerning business and leisure travellers, the Berjaya Penang Hotel is conveniently located as part of the lively ‘1-Stop Midlands Park’ business and entertainment centre. With enchanting cultures, heritage and tantalizing food all around, the Penang Island also heralds in a golden opportunity to make business a true pleasure. ... more   less 
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