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title: "Forum Hotel, Penang: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Forum Hotel in Penang: rated 9.2 by guests, 2-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-12
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Hotel · ★★
# Forum Hotel

George Town, Penang, Malaysia

9.2 ·  Excellent 2,600 reviews ·  #44 #44 of 1,077 in Penang ·  4.7/5 on Google, 440 reviews ·  8.5 Location score
## About Forum Hotel

Forum Hotel is a hotel in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It holds a 2-star rating. Guests rate it 9.2 out of 10 across 2,600 reviews. It is 1.6 km from the centre of Penang. The nearest beach is 520 m away. The nearest airport, Penang International Airport (PEN), is 15 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 12:00

- **Rooms:** 136

- **Floors:** 7

- **Opened:** 2024

- **Last renovated:** 2024

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 81

168, Jalan Argyll, George Town [forumhotelpenang.top](https://forumhotelpenang.top/)

## How Forum Hotel scores

Better rated than 96% of hotels in Penang

-   Guest rating **9.2**
-   Location **8.5**
-   Beach access **8.5**
-   Public transport **7.6**

Penang average

## Rating on Google

4.7/5

440 Google reviews

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.5**/10

- **Walk grade:** **100**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **39**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""></span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">520 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Ibusawat TM Berhad Jln Burma,Penang</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">590 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">10 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Penang International Airport (PEN)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">15 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">34 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Penang</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.6 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Green Mansion - Peneng340 m
-   Chiew Thean Yeang Aquarium SDN. BHD440 m
-   Asia Camera Museum500 m
-   Glass Museum Penang530 m
-   J.Tan & C.H.Lim530 m
-   I-box Glass Museum530 m

### Compare

## Compare Forum Hotel with nearby hotels

Similar hotels within 3 km. Open a match-up to see where each one wins.

-   [OZO George Town Penang](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/ozo-george-town-penang-penang/) Hotel ★★★ 20 m away
    
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-   [Urban H Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/urban-h-hotel-penang/) Hotel ★★★ 30 m away
    
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-   [Grand FC Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/grand-fc-hotel-penang/) Hotel 50 m away
    
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-   [Penang Yes Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/penang-yes-hotel-penang/) Hotel ★★★ 110 m away
    
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## Questions about Forum Hotel

### How do guests rate Forum Hotel?

Forum Hotel has a guest rating of 9.2 out of 10 from 2,600 reviews, which is better than 96% of rated hotels in Penang.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Forum Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 12:00.

### How far is Forum Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Penang International Airport (PEN), is 15 km away in a straight line.

### Is Forum Hotel close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 520 m from the hotel.

### How many rooms does Forum Hotel have?

Forum Hotel has 136 rooms on 7 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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