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title: "Oriental Hotel Penang: 7.7/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Oriental Hotel Penang in Penang: rated 7.7 by guests, 2-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/oriental-hotel-penang-penang/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-28
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Hotel · ★★
# Oriental Hotel Penang

George Town, Penang, Malaysia

7.7 ·  Good 928 reviews ·  #720 #720 of 835 in Penang ·  3.7/5 on Google, 335 reviews ·  8.3 Location score
## About Oriental Hotel Penang

Oriental Hotel Penang is a hotel in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It holds a 2-star rating. Guests rate it 7.7 out of 10 across 928 reviews. Facilities include swimming pool, bar, free parking, free wi-fi. It is 1.7 km from the centre of Penang. The nearest beach is 880 m away. The nearest airport, Penang International Airport (PEN), is 15 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

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

- **Rooms:** 97

- **Opened:** 1972

- **Smoking:** Smoke-free property

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 135

[Ranked #210 of 237 hotels in George Town by StayVersus score](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/penang/area/george-town/)

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105, Penang Road [oriental-hotel-penang.com](http://www.oriental-hotel-penang.com)

## Live prices around Oriental Hotel Penang

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## How Oriental Hotel Penang scores

Better rated than 14% of hotels in Penang

-   Guest rating **7.7**
-   Location **8.3**
-   Beach access **7.3**

Penang average

## Rating on Google

3.7/5

335 Google reviews

-   5★30%
-   4★21%
-   3★31%
-   2★8%
-   1★10%

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

## Amenities

Swimming poolBarFree parkingFree Wi-Fi

### Pool & wellness

-   Swimming pool

### Food & drink

-   Bar

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### Services

-   Laundry

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning

### Policies

-   Smoke-free

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.3**/10

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

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

- **Shops within 500 m:** **16**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **40**

<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="">880 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">14 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="">1.7 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Main sights of Penang

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/malaysia/penang/near/kapitan-keling-mosque/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Kapitan Keling Mosque</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">640 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=""><a href="/en/malaysia/penang/near/batu-ferringhi/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Batu Ferringhi</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">11 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">25 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Mydin</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">210 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pure Pharmacy</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">20 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Lists this hotel is on

-   [Hotels with a pool in Penang](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/penang/pool/)
-   [Hotels with free parking in Penang](https://stayversus.com/en/malaysia/penang/free-parking/)

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## Questions about Oriental Hotel Penang

### How do guests rate Oriental Hotel Penang?

Oriental Hotel Penang has a guest rating of 7.7 out of 10 from 928 reviews, which is better than 14% of rated hotels in Penang.

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

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 12:00.

### Does Oriental Hotel Penang have a pool?

Yes, Oriental Hotel Penang has a swimming pool.

### Is there parking at Oriental Hotel Penang?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Oriental Hotel Penang from the airport?

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

### Is Oriental Hotel Penang close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 880 m from the hotel.

### When did Oriental Hotel Penang open?

Oriental Hotel Penang opened in 1972.

### How many rooms does Oriental Hotel Penang have?

Oriental Hotel Penang has 97 rooms.

### Is there a supermarket or food shop near Oriental Hotel Penang?

Yes: Mydin, about 210 m away (3 min walk).

### Where is the nearest pharmacy to Oriental Hotel Penang?

Pure Pharmacy is the closest pharmacy we know of, about 20 m away (1 min walk).

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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