Hotel
Eastern & Oriental Hotel
George Town sea front, Penang, Malaysia
Penang's 1885 sea-front grand hotel by the founders of Raffles: 100 Heritage Wing suites and the 132-suite Victory Annexe, at the edge of George Town.
Why we recommend it
It is the place to stay for the old town: the clan halls, temples and hawker stalls of George Town are within reach, and the hotel's lawn on the sea is where to recover from them.
Ask for the Heritage Wing, the original building. Our guide to Asia's grand old hotels compares it with Raffles, the Oriental and the Galle Face.
Location
On the sea front at the northern edge of the old town of George Town, Penang.