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Merlin Hotel

2.5 star property
Hotel with free parking, near KOMTAR

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Terrace/patio
Miscellaneous
In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior
Beach

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
No 1 Lebuh, Georgetown, George Town, Penang, 10200
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • KOMTAR
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

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Studio (Twin)

Studio (Twin)

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Bidet
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Wardrobe
In-room safe
  • City view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Family Studio

Family Studio

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Bidet
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Wardrobe
In-room safe
  • City view
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Studio, 1 King Bed

Studio, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Bidet
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Wardrobe
In-room safe
  • City view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

George Town

At Merlin Hotel you'll be within steps of SENTRAL College Penang and Fort Cornwallis. Highlights at this hotel include in-room free WiFi and LCD TVs. .This hotel offers free WiFi in public areas, a 24-hour front desk and a corner/local shop. Additionally, you'll find tour/ticket assistance, a front desk safe and a vending machine. There's also the convenience of free self parking. .Attractions within a 10-minute drive of this Downtown George Town hotel include KOMTAR and Gurney Drive.

What's nearby

  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Padang Kota Lama - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Penang City Hall - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • KOMTAR - 2 min drive - 2.0 km

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 31 min drive
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Constant Gardener Coffee - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Two Frenchies Cafe Bistrot - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Leaf Healthy House - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Eng Loh Hotel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Irama Dining - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Merlin Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near KOMTAR
Merlin Hotel offers its guests a vending machine, tour/ticket assistance, and a corner/local shop. WiFi is free in public spaces. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this George Town hotel.

  • 7 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Corner/local shop
  • Smoking in designated areas
Merlin Hotel offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include a shower, slippers, bidets and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. An iron/ironing board and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

English, Malay

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 4:30 PM
Minimum check-in age - 17

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 allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

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

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

Property is also known as

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Merlin Hotel George Town
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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Merlin Hotel?

Merlin Hotel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Merlin Hotel?

Yep, Merlin Hotel has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Merlin Hotel?

The closest beach to Merlin Hotel is Ferringgi Beach (12.3 km).

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Merlin Hotel?

No, Merlin Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at Merlin Hotel?

Check-in begins at 2 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Are pets allowed at Merlin Hotel?

No, pets are not allowed.

Merlin Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 25 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Ghada

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kai Leung

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Complaint against the Hotel which collected extra charges of twenty Malaysian ringgit (RM20.00). Such charges should have been collected by Expedia when I booked the hotel room. Complaint against Expedia which does not follow up my complaint even after I have sent the scan copy of receipt of those extra charges via email. Of course, the receipt was obtained only after the severe disputes with Hotel. The Hotel is unreasonable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Sim

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

location good for food and pier

Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

William

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Monica, Selangor

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Like the location, accessible to main sites in Georgetown
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sam

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

Great find, clean and comfortable and good value

Merlin guesthouse was great, the staff were all very friendly and helpful, they checked each day if we wanted our room cleaned. The room was a good size, with a comfortable bed. Bathroom was a wet room, but kept very clean. Location was good, short walk to many bars/restaurants and the hop on hop off tourist bus had a stop just round the corner.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Gary, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Convenient location

This is an OK hotel - nothing outstanding about it and nothing really disappointing about it. The location is convenient and quiet. The staff friendly and helpful. The room is generally Comfortable and OK. There was no minibar but there was a cold water dispenser in the hallway. Bed was comfortable enough. Internet connection was OK. The hotel didn't appear to have any lifts, but the guest rooms seemed to all be situated on the first and second floors, so not too bad really.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

LAI

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

8/10 Good

DALILAH

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Philip, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disappointed

First impression was feeling a little disappointed. I'm not sure what the difference is between a hotel and a hostel, but this definitely felt like the latter. The reception is found on the first floor up narrow stairs by the side of the restaurant kitchen. The staff are really nice and very welcoming, and the room was fine - I'm a traveller, so I am perfectly comfortable in basic hotels (but after Thailand, I thought I would get more for the price). No, what gives this hotels poor rating was that I was awoken in the early hours by people (shouting or playing video games). The hotel responded well to my complaint after the first night, but when my sleep was disturbed the second night I gave up and moved to another hotel. I can tolerate a lot with accommodation, but can't stay in a place where I can't get a good night's sleep.

6/10 Okay

Mathew

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The room quite big n clean...i like it

6/10 Okay

Madrussi

8/10 Good

Wong, Selangor

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

Merlin is Clean.

Merlin Hotel has attached shower which is important to our convenience. The entrance is narrow and not so inviting but the room is clean and comfortable. Very satisfactory.

6/10 Okay

HON CHING

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Anke

Disliked: Room comfort

Mehr ein Hostel, aber zweckmäßig

Das Merlin Hotel ist einfach und zweckmäßig für ein oder zwei Nächte. Die Matrazen und Handtücher dünn und durch das Gemeinschaftsbad für die Zimmer ohne eigenes Bad ist es relativ laut, da es ständig genutzt wird und die meisten Gäste die Türen nicht leise schließen können. Die Rezeption hat leider unseren Weckruf vergessen. Das Hotel liegt mitten in Little India und auch die Backpackermeile Love Lane ist fussläufig gut zu erreichen. Max. 10 Gehminuten (auch mit Koffer) zum Swettenham Pier, von wo die Fähren nach Langkawi starten.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Rolf

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

YULIYA

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buono ma non aspettatevi lusso

Buono per il rapporto qualitá prezzo. Splendida vista camera deluxe. Buona anche la pulizia ma... in 3 gg non han cambiato gli asciumani e non ci han dato carta igenica pulita.. che in un 3 stelle é quello che ti aspetti. Il buffet buono ma orientato piú alla colazione asiatica (riso pollo zuppe, etc...) se prenotate qui affittate un mezzo se no siete bloccati in mezzo al nulla, solo un centro commerciame molto turistico in zona. Altra nota. La piscina la puliscono di giorno quando é aperta con gli ospiti.. non si capisce perché!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

tet, Tokyo

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

要塞近し

コーンウォリス要塞、旧市庁舎やバス停も近くにあり観光に非常に便利。 客室は広くはないが清潔で、値段を考えると満足できました。

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

Bedbugs! Don't stay here!

Worst Hotel ever! Bedbugs, dirty and smelly!! You can stay at the big hotel Bellavista at almost the same price!

6/10 Okay

Jordi

Disliked: Room comfort

Eenvoudige accomodatie op goede locatie

Eenvoudig, schoon, zeer kleine badkamer. Locatie prima. Ontbijten kan lastig zijn omdat de meeste winkels rond 11 uur open gaan en ontbijt niet inbegrepen is.

8/10 Good

Willem, Flevoland

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

Nothing wrong

Prima hotel: vriendelijk personeel en een private gratis parkeerplek