On the 23rd until 27th of March, I was actually in Penang to meet my girlfriend. Yeap.. only a handful of people knows about her. We've been together since January 11th. So it was basically my second trip there because I've been there before back in 1998 to meet her (same person). It was faith and karma that made us to meet again. But I don't want to talk about my love stories anymore in my blog as I'd like to keep it personal.

Bottomline..I've never been happier in my life. :)

I stayed in Hydro Majestic Hotel (yes, "I", not "we") at Ferrenghi Beach for just RM190 per night. When I reached there, I got confused a lil bit coz the lobby doesn't look like a lobby! It's unique, niche and trendy. Absolutely beautiful. (I didn't take much photos of the hotel coz dun wanna be called a pervert, orang kampung or something..).

I checked out from there and checked-in into Sunway Seberang Jaya Hotel, which was a total letdown. Their roomrate was RM280. Here's the down and low between those 2 hotels from my opinion, in point form : (coz I'm lazy to type..heh)


HYDRO MAJESTIC HOTEL PENANG

FOR TEH WIN

1. Awesome lobby design
2. Spacious room
3. Very very friendly staff (even the housekeepers said "good evening" to me)
4. Their receptionists are attentive and friendly
5. I had a problem with my luggage bag lock, so i called for an assistance to pry it open. The staff came in less than 5minutes with a big ass cutter. It was around midnight. Thank you!
6. Good view of the beach (ok, my room didn't have the best view of the beach but still beautiful)
7. Lots of pillows!! woohoo!
8. Very comfortable bed
9. Near to the beach, just across the street (but I couldn't go there bcoz it was rainy :( )
10. Free parking space


FOR TEH LOSE

1. Well, I only got one gripe, which would be the hotel's lame and boring TV channels selection. But hey, why the heck would u wanna stay in the room? Go out! LOL!
2. Oh ya..no morning newspaper.



SUNWAY SEBERANG JAYA HOTEL PENANG


FOR TEH WIN

1. Very close to the town; therefore no problem for you to get around or get food



FOR TEH LOSE

1. Unfriendly staff. Stare at me and my gf for what..say Hello or Good Morning or something..
2. Parking is damn expensive unless u get your parking slip stamped in the lobby.
3. Small room


MY VERDICT : Hydro Majestic Hotel Winz!

I totally enjoyed my stay there and will be coming back ^^v

To check out the photos of my recent Penang trip, you can go to the following Flickr link. BTW, I snapped almost hundreds of photos so what you see here are not that much (yeah..i'm lazy to upload..)



Here are the places I've been to this time around:

1. Penang Hill
2. Komtar (eh, this place is still alive?)
3. Lots of local eateries. Do you like seafood? Go to Penang! (i can't eat seafood tho..&$%@!!..)
4. Ferry rides
5. Autocity
6. Padang Kota Lama
7. Padang Kota Baru
8. Shopping malls that I've forgot the names
9. The stalls at Gurney dunnowat (I forgot...)

Check out Photos of Shizu's Penang Trip