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1881 Chong Tian Hotel

3.0 star property
Travelers step into Penang's past at this boutique hotel where heritage meets comfort, Chinese cuisine delights, and live music creates memorable evenings

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In historic Downtown George Town, 1881 Chong Tian Hotel blends heritage with modern convenience. Choose from two on-site Chinese restaurants, enjoy live music at the bar, or use the conference facilities and free WiFi.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services
  • Bar

Room options

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Standard Room | View from room

Standard Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
HDTV
Rollaway/extra beds
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room | In-room safe, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
HDTV
Rollaway/extra beds
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Room (Super) | In-room safe, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Deluxe Room (Super)

Highlights

Air conditioning
HDTV
Rollaway/extra beds
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Suite | In-room safe, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Junior Suite

Highlights

Air conditioning
HDTV
Rollaway/extra beds
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Presidential Suite | Living area | LCD TV

Presidential Suite

Highlights

Air conditioning
HDTV
Rollaway/extra beds
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Downtown George Town, a neighbourhood in George Town, is home to 1881 Chong Tian Hotel. Gurney Drive and Gurney Plaza are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Penang Hill and Ferringgi Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Penang Youth and Sports Complex or Penang International Sports Arena. Visit our George Town travel guide
Map
38, 40, 42 Jalan Pintal Tali, Georgetown, George Town, Penang, 10100

What's nearby

  • Armenian Street (Lebuh Armenian in Malay) is a narrow street within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site, the road has gained popularity in recent years for its rich cultural offerings and street art. Further down this street is the famous 'Children on a Bicycle' mural by Ernest Zacharevic. (February 2017)
    Armenian Street
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion featuring interior views
    Pinang Peranakan Mansion
    9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • KOMTAR featuring city views, a city and a skyscraper
    KOMTAR
    12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
    7 min walk - 0.6 km

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral
    28 min drive
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    27 min drive

Restaurants

  • Tai Tong Cafe (大東酒樓)
    2 min walk
  • Tek Sen Restaurant (德盛飯店)
    2 min walk
  • Tok Tok Mee Bamboo Noodle
    1 min walk
  • Tho Yuen Restaurant (桃园茶楼)
    2 min walk
  • 高佬炒河粉
    1 min walk

About this property

1881 Chong Tian Hotel

Historic boutique hotel near KOMTAR
You can look forward to laundry facilities, a bar and conference space at 1881 Chong Tian Hotel. Enjoy Chinese cuisine and more at the two on-site restaurants. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self-parking
  • A 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket information and smoke-free property
  • Wedding services, a front desk safe and 1 meeting room
Room features
All guest rooms at 1881 Chong Tian Hotel offer comforts, such as 24-hour room service and air conditioning, as well as amenities, such as free WiFi and safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • HDTVs with digital channels
  • Rollaway/extra beds and coffee/tea makers

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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
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 1,000 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Rollaway/extra bed

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: MYR 500 per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city: MYR 2.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included 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

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is 1881 Chong Tian Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at 1881 Chong Tian Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at 1881 Chong Tian Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

What time is check-out at 1881 Chong Tian Hotel?

Checkout is at noon.

Where is 1881 Chong Tian Hotel located?

Located in Downtown George Town, this historic hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site and KOMTAR. Kapitan Keling Mosque and Armenian Street are also within 5 minutes.

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Reviews

1881 Chong Tian Hotel Reviews

7.8

Good

8.0

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

7.8

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 28 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 28 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 28 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 28 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 28 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and helpful staff. Strategic location, walking distance to local eateries. Very comfortable bed and clean room.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, Internet and TV was not working. Staff told us to go sit near the lobby if we want to use internet.

6/10 Okay

Belinda

非常一般

房間內接收不到wifi，很不方便，花灑漏水不夠力，晚上有時會聽到對面cafe的噪音。附近還有不少酒店選擇，下次不會選這間。

8/10 Good

Chi Yin, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A well decorated hotel with reasonable price

8/10 Good

Kit Yan, hong kong

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

if you want to guarantee comfortable beddings

avoid the room facing the main street/entrance, it's a bit noisy

10/10 Excellent

Howard, Philadelphia

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

Like living in a Chinese home.

The hotel advertises itself as the reconstruction of a Chinese home, which is what it is. It has done an excellent job of creating a heritage hotel and has won many awards. They are deserved. Lots of wood, lots of classic ornamentation, lots of flowers. The room I had was decorated in fully Chinese form: windows with wooden shutters, glass plate, and red curtains. Chinese rugs on the floor. Comfortable bed with pillows in Chinese fabrics. The lighting was subdued, coming from elegant, classic chandeliers. Great of ambience but could prove a problem if one expected to do a lot of reading late at night. I didn't ask, but my guess is that if a guest wanted more lights, the staff would provide them, for the staff was excellent in accommodating special requests. Lester, at the front desk, and Angie, who seemed to work in both the elegant restaurant as well as the hotel, were the two I met most often and they were superbly helpful. Lester gave excellent suggestions for places to eat, to visit, to shop -- all according to one's wishes -- in a city which has immense variety of choice.

8/10 Good

Nathalie, luzarches

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

une nuit dans une pagode chonoise

Hôtel magnifique tres confortable mais petit déjeuner pas à la hauteur des lieux accueil aussi...

8/10 Good

ka wai, 香港

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

地點極方便

入住三樓,房間很大 ,早餐只得飲品西餅及多士

6/10 Okay

Mike

Heritage hotel, good location but old towels

Hotel fittings and features were good and matched the heritage of the site. Quite a unique stay and I would have scored higher except for the ancient towels that were provided, and the low quality breakfast provided. I would have expected better for a hotel charging half the rate of 1881.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Fantastisk oplevelse

Et skønt hotel, med god balance mellem gammelt/antikt og komfort. Meget sødt og hjælpsomt personale. De serverer let morgenmad, selv om det i beskrivelsen står at værelse er uden morgenmad. Her vil jeg meget gerne bo igen. Ligger midt i centrum.

6/10 Okay

joie

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Mosquitos !

Hotel stuff are very helpful and professional. However, there are many mosquitos in the room and hotel which made our stay quite unpleasant. Just imagine, we have to apply Mosquitos repellent and stick ourselves with mosquito patches before we can go to bed. Despite this, each one of us especially the kids has 6 to 11 bites all over their hands and legs.

8/10 Good

Denson

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

Good location in Georgetown

Stay is good and worth for value. Old heritage building. Staff is friendly. Recommend for short stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location near the Penang Heritage area

The location of the hotel is fantastic if you wish to stay in town, and in particular near the heritage zone. Being a heritage hotel, it is difficult from the standard hotel chain. The room is spacious and could fit an extra bed comfortably. The only thing we suspect is that the extra bed is not clean as my child had bites all over his body. My hubby who slept on the extra bed also had the bites

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Beautiful hotel

It's a beautiful hotel, great deco and convenient location but really noisy and the front desk don't have enough touristic info

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

Substantial character needs more room cleanliness

We enjoyed the hotel for its cultural charm and location. However, we did not enjoy the soiled bedding with stains and hair and the bathroom towels that were also soiled. No doubt the hotel gets high marks for its preservation efforts. Staff were good too. However, as a frequent traveler, not so certain the "star" rating is deserved.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Close the the bustling Campbell st and environs

Friendly staff, very helpful providing and fulfilling any request.

6/10 Okay

patodi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

typical chinese mansion

The spring in the lobby is noisy during the night. No breakfast served in the hotel: a little disappointing!.Very kind staff trying to help as much as they can.

8/10 Good

Eileen

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

Great Location

It is a beautiful heritage hotel, situated in a strategic location.

10/10 Excellent

David

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

great stay

The hotel fulfilled all our expectations. The only fault we found was the noise at night, not the hotels fault, but we were glad we did not have a room at the front overlooking the road. The staff were very helpful, and welcoming. We had hoped to stay in a genuine chinese heritage hotel, and that was exactly what we got. Thank you hotels.com and the1881.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

beautiful heritage hotel

This hotel offered a lovely stay for myself and my husband. The room, which included an outdoor bath, was thoughtfully decorated. The location for a visitor who wishes to wander Georgetown couldn't be beat. One thing, I would probably not stay here with young children, as the rooms open to a courtyard and the restaurant on the ground level and at night could be quite loud. For our purposes, it was perfect.

8/10 Good

Sukhdev Sukhi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay and excellant service. The Hotel is converted from very old building with large rooms and all modern facilities.

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed

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

Best Location near the sights and the shops.

The hotel location was situated in the middle of China Town and the staff and rooms were excellent.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness