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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi
In-room safe, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi
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Overview of SO Hotel

SO Hotel

2.0 star property

4.1/5 Very good

Guests rated this property 4.2/5 for cleanliness.

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
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No. 90 Siam Road, Georgetown P. Pinang, Georgetown, George Town, Penang, 10400

Explore the area

  • Popular LocationPenang Times Square9 min walk
  • Popular LocationKOMTAR14 min walk
  • Popular LocationGleneagles Penang Medical Centre3 min drive
  • AirportPenang (PEN-Penang Intl.)16 min drive

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About this area

George Town

Located in George Town, SO Hotel is in the city centre. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Penang Hill and Ferringgi Beach. Kidland Penang and Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site are also worth visiting.
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What's nearby

  • Penang Times Square - 9 min walk
  • KOMTAR - 14 min walk
  • Gleneagles Penang Medical Centre - 3 min drive
  • Kapitan Keling Mosque - 3 min drive
  • Batik Painting Museum Penang - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 30 min drive
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.) - 16 min drive

About this property

SO Hotel

George Town hotel in Downtown George Town, near KOMTAR
Along with dry cleaning, this smoke-free hotel has laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, limo/town car service, a computer station and express check-in are on-site.
SO Hotel offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations, with a safe. A pillow menu is available. Televisions come with cable channels. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Languages spoken

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free extended parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Free off-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Return train station shuttle (surcharge)
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)

Things to do

  • Bike rentals

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Pillow menu
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Express check-in
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal, ferry terminal, airport and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Kids stay free! One child stays free when using existing bedding
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MYR 35 per day.
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:

  • Cash deposit: MYR 50.00 per stay
  • A tax of MYR 10.00 per accommodation, per night is imposed by the country of Malaysia and collected at the property from 1 January 2023. Permanent residents and Malaysian nationals are exempt from the tax. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at the time of service, check-in or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: MYR 25.00 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: MYR 35 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a 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

Property is also known as

Hotel SO
SO Hotel
SO Hotel Penang
SO Penang
SO Hotel Penang/George Town
SO Hotel George Town
SO Hotel Hotel
SO Hotel George Town
SO Hotel Hotel George Town

Overall score and ratings

4.1

Very good

Rating 5 - Excellent. 73 out of 231 reviews
5 - Excellent 32%
Rating 4 - Good. 121 out of 231 reviews
4 - Good 52%
Rating 3 - Okay. 27 out of 231 reviews
3 - Okay 12%
Rating 2 - Poor. 8 out of 231 reviews
2 - Poor 3%
Rating 1 - Terrible. 2 out of 231 reviews
1 - Terrible 1%

4.2/5

Cleanliness

4.5/5

Staff & service

3.7/5

Amenities

4.0/5

Property conditions & facilities
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4/5 Good

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

5/5 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, friendly and convenient location.
Very friendly staff. Love the location. Would stay here again next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

5/5 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place is accessible. Room is ready when we checked in. Room is clean, spacious and good airconditioning. Bathroom and clean and spacious also. Staff are friendly, accomodating and knowledgeable. Downside, limited parking space. Overall, pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

5/5 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is great if you don't drive 5minutes ' walk to macalister road and you can find many buses going to Komtar. Great hotel for Budget Travellers.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

5/5 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service
Staff are well trained and seem genuinely concerned that you have a pleasant stay. Rooms are clean and reasonably spacious for the price. A few KMs from the centre of Georgetown, but there's a mall nearby
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

5/5 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value if you don't mind the area
Friendly, attentive and helpful staff. Rooms big enough for a couple of days, and cleaned to a good standard compared to other hotels in Malaysia. Hotel located a couple if KMs from the centre with limited local amenities and noisy local karaoke until 1am. I'm not bothered by this, do would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/5 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is near to food court.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

5/5 Excellent

Off the beaten path but well worth the effort
A very clean, apparently family run hotel with attentive service. Our room didn't have any windows but that was almost the only complaint I could imagine for this place. There is a famous char kway teow stand immediately next door which was excellent but be prepared for a long wait. The rooms were clean, the ac, hot water and wifi worked well and there was lots of places to eat in the immediate vicinity. A lot of bang for the buck.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

5/5 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff. There is kopitiam n the famous Char Koey Tiau nearby. There is laundry service at the hotel. Will definitely stay at this hotel again when I visit Penang again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

4/5 Good

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