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Review of Shangri La Georgetown,Penang

Good quality hotel close to the action. The hotel ...

Good quality hotel close to the action. The hotel is situated beside the central transport hub called KOMTAR.
Room is small, even the 'family' room. From the floor plan, I would say that it's the same size as other rooms but perhaps the other rooms have larger bathroom/toilet.
Pool facilities is bearable and to be expected of a hotel in the city. Small, varying depth. Small baby pool away from the main pool. Totally bare with not a even a pot plant to break the starkness of the area. Wished that they could have at least have some tall palm trees in pot just to provide some relief to the eyes.
Staff is efficient and friendly.
Location of the famous food stalls is about 5 mins walk away north (behind the hotel). And there are so so so many food to try.
And finally I come to the icing on the cake, Jen is part of a chain that includes Golden Sands in Batu Ferringhi. There's a shuttle bus that runs to and fro a number of time in the day. After a few days of eating out and moving around in town, we adjourned to Golden Sands for a bit of R&R, and still get back in town for dinner, supper and late night partying in the many hidden bars around. No reviews of these bars from me, coz it's hidden, so you'll have to search for it *wink*.
Overall, a good location and I'll be back.