Tambun and Perai?? Maybe I can stop on the way back to KL.

As also mentioned there's always grab. But from tanjung tokong to town easily rm10 one way.

Are you going to be in hotel longer than outdoors?

1.Nothing to do basically, it's just full of bars/arab restaurant/expensive night market. If you want to go, go in afternoon for the beach or thr sunset. Be rekinded Saturday starting 4pm it will be full of traffic.
2. There's a few entrances to the beach, even before reaching feringhhi, there are beaches.
3.Easier but consume time.
4.Depending on your budget, there's quite a choice but I'm not able to advise properly.

This post has been edited by jeff10012003: Oct 6 2018, 12:25 PM

Possible to go to Penang via KTM/ETS? But I think even if can, won't have direct train go to the island, right?

No direct train to island but the KTM station is very near to the ferry. Just a stone throw away

I might be haha btw i settled for royale chulan. Any great places to eat nearby?

ok. still struggling whether to take ETS or bus. anything but driving there!!

Padang kota, mee goreng hameed and projek nasik lemak(closed on Sunday)
Chew jetty also got a lot to do.

Possible, but until Butterworth. Then you can take ferry to island. Per person roughly rm1 rm2 only.

Heard good review for hameed soup. Would you recommend em?

yes i would recommend them too.

Hameed soup is yes yes! I always go there every time I am in Penang.

Skip the Char Koay Teow at Jalan Selamat (auntie with red hat). I saw a Singaporean vlog praising this one as the best in Penang. So we went there on yesterday. Puahhh... expensive and tasted salty. We had better ones (and cheaper) elsewhere in Penang.

This post has been edited by lowlowc: Oct 9 2018, 03:06 PM

I have to say the standard of this shop has dropped dramatically over the years. Was there a couple of days ago and the shop is in a really bad condition. Asked for mutton soup and got what looked suspiciously like beef instead although the waiter insisted it was mutton. Bread served was also cold and tasted bad. A real pity as this used to always be a stopping point whenever I was in Penang. Hope that the management can really look into this to make this place good again.

On another note, just as an information to future Penang visitors, I just learned that you have to pay for parking on public roads even on Saturdays and Sundays! Please take note or you'll get a summon like I did
Even worse, I was leaving Penang on a Saturday and there was no place open where I can pay for it...

Hi all

Im planning to go to penang on 26 to 29 december (after christmas). Is it a good time to go? I mean will it be super crowded? What about the weather at penang in december?

This post has been edited by jep88: Dec 11 2018, 01:52 AM

as long as it is still within school holiday, it should be still crowded

kinda raining 1 min and hot another min,, easy to get sick,,

Any hotel or AirBnb is good to stay?

rainbow paradise, also unit for abnb avilable on the same building. Share beach and swimming pool.

Stay in Amazing Grace home

Guy, any recommended hotel at Georgetown? Budget rm200. Prefer newer hotel.

Hotel? mostly above rm200..i would also prefer airbnb..it is very convenience with a modern deco..the unit also is very new..

once you try, you will never look for a hotel anymore..