I stayed at Citidel Penang & The Northam All Suites Penang, Berjaya Penang Hotel before, but is long way back ago. Citidel Penang is easier to access to public bus transport, room is clean and standard 1, nothing fancy. Berjaya Penang hotel was quite okay too, walking distance to Gurney Driver for shopping, below the hotel is somekind of shoplot too. Northam All Suites, location wise is a no-no, hard to access to anywhere.

But all these hotels are quite aged already. If you prefer newly build and budget. Go for The Southern Boutique Hotel, near to Cititel Penang.

This post has been edited by yoonyin: Feb 18 2019, 10:01 AM

For me i will opt out the Breakfast, because Penang is a food paradise, prefer eating locally at kopitiam! Here a few more hotels for you to choose, all are newly open under your budget.
1. Victoria Garden Hotel
2. Ropewalk Piazza Hotel
3. Travelodge Georgetown - kinda refurbish few years back

This post has been edited by yoonyin: Feb 18 2019, 11:52 AM