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Forum Hotel Penang

3.0 star property
Travelers start their day with a hearty breakfast before stepping into nature, then unwind with a coffee at the hotel's welcoming cafe in downtown George Town.

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Forum Hotel Penang, in Downtown George Town, offers a buffet breakfast and local flavors at the restaurant. The cafe is perfect for coffee breaks. Free self-parking and high-speed WiFi keep visitors connected near KOMTAR.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
The current price is AED 191
AED 219 total
includes taxes & fees
2 Mar - 3 Mar

Room options

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Deluxe Twin Room, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Twin Room, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Laptop workspace
  • City view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • City view
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Family Room, Non Smoking

Family Room, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Family Room, Non Smoking

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • Partial sea view
  • 2 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Triple Room, Non Smoking

Deluxe Triple Room, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Triple Room, Non Smoking

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Laptop workspace
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Laptop workspace
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Located in Downtown George Town, a neighborhood in George Town, Forum Hotel Penang is in a shopping district and near the airport. KOMTAR and Penang Hill are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Gurney Drive and Gurney Plaza. Kidland Penang and Penang Botanical Gardens are also worth visiting. Visit our George Town travel guide
Map
168 Jalan Argyll, George Town, Pulau Pinang, 10050

What's nearby

  • KOMTAR showing a skyscraper, a city and city views
    KOMTAR
    14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Padang Kota Lama or simply called The Padang, is the parade ground and playing field created by the British colonials in the civic district of George Town
    Padang Kota Lama
    15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Metropolitan, skyscraper, skyline building by the shore of Gurney Drive, George Town, Penang; Shutterstock ID 429264034; PO: Hcom Destination Content neighborhoods; Client: Hotels.com; Other: Hcom bra
    Gurney Drive
    17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
    7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site
    9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral
    30 min drive
  • Penang Intl. Airport (PEN)
    30 min drive

Restaurants

  • Nasi Padang International Hotel
    2 min walk
  • Clarke Street Ah Boy Koay Teow Th’ng Stall
    2 min walk
  • Naina's Roti Bakar
    2 min walk
  • Nely’s Passion Heart
    3 min walk
  • Lay & Camp 躺营
    3 min walk

About this property

Forum Hotel Penang

Hotel near KOMTAR
Forum Hotel Penang provides amenities like a coffee shop/cafe and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • A 24-hour front desk, a nature reserve, and an elevator
Room features
All 140 rooms include comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning, as well as perks like free WiFi and separate sitting areas.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and hair dryers
  • Separate sitting areas, mini fridges, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Limited onsite parking (max 1 space per unit)

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • In a nature reserve

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (47 inch wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchairs on site

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

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

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • Cash deposit: MYR 100 per accommodation, 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 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 and debit cards
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Forum Hotel Penang Hotel
Forum Hotel Penang George Town
Forum Hotel Penang Hotel George Town

Frequently asked questions

Is Forum Hotel Penang pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Limited spots are available.

What time is check-in at Forum Hotel Penang?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Forum Hotel Penang?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Forum Hotel Penang located?

Located in Downtown George Town, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site, KOMTAR, and Gurney Drive. Pasar Chowrasta and New World Park are also within 10 minutes.

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Reviews

Forum Hotel Penang Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.2

Cleanliness

8.6

Amenities

8.8

Staff & service

9.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 39 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Spacious and clean room, pleasant and helpful staff, great location. We'd stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maghrib

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location - easy walk around the city. Lots of eateries. Staff of hotel friendly and good service.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Huey Chyi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is quite new, clean and tidy, overall very good experience and will stay there again when I am back to Penang
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Arlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lots of dining options within 10 minute walk, well located for visiting Georgetown
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bettina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a surprisingly good stay at Forum Hotel. We stayed in a family room with two king beds for 4 nights.. The rooms were clean and floors were mopped daily. There are vending machines for snacks, instant noodles, drinks and even coffee. Lobby was spacious and comfortable. Though, check-in was rather slow - there wasn’t a queue but the front desk lady was quite slow.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

wong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room n friendly stuff . Easy to access to eateri. Wil comw back here soon
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Palaniyandi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean,all essentials provided in the room. Front desk staff very friendly. Some restaurants nearby, at walking distance. No restaurant inside the hotel. Front desk staff may advise guest about good restaurants.
Well lit room
Spacious and comfortable bed
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ahmad Hafiz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money,easy Grab, walkable to Komtar,quiet location Conveniet store and used to be Wisma Mcis..best hotel in Penang!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Derrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
New hotel that just soft opening. Everything is new and clean and staff are helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff members are super nice. For greeting and helping to solve our problems.

10/10 Excellent

Hock Wah

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything is great room is spacious,location is near Georgetown tourist area, the only thing lack is limited carpark space, is all based on first come first serve basis
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Sai Ho

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

Comfortable stay

The room is very clean and comfortable and the hotel staff is very good and friendly. The toilet was choked during our stay and the maintenance staff came and settled the problems immediately. We can see part of the sea from the window and the view was nice. The only drawback was that there was no drawers in the room and it was a bit difficult for storage.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank Pit San

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

Want to gatekeep this hotel. Good place for trip.

Super coxy n nice hotel. The bed are so comfy. Located in Georgetown. Go anyway also convenient. Will come again to stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel and good staff. It’s a walk to anywhere but there is lots to see and do. Would stay at this hotel again.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

yee

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

Excellent business hotel on Jalan Argyll

Brand new hotel in a convinently lbut quiet ocation in Georgetown. Walking distance to many eateries and local sights plus plenty of transportation options including Penang Central Transit Area (CAT) buses connecting to Komtar and Jetty (Pangkalan Tun Uda) for ferry connnection to the mainland.
Forum Hotel
Stayed 26 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Rizal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Recomended
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Y

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brand new hotel they had a grand opening in sep 2024 do nothing wrong
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excelent
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

WAI YI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

整體住宿程度滿意！

房間空間舒適，整體員工友善，願意協助客人！
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El hotel ofrece una buena experiencia
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Azaad

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Eenvoudig hotel en kleine kamer, zonder ontbijt. Prijs voor een kamer veeeel te duur, vergeleken met hotels in de buurt. Inchecken alleen mogelijk na 15:00 uur. Om 15:00 uur staat al een lange rij om in te checken. Heb 1 uur in de rij gestaan. Borg van 100 ringit eveneens vereist. Nooit meer.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

wong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Room sound proof is terrible

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

King wo rico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

wong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025