The first time I heard about 1926 Heritage Hotel was back in 1999 or 2000, when my late dad actually worked on the refurbishing project as a backhoe loader operator. I remember that back then that it was going to be a quaint little place, a hotel that is not built from ground up, but one that’s converted from real heritage building that makes Penang one of UNESCO’s historic city.
1926 Heritage Hotel, Burma Road, Penang
Originally built in 1926 as a  British colonial immigration officers and local administrators of Penang, the 24 linked houses are restored and linked together via long corridors to make up a 90+ rooms hotel.
The building is owned by the Penang state government, and now run by one of my friends, WenQi’s dad, who originally started to get involved with the hotel by operating the Hainanese Delights restaurant within the premise.
the long hallway and the room with parquet flooring
The room I spent a night over was a Heritage Balcony King that comes with a balcony overlooking the pool, parquet flooring, LCD TV, air conditioning, hot shower, and a mini fridge.
Other types of room includes family cottage that houses up to 6 pax and VIP rooms with pool access.
While the rooms and furniture are a bit dated (it’s a heritage hotel anyway), they are clean, comfortable, and quite charming.
the wall at 1926 Heritage Hotel
One of chilling areas at the 1926 Heritage Hotel is the blackboard wall just a stone’s throw away from the front desk where guests can hang out and if you’re up to it, leave some memories on the wall like many does.
swimming pool and surrounding
Other facilities of the hotel includes garden, a pretty good size swimming pool, WiFi, and free parking for guests. Private functions can also be had at the pool area.
Location wise, 1926 Heritage Hotel sits between Gurney Drive and the Penang downtown area. The hotel is accessible by public bus, and there are quite a few pretty good kopitiam nearby (Old Green House is next to it).
Rates start at just above RM 110++ (promotional), a pretty good bargain for hotel at this class. Check it out if you’re heading to Penang.
Address:
1926 Heritage Hotel
227 Jalan Burma,
10050 Georgetown, Penang
GPS:Â 5.42415, 100.32063
Web:Â 1926heritagehotel.com
Tel:Â 04-228 1926
nice-looking place, i’d definitely wanna keep it on my accommodations suggestions shortlist for penang. the blackboard wall is cool too! 😀
Sean: ya, not a bad choice at all.
Such boutique hotels are the in-thing these days, it seems. Silly me, but I would worry…whether there will be things that go bump in the night. You’ll never know, these old buildings. Hehehehehehe!!!!
suituapui: hahaha, since it was from colonial time then there’d be gwai lou? lol
Nice location (for tourists!) and very reasonable prices.
Baby Sumo: spot on.
Cozy… but i think the pool is a bit small but the rooms look great though. Best part, easy access to some cheap and good eats nearby 😉
Ken: for a few short laps it should suffice, but it’s not Olympic size for sure.
The Hertage Wall is just the cutest. This gives me another option when traveling to the area in March.
Reginia: true!
Stayed there before. Damn scary lah their long hallway.. spooky beb! 🙂
che’burn: hahaa, I thought it’s charming!