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Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion vs Yeng Keng Hotel Penang
Both properties are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Yeng Keng Hotel scores slightly better than Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion. Yeng Keng Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 80 with praise from 3 reviewers including Time Out, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion
Frommer's
Fodor's
Time Out
Lonely Planet
14 Leith Street, Georgetown, Penang Island 10200, Malaysia
From $76 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The mansion is a sight to behold. Cheong spent lavishly for Chinese detail that reflects the spirit of his heritage and the fashion of the day, as well as the rules of traditional feng shui. "
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Fodor's
"Indigo-color outer walls of the former home to 19th-century millionaire Cheong Fatt Tze are responsible for this property's well-known nickname, the "Blue Mansion."
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Time Out
"With their philosophy of 'treading lightly and touching softly', The Blue Mansion was brought back to life and has become one of Penang's most famous boutique hotels."
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Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Occupying one of George Town's most emblematic buildings, the Blue Mansion wrote the book on how to craft the ideal heritage hotel."
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Yeng Keng Hotel Penang
Oyster
Time Out
Lonely Planet
362 & 366, Chulia Street, Georgetown, Penang Island 10200 , Malaysia
From $66 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Yeng Keng Hotel is a cozy boutique hotel offering a charming stay in a 19th-century building with period-style furnishings in the historic George Town of Penang."
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Time Out
"This 20-room heritage boutique hotel is a conversion of an Anglo-Indian mansion originally built in the 1800s."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Yeng Keng is a revamp of a 150-year-old hotel."
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