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The Hostelz.com Review
The Wan Hai Hotel is one of these old ancient Chinese homes that breathes history and atmosphere in every creak of its wooden stairs and floors. There are carved shutters on the windows and the dorm faces the street with windows all along one wall which make it bright and cheery and a great place to watch thunderstorms in the monsoon period. There were a few while I was here and I was a bit worried about leaks in the ancient wood but the old house is water tight! The only disappointing thing is they don't have a lot of facilities here and no one was staying in the dorm to chat to at night. Could be a bit eerie if you don't like creaking wood!
You can get bus tickets from Wan Hai Hotel like most places and watch TV downstairs in the reception but there's nowhere to hangout with other travellers. There are however plenty of cafes around for that and you'd stay here more for the antique feel.
The bathrooms were ok. I could not work out who the owner was but the guy who worked there in the afternoons spoke English really well and I spent one afternoon with him in the reception area while I was sheltering from a storm. We chatted away into the afternoon, he was retired from the police service and working part time for something to do. He told me a lot about Chinese culture and life in Penang.
You can get bus tickets from Wan Hai Hotel like most places and watch TV downstairs in the reception but there's nowhere to hangout with other travellers. There are however plenty of cafes around for that and you'd stay here more for the antique feel.
The bathrooms were ok. I could not work out who the owner was but the guy who worked there in the afternoons spoke English really well and I spent one afternoon with him in the reception area while I was sheltering from a storm. We chatted away into the afternoon, he was retired from the police service and working part time for something to do. He told me a lot about Chinese culture and life in Penang.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
January 2004
Wan Hai Hotel Details
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Location/Contact| Address | 35, Love Lane (Lorong Cinta), Penang, Malaysia |
| Website | None (if you know the URL of their website, tell us and we'll add it) |
| Telephone | 604 261 6853 |
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
I stayed in one of their double rooms, and must say I was very pleased with the place. Although the staff in the reception area are very kind and friendly, the reception area is not a great place to hang out. But, I discovered the Wan Hai has a great rooftop terrace, and it's great to go there in the evening. — Andreas (2004-07-03)