Cititel - Penang

- July 31, 2023

Cititel Penang is located in George Town, approximately 7 minutes drive (2.3km) from Cititel Express, Penang. We stayed at Cititel Express in 2018, and this time we chose to try Cititel Penang. The hotel provides three types of welcome drinks: water, green tea and nutmeg.

We stayed two nights in a superior double room that comes with a king-size bed, a working desk, a wall mounted TV with limited channels, air conditioning with individual temperature control, a ceiling fan, two complimentary bottles of mineral water, coffee or tea making facilities, an in-room safe, an iron and ironing board, disposable slippers, a mini fridge, complimentary Wi-Fi, a hair dryer and basic toiletries.

The room is clean and spacious. Bed is comfy and the pillows are soft and nice. You even get to choose your pillow menu. We requested two additional pillows since they only provided one each. Shower is separated from the toilet area with its own transparent cubicle. Water pressure is normal but I dislike the unexpected rush of cold water when bathing.

We used to turn on the bathroom light at night while sleeping at a hotel. However, due to the transparent glass at the top of the toilet wall, the bathroom light cannot be switched on at night when sleeping because the room will be too bright. Apart from that, the curtain is not completely light-proof.

The hotel has a swimming pool (no lifeguard on duty), a jacuzzi and a gym on level 3. To gain entrance to the room floor, you need to use your room key card at the lift.

Pillow menu:

1) Soft - feather pillow / microfiber pillow (if you are a stomach sleeper or back sleeper)

2) Medium - polyester pillow / latex pillow (if you sleep mainly on your back or sides)

3) Firm - memory foam pillow (if you sleep primarily on your sides)

Check in time: 3pm

Check out time: 12pm

Room rate - RM 200 per night excluding breakfast