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Friendship Motel

2.5 star property
Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near KOMTAR

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Deluxe Room | Free WiFi
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Property amenity
Property grounds
Friendship Motel sits in downtown George Town, offering travelers convenient in-room WiFi to research local attractions or stay connected with home. The 24-hour front desk ensures guests have assistance available whenever questions arise about the city or accommodations.

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Standard Double Room | Free WiFi

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room | Free WiFi

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room | Free WiFi

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
20, Penang Street, Georgetown, George Town, Penang, 10200

What's nearby

  • Padang Kota Lama - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Penang City Hall - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • KOMTAR - 2 min drive - 1.5 miles

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 30 min drive
  • Penang Intl. Airport (PEN) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Two Frenchies - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Baekje Korean Bbq - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪ViaPre - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Cave Cafe by Toh Soon Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Constant Gardener Coffee - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Friendship Motel

Hotel near KOMTAR
Near Gurney Drive, Friendship Motel provides everything you need. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • A 24-hour front desk
Room features
All 50 rooms offer comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
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
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • 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 cash

Property is also known as

Friendship Motel Penang
Friendship Motel
Friendship Penang
Friendship Motel Penang/George Town
Friendship Motel George Town
Friendship George Town
Friendship Motel Hotel
Friendship Motel George Town
Friendship Motel Hotel George Town

Frequently asked questions

Is Friendship Motel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Friendship Motel?

Friendship Motel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Friendship Motel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Friendship Motel?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Friendship Motel located?

Located in Downtown George Town, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Pinang Peranakan Mansion and KOMTAR. Padang Kota Lama and Fort Cornwallis are just steps away.

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Reviews

Friendship Motel Reviews

6.4

6.4

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

6.8

Staff & service

5.4

Eco-friendliness

6.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 86 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 86 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 86 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 86 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 86 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Zulkifli

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room neat n tidy. Clean..nearby ferry port.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

ahmed

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

Not friendly at all

I booked a room thru Hotels.com but when I arrived to the hotel the welcome was rude. The guy told me the hotel was fully booked, then when he saw I had this booking with Hotels.com, he told me "well we got an other hotel, wait we will drive u there" I wait around 1 hour, then a guy took me there, it was a bit far and the hotel was horrible and the room was worst, without window so I asked them to cancel the booking but they didn't and it looks like that Hotels.com does not care much about that, I still have no refund!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Andria

Room is humid
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice environment but low facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very dirty, no sheets for the bed, the mattress was dirty too.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Kim Chiu

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible... The bed had no headrest so there were unsightly marks made by people who leaned on the wall..!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

SITI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
happy to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the staff was friendly and the room was everything you could expect from a budget accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

howard

Liked: Cleanliness

Cheap & Suitable, with nice managers

Low-cost, budget hotel. Staff are extremely nice. (When they realized that I wasn't leaving town until the evening, they even offered to let me take a shower after I had checked out.)
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

まさ, 東京

まあまあ

冷蔵庫がほしいなあ。 陽が当たらない部屋だったので暗かった。 場所はリトルインディアすぐそば。 部屋ではワイファイがつながらなかった。
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jianhua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Enjoyable

Clean and worth this price 干净，值这个价
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

syam, Batu Pahat

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

Sangat power

Sangat menarik dan dekat dengan tempat tempat tumpuan. Saya amat amat amat amat amat amat sarankan kepada semua untuk datang ke motel ini. Sebab sangat sangat sangat sangat murah, selesa dan mantap. Jom jom jom kita pergi ke motel friendship kerana sangat sangat sangat sangat sangat sangat sangat berbaoi. Itu sahaja dari saya untuk anda semua
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wantana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Det läckte från taket i rummet, och luktade mögel. Det fungerade bra för en natt men hotellet behövs verkligen rustas upp. Detta dåliga intryck vägde dock upp av damen i receptionen som var så extremt hjälpsam och underbar! Hon fixade biljetter till Langkawi för oss, och sen hämtade hon dem till och med medan vi var iväg och åt, så vi behövde bara kliva på färjan
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Booggy, Annecy

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

A éviter!

Chambres sans fenêtres. Hôtel et chambres vétustes, linge de toilette usé, personnel peu accueillant !
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

kanchi

Liked: Staff & service
Whenever we needed assistance, staff were quick to help. Service with a smile. Really made my trip memorable. Love and kisses Kanchi
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Requests 2 Single Beds but given 1 queen bed. No table, no chair.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Liked: Staff & service
A lot of mosquitos in the room. Right in the heart of little india, great location. good for the price, just, like, 30 mosquitoes in our room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Towels smell bad. No tv and kettle in the room, hopefully they at least provide tv in the future. Nevertheless, the location is good because museums are within walking distance.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ok for the price

Just basic, don't expect too much for the price
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Du får hvad du betaler for

Hotellet rummer det, man skal bruge og intet mere. Madrasserne var meget urene men sengetøjet dog relativt rent. Et fint sted hvis man blot ønsker et sted at opbevare sin baggage og en seng at sove i.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

shih hsiung

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
地點好,住宿費用便宜還算乾淨,老闆是華人夫婦態度親切,缺點沒有每天打掃,房間無電視
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Guest

The room is ok. Cannot expect much due the price. If u can at least provide the tv it would be better.

6/10 Okay

robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location. Room infested with ants. Bed and bedding terrible.

2/10 Terrible

RM, Malaysia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a nice place

The room is basic which is fine for what you pay. However the beds are probably 20 years old. You can feel the springs. Couldn't sleep and one will get a back ache. Not really a budget inn to supply such amenities. Wont recommend it to any one for whatever reason. Hope the management does something about this soon.

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