Travel: Malaysia - Penang

[Vevey]

JR:

Need advice on my plan for my family trip (2 adults and our 8 year old son)to Penang in June. Decided to fly instead of drive.


(a) Plan to stay at Hard Rock Hotel. Heard about the kids club and the swimming pool. How is the beach near the hotel? Is it private?

Hard Rock is sharing the semi-pte beach w Bayview next door where we had stayed for a couple of times.
U may want to go over to Bayview's adventure centre (a beach hut, accessible from Hard Rock via the beach) to check out the sea sports/beach actitivies.
My kids loved the horse riding & 4-wheel tractor rides at the beach. Precisely bcos of such activities, plse b careful when at the beach.

In fact, a few mths later, I chanced upon a local newspaper commentary on the safety issue (for other beach-goers) & the police's unsuccessful operations to stop the on-going problem & it really gave me food for thought.. :sad:

Bcos of the jelly fish advisory, we only swam in the pool. Bayview offers foot reflexology ard the pool but it was solid booked, so we went to the row of shops across the rd from Hard Rock for pte back & foot massages.

(b) Any recommendation for food near the hotel?

Again, the kids love the Ship, a nautical themed restaurant. Food is quite ok. I guess u will definitely try HRC itself?
Is breakfast provided by hotel? Else there r plenty of local choices in the nearby small town.
We preferred the lobster seafood at the fishing village near police station. It's a small kampong rd beyond another Chinese restaurant 天涯海角 (at the roundabout) that we had tried too. But you would need transport to get there.
There's a v expensive seafood restaurant near the hotels, think the same Thai 1 mentioned in the earlier post?

(c) I plan to spend some time at the Adventure Zone in Golden Sands. How much time should I cater for?
No comments.

(d) Is it difficult to get a taxi around Batu Ferringhi? Thought of going to Butterfly Farm. Or is it better to rent a car?

Having a car at disposal is definitely convenient (& cooler in hot weather) but parking is quite a problem at Georgetown itself. Some hotels hv shuttle services to town too. U might want to get a taxi for half/full day & plan ur sight-seeing/local produce purchases ard it.

DH is not in town now, but if u r interested, I can check if he still hv the taxi-driver's contact whom he always used when flying to Penang on biz years ago. Otherwise, u can confirm w a suitable driver on ur way from Penang airport. That's how he had gotten the contact in the 1st place.

(e) We also plan to stay at Georgetown for a day or two. Other than food, Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Hill, any other recommendation of things to do there?
Shopping?? Queensway bay etc.
I don't like the snake temple. :nailbite:

Thanks in advance.

Hope this help as it had been a year+ since our last trip to Penang, so a bit hazy le.

[mgnvr]

Hi vevey,


I am planning a family vacation to Penang in June. Can you PM the taxi driver contact? We are driving up but will be needing the services of a local taxi driver for a half day tour. Thanks.

[Vevey]

mgnvr:

Hi vevey,


I am planning a family vacation to Penang in June. Can you PM the taxi driver contact? We are driving up but will be needing the services of a local taxi driver for a half day tour. Thanks.

Ok, let me update u next week.

[kohbee2.06303gmail.06303com]

Thanks Dnls_mum and Vevey for sharing your experiences. Vevey, appreciate if you could update me on the taxi driver’s contact too. Thanks.

[Vevey]

JR:

Thanks Dnls_mum and Vevey for sharing your experiences. Vevey, appreciate if you could update me on the taxi driver's contact too. Thanks.

Sure, next wk.

[Vevey]

Hi JR & mgnvr,

U hv PM..

[mgnvr]

ThAnks vevey. I got it.

[kohbee2.06303gmail.06303com]

Thanks Vevey for the taxi contact. Will keep it handy in case we need his service.

[qms]

Hi Vevey!


Can you please PM me the contact number of the taxi driver, too? Thanks.

[mps112]

Hi Vervey


im thinking of bringing my parents and our kids to penang in May. would you be able to share the driver’s contact too? TIA!