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The OH and I stayed at Macalister Mansion during a visit to Penang over Easter and highly recommend it for anyone visiting Penang and would like a great design-oriented hotel experience.
Like many establishments of the thriving boutique hotel scene in Penang, Macalister Mansion is a refurbished century-old colonial era building.
The exterior belies the ultra modern interior. The sole member of Design Hotels in Malaysia, Macalister Mansion is a style-high, haute minimalist, and hip modernist gem in the middle of all that's of yesteryear in Penang. It manages to blend cool design with faux-vintage furnishing which makes things just that little bit fabulously quirky and interesting.
We were welcomed into the cute little lobby thumping with the beats of Euro club music, and were served mocktails whilst our check-in was processed. The place had very little staff as it's such a small hotel and the front desk seemed to double up as both concierge and check in. Very good service on the whole - everyone was super nice and very knowledgeable about the local area.
There are only 8 rooms in this hotel. Each with its own individual design. As part of the booking process, you can select a specific room. We loved the look of room 4 and certainly weren't disappointed. It is also one of the more generously sized rooms. Wifi was free but the wifi signal in our room was almost non-existent - a chance to truly disconnect when on holiday I suppose!
Bathroom amenities were by H2O Plus.
Especially welcome were the separate shower and bathtub.
We especially liked the little turret that is unique to room 4.
Like many establishments of the thriving boutique hotel scene in Penang, Macalister Mansion is a refurbished century-old colonial era building.
The exterior belies the ultra modern interior. The sole member of Design Hotels in Malaysia, Macalister Mansion is a style-high, haute minimalist, and hip modernist gem in the middle of all that's of yesteryear in Penang. It manages to blend cool design with faux-vintage furnishing which makes things just that little bit fabulously quirky and interesting.
We were welcomed into the cute little lobby thumping with the beats of Euro club music, and were served mocktails whilst our check-in was processed. The place had very little staff as it's such a small hotel and the front desk seemed to double up as both concierge and check in. Very good service on the whole - everyone was super nice and very knowledgeable about the local area.
There are only 8 rooms in this hotel. Each with its own individual design. As part of the booking process, you can select a specific room. We loved the look of room 4 and certainly weren't disappointed. It is also one of the more generously sized rooms. Wifi was free but the wifi signal in our room was almost non-existent - a chance to truly disconnect when on holiday I suppose!
Bathroom amenities were by H2O Plus.
Especially welcome were the separate shower and bathtub.
We especially liked the little turret that is unique to room 4.
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