Muntri House
See the best of Penang with a stay at Muntri House, which puts you right in the city center amidst the many sights and landmarks. With its convenient location, you can easily access to the city's must-see destinations. Sampling the authentic culture of Penang is easy with a stay at Muntri House, just 660 m from Pinang Peranakan Mansion.
The facilities and services provided by Muntri House ensure a pleasant stay for guests. Post your pictures and answer your emails whenever you want, with the hotel's free Wi-Fi internet access. The hotel provides taxi and car hire services to help you get to where you want to go in Penang. Parking is always available, provided by the hotel for their driving guests.
The helpful staff at the front desk can assist you with services including luggage storage. If you want seats to city's best entertainment, you can get help through the hotel's ticket service. The hotel's on-site laundry service helps you keep your favorite travel outfits clean so you can pack less. The hotel is entirely non-smoking, ensuring a clean air environment.
Experience high-quality room facilities during your stay at Muntri House. The hotel provides air conditioning in some rooms for the benefit of guests. Muntri House also provides a hair dryer in some of its bathrooms for your convenience.
Dining and things to do
Never let hunger affect your travel plans! Restaurants on-site provide convenient and tasty dining options.
To fill your days, be sure to check out the fantastic facilities offered at Muntri House. Have some relaxing fun with family and friends at the shared lounge and TV area.
Around the property
Take some time to explore Penang. Your exploration of the surroundings of Muntri House begins with a visit to Chew's Jetty only 1.0 km away. One of the city's most iconic and famous buildings is Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion, located 150 m away.
Reasons to stay here
Rooms here are cheaper than 99% of accommodations in the city.
This hotel's food and dining score higher than 95% of accommodations in the city.
Room comfort is said to be outstanding here, scoring higher than 93% of accommodations in the city.
My 2nd stay here, & I will be back!”
I was a guest at Muntri House 4 months ago, & knew that if I returned to Georgetown-that I would also return to stay at Muntri House. The location is great to many of the main attractions in Penang. Red Garden Food court is within a 3 minute walk, Love Lane is within 2 blocks, etc. I was happy to extend my stay twice again this time when I visited. The air-con is strong, as is the wifi!! All of the facilities are well maintained, clean and safe. The social vibe is good. It isn't a loud party place, but I have met backpackers to hang out with both times that I stayed. I look forward to my next visit to Georgetown & my next stay with Muntri House!!
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A comfortable and well located stay in heart of Georgetown ”
Muntri House is fabulous! Like many others before us, we kept extending our stay because of how amazing Penang is and how comfortable Muntri House is as a base. 1. Great location close to everything including the CAT free bus 2. Comfortable beds, fan and AC, spacious. 3. Peanut butter and toast delicious! 4. Mr Ooi and his family were so so helpful and accommodating. It almost felt like home. 5. Shared showers and toilets are clean however with the draining system there's a bad smell now and again. Old homes and plumbing go hand in hand, I wouldn't mistake it for unclean. 6. Wifi was good which is helpful when you need it. 7. We were grateful for the water cooler (it's very hot in Penang!) 8. We didn't hire bicycles but if you'd want to, there are quite a few you can rent from the spot. I'd highly recommend staying here as it's such a comfortable base in an old shophouse, it's very well priced for its location and it's authentic in its offering.
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Exceptional”
I loved my stay at Muntri house. Not the best social hostel if you’re into that but it was perfect for me (nice and quiet). Location is perfect, breakfast is more than just toast and jam. 24/7 tea and coffee. Decent wifi but a bit slow in the evenings. The common area is nice and open with lots of seating. Really comfy beds! I stayed in a dorm the first few nights and moved to a single bed private room my last night. The dorm rooms are nicer with bigger comfier beds. The single room I stayed in must be near a smoking room because my room smelled like cigarette smoke on and off all night, and the bed sheets smelled like someone else had slept in them. Overall a really good stay, thank you Muntri House!
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Excellent and quiet location, but toilet needs improvement”
The location at Muntri Street has the advantage of being close to Chulia street (find the shortcut), while being way quieter than Love Lane (we stayed at Love Lane for two nights and it was quite lively/ noisy). Muntri House provides good value for the low price point. We don't mind having no windows in our room, but the toilet could use an upgrade. The shared toilet was not as clean as I would like, there was only one toilet big enough to shower in so be prepared to wait. Overall it was an okay stay... can't complain much for the price point!!
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Great Location and Friendly Staff”
Muntri House is located in the heart of Georgetown but nestled in a quiet corner of it. It's a renovated 150-year old heritage building. It's a cute little hostel with nice decoration .Room is very well air conditioned and after a lon hot day out in town, its a pleasure to go back to. It's in walking distance to all the main attractions.Breakfast was great and staffs are friendly and helpful
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Comfortable, value for money”
Fantastic location, free wifi, a clean room and hot water makes Muntri House an ideal accomodation for my short stay. Located on a quiet street, it is a converted two story shop-house with a unique Chinese South East Asian decor and character which made my stay in beautiful Georgetown all the more memorable. Located inside the UNESCO Heritage zone, most of the interesting streets within the zone can be easily reachable and explored by foot or bicycle. There are also some areas that can be improved such as the weak wifi, smelly bathrooms, sloppy flooring in the rooms on the first floor and presence of mosquitoes. In general, this hostel is value for money but also a nice, comfortable place to stay.
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Great place to stay and definitely value for money”
Who would have expected a 28 ringgit dorm could offer me a comfortable bed, air-cond room and breakfast? It was really value for money for my stay in muntri house. Extended another couple of days at the counter. The place was really calm and peaceful, and the room is quiet and I could really sleep at night. The air-cond and water heater is working completely fine and they provide simple breakfast as bread, fresh fruits,few choices of jam, tea and coffee. The staff doesn't really bother those guests and it's good so that I could enjoy my own time relaxing. The boss is a nice guy to talk with. It was really value for money and would recommend it to my friends to stay here.
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Nice hotel good location ”
We really enjoyed our stay at Muntri house. The room was clean and had good air con, a little on the small side but not a problem. The location of the hotel is good, there is a place to do laundry very close by and is opposote the camera museum and cat cafe (we visited both!) Staff are very friendly and helped us book taxis and gave advice on the local area. You can hire bikes from the hotel which we did in order to see the local street art. Great value for money, would definitely recommend.
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Convenient Location”
Muntri House is located close to many attractions. It is housed in an old building but has a nice charm and vibe to it. Spent 2 nights at this location. Staff were very friendly, polite and helpful. Penang Hill is only a bus ride away - #204. If you need to go to the airport, use Grab.
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Just fab all round”
Ended up staying at Muntri House on two occasions due to the comfy beds, clean facilities and just wonderful helpful staff. You can ask anything about Penang or journeys into Malaysia and the staff are happy to help. In a great location in George Town. Just a great place to stay, would recommend!
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charming guest house”
i have stayed at muntri house just before the chinese new year so the atmosphere around was building up for the celebrations. i was very impressed with the house itself, a wonderful late 19th century building which had served as a reading club back in the days. it's located in a quiet charming street in the historic part of town. the staff is friendly, interior modern with chinese ornaments and blankets, towels and breakfast are included in the price! would definitely return
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Nice people, clean room, great location”
Muntri house is a good place for travellers, room are clean with air con, location is great, breakfast is included and you have free coffee and free bananas all day. The place itself is quite nice also, specially the living room. Bad things: they don't have many toilets and the price is not very cheap (25 RM for the dorm)
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Affordable homestay in quiet area”
Nice and helpful staff. Muntri House is located near the street art area. It is one block off Love Lane ( local bar street ) yet it is quiet. The House is excellent value for money for backpackers. It is a historical building in Penang. Simple breakfast is included.
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Great stay! ”
Lovely stay at Muntri! Booked three nights stayed six. Staff are very helpful and happy to answer any questions. Also booked bus to Singapore with them, and got picked up from the hotel. Just off love lane, which is great location. 2 minute walk from the bus stop on Chulia street to Batu Feringhi and not far from all the attractions in a Georgetown. Never really like shared bathrooms but his one was constantly cleaned. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
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Good deal”
My friend and I stayed in a dorm in Muntri House during hour 3d2n stay in Penang. The location was excellent and price was cheap. The courtyard was also a pleasant space to be in. The room we stayed in had no window and was a bit dark but it didn't matter too much because we just wanted a budget stay, and had spent most of the time outside / in the courtyard.
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A great stay”
I enjoyed the location, the cleanliness, the staff & the other guests. You can't go wrong staying here!! I booked the 8 bunk girls dorm & there were only 2 of us there during my stay. I think the mixed dorm had more people in it, but it was nice not to be overcrowded, even though the room was big enough to accommodate 8 people with ease. Breakfast with coffee & tea was a nice bonus, too. I look forward to staying at Muntri on my next visit to Georgetown.
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fantastic stay - highly recommend”
Large clean rooms with air con located conveniently on muntri street in the heart of Georgetown. The facilities were spotlessly clean and the interior was really very pretty. Staff were always friendly and helpul. Breakfast of coffee/tea, fruit, and bread with peanut butter and jam included with stay. Everything a budget traveler could want. Would definitely stay again.
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A Surprisingly Good Stay”
We had a spacious room for two with a queen size bed. Cleanliness was impeccable and even though Muntri House has mixed rooms with dorms, the place was generally quiet without the typical boisterous noise from heavy footsteps or loud chatters. There are two common washroom/bathrooms upstairs and another three downstairs. Generally they are small in size but decent enough to get a hot shower. There is a common area for smoking and also a place to iron your clothes and dry your hair. Overall, I would recommend this to young couples who are looking for a strategic place to stay but comfortable enough to rest after a long day of exploring Georgetown.
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Food Frenzy”
Muntri house was great value for the money. Stayed in a comfortable, quiet, clean, dorm room. The breakfast was a hot noodle dish (a welcome change from the toast brekkie). I appreciate the East ASian decor than made the heritage house have a more familiar feel. Well located close to many food stalls and drinking establishments, it does a remarkable job drowning out the noise. To be balanced, I would appreciate a window or access to natural lighting. The room is pitch dark without lights and it's easy to lose track of time. Also, there were more beds than outlets. There wasn't even a 1 outlet per person ratio. All in all, I would stay there again for a quiet night's rest and for short stays.
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Perfect stay at Muntri House”
We had a lovely stay at Muntri House, the hostel is clean, private rooms are big and comfortable, and the location is great, everything is within walking distance ! Furthermore the owner was very kind and gave us many good recommendations, we highly recommend it and would definitely stay there again !
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