Mac Hotel by Sky Hive — Hotel in George Town

What an excellent concept and great value for money.

It seems you check in via WhatsApp and get a keycode for you room and entrance key. I was lucky as someone was there to check me in. The staff are polite and efficient. There is a couch in reception an umbrella stand by the door, a microwave oven and hot and cold drinking water.

The entrance to reception and to the lift is via code or key card which makes for a secure stay as not everyone has access to reception or the lift.

There are some toilets through the second door before the lift and the lift is quick to arrive with it's distinctive chimes.

I was on the fourth floor with a good view across the roof tops. I don't think all the rooms have views but this is a hotel you use to sleep in and not hang out in. The room was super clean with 2 single beds, VERY clean linen (could have been New). Each bed had 2 fluffy pillows. There is a TV on the wall but I wasn't there to watch TV.

One corner of the room was panelled off as the wet room and it works really well, the lower section of glass is frosted and once the sliding door is closed you are in a very well thought out shower, sink and toilet.

This is not a hotel to have a passionate night in as the building is not soundproof, the couple next door started giggling which lead to some different noises. I put my headphones on after taking the glass off the wall.

The Mac Hotel is 5 min walk from Times Square and 15 min walk from Komtar. The street is the moped showroom street which is worth a look, McDonalds is 500m away but I headed to McAllister and a local eatery called Yummy, on the same side as the petrol station and just after the Durian seller (follow the smell). Here I had a full buffet style meal for next to nothing. There are plenty of coffee shops nearby and convenient stores.

Highly recommended to stay here, it is a little out from the heritage area but you can get the free CAT bus from underneath Komtar (not in the bus station, under...

Woke up in the morning 8-9am by SUPER loud mosque singing. There’s a loud ZZZHH noise coming from the electric box, 1st time we call them to check & they were unsure of the switch settings so they just close the cover & tell me IS LIKE THIS ONE. Then the noise reduced by half. At night when we return, the noise turn LOUD again & we call 2nd time, another guy came & finally fixed it by just turning the switch up. The staffs should be more sensitive on the default settings. Just 1 switch come on. The room is also really small and can hear outside noise closing doors, talking very clearly. Parking is also an issue, we were blocked by a car during our exit. Lucky the wait is short, should put a sign no parking. While we bought at a ridiculous price hike due to our fault, regardless sums up my experience is BAD and I will never return even if I want to get a budget hotel. Also will share my experience to friends & on...

One of the worst hotel I've been to. The rooms are so small you have to walk sideways to the bathroom from the bed, walk sideways from the bathroom entrance to the toilet bowl. The bathroom is separated by a whole pane of glass that's not fully seal so you can smell the bathroom and the dampness of the water enters your sleeping area. The bed is put against the bathroom glass which means there's no room on the side to get down, always leave room on both side of the bed. The floors are damp and slippery on the bathroom due to bad airflow, can smell the damp smell. It's not comformable for the standard room RM90/ night room so I booked another deluxe room RM125/ night which comes with TV, window and bigger space but the bathroom is still the same size, when you sit on the toilet bowl your legs are touching the glass panel, very badly design overall. The only upside is the comfortable lounging area and...