TIDO Hostel Penang — Hotel in George Town

Use a plastic bag to tie back the massive curtains—this allows natural light from the large windows to brighten the room and lets you enjoy the view. The private rooms would benefit from proper curtain ties. I ended up using my bikini (and forgot) —otherwise, the space feels a bit like a gray concrete and metal dungeon.

Many of the friendly staff earn only 2 ringgit per hour, so generosity and tipping are appreciated.

I chose this place for the smoke-free environment. Private rooms are ideal for those seeking peace and quiet. The top floor is as quiet as a library. Some ceiling sound-dampening could make it even better. Highlights of the top floor include: comfortable lounges, big windows with a city view, microwave, filtered hot and cold water, dishes and utensils, and a small library.

Room positives: pleasant air freshener through the aircon, clean sheets, comfortable bed, long narrow shelf behind the bed, large windows, nicely painted walls with framed art, mirror, space to hang clothes with leftover hangers, table with lounge chair, bag table, and at least three outlets.

Tip: bring two pairs of shoes—one for outdoors, and flip-flops/sandals for indoor or shower use. They also provide several flip-flops for guests.

Minor complaints: signage could be updated. The female-only floor may not be fully female. COVID-era cleaning signs remain posted, although it’s clear surfaces aren’t being sanitized every two hours. Breakfast signs are still up, though breakfast is no longer offered.

Location is excellent—close to many top restaurants: Benton (second floor, across the street), Saigon (just around the corner), Rossi (down the street to the left), and Bottega (a bit farther away). Maliia Bakery is just a tiny block away, selling 12 fresh buns for only 3 ringgit.

What would improve the rating? Cleaner elevators and bathrooms, a small gym or pool, an elliptical machine, more welcoming volunteers organizing activities, and a friendlier atmosphere in terms of design, guests, and staff.

Overall: a great place to get...

This will be my first time experience stayed in Tido Penang Hostel and really like it.||The room is quite cosy and comfortable. Each person got one big locker space with key, pillow and mattress, reading light, a plug, blanket and towel. Free WiFi at all floors and in dorm room too.||||The hostel consist of 5 floors, 1st to 4th floor comes with 5 rooms & 5 individual bathroom & WC. The lounge on 5th floor was big and had great 2 swinging egg chairs and plenty of space over looking the view of the city. There was also a computer if you need to use one. Every floor has a iron and board.||||The 5th floor comes with books/magazine cupboard, table bench & high chair, soft sofa, a fridge, refillable hot/cold water filter and a small kitchenette. Free breakfast is at 5th floor overlooking the city in the morning that comes with self service toast, 4 types of spread, biscuits, coffee, tea & filtered water.||||Every shared bathroom is clean and comes with rain shower hot/cold pressure power and shampoo/body wash. The 8 bedded bunk room is clean and spacious and look exactly the same in the booking website. Open air parking is next to Caltex petrol station.||||All in all, for a price that am paying, I am happy with my stay and highly recommending and suggested this place for those who want to explore Georgetown||||The service overall was excellent and the facility was fabulous. The location was in a quiet area and very convenient for eating out. Highly...

Budget hostel. The environment there is very nice and quite, it make me feel relax and comfortable. The room is clean and tidy, bed are comfortable.

This is my second time stay in this hotel. Budget hotel. The environment there is very nice and quite, it make me feel relax and comfortable. We stay in a double room on the second floor. They asked us to take off our shoes before entering, but the floor is quite dirty. The double room is large, not really clean but tidy, bed is comfortable. They have provide two towels, two bottle water. However, the WiFi here is really slow. There are no water heater in the shared bathroom, except for the first shared bathroom on the right of the toilet sign. The hotel don't have a private car park, so we have to park our car around the hotel, and we need to put parking ticket, or you can just download "Penang Smart Parking" to make parking payment online. The receptionist told us that we can also rent a parking lot in the gas station opposite the hotel for about RM5 per day, if i not mistaken. Great location, about 20 mins walk to Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul, Komtar Tower. We also walk to Penang Street Art, Chew Jetty, Tan Jetty from our hotel.It's very quiet at night, but there are also many bars nearby in the Chulia streets. Their free breakfast only provide white bread, jam,...