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Great Shanghai Guest House

Art Deco George Town guesthouse in Downtown George Town with free local shuttle

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Desk, blackout curtains, rollaway beds, free WiFi
Desk, blackout curtains, rollaway beds, free WiFi
Desk, blackout curtains, rollaway beds, free WiFi
Front of property
Exterior

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Room options

Bed In Upper Bunk Female Dorm (Female Only)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Female Single Room With Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Bed In Lower Bunk Female Dorm (Female Only)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
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About the area

Map
50 & 52, Lebuh Leith, Georgetown, Penang, 10020

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 29 min drive
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hon Kei Food Corner - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Kirishima Japanese Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Kheng Pin Cafe 群賓茶餐室 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Gala House - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Foong Wei Heong Restaurant Sdn. Bhd - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Great Shanghai Guest House

Guest house near KOMTAR
Close to Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal, Great Shanghai Guest House provides amenities, such as a free food/drink shopping service and dry cleaning/laundry services. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • A free local area shuttle, bike hire and an electric car charging station
  • Express check-out, express check-in and scooter hire
  • A water dispenser, tour/ticket information and luggage storage
Room features
All guest rooms at Great Shanghai Guest House include comforts, such as air conditioning, as well as
Other amenities include:
  • Daily housekeeping, electrical adapters/chargers and desks

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free area shuttle up to 10 km
  • Area shuttle

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Built in 2023
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 9:00 AM; check-in end time: 7 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

This property does not allow children
Rollaway/extra beds are available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: MYR 100.00 per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city: MYR 2.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Wil House Penang
Wil Penang
Wil House Guesthouse George Town
Wil House Penang/George Town
Wil House Guesthouse
Wil House George Town
Great Shanghai Guest House Guesthouse George Town
Great Shanghai Guest House Guesthouse
Great Shanghai Guest House George Town
Wil House
Great Shanghai Guest House
Great Shanghai Penang
Great Shanghai Guest House Penang
Great Shanghai Guest House Guesthouse
Great Shanghai Guest House Guesthouse Penang

Frequently asked questions

Is Great Shanghai Guest House pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Great Shanghai Guest House?

Great Shanghai Guest House doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Great Shanghai Guest House?

Check-in start time: 9:00 AM; check-in end time: 7 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Great Shanghai Guest House?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Great Shanghai Guest House located?

Located in Downtown George Town, this guesthouse is within a 15-minute walk of Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion and KOMTAR. Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal and Gurney Drive are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Great Shanghai Guest House Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 38 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Qian, Perak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and feels like a home
Very conducive and pretty much feels like a home. Strategic place for you to travel around town with walking distance. If you have no idea where to go, boss is friendly and gives good recommendations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Russell, Melbourne Australi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in UNESCO area of Georgetown
Good location in the same street as the Blue Mansion. The owner Wilson is very helpful and attentive
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Manuel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wordest hotel experience ever !
This wasn't a Hotel, it was a private house with 4 rooms. Shared bathroom, downstairs via slippery stairs. Check in was a desaster, now service at all, but highly unfriendly. Never ever again !
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Rajapobalan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay :)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Good Location but noise at night
The guest house is clean and location good but load music from the disco in hotel next door made it difficult to sleep. One night the pounding music had not stopped at 6:00 AM when I checked out.

2/10 Terrible

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Incredibly noisy-don't stay here.
This is the noisiest hotel I've ever stayed in. Not until is there a nightclub that goes until 8 (!) AM and a mosque next door, but in the single room the bed is right next to the other room's bathroom and the walls are very thin. So stay here if you want to hear EVERYTHING your neighbor does in the bathroom, even with earplugs. Also, the bathroom for the single room is down a flight of stairs, so not very convenient. Hotels.com did not advertise it this way. Don't stay here if you want to sleep.

8/10 Good

von, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice airy shophouse near main road
Very clean, new and private lodgings near to main Penang road for accessibility

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wil house
tried emailing hotel and got no response. facebook is fastest way to get a response. room was hot because it has a tiny window, had to use a/c.

4/10 Poor

limbangjaya

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
i will not come back
no tv for my whole 3nights stay!tv program was off and owner said no technician he could find .shared bathroom.room upstair and bathroom ground floor.using stairs! its HORRIBLE

10/10 Excellent

Ng, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and close to Georgetown World Heritage
I had a really amazing stay at Wil House Boutique Hotel. This was the first boutique hotel of my stay in Georgetown and was a great place to get situated and relax before getting ready to my trip. The boutique hotel is located near by the World Heritage area and is a walk away from lots of shopping and dining which is very convenient since you don't need any local transport to get around. I initially chose this hotel because it was one of the newer properties and I wanted great location. The owner/boss was very helpful, who made it a point to personally make sure I was having a good stay. I highly recommend this boutique hotel as it is one of the good location and is very affordable.

10/10 Excellent

Adrian, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap homestay suit for group of person
The room is clean, bed is good with plenty of spare pillow and sheets with "unlimited" coffee supply, water dispenser is provided as well. Near to many famous restaurant and hawker center. Owner is helpful on giving recommendation on what to do and where to eat. But you need to confirm with the owner for the check in time as there is no permanent staff inside the house to avoid any delay.

10/10 Excellent

JJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel in the Middle of Georgetown
It's definitely a great experience for my first solo trip to Penang! Wilson, the Owner was very hospitable, and very helpful to make arrangement and link up for my airport transfer way in advance of my trip. It was comforting for a lone traveller like me. He gave a very warm welcome when I reached and shared many ideas on where to visit within the town, on the food and places of attractions. It made it easy for someone who had no plans at all. Staying at the Wil's House was awesome, first of it's location, but also it's facilities was really good, clean and comfortable for me, and it's very affordable for a boutique hotel! It felt like home as I stayed at the Wil'! Going around visiting Georgetown was easy for me, as it's in the middle of it. Would recommend solo travellers as well as groups of friends to stay at the Wil's for your trip! It's very free and easy. Thanks Wilson for your friendship and thanks for making this trip such an memorable one for me as well!

2/10 Terrible

Jaeyong, Seoul Korea

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very very disapointed
Very very bad, big noise at 6Am because mosque just across the road and a bar and many mosquito. I stay two days but No cleaning the room. I dont know why Hotel.com recommend this house. Very very disapointed.

8/10 Good

Nith, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
affordable and close proximity to town
If a traveller is new to penang and wants to have a good experience of penang then this place is suggested. The owners do inform and take care well of the guests. Lots of eateries and shopping centers nearby. Plus buses are easily avail.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasent stay with a personal touch.
I decided on Wil House based on the other reviews featured here on TripAdvisor and wasn't disappointed. The furnishing and decor in the lobby, which is also serves as a common area, gives the hotel the personal feel of a bed and breakfast. I stayed in single room and found it perfect for a quick, solo trip. Wilson, the proprietor, contacted me well in advance of my arrival and was very helpful in making sure my stay was as comfortable as possible. He also gave me a rundown of interesting locations and restaurants in the surrounding area, which helped me plan out how to spend the very limited amount of time I had. I also recommend Durai, a tour and transport services provider Wilson works with. Having been to Penang several times prior to my recent trip, I found Wil House to be the best overall experience (and value) of any place that I've stayed.

8/10 Good

Mohammad Redzuan, Kuala Lumpur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet but right in the middle of the city
Quiet place Near to town Privacy Excellent service

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Booking mistake
I booked the wil house on hotels.com and was charged the 300rm. Upon arrival to the hotel I was told that there was actually no single rooms available for me and my friend. The manager refused to refund my money and I had to contact hotels.com where I had to wait 15 working days to get a full refund. This was a huge inconvenience as it was late in the evening and we were now out of pocket with no where to stay. Was very disappointed in the handling of the situation.

4/10 Poor

tamo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
夜眠れなくても平気な方はどうぞ！
5泊予定でしたが、無理でした。最後は別の場所を予約してそちらに移りました。 正直ここを選んだのは大失敗でした。 　 決して神経質な方ではないのですが、近隣のディスコからの音漏れが朝4時5時まで続き低周波音で眠れませんでした。しまいには音がやんでウトウトし始めると、隣のモスクから大音響スピーカーでお祈り音が30分以上続きます。 眠れるわけがありません！！こちらに泊まる方は気を付けてくださいね。 蚊がたくさん出ますのでこちらもご注意を。
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

JEAN PIERRE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Très propre, décoré avec goût, La chambre??? est quand même un peu petite 6 m2 . Mais surtout il ne devrais pas y avoir sur l'annonce "toilettes privé" Alors qu' ouvertes à tous elles se trouvent à l'étage en dessous.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
위치빼고는 ...
위치 좋음 하지만 소음이 심하며 수건교체와 방청소를 부탁했는데 이상한 사람 취급 당했어요 ..
Stayed 5 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

良

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
值得再次造訪
整體而言都很好，但希望可以再增加一些日常用品，例如洗髮精與吹風機 還有增加需要增加其他聯絡資訊，好讓客人到達時可以聯絡

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

CHIH-HSIA, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
乾凈有設計感，地點好，民宿主人樂於助人，不可多得的優秀民宿
雖然我前一天忘了確認到達時間，Wil 還是照之前約好的時間出現，民宿外觀很有趣，內部很乾淨，也很有設計感，重要的是，Wil 很樂意幫助大家，不只提供了地圖還有許多周遭的美食購物指南，最後還幫忙安排計程車去機場，真是幫了非常大的忙。民宿離有名的 love lane 不遠，附近也有很多美食街還有著名海南雞飯與著名早餐多春茶室，這裡離主要大街有幾步路，晚上也很安靜，完全不用擔心噪音會影響睡眠。如果還有機會再去一次檳城，我一定會選擇再次入住，去檳城遊玩的人，千萬不要錯過這個民宿喔！