I make my first Penang visa run next week.

Cany anybody tell me the prices of:-

Budget Hotel/Guesthouse per night (any recommendations)

Visa fee

Transport costs

Malaysian Airport tax (is there any?)

Thanks in advance.

Hotels vary as with anywhere, i/d recommend the Hotel Continental on Jalan Penang (Georgetown ) 1000 baht/night 3 star hotel with pool. Visa Fee .....presumably you mean the Thai visa fee the cost is the same as you would pay in your home country just converted into Ringitt......add approx 300 baht on if you intend to use an agent to obtain your Visa. Transport costs are reasonable, again it is down to your haggling to some extent for taxis. Yes departure tax is payable.

Departure tax from Malaysia is 450 baht.

Departure Tax from Penang is collected with the ticket; at least last Year with both Thai Airways and AirAsia it was so.

Sunny

Departure Tax from Penang is collected with the ticket; at least last Year with both Thai Airways and AirAsia it was so.

Sunny

Yes it still is.

Thaiflyer...

Is that the Grand Continental near Gama Supermarket & Department Store close to Komtar (The Big Comms Building)??? Please?

If so, I would not recommend!!!!!!!!

See:

http://www.asiahotels.com/hotelinfo/Grand_...inental_Penang/

Regards all,

Toss.

No its not the same place..........people often confuse the two, the one you mean is the Grand Continental this is just the Continental.........its at the bottom of Jalan Penang. Very nice clean place with pool.

Thanks Thaiflyer1!

Any contact details as the only one I can see is the other place which I wouldn't ever go back to!!!

Thanks Thaiflyer1!

Any contact details as the only one I can see is the other place which I wouldn't ever go back to!!!

Sods Law.........i used to have the link in my favourites but have discarded it! Trust me you/ll have no complaints about this place, try this link http://www.penangresort.com/hotels/pgisland3sb.htm (you/ll need to scroll down the page to get to it). Phone number for Continental used to be +60 (Malaysia) +4 (Penang) 636388

I stayed at the Oriental Hotel and the Merchant Hotel before. Both are good budget choices. Oriental Hotel at the corner of Chulia and Penang Rd.I think only about 70 Ringgets. Adequate and clean place.