hotel with waterpark
Come back to Penang to try a hotel on the other side of the mainland, this is the 3rd hotel reviewed for this year. I was moved to book because the main reason was the water park. And I looked at Agoda and it was crazy expensive at rm300+. There was a promotion on Shopee so I grabbed it (bought in October 2021)
🛖Grand Orient Hotel
-hotel 3⭐️
-located in Kampung Jawa Perai, Penang
-the hotel has only been operating for 5 years
-checked in on 18/2/2022
-booked via Shopee for rm156 with breakfast and 4 water park tickets (if you book on Agoda or other platforms you can still get 4 water park tickets)
-deposit of rm100, fast check-in process, friendly and excellent staff but they let you know if there are stains on the sheets and towels, deposit burn 😂(ink is like a 5-star hotel, even 5-star hotels don't make rules like this 😂). It's not the staff who are rude, it's the hotel rules who are rude.
🛖Room
-type superior plus room, king bed
-the room is really narrow, 17m2, but there is still room for prayer.
-the bathroom is also small
-cleanliness 5/10 (the toilet bowl is not very clean, the wallpaper is also very stained and some are torn)
-the future wall is interesting, there are gorillas haha. Kids love it
-the room is really not soundproof, it's really noisy with the noise of the kids next door (my room was also noisy, there were no kids haha)
-only given nescafe, no tea
-TV, refrigerator, hair dryer are available
-the plug is in the middle of the headboard, the room design is really minimalist and modern but it's not well maintained
-after taking a shower, the water is stagnant 😂, just call and he will come immediately to service him.
🛖facilities
-parking is only in front of the hotel and limited, if it's full you have to park on the side of the road outside. Outsiders can also walk in to bathe in the water park for RM28 per person adult or kids, the same price. That's why parking is difficult on weekends.
-the water park is really good and recommended. It has 3 levels of sliding height and a water depth of 1.4m. So the kids who ride the slide have to have an adult to watch over them, but if the kids are good at swimming, no problem. There is no life guard to watch over them, each one is good at watching over them 😂. There is a slide for kids in the other portion that is only about my calf level deep, which is safe for kids who don't know how to swim. The pool is also big enough to swim in. Overall the water park is 5⭐️. Operation from 8am-7pm.
-I don't know if there is breakfast, because I looked on Agoda there is no breakfast, but there is a halal cafe.
-there is a gym and sauna
🛖environment
-quite strategic location close to Seberang Jaya and Bandar Perda so if you want to find food you can go to this area in just 5-10min drive.
🛖value for money
-with the price paid yes, but if the price on agoda is rm300 it's not worth it.
-when checking out you get 4 ice creams 😂
🛖summary
-this hotel only wins at its waterpark
-excellent staff
-room failed 😂
-only suitable for families. Hopefully useful