Unique
In a holiday filled with highlights, it's hard to find appropriate superlatives for this gorgeous place. It is really a privilege to be able to...
Tradition, history and style!
After much research (particularly Trip Advisor) Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion was chosen for our short stay in Penang. The small boutique style appea...
Charming great stay.
Staying at the mansion was the best thing in Penang. The location is perfect and our room Jolly was charming with lots of period furniture and ...
Le plus bel hotel de Malaisie
Ce n'est pas compliqué, c'est le plus hotel de Malaisie, l'endroit où vous devez absolument faire halte. Dans un pays... more
Serenity in Georgetown
We had seen this hotel on TripAdvisor and were drawn by the fact that the hotel seemed somewhat different than most modern hotels. In no way we...
Want to stay here again- immediately
We did the free tour of the mansion several years ago and decided we must stay there this time. We revelled in the beauty of the architecture a...
The most amazing hotel in the world
This hotel is just amazing! Actually, it s not a hotel, but a part of history. you are not a visitor, but a guest, and treat like this. The roo...
Traumhaft - mal was ganz anderes
Wir sind angekommen und waren komplett überwältigt. es ist ein irres Gefühl in einer Sehenswürdigkeit zu wohnen. Tägli...
Absolutely awesome
I stayed at the Mansion for 2 nights in March. It is simply amazing. I had everything I needed, plus the traquility and beauty of this fantasti...
A break from the norm
In a world of conventional business hotels the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion was a wonderful change. It is more like a traditional bed and breakfast ...
O M G - the place is MAGIC
I cannot understand people who stay here - surely KNOWING that it is an old, old place, restored from a state of near-ruin - and remark that th...
What a place!!
We stayed for three nights over New Year. Arriving by car we found it no problem and drove through the manually operated barrier (a lovely Chin...
Loved the Mansion
We stayed at the CFT Mansion for three days in August on a three week trip around Malaysia. It was truly a highlight of our trip. The atmospher...
My home away from home, our 4th stay this time around
The CFTM is our little home away from home, I've worked in the foreign service and my work takes me to gorgeous properties around the world, bu...
A unique experience
Having been budget travelling for over two months, on arriving in Penang we decided we wouldn't mind having a bit of a splurge. We hadn't booke...
A Unique Experience - totally wonderful
We had intended to stay at the Eastern & Oriental, but when they told us they wanted RM2,500 for a room (as opposed to the RM440 advertised...
Like staying at a rich old uncles
We stayed here for four nights in January 2007 and loved it. We arrived quite late at night, having reserved our room per email without difficu...
Loved it!
The CFTM is an amazing place to stay. It is a wonderful building with gorgeous antique furniture. We stayed here for 2 nights on arrival and de...
We loved it
Both the reviews criticising this hotel and those praising it are right. It is not luxurious, the aircon is not that good, it is not smart, but...
A fantastic hotel & experience
We had 3 nights at the CFTM and had a fantastic time. If you are the type of traveller who wants a large hotel with swimming pool and room serv...
Awesome place
If you are looking for something special than the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is the place for you. It's an unique place which is great for relaxin...
A must for Architecture, Interior or Feng Shui students
Not only are you staying in a Lovely spacious air conditioned room, but living in a little bit of history. Staying there was like living on a m...
Stay here but bring earplugs
We stayed here for two nights and loved being part of this beautiful building for a short time. We stayed in Peony room which had a four poster...
More of a hostel than a hotel but unique and certainly worth a short stay
This is a unique opportunity to stay at a UNESCO-recognized heritage property. Everything about the building is lovely and, as a guest, you hav...
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A fantastic, unique place to stay in Penang
Trip Advisor by BridgetC on Jan 28, 2009
I don't know which place the person from Zurich stayed, but it could not have been the Cheong Fatt Tze as he described it. It is a fantastic pl...
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