Thanks everyone for the thoughts, and useful insight on the Courtyard breakfast. I'll think about it for a few days to make a final decisions - price-wise the Courtyard and the others in Georgetown are much cheaper than the Lone Pine (and not that many room options available).
Originally Posted by
randomdude
- The Prestige Hotel: not part of Marriott. Decent hotel, also conveniently located. Rooftop pool, good breakfast. The rooms are quite nice and modern
It has joined, presumably recently:
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotel...tels/overview/
Originally Posted by Marriott
Welcome to The Prestige Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels™
Modern-day Victorian design in Penang’s George Town.
Set beside 19th-century colonial buildings in Penang’s George Town—a UNESCO World Heritage site—the 162-room Prestige brings to mind a tropical Victorian Eden. Through heritage floor patterns and lattices, which amplify the hotel’s garden-conservatory feel, the design presents a whimsical homage to magic. Here, pieces reference such elaborate props as Houdini’s escape box, while visual trickery includes beds that seem to levitate as well as concealed rooms. Atop the hotel, the infinity pool with quayside views is a great spot for relaxing.