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Reviews of 8 Boutique By The Sea

2.5 out of 5
8 Boutique By The Sea
Mukim 18, Jalan Tanjung Tokong, George Town, Penang

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 110 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 110 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

M J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Little Gem
Very special place in the grounds of an interesting Chinese Temple which can get rather busy. It is on a beach mainly used by locals with small fishing boats but great for swimming at the far end. There are many eateries and a Tesco nearby. Comfortable, clean and friendly. The more than adequate set breakfast of fried eggs, sausages, slices of meat, baked beans and toast was served in the small dining area enabling conversation with other guests. The only thing that disturbed me was the lack of view from our room. The windows had wooden shutters permanently closed from the outside apparently to keep out the mosquitoes. As we were only there for two nights and were out most of the day this was not a huge problem and It certainly won’t put me off staying there again. I recommend the 8 Boutique to anyone who wants a good place to stay which is just that little bit different.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simple, with great service, and close to the ocean. There is only a parking lot and a bit of beach between the hotel and the water.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Ben, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It doesn't look like much on the outside (much better to look away from the building towards the open sea!), but the room is nice and spacious. Not all of the windows seal up completely, but the a/c kept the room comfortable. The shower worked great. I wished there had been a small refrigerator in the room, but there was one downstairs in the office/breakfast area. I would stay here again if I needed a budget option in this convenient location!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Cho Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Above a Chinese Buddhist temple. Next to a cute beach. But that is ruined by evening crowds and nasty dogs on beach in the morning. Decent air conditioning but must be left on at all times to get decent temperature. Good breakfast.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Maha

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel should provide free parking to the guess instead of charge for the parking.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Solo Trip
Nice clean and spacious room. Breakfast was served every morning. Freshly cooked only after u went to the hotel lobby area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Moleya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Stay
Only problem - wifi at lobby is good In the room - was tough to derect...others is goid
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite nice
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

BuxBunny, Kuala Lumpur

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Comfortable hotel by the sea
The owner was really friendly as well as the workers. The room was comfortable and it is exactly like the pictures. With the price given, it has exceeded the expectation. Although the heater has a bit of problem, otherwise it is all good and the TV has Astro. Parking wise is a bit of a nightmare since it is closed to the tourist attraction, but the parking fees only paid once and it will all be good. Love the memories and the time spent in the hotel, hope there is next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

hb, kuala lumpur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a good hotel. It is close to beach. Good services. Thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michelle, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean big rooms fantastic ocean views Good bus service to city Great night market on main road The manager is friendly and knowlegable Chinese temple and Avatar garden add interest
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

leong

Liked: Cleanliness
the water heater need 3-4 minutes only can feel hot

2/10 Terrible

Steph, Kuala Lumput

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Big failure!!!
Very poor! Smokey, noisy room. (Barking dogs in the night, Hotel owner also yelling around bedtime,) Ppwer outage. TV set not operational. Booked a room with breakfast for two ppl, but hotel owner refused to give another slice of toast. Check-in desastrous. Confusion over durance of stay, guest name and passport numbers. Seem to understand 5% of English. Supervised during breakfast the action of the guests, just as uf he wanted to restrict the consumption of tea and coffee. Never, ever again!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Located next to a Chinese Temple fronting beach
Couldn't believe my eye when I saw the staircase and location inside village area with no lift and amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Response from Khim on Nov 5, 2017
Thanks for staying with us.We wish to serve you better in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Martin, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
weekend off trip
The hotel is super close to the beach, much closer than what I've expected. The hotel offered us a spacious room with a bath tub that is big enough for an average Asian guy to take a comfortable bath. The down side of the the hotel is the Indonesian guy works there does't speak much English.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Lyn, Selangor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An ideal place to rest
Helpful and friendly hotel staff. Very pleasant and spacious room for a modern look hotel. Room is very well maintained and clean. Though the bedding is not as premium but I did had a good sleep. Very safe place. Minimal parking fees but its okay. No big deal. Could visit the Secret Garden day and night. Breakfast was really good. Fresh from the stove. Hope the hotel owner could expand upper floors in the future. Better view from higher floor. Really nice to see the sea
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Cooper

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem in Penang
Great value and extremely kind & helpful owner. Right beside multiple temples, including one that has a popular light display at night. Also next to a nice crab restaurant that gets quite crowded.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

meera, bukit jalil KL malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with nice sea view.
It was a excellent & memorable trip for both of us. Thanks to Expedia. We really enjoyed the every moment in Penang.

2/10 Terrible

nick, canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Isolated no elevator and rooms on second floor.
Very isolated. Staff not friendly at all. Very isolated . No telephone in the room. No reception after 9.00 pm. Reception, kitchen,and breakfast room all together in one cramped place.

10/10 Excellent

joanna

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

8/10 Good

AnaG, Chiang Mai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel footsteps to the sea
Beautiful beach right outside your doorstep, great seafood restaurant and a chinese temple next door makes this hotel a unique and memorable experience. Its a more quiet and a more beautiful alternative to a hotel in the heart of town. Only a 10 - 15 minute drive into the popular tourist attractions, the location is ideal and you can still get around quite easily. A simple breakfast and coffee are included.
by the sea
morning view by the sea
boat parking lot
photos by the sea

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
overall, inside the room is ok, but not suit for muslim bcause there are many dog in front of hotel.

8/10 Good

Lilac, KL, MY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Deal!
Comfortable stay with minimum spent! Worthy! Amazing view near to the beach. Nice and cozy room. Good hospitality. Safe environment! Located in the Chinese Temple compound area, right next to the temple. (This was shocking) But the room and overall hotel was a perfect bargain! Go for it!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good place to stay!
The rooms is very nice for this price, very worth it!

2/10 Terrible

brian, paris

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
no wi fi, very very ugly old hotel
no wi fi, very very ugly old hotel, beware of many lies told by owner about wi fi, its non existant and an ongoing problem the staff told me...

8/10 Good

wong, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
GOOD
BE BACK!

6/10 Okay

Lindsey, BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok stay
Hard to find at first, down an alleyway. Located beside a temple and a small beach/harbour. No fridge. TV didn't work. Free coffee and water though.

10/10 Excellent

BRIAN JAMES

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

6/10 Okay

josh, singapore

nice hotel close to hawker center
parking spaces must request as it's near a famous seafood stall and will parked on the boutique

6/10 Okay

Nurhashikin, Selangor

room is ok. but a little bit scary for muslim people because its temple area.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

muhammad

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

6/10 Okay

Suhaimi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

OON

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
They may prepare a for clear sand so the room will not feel dirty. We can watch TV because TV seem like did not connect to AStro.

6/10 Okay

WEI ZHEN

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

Chin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

Kong

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

6/10 Okay

kavitha, Penang

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed the stay except for a short time non electricity moment on the first day... Otherwise nice...

10/10 Excellent

Natasha, Selangor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super clean n worth the money
Very clean room....n facilities ...

6/10 Okay

SEE, Kl

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tv no other channel. Just local channel...

8/10 Good

Pei, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good price with good facilities & seaview
The price is decent with good facilities, sea view. Nearby is a restaurant sell reasonable & tasty grilled crabs and prawns. I like the place just make sure you have your own transport because the public transport is not so convenient here. I have a noisy neighbor but luckily they wasn't noisy after 12am

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
clean n large room
It was a pleasant stay with large room area, quiet surrounding at nite. But not very nice beach view as we have a difficult moment to dealt with dogs which lazing around there. Very good for couple who really wanted a good sleep with minimal price as there is no swimming pool, no attractions, no need to rush for breakfast, just enjoy yr moments there.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities