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322 HOTELS & CONVENTION FACILITIES
EASTERN & ORIENTAL HOTEL
10, Lebuh Farquhar, Georgetown 10200 Penang
T (04) 222 2000 W eohotels.com
IN BRIEF
The Eastern & Oriental Hotel, affectionately known as “the E&O” was established by the Armenian Sarkies brothers in 1885. It became known as ‘’the Premier
Hotel East of Suez’’, its distinctive Moorish-Colonial architecture and sweeping seafront making it a favourite with the rich and famous. Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Mary Pickford, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham and Herman Hesse number among its guests. Extensively refurbished in 2001 and 2019, it retains all the old-world style that make this an authentic Grand Hotel.
MAIN FEATURES
The E&O comprises two wings set amid an 842-foot-long manicured garden that boasts the
LOCATION / ROUTE
Strategic seafront location, 20 minutes from Penang International Airport.
Close to museums and galleries, food, shopping and entertainment outlets. Beach Street business district is nearby.
HOW TO GET THERE
Buses 103 (city centre circular) and 204 (Penang Hill) stop outside the hotel. Bus 101 (northern beaches & Penang National Park) is 3-4 minutes’ walk.
The elegant entrance to the E&O’s Heritage Wing. The unique Moorish-Colonial architecture makes it one of the world’s most visually distinctive hotels.
oldest java tree on the island, planted before 1885. The original building has been lovingly restored into the newly re-opened Heritage Wing. Its 100 exquisitely appointed suites come complete with personal butler service upon request and exclusive use of the garden. Heritage Wing privileges
include airport meet & greet, packing/unpacking and exclusive use of the garden swimming pool. The Victory Annexe, added in 2013, features 132 sea-facing suites with balconies. Designed
with the modern global traveller in mind, they are luxuriously appointed with every possible amenity. Guest
Batu Feringhi
Penang National Park
Tanjung Tokong
Penang Hill
Georgetown