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Banana Guest House

355, 357 & 359, Chulia Street, Pulau Penang 10200 , Malaysia
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Ranked #47 of 83 Pulau Penang B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 32 Reviews
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London, England, United Kingdom
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012

After booking in a room that was more like an oven with no windows I asked for the password for the (free WiFi) and his response was I,m triying to run a buisness it,s not free ! I,m stopping here I answered to which he grabbed my I Pad and typed a password looking like he had just swallowed a... More

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Mexico
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012

Took shared bathroom but the room had AC and was staff amicable .

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Adelaide, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

great place to stay at!! rooms are clean & comfortable Service was good as we could book our trip to Langkawi at the front desk, shuttle bus sorted to take u to the boat the next day. There are a few clubs at the end of the road that are open into the wee hours of the morning. Please note... More

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Santiago, Chile
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2011
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We booked by mail at Banana and when we arrived tired and sweaty we did not bother looking elsewhere because of good reviews and guidebooks, so our fault. The room had absolutely no windows, of any kind, was quite shabby and the bathroom was mostly clean but the water discharge hole was full of hairs. The bad part actually were... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2011
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We stayed here for 3 nights as we toured around Georgetown.  The staff were very friendly and willing to help us out.  We arrived very late and they only had a triple AC room but they only charged us for a double, moving to a fan room the next day with no hassle. Overall it was clean, the shared bathroom... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2011

Our first impressions were not great here, we had booked to stay in a double at the new banana guest house but the staff seemed to have misplaced our booking. We were sent over the road, in the end we were not sure if we stayed in the new banana guest house or the old one! The room was OK,... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 July 2011

I stayed at the New Banana guest house while I was getting my visa to be working in Thailand. The owners helped tremendously. They wanted their fees for the help but I wouldn't want anything for free. It was a one stop shop.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011

the only thing i love is low price, others just average. backpacker style.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2011

We stayed here for two nights, the location is perfect - right in the heart of it, close to China town and little India and there are lots of street vendors at night. We were originally going to stay somewhere else but they were full, we then stumbled across this place. We stayed in the old Banana GH opp the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2011

We stayed 4 nights in the GH opposite 7eleven, really good location, close to everything. Room was better quality than others we have had in Malaysia. Aircon, good wifi and clean rooms was exactly what we wanted. No faults really apart from slightly noisy in room, can hear a lot of loud music, but we soon crashed out after a... More

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