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The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel

2.0 star property

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Interior
Breakfast area
Double Room with Private Bathroom | Bathroom | Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Interior
Living area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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168, Lebuh Chulia, Georgetown, George Town, Penang, 10200
  • Place, Pinang Peranakan Mansion
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Padang Kota Lama
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room with Private Bathroom | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room with Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Double Room with Shared Bathroom | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Twin Room, Shared Bathroom | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

George Town

Located in Downtown George Town within a mile (2 km) of KOMTAR, The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel is within 2 miles (3 km) of other popular sights such as Gurney Drive. This 18-room hostel welcomes guests with conveniences like free in-room WiFi, coffee/tea in a common area, and a library.
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What's nearby

  • Armenian Street - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Padang Kota Lama - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • KOMTAR - 15 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 28 min drive
  • Penang Intl. Airport (PEN) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hurry Hari - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ramzan Nasi Kandar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Tea Kadai - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Paper Pepper - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ali Capati Corner - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel

At The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel, guests have access to free WiFi in public areas, coffee in a common area, and a library. Front-desk staff can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage, and tours or tickets. Additional amenities include a terrace, laundry facilities, and a TV in a common area.
Guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries, and beds are dressed in premium bedding. Limited housekeeping is available.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

More

  • 3 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:30 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay these charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: MYR 2.00 per accommodation, per night

These are all of the charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
  • Check-in: 3 PM—-10:30 PM
  • Check-out: noon
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is available during limited hours.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • No parking is available onsite.
  • This property accepts credit cards and cash.
  • Onsite safety features include a fire extinguisher.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

Frame Guesthouse Hostel Penang
Frame Guesthouse Hostel
Frame Guesthouse Penang
Frame Guesthouse
The Frame Guesthouse Penang/George Town
Frame Guesthouse Hostel George Town
Frame Guesthouse George Town
The Frame Guesthouse
The Frame Hostel George Town
The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel George Town
The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Frequently asked questions

Are free cancellation options available at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel provides free cancellation on some room rates. For additional details, look at the cancellation policy on our site.

How much does it cost to stay at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

As of Jun 12, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel on Jun 13, 2026 start from $24, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What's there to do around The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

This hostel is situated in Downtown George Town, just steps from Armenian Street and Queen Street, and within a short walk of Georgetown UNESCO Historic Site. You'll also find KOMTAR and Gurney Drive within a short drive.

Is parking available on site at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

No, there isn't parking at this hostel.

Does The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel include a casino on the premises?

No, The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hostel.

What do couples enjoy most about The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

Couples staying at this hostel will appreciate amenities like premium bedding as well as a garden and a library.

Does The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel have a hot tub?

No, this hostel doesn't have a spa tub.

Does The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel have a restaurant with a breakfast menu?

No, The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel doesn't have a restaurant that serves breakfast.

Will The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets aren't allowed at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel.

Does The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel have connecting rooms available?

No, this hostel doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How close is the airport from The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

The closest major airport to The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel is Penang Intl. Airport (PEN), which is 11.2 mi away (28 minutes by car).

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel?

No, there aren't any rooms with balconies at The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel.

The Frame Guesthouse - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 44 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Miss Yang at the front desk is very kind and helpful. The location is within easy access to everything, there are a great variety of food options around.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Maricarmen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great value for the cost
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chiung yin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had great stay, the facility is really clean. They mop the floor daily. The area is convenient for going to places or finding things to eat.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Good

Good place to stay. Great location. Dont have anything negative to say.
Verified

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful happy staff. Great spot with heaps of charm in a central location. It's an older building but well updated and kept. Good aircon and wifi. Ask for a room away from Chulia st though, its really loud.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Echoing other reviews, noise is a significant problem here
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Chiung yin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It feels really cozy here. The facility is clean but the building is old. Its a little bit noisy sometimes.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Calm and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is located right at the heart of the city and in front of Kapitan Keling Mosque, one of the many landmarks and touristic attractions of Georgetown. The staff was very polite and helpful, and the property is very nice and has this very nice style. Our room was spacious, very comfortable and we had a very nice view from the mosque (only issue was being awakened by it at 5 AM every morning, but they had earplugs at the reception to help with that).
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Lee Choon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
budget
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Grace

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location and easy check in and check out. The third floor doesnt have a bathroom so you have to go down to the lower levels anytime you need to do something. Facilites are fine but a lot of moisquitoes
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Lee Choon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
cost saver
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Noisy but overall pretty good

Hostel was pretty comfortable, but no provacy curtains. Really loud as opposite the mosque amd a major road, the ear plugs provided help very little, even though i realise that is not their fault. Just be aware of a 5am wake up call every morning. Showers and toilets separated and just like the pictures. Not social at all though. Overall good but depends on how heavy a sleeper you are
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

SAMKI

Liked: Staff & service

Could be better

The room smelled musty so I couldn’t sleep all night long. I was on the top bunk and it was dark so I fell when I tried to come down. The other occupants took the aircon remote control so it got really hot and humid at night. There were many bugs in the room and the washroom area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Emma-Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Leider hatte ich in dem Doppelzimmer Bettwanzen. Außerdem ist es extrem laut, wenn man ein Raum in der Nähe von der Bar hat
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Youngdal

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

깔끔한 게스트하우스

아주 깔끔한 게스트하우스. 화장실 샤워실도 깔끔하고 따뜻한 물도 잘 나옵니다. 다만 침대마다 커튼이 없어서 오픈되어 있다는 것과 도로 바로 앞에 있어 밤에 소음이 약간 있다는 단점은 있네요
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Nipu

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

Nice place

The first night I was in an 8 bed mixed dorm and it was very noisy. There is a mosque nearby and I was woken up at 5:30am and 6:30am from it. I was also able it hear noise form people walking outside of the room. The next two nights, I was in a 4 bed female dorm and it was so much better. It was very quite.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love it 😍 I do strongly recommend it for all 👍👍
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Ian

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

Good in George!

Great location. Heart of Georgetown. Easy to walk around or less than 2 mins to a bus stop in either direction. Street art, food, bars are all right there. Friendly staff and enough space to get some quiet time in one of several common areas. Has a TV area but I never watched anything so can’t say much on that. Was there for 7 nights and slept great every night. The prayers can be loud, but I don’t know if anywhere in the area is quiet, so buy some earplugs if you are a light sleeper.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Kyungmin

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

okay with short stay

First of all, the staffs are superb nice. Thank you so much. I stayed in dorm and there was no curtain. There is a window in the room but it cannot be opened, and the light came from the hallway through the window was bothering me when I sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Nurul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everthing is good except for the towel. Not so clean, eventhough i have requested for a second towel. Just remember to bring your own towel. Other than that, I have a pleasant stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Bien situado en Georgetown

El Hostal esta bien situado en el centro de Georgetown y con acceso cómodo a la mayoría de las atracciones. Esta en una de las calles principales por lo que se accede cómodo a todo. El WiFi en las habitaciones funcionaba bastante mal. Y el suelo a ser de madera hacia que fuera bastante ruidoso. En la cama te dan una especia de manta para taparte que no sabes si esta muy limpia o no. Tienes un locker en la habitación con llave que tal dan. El baño estaba bien y aunque aparentemente no había muchas duchas nunca tuve problemas. Las dichas un poco pequeñas e incomodas Eso sí al ser el techo tipo invernadero por la mañana se formaba demasiado calor
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

ゆみ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
程よくリノベーションされた居心地の良いゲストハウスでした。共用の冷蔵庫の置き場所が気になりました。日当たり良すぎてでん電気料金かさみそう。
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Spencer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff was very nice and helpful the whole time we were there. We decided to book an extra night and they were accommodating with letting us check in early to the other room so we could leave our stuff there. The beds weren’t too comfortable but the biggest issue was that the walls and floors are super thin so you can hear everything. Rooms and bathrooms were fine and clean
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location in the heart of George Town, easy to go to the Bus Terminal and explore all about George Town. Just walk out and then your adventure start. Lovely condition and cleanliness is great. Simplest but can't ask for more. All guest here should be pleased with the bathroom and toilet, very clean. The price is reasonable for all traveler, especially the backpacker :)
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018