Royale Chulan Penang

Royale Chulan Penang (18 May 2017)


Royale Chulan Penang (GPS: 5.416862, 100.343910) is a hotel on Weld Quay, in George Town, Penang. It occupies the former Boustead Building (at 1 Weld Quay) and Schmidt & Küstermann Building (2 Weld Quay) on the waterfront. These have been restored and readapted for present-day use.

There are five dining outlets at Royal Chulan Penang, namely Sri Tanjung Café, Tea Room, Heritage Lounge, The Spice and Poolside Bar. The hotel has a swimming pool, a gym and a spa. It also has meeting and conference facilities as well as a banquet hall which can be used for wedding banquets as well as corporate events, annual dinners and seminars.

Royale Chulan Penang is located within the core zone of the George Town World Heritage Site. It is within easy walking distance to heritage sites such as the Queen Victoria Clocktower and Fort Cornwallis, among others. The hotel offers 179 rooms. The rooms available are Superior, Deluxe, Junior Suite, Corner Suite, Family Suite, Studio Suite, Executive Suite, Deluxe Suite, Penang Suite, Premiere Suite and Royal Suite.

Getting there by bus

You can take Rapid Penang CAT. The Weld Quay Bus Terminal is just a short walking distance away. From there you can get almost all the buses that ply Penang Island.

Address

Royale Chulan
1 & 2 Weld Quay
10300 George Town, Penang. Phone: +60-4-259 8888

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Royale Chulan Penang front porch. (3 November 2017)


Front signage of Royale Chulan Penang (3 November 2017)


Royale Chulan Penang (5 November 2017)


The Lobby and Front Office, Royale Chulan Penang (3 November 2017)


The reception at Front Office, Royale Chulan Penang (18 December 2015)


Lift landing at Royale Chulan Penang (18 December 2015)


The original staircase of the Boustead merchantile building restored and preserved at Royale Chulan Penang (4 November 2017)

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Facilities at Royale Chulan Penang

Facilities at Royale Chulan Penang include a swimming pool (open daily from 7:00am to 8:00pm), a gymnasium (open daily from 7:00am to 10:00pm) and a spa. There is a multi-storey car park for guests and visitors, with VIP parking at the porch.


Royal Chulan Penang swimming pool (28 September 2018)


Swimming pool at Royale Chulan Penang (3 November 2017)


The gymnasium at Royale Chulan Penang (3 November 2017)


The gymnasium at Royale Chulan Penang (3 November 2017)

Function Rooms at Royale Chulan Penang

Royale Chulan Penang has function rooms and halls of various sizes to cater for everything from business meetings and seminars to conferences and wedding banquets. Largest of these is The Royale Ballroom, which covers 487.68 sqm and can accommodate 500 banquet diners. Next in size are Boustead Halls 1 & 2, each with a floor area of 122.64 sqm. There are four meeting-size function rooms namely Georgetown, Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and Pulau Tikus.

The banquet hall at Royale Chulan Penang (18 December 2015)

Royale Chulan is on the Map of Weld Quay, Penang

Awards & Recognitions received by Royale Chulan Penang

The former The Royale Bintang Penang

Royale Chulan Penang was previously known as The Royale Bintang Penang. It underwent a name change during a rebranding exercise in May, 2017.

The Royale Bintang Penang (18 December 2015)


Royale Chulan Penang, when it was known as The Royale Bintang (15 April 2014)


Royale Chulan Penang (18 December 2015)

Before The Royale Bintang Penang

Before the building was The Royale Bintang Penang, it was the Boustead Building, where it housed Boustead Johan Edaran Sdn Bhd, Boustead Travel Services Sdn Bhd and National Car Rental. Next to it is the Schmidt Küstermann Building, which is also part of Royale Chulan Penang today.

Boustead Building under restoration to become The Royale Bintang Penang. (14 November 2012)


Boustead Building (25 June 2006)


Boustead Building (29 January 2005)


Schmidt Küstermann Building, before restoration to become part of Royale Chulan Penang. (29 January 2005)

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