Spices by the Park

Spices By The Park (GPS: 5.41502, 100.33602) is a boutique hotel at 89 Acheen Street, a double-storey building in George Town, Penang. It serves an an annex to the Spices Luxury Boutique Residence which is on Lumut Lane within the Penang Heritage Enclave and also within the core zone of the George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Spices By The Park offers 6 well appointed rooms for guests wishing to experience the George Town World Heritage Site and live in close proximity to major attractions. The hotel is an oasis of greenery with full-size trees places at air wells and pocket gardens. There is also a larger-than-life mural by Russian artist Julia Volchkova. The ground level front outlet is a restaurant, the Urban Spices Cafe.

The building was erected in 1940 in the then fashionable Art Deco style, and was originally finished in Shanghai plaster. At time of writing (Oct 2012), it appears to have been restored and refinished in stucco. The façade of Spices By The Park includes a step pediment with a flagstaff at the centre. Four pilasters rise to the pediment. Each is ornamented with four molded diamonds. Four columns provide support to the porch.

The building housing Spices By The Park was originally occupied by Soetan Mohamed Issa, a Sumatran merchant from Padang, Indonesia. He was a merchant trading in spices and other products from Sumatra.

Spices by the park has a rooftop patio laid with terracotta tiles where you can enjoy great views of the George Town World Heritage Site, all the way till Komtar and beyond. There are cast-iron benches here for you to enjoy the city lights at night.

On the wall of the hotel is a mural by Russian mural artist Julia Volchkova. Details in the link below.


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Sitting area at Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


View from the rooftop of Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


Landing to the rooftop of Spices by the Park, and the wall mural that I will describe3 separately (13 January 2016)


Here I am at the rooftop patio with Fred Pui, the Marketing Manager of Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)

Rooms at Spices by the Park

There are only six rooms at this boutique annex. Each has its own name, and they are Aloe Vera, Lemon Grass, Tamarind, Ginger, Mint and Nutmeg.

Aloe Vera Room

This is a duplex room with a loft. There is a king-size bed on the upper level and a single-bed on the entrance level. It is ideal for a family travelling with a child.

The king-size bed at the Aloe Vera Room of Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The single bed at the Aloe Vera Room of Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The bathroom of the Aloe Vera Room of Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)

Lemon Grass Room

This is also a duplex room with a loft. It has one queen-size beds and two single beds. Thus it is ideal for a family of four.

The two beds on the loft of Lemon Grass Room at Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The downstairs single bed at the Lemon Grass Room of Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The bathroom of the Lemon Grass Room at Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)

Tamarind Room

Tamarind is a twin-bed deluxe room.

Tamarind Room, Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The bathroom at Tamarind Room, Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)

Ginger Room

Ginger is a twin-bed superior room.

The Ginger Room at Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The bathroom at Ginger Room, Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)

Mint Room

Mint is a double-bed superior room.

The Mint Room at Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The bathroom at the Mint Room, Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)

Nutmeg Room

Nutmeg is another double-bed superior room.

The Nutmeg Room, Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)


The showwer at Nutmeg Room, Spices by the Park (13 January 2016)

About 89 Acheen Street

Spices by the Park occupies a building erected in 1940, in the then fashionable Art Deco style, and was originally finished in Shanghai plaster. When I first write about this building in October 2012, the building was refinished in stucco. Since then, it has undergone restoration, where the new owner has stripped off the stucco, to reveal the original Shanghai plaster finishing.

89 Acheen Street, George Town, Penang (15 December 2008)


The façade of 89 Acheen Street includes a step pediment with a flagstaff at the centre. Four pilasters rise to the pediment. Each is ornamented with four molded diamonds. Four columns provide support to the porch.

89 Acheen Street was originally occupied by Soetan Mohamed Issa, a Sumatran merchant from Padang, Indonesia, trading in spices and other products from Sumatra. There seems to be no business activity being conducted at the premises when I viewed it, so there may be a different business being held here in the near future.

Address

Spices by the Park
89, Acheen Street,
10300 George Town, Penang.

Spices by the Park is on the Map of Acheen Street

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