Hotels near Sunshine Bertam Shopping Mall

This is a hypermarket shopping mall, located in Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang. The Sunshine hypermarket is another hypermarket that offers various types of groceries at a cheaper price that most of the other well-known hypermarket on the state of Pulau Pinang. There are items that are easily available here at this hypermarket such as international items, especially at the groceries section.

Apart from the hypermarket, this building also opens its floors to various of other retailers, such as boutiques, phone kiosks, phone repairing shops and such. There is also a cineplex inside the building that is one of the best cinema in terms of big halls and superb sound quality. Though the Sunshine Bertam Shopping Mall is in Penang, it is not located on the Penang Island itself. It is on the mainland of Peninsular Malaysia, but still in the borders of Penang state. It is located in the town of Kepala Batas, Penang.

How to Get There

By Car

Driving to the Sunshine Bertam Shopping Mall would be the easiest way to get there. It is located on the mainland part of the Penang state, some forty minutes away from Penang’s city centre, George Town. If driving from Kuala Lumpur, the trip to Sunshine Bertam Shopping Mall will take about three and a half an hour to reach, via the North-South Highway.

By Bus

Since Penang is one of the tops visited the state in Malaysia, both by locals and also tourists from abroad, there are daily buses going to the state from Kuala Lumpur and also other major cities in Malaysia. A one-way ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Penang will start from RM 38. Apart from that, going around the state of Penang is also possible via RapidPenang; an intercity bus company in Penang. There are multiple routes available, and they do cover the whole state. Just make sure to hop on the correct bus to go a certain place in Penang. The RapidPenang covers both the island and the mainland.

By Plane

Penang has its own international airport, situated near Bayan Lepas, and almost at the southern tip of the island. There are domestic flights from most of the major cities in Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuching. Internationally, flights are coming from most ASEAN cities such as Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Medan and Jakarta, and some Asian cities such as Taipei and Guangzhou, China. From the airport, it will take some forty minutes to reach Sunshine Bertam Shopping Mall by driving.

Tourist Attractions

Pantai Kamloon Recreational Park

This used to be a popular spot for the locals but it has no longer been used. Despite it has been disused, this is a beautiful spot to see in Kepala Batas area. Located on the border of Penang and Kedah, this recreational park offers a gorgeous view of the wetland. It is a great spot to have stunning photo shoots especially at the disused walkways and the old, rusty sand dredger. For those who love a bit of adventure, some exploring and a lot of taking pictures, this is the place to go.

Masjid Abdullah Fahim

The biggest mosque in Kepala Batas. Its beautiful and magnificent architecture is something not to be missed when visiting this mosque. Built in 2009 and completed just three years after, this mosque can hold up to 6,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque is always filled with worshippers especially during Friday prayer, mainly because it provides such a comfortable place to pray with thick, fresh smelling carpet and also, the toilets and the ablution places are always clean. The mosque is open every day and twenty-four hours a day. It is just a couple of kilometres from the Sunshine Bertam shopping mall.

Hotel

Hotel Seri Malaysia Kepala Batas

One of the well-known Malaysian brand of a hotel. The Hotel Seri Malaysia in Kepala Batas is just a couple of kilometres away from Sunshine Bertam shopping mall. This hotel offers an affordable, comfortable stay with a good amount of hospitality to go with it. They have three types of rooms, starting from RM 156 for their Superior Twin up to RM 195 per night for the Superior Family room.