New Savoy Hotel is a budget-tier, 1-star property located at No. 156, Jalan Hutton, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia, 10050. Jalan Hutton sits within Georgetown's city core, an area long associated with Penang's heritage streetscape and everyday city life rather than resort-style tourism. Beyond its star rating and address, Traveloka's listing does not currently surface additional history such as a built or renovation year, so this overview keeps to what is confirmed rather than guessing at the property's backstory.
As a 1-star hotel, New Savoy Hotel is positioned as a no-frills, value-oriented base for travellers who prioritise a central Georgetown location and a simple place to sleep over resort amenities. This kind of positioning is common along Jalan Hutton and the surrounding blocks of Georgetown, a part of the city that mixes shophouse-era architecture with a dense cluster of small, independently run guesthouses and budget hotels — a legacy of Georgetown's long history as a trading port town on the Malacca Strait. Georgetown itself, the capital of Penang state, has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its multicultural architecture and streetscape, a general point of city-wide context rather than a claim about this specific property, but one that helps explain why so much of central Georgetown's accommodation stock — New Savoy Hotel included — sits inside older shophouse-style buildings rather than purpose-built modern towers.
Travellers exploring Penang for the first time can pair a stay here with onward plans — for instance, browsing flights to Penang on Traveloka when mapping out the rest of the trip. Because New Savoy Hotel is a smaller, independently run property rather than part of an international chain, its public data footprint on aggregator and travel-booking platforms tends to be thinner than a branded hotel's — which is also why several sections below are deliberately written with hedged, honest language rather than invented specifics.
Traveloka's listing for New Savoy Hotel does not currently publish a detailed, room-by-room breakdown (named tiers, bed configurations, or exact room sizes) in its structured data. Rather than inventing a tier ladder that cannot be confirmed, the honest guidance here is: rooms at New Savoy Hotel typically include air conditioning and a private bathroom, but the specific room type, bed setup, and floor size for any given booking should be checked directly on the listing's room-selection screen at the time of booking, since availability and configuration can change.
Guests who need a specific bed configuration (twin vs. double, for example) or who are travelling with family should confirm the exact room category shown at checkout on Traveloka before confirming payment, since a firm tier name is not yet available in the property's public data feed. This is a common situation for smaller, independently operated hotels in older Georgetown buildings: room counts tend to be modest, floor plans are frequently irregular because the building was not purpose-built as a hotel, and management may adjust room naming or bundling from time to time without that change being reflected instantly across every booking channel. None of this should be read as a mark against the property — it simply means travellers get the most accurate, up-to-date picture of what is on offer by checking the live room-selection screen for their specific dates rather than relying on a generic description.
For travellers who know in advance that they need a particular configuration — for example, connecting rooms for a family, or a non-smoking room — it is worth noting that New Savoy Hotel's facility list (see the next section) does confirm that both connecting rooms and non-smoking rooms are offered as room-level options, even though the exact tier names attached to them are not published. Selecting those filters, where available, on the room-selection screen at checkout is the most reliable way to land on the right room type for a given trip.
Based on Traveloka's listing, New Savoy Hotel offers the following facilities and services:
Taken together, this facility set covers the practical essentials that a short-stay, budget-conscious traveller typically needs: a place to eat and drink without leaving the building, round-the-clock staff coverage at the front desk for late check-ins or questions, a way to get online, and somewhere to park if arriving by car. The presence of a 24-hour front desk in particular is a meaningful convenience for travellers on flights that land in Penang late at night or early in the morning, since it means arrival timing does not depend on a staffed reception window.
The wellness offering — a garden along with massage and spa services — is a step above what many similarly priced 1-star properties in central Georgetown typically offer, though as with any on-site wellness facility, exact opening hours, whether appointments are required, and pricing are operational details that sit outside what Traveloka's structured listing publishes. As with room types, any facility not confirmed by Traveloka's own data (for example, whether the WiFi extends to guest rooms, or whether the spa operates daily) is not asserted here — guests should confirm operating specifics for wellness and dining facilities directly with the property or through the listing before relying on them.
The pet policy is also worth calling out specifically: New Savoy Hotel's listing states that both small and large pets are allowed, which is a comparatively permissive policy. Many hotels in dense, older parts of Georgetown either disallow pets entirely or cap allowances at small breeds only, so travellers with a larger dog or other pet who have struggled to find a central Georgetown base may find this property's stated policy useful — though, as with the other facility notes above, confirming any pet-specific fees, deposits, or restrictions directly with the hotel ahead of arrival is sensible.
New Savoy Hotel is located on Jalan Hutton in Georgetown, Pulau Pinang — part of Penang's main city area. Georgetown functions as Penang's principal urban and transport hub, so travellers arriving by air can plan the Penang leg of their trip and then arrange onward transport into the city; Traveloka's flight booking page is a useful starting point for arranging arrival into Penang before making the final approach into Georgetown itself.
Because Traveloka's structured listing for New Savoy Hotel does not include verified walking distances or named nearby landmarks, this section avoids stating specific metre or kilometre distances to attractions that cannot be confirmed from the source data. Travellers who want to firm up what is walkable from Jalan Hutton are best served by checking a live map at the time of booking.
What can be said at a general, city-wide level — as background context rather than a claim about the hotel itself — is that Georgetown's street grid places most of its well-known heritage sights, including its UNESCO-listed core, its street-art trail, and its clan jetties along the waterfront, within the same broad city area that Jalan Hutton sits in, rather than in a separate suburb. That general layout is one reason Georgetown draws travellers who prefer to base themselves centrally and move around the old town on foot or by short rides, rather than staying in a resort area further from the city. Travellers arriving into Penang who plan to spend most of their trip exploring Georgetown on foot may find that pattern convenient, though as noted above, the exact walk time from this specific property to any individual sight should be checked on a live map rather than assumed.
For onward or return travel, Penang International Airport serves as the island's main gateway; travellers mapping out flight timing around a Georgetown stay can compare options directly through Traveloka's flight search rather than booking transport blind.
New Savoy Hotel's own listing confirms an on-site restaurant and bar, giving guests an on-property option for meals and drinks without needing to leave the building. Georgetown as a whole is known city-wide for its street food and café culture, though Traveloka's listing for this specific property does not name individual nearby eateries, so no specific outside restaurant is called out here.
For travellers who do want to venture out, Georgetown's food scene is broadly organised around a handful of well-known hawker clusters and heritage café strips scattered through the old town, reflecting the city's mixed Malay, Chinese, Indian, and Peranakan culinary heritage — again, general city context rather than a claim tied to walking distance from this particular hotel. Guests staying at New Savoy Hotel who want to explore that wider food scene should treat the on-site restaurant and bar as a convenient fallback for early mornings, late nights, or simply not wanting to plan every meal, while using a live map or asking hotel staff for current recommendations on specific nearby options, since staff recommendations change more often than any static listing.
Guests who want to plan a wider Penang itinerary around food, heritage walks, or other experiences can browse things to do in Penang on Traveloka to fill out the rest of a Georgetown trip.
New Savoy Hotel suits travellers whose priority is an affordable, centrally located Georgetown base rather than resort-style extras. Its confirmed facility set — on-site dining, 24-hour front desk, parking, WiFi in public areas, and wellness services such as massage and spa — covers the practical basics for a short city stay. The property also lists itself as accommodating both small and large pets, which can matter for travellers who would otherwise need to search harder for pet-friendly options in central Georgetown.
For solo travellers, backpackers, and budget-conscious couples visiting Penang primarily to explore Georgetown's old town on foot, a 1-star property with round-the-clock front-desk coverage and on-site parking removes two of the more common friction points of a city-centre budget stay — namely, arriving outside normal staffed hours and needing somewhere secure to leave a vehicle. Business travellers with short, single-purpose trips into Georgetown may also find the combination of a central address and predictable, no-frills facilities easier to plan around than a larger resort property further from the city core.
Travellers comparing this property against other budget options in the area can also look at other hotels in Penang on Traveloka before deciding which base best fits their trip, or review the same-city comparison list toward the end of this page.
A few practical notes for anyone booking New Savoy Hotel:
Ready to plan the rest of the trip? Start from the Traveloka homepage to arrange flights, activities, and other hotels around your Penang stay.
Travellers comparing New Savoy Hotel against other options in the same part of Penang may find the following live Traveloka listings for other Georgetown hotels useful. Each is a separate property from New Savoy Hotel, sourced from its own Traveloka listing.
Comparing these listings alongside New Savoy Hotel on Traveloka can help travellers weigh star tier, room configuration, and on-site facilities against price and location before settling on a Georgetown base for their Penang trip.
As announced by Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Tourism Tax is imposed starting 1 January 2023 for all hotel guests that are non-Malaysian or non-permanent Residents of Malaysia. Please expect that hotel will collect the Tourism Tax from you during check-in at the hotel. The Tourism Tax rate is 10 RM per room per night.
Popular Facilities | Restaurant, 24-Hour Front Desk, Parking, WiFi |
Check-In / Check-Out Time | From 14:00 - to 12:00 |
Another facilities in New Savoy Hotel | Small pets allowed, Large pets allowed, Garage, Garden, Massage |
