PAGE 63

Previously known as Noob Hostel, PAGE 63 is a highly recommended hostel for backpackers, tourists and travellers alike. The hostel is located in the city of Georgetown, Penang and quite near to the Penang International Airport. KOMTAR is only a short walk away and it is a 25-minute drive from Batu Ferringhi. PAGE 63 offers guests a comfortable stay in their air-conditioned dormitory and rooms. The services provided such as luggage storage shared bathrooms with hot showers as well as free personal lockers will ensure that your stay here is enjoyable. The property is situated within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Georgetown, which means guest will get to enjoy and experience everything that the site has to offer.

How to Get to PAGE 63

If you are arriving via a flight into Penang, then you will arrive at the Penang International Airport. From the airport, the most convenient and quickest way to get to PAGE 63 is via taxi or rental car. If you are driving you’re your own or rental car; the hostel can easily be found via GPS. Since PAGE 63 is located along Lebuh Pantai, guests can reach the hostel via Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and Lebuhraya Tun Dr.Lim Chong Eu.

Different Types of Rooms in PAGE 63

Single Bed in the female dormitory is a dormitory style room that for female guests. The room is 20 square meters and female guests get one single bed.

Female Single is seven square meter rooms with shared bathroom and one single bed.

Twin rooms have two single beds and are 12 square meters big. The room has a private bathroom.

The mixed dormitory is a 20 square meter room. Guests can choose either a double bed for two people or a single bed for one person.

Private Deluxe room is a 15 square meter room with a double bed and a private shower.

Private Room with shared bathroom offers guests a room to themselves with a double bed. Rooms can either be eight, 10 or 15 square meters big.

Activities and Facilities in PAGE 63

PAGE 63 offers guests air-conditioned dormitory and rooms. All rooms are provided with clean and comfortable linens for guests’ comfort. The bathrooms are equipped with water heaters as well as hairdryers. Rooms are provided with desks while each bed in the dormitory has reading lights. PAGE 63 also has many facilities that are shared among the other guests in common areas such as television with satellite and cable channels, a small pantry that has a microwave and refrigerator, ad ironing facilities.

Restaurants and Cafés in PAGE 63

Page 63 has a common area where guests can make hot drinks. There is also a refrigerator as well as a microwave that can be used by guests. Since PAGE 63 is located in Georgetown, that means there is a wide selection of dining options within a short drive away. Some of the restaurants and cafés nearby are Indigo Restaurant @ Blue Mansion, Lagenda House & Café, Sushi Kitchen, Jawi House Café Gallery, Il Bacaro and many more. if street food and food stalls are your things, take a 15-minute drive to the Gurney Drive Hawker Center to enjoy Penang’s delicacies at its finest.

Tourists Attractions near PAGE 63

Khoo Kongsi -

Located less than 400 meters away from PAGE 63 is the well-known temple of Khoo Kongsi. The temple is a large Hokkien Clan temple and one of the city’s most interesting attractions. The temple was completed in the year 1906. It is a former clanhouse commissioned by the Khoos who were wealthy Strait Chinese Traders who emigrated from South China. The temple’s exterior and interior is adorned with ornate carvings, murals and statues.

Canon Street -

About 380 meters from PAGE 63 is where Canon Street is. This popular tourist street gets its name from colonial times. Around 1867, colonial governments fired cannons to suppress riots during society wars. These days, the street is a favourite place for tourists to view street art and visit quaint shophouses and cafés that line on either side of the street. Tourists can rent bicycles or walk to enjoy all the street has to offer.

Penang Islamic Museum -

Less than 500 meters away is the Penang Islamic Museum. The museum is housed in a restored villa built in 1860 that used to be the residence of an Acehnese pepper merchant. The museum’s exhibition details the role and contribution to the growth and spread of Islam in Penang as well as Malaysia by Malay leaders. There is also a collection of 19th-century furniture and a life-sized diorama of a dock scene. The diorama depicts a maritime-oriented haj.