The 451-room CITITEL Penang, located in the city of Georgetown, Penang, is now open. The city of Georgetown has not realised a new hotel opening for the last six years and CITITEL Penang's opening will certainly add a new dimension to the choice of accommodation available in the city. Its location is 20 km from the Penang International Airport and lies in a city location that is convenient and easily accessible to all commercial and government offices. The key historical sites in the city are also nearby and the location is also ideal for shopping and offers a varied range of entertainment venues.The hotel building itself stands a magnificent 16 storey with a commanding view of the city and the north and south sea channels including the Penang Bridge of a renaissance architecture, the hotel building will be a landmark by itself in the city. The operation philosophy is well thought out and scaled to meet the needs of the business and leisure travellers to Penang with an ultimate objective to achieve a market position as the most " Business-Friendly Hotel in Penang" and a very focused service strategy to "over-deliver" to the customers at all times in a most professional and passionate manner.

The 451 guestrooms and suites are between 22 m². and 53 m². and well appointed with in-room facilities that are practical to the traveller. A typical room size is 22 m² whilst a corner room is 31 m². The suite room comprises a bedroom with an adjoining living and dining room totalling 53 m² in area. Total Room Inventory Classification is as follows.
 

Banqueting, Meeting, Exhibition & Office
Function space at level 3 of the Hotel offers maximum flexibility for Meetings and Banqueting. The main function room can hold 500 people with a floor space of 645 m² or approximately 7,000 ft2. comprising three demountable partitions to cater for space requirement of different seating capacities. All in all, the function area will provide five breakout rooms excluding the pre-function areas. The other unique feature of CITITEL Penang is rentable office space for short or long term usage with back-up secretarial and telephone answering services. The office space varies from 18.6 to 29 m².

Other Facilities & Services
Business Centre : Fully equipped to offer an 'office away from the office' convenience to business travellers.

Health Centre : Equipped with Gymnasium, Steam and Sauna, Massage Rooms and Jacuzzi Pool.
Drug & General Store : Retailing travellers' essentials, minibar supplies, gifts and souvenirs, books and magazines and general sundries.
Laundry & Valet : Daily service including weekends and public holidays.
Travel & Transport : Daily and organized tours, taxis and limousines, air-ticketing and self-drive cars.
Others : Florist ,Beauty Therapist ,Parking (213 lots) ,Medical service " Doctor on Call" ,Concierge service ,24-Hour Foreign Exchange and Travellers' Cheque cashing service

Cititel Penang is situated right in the heart of Georgetown along the less congested upper end of Penang Road. This strategic location allows immediate access to all parts of the island and is within walking distance from the city's shopping nooks and corners. Truly an international class hotel along the reowned Penang Road, Cititel is committed to providing guests with gracious and attentive service, the hallmark of Penang hospitality