Our hotel in George Town ....
.... is different in many ways: Originally designed and built as an office building in the 1970s, it was converted into a hotel in 2017. Many of the original features are still...


Published: 17.01.2026






















.... was the tallest building in Malaysia at its construction in the late 1980s, before being surpassed by the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
In addition to the views over George Town and Penang Island, we were particularly drawn to two attractions of the TOP of Penang: on one hand, a glass Skywalk at a height of 249 meters and on the other - even crazier - the 'circumference' of the Tower at nearly the same height on a narrow, iron walkway.
So we did it, documented with some photos ....
.... after that, we enjoyed the evening views, the sunset, and the nighttime George Town.
Thank you for this special experience!
