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Pet Boarding and Cat Hotels in Penang 2026: Eight Places, Published Prices From RM25 a Night, and Why Dog Owners Must Phone
Going away for Deepavali, Christmas or the school break? We checked eight Penang boarding places that are trading in 2026. Five publish prices, from RM25 a night at a Bukit Mertajam cat hotel to RM130 for a 16 square metre glass suite in Bayan Baru. Four of those five take cats only. For dogs, only Ritz Pawton in Tanjung Bungah publishes a rate (RM55 a night up), so the rest is a phone call.
Pickleball Court Rates in Penang 2026: RM20 Outdoor Mornings to RM120 Grandstand Nights, 8 Venues Compared
Penang now has more than a dozen pickleball venues that publish live hourly rates. We read the booking pages of eight on 13 October 2026, from RM20 outdoor courts on Jalan Macalister to Gurney's RM120 Grandstand. Most add RM15 to RM25 after 5pm, and at three of them a weekend is cheaper than a weekday evening.
Hotel Buffet Prices in Penang 2026: Eight Hotels From a RM60 Weekday Lunch to a RM228 Seafood Night
We read the buffet prices of eight Penang hotel restaurants on their own websites and newsletters on 4 October 2026. A Friday or Saturday seafood dinner costs RM128 to RM228 an adult, almost every hotel gives a free seat to groups, and the cheapest proper buffet is a RM60 weekday lunch in Gurney. Here is what each session costs, who charges children and seniors what, and which deals run to the end of the year. Re-checked 15 October 2026, with Christmas and New Year buffet prices from E&O added.
The TOP Penang Halloween: Dendam Pontianak Haunted House, RM49.90 or Buy 4 Free 1 (31 Oct-1 Nov)
Fright of Darkness 3: Dendam Pontianak is The TOP Penang's Halloween haunted house at KOMTAR, George Town, on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026 only. The online ticket is RM49.90 and bundles the Magic Mirror Maze and Musical Carousel, a buy 4 free 1 pack works out to RM39.92 a head, and students and government staff pay RM25 at the door. We worked out what each option really costs.
G Hotel Gurney Penang Book Direct Deal: 30% Under the Flexible Rate, RM50 Daily Dining Credit, Until 31 October
G Hotel Gurney's Book Direct package runs for bookings and stays until 31 October 2026. On the hotel's own booking engine it prices every room 30% below the flexible rate, with RM50 dining credit a day, 8am check-in, 6pm check-out and a free extra bed for a third guest. A Deluxe with breakfast was RM667 on both a Wednesday and a Saturday.
8 Best Nasi Kandar in Penang (2026): Opening Hours, Queue Times and What a Plate Really Costs
Eight Penang nasi kandar institutions, from Hameediyah's 1907 counter on Lebuh Campbell to the 9.30pm queue at Beratur beside Kapitan Keling Mosque, with every opening time checked on 26 September 2026. Line Clear is no longer open 24 hours, Deens Maju closes on Fridays, and the same plate of fried chicken and mixed gravy costs about RM10 at one shop and RM18 at another.
GAMA Penang Deepavali Fair 2026: 7th Floor to 9 November, RM200 Eco Bag Still On
GAMA's Stocktake Clearance ended on 30 September and the Sweet Dreams Baby Fair on 4 October 2026. What is on at the George Town store now is the GAMA Deepavali Fair on the 7th floor, 9 October to 9 November, 10am to 9pm, plus the RM200 60th anniversary eco bag, which runs to July 2027.
Gurney Plaza Penang in October 2026: No Mall Campaign Yet, La Prairie Opens, and What Is Still Worth the Trip
Every Gurney Plaza offer from late September has now ended: MUJI's in-store Limited Time Offer (to 4 October), the Lokal Unboxing RM50 draw (to 30 September) and the Mid-Autumn gift ladder. On 6 October 2026 the mall has posted no October or Deepavali campaign. What it has instead: a new La Prairie counter on the Ground Floor (opened 5 October), a refreshed Toys"R"Us with an RM20 Star Card welcome voucher, and TouristPLUS+ gifts for passport holders. Here is what each is worth, and when the next mall-wide campaign is likely.
St Giles Wembley Penang Buffet, Oct–Nov 2026: RM95 Lunch, RM148 Dinner, RM71 Senior Special and CHM 20% Off
St Giles Wembley Penang has posted its October buffet prices: The Fusion lunch at RM95 nett and the Steak & Pearl dinner at RM148 nett at Wembley Cafe, with a RM71 nett senior dinner special for October and November. A portion of October's buffet takings goes to Penang Hospice Society. A free CHM Club eVoucher takes 20% off weekend buffets until 30 November, and rooms booked 14 days ahead are 15% off until 31 December. Here is what a table pays, which weekends the voucher is blocked, and the fine print.
8 Best Char Kway Teow Stalls in Penang (2026) — Real Prices, Hours and Closed Days
Eight Penang char kway teow stalls re-checked in September 2026 — with the numbers most lists skip: RM7.50 at Jin Kor, RM8 at Siam Road, RM17.50 for Ah Leng's special, and the closed days that ruin a crawl (Lorong Selamat shuts Tuesdays, Ah Leng Wednesdays and Thursdays, Siam Road Sundays and Mondays, Awesome and Tiger Sundays).
8 Best Heritage & Boutique Hotels in George Town, Penang (2026) — Verified Rates and Direct-Book Deals
From the century-old Blue Mansion on Leith Street to a converted Chinese medicine hall on Penang Street, here are eight currently-operating heritage and boutique hotels inside or right on the edge of George Town's UNESCO World Heritage core — restored shophouses, colonial-era mansions and pre-war terrace houses, not the big convention hotels already covered elsewhere on this site. We priced every one of them on the hotels' own booking engines on 25 August 2026: rates start at RM280 a night before tax, booking direct can undercut the best-available rate by 40%, and every Penang hotel night carries a mandatory RM2–RM3 hotel fee that nobody quotes you up front.
GAMA Penang 60th Anniversary: Free Eco Bag with RM200 Spend (Till Jul 2027)
GAMA Supermarket & Departmental Store — Malaysia's oldest supermarket-cum-department store per the Malaysia Book of Records — is marking 60 years: spend RM200 and above at its George Town store and get a free Limited Edition GAMA 60th Anniversary Eco Bag, while stocks last. GAMA's poster dates it August 2026 to July 2027, with no day given.
Best Coworking & Serviced Offices in Penang 2026
From Common Ground's KL-standard floor in Pulau Tikus to homegrown names like Infinity8, MASCO, Settlements and @CAT, plus the new Hive Seafront heritage bungalow and a Seberang Jaya option on the mainland — here are eight genuinely operating coworking and serviced-office spaces across Penang island and Seberang Perai, with prices re-checked on each operator's own site in October 2026.
Best Interior Design & Renovation Firms in Penang 2026
A web-verified list of eight interior design and renovation firms genuinely based in and serving Penang, from George Town heritage carpentry specialists to Tanjung Tokong design-and-build studios.
The TOP Penang RM10 Promo: 15 Attractions at RM10 Each for 5 Northern States (Until 30 Nov 2026)
The TOP Penang at Komtar, George Town charges RM10 per attraction to MyKad and MyKid holders from Penang, Kedah, Perak, Perlis and Kelantan — against public prices of up to RM78 — until 30 November 2026. The Northern Region round the operator closed on 30 June 2026 came back on 8 July and now runs to the same date. It is walk-in only, one IC admits one person, and Tech Dome Penang is the one attraction not covered.
8 Penang Hawker Stalls That Justify a Trip to George Town
From a Michelin-starred Peranakan kitchen to a curry mee stall that's been going since 1946, these are the eight George Town institutions worth planning a meal around — with 2026 MICHELIN Guide status, addresses, rest days and opening hours for each.