Campbell House

Top choice in George Town


Dating back to 1903, this once-standard hotel is seeing a new life as a sumptuous boutique property. Thoughtful details, such as fragrant, locally sourced toiletries, beautiful Peranakan tiles in the bathrooms, Nespresso machines and high-quality mattresses, make the difference here – in addition to the excellent service and overwhelmingly positive feedback from guests.


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Nearby George Town attractions

1. Hainan Temple

0.15 MILES

Dedicated to Mar Chor Poh, the patron saint of seafarers, this temple was founded in 1870 but not completed until 1895. A thorough remodelling for its…

2. Blue Mansion

0.24 MILES

The most photographed building in George Town, this magnificent 38-room, 220-window mansion was built in the 1880s and rescued from ruin in the 1990s…

3. Sun Yat Sen Museum

0.26 MILES

Dr Sun Yat Sen was the leader of the 1911 Chinese revolution, which established China as the first republic in Asia. He lived in George Town with his…

4. Teochew Puppet & Opera House

0.27 MILES

A family collection of puppets, costumes and traditional instruments form the basis of this charming specialist museum.

5. Asia Camera Museum

0.31 MILES

The contents of a former portrait studio have been relocated to this shophouse on Lr Armenian. A guided tour escorts you to a camera obscura, more than…

6. Masjid Kapitan Keling

0.31 MILES

Penang’s first Indian Muslim settlers, troops from the East India Company, built Masjid Kapitan Keling in 1801, named for the captain who had the idea…

7. Yap Kongsi

0.31 MILES

The main structure here, built in a curious art deco-meets-Straits-Chinese' style in 1924, is painted a distinctive shade of light green. It is not always…

8. Protestant Cemetery

0.32 MILES

Under a canopy of magnolia trees you’ll find the graves of Captain Francis Light, the founder of the British colony of Penang, and many others, including…