Island Plaza is an upmarket shopping mall in Tanjong Tokong. It comprises a podium block and an office block. The anchor tenant for the mall is Metrojaya, which operates the department store. At the Lower Basement level is a supermarket by Cold Storage (Malaysia). Fitness First opened its first Penang outlet on the fourth floor. Among the food and beverage outlets at Island Plaza includes KFC, Starbucks, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Dome Café. To cater to the more affluent market of Tanjong Tokong, Island Plaza also has a selection of boutiques, brand stores and specialty stores such as CK Jeans, Quiksilver, Nike, MNG, Body Glove, Bossini, among others.
Getting there
The nearest bus stop is along the Tanjung Tokong main road in front of Island Plaza. When leaving the mall, one can also catch taxis easily from the taxi stand in front. Rapid Penang Buses that pass through Tanjong Tokong Road includes 101, 103, and U104. Check the Rapid Penang Bus Route for details.
Stretching your budget in Penang
If you are a prudent traveller, you can spend less than $20 per day in Penang, including your accommodation! Here's some useful tips for budget travellers to Penang, to help you manage your budget and have a great time.
Penang Tour Guides
If you're on a shoestring budget, you can explore Penang using the travel articles in Penang Travel Tips. You may print them out for your own personal non-commercial use. However, nothing compares to having a professional tour guide to show you around. If you need a tour guide, contact me and I'll arrange one for you, according to your schedule and interest. If I happen to be free, I would gladly show you around too. Just write to me at:
Finding Budget Accommodation in Penang
If you're coming to Penang on a budget, you'd be pleased to know that there's quite a number of places in George Town as well as in Batu Ferringhi that offers good clean accommodation without costing you an arm and a let. If I am allowed to be biased, I would recommend Hotel Mingood, which happens to belong to a friend of mine. If it is occupied, there are plenty of other places that cost less than US$12.00 per night. Here are some suggestions:
Hotel Mingood, from US$10.00
Hutton Lodge, from US$8.25
Baba Guesthouse, from US$7.57
E.T. Budget Guesthouse, from US$6.05
YMCA Penang, from US$6.53
Ali's Ferringhi Guest House, from US$9.63
Despite the best intentions to provide you information that is as accurate as possible, do be aware that prices may have changed and exchange rates fluctuated since I wrote this. So please personally and carefully screen through the available accommodation before making your booking, to avoid any disappointments.
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Island Plaza Location Map
Island Plaza (23 September 2008)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
Side view of Island Plaza (23 September 2008)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
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