Monday, 21 January 2013

Penang - Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion - Gorgeous Blue Hotel


When we went to Penang, G insisted that when in Georgetown, we had to at least go visit Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion and ideally stay there. I checked out the prices and whilst not too outrageous by European standards, especially for the quality, but actually when you have been wandering around Thailand before, it does feel very expensive! If I remember correctly, it was about $120 (US) per night and we stayed 4 nights. Penang is lovely, Georgetown is fascinating. We got there from Langkawi by ferry.

I went into writing this post with the intention of only selecting a few photos to show you. I have failed. Miserably. Really really badly. I am now giving up. Cheong Fatt Tze is just so gorgeous and magical that I can't just pick a handful so this post is becoming just a selection of pretty pretty pictures. Of a gorgeous mansion that we loved staying out. We ended up not doing so much and just chilling out and hanging around, lounging on the lovely wooden sofas and reading. Relaxing. Having a nice time :) So take a look if you are curious - I am sorry it might take a while to load :)


We had an amazing room, the Nanyang Room. Check it out here. It is on the ground floor and it just gorgeous. A beautiful 4 poster bed. 













































































































































































































2 comments:

  1. My goodness me! With that detailed photograph coverage of the whole mansion, anyone who hasn't been will now know what every corner looks like. And the detailed artwork on the last third picture along with other artwork around the mansion like that, they painstakingly broke porcelain bowls to individual pieces and arrange them into pictures like that. That was the amazing thing I remembered of the place.

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    1. :) I know I went a bit overboard but it is soooooo pretty! I did warn you up front ;)

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