Macalister Mansion, Downton, Penang.

Most of the roads in Malaysia are one-way.
If you are not careful, you will miss the entrance to the manor.
The driver took us back in a thousand twists and turns.

The hotel is not the kind of manor you might imagine.
The classic Nanyang white walls are surrounded by reinforced concrete.
Instantly bring people back to the soft time a hundred years ago.

McAllister Road in front of the house.
A sculpture of McAllister on the estate.
It is easy to misunderstand the connection between the British governor and the estate.
In fact, its owner for nearly a hundred years was a Chinese family.
During its heyday, the owner of the family and more than twenty servants lived in a small white building.

The welcome drink, iced sour plum and cardamom juice, is delicious and thirst-quenching.
The hotel does not have an elevator and relies entirely on Malay male waiters to carry luggage.
The key is quite retro but a bit tiring to open and close.
The rooms at the Malay Diguang Hotel are quite spacious.
The bathroom floor and walls are covered with pearl white mosaics.
There are often many mirrors in Malay rooms.
The contrast is more transparent.

The bathroom is equipped with Aesop Marshall audio equipment.
The mini bar has plenty of soft drinks but nothing special.
There were cookies and local snacks on the table.
I tried a little bit and it tasted surprisingly good.
The markings on the switch panel are very special.
Like this way of presentation.

Stayed two nights and tried breakfast twice.
Slowly walk down the spiral staircase every day.
Walk through the retro and dark bar.
Choose an optional breakfast that suits the weather.
The clinking of cups and spoons amid conversation.
Look up at the blue sky and white walls outside the window.
It’s like an old dream in Southeast Asia.

Hotel Name: Macalister Mansion
📍Detailed address:
228 Jalan Macalister, George Town, Penang