Best Hotels with Activities in George Town

George Town is Penang's UNESCO-listed heart, a grid of shophouses, street art and heritage hotels along Weld Quay and the Clan Jetties. Families base themselves here for the widest hotel choice on the island: pools, kids' clubs and playgrounds sit inside walking distance of the Pinang Peranakan Museum, Fort Cornwallis and the KOMTAR shopping district. Batu Ferringhi's beaches are a 20-minute drive out, so most families treat the hotel pool as the daily swim and save the sand for a planned half-day trip.