Address: Tebuh Chulia, Georgetown (next to Banana Guesthouse and opposite 7 Eleven)
Website: none
After getting off bus #101 from the bus terminal down south of Penang, the Day and Night Backpacker Guesthouse was the first one we encounted, so we went in and enquired about room rates. We were slightly apprehensive that other hostels might be full after comparing costs with the Banana Guesthouse next door which charged more than double of their nightly rate of MYR 24 (A$8) that we decided to take a room just for one night and wander around town looking for a better one later on.
We should have been more patient...
...as the room was quite dirty and worn, with unsightly sheets and table which enjoyed plenty of rust. There were also no mosquito-proof netting outside the open window panes, which immediately stood out to me. The shower and toilet were quite unattractive as well.
After going out and finding not one, but several decent and much nicer guesthouses closeby (the main tourist centre of Georgetown is pretty much centred on the one street, Tebuh Chulia), we groaned and headed back to Day and Night to pin our hopes that the guy would agree to refund us and let us to elsewhere instead, even though chances were slim. At least we tried- the guy who had checked us in had gone and an older man who was probably the boss denied that there were any mosquitoes around (when we mentioned the open windows) and confirmed that we had to stay there, at least for the night that we'd paid for already.
We went back to the Stardust Guesthouse where we'd inspected the rooms and for about the same price were infinitely better, and booked us in before returning and setting the alarm clock for an early wakeup tomorrow in order to get out of there sooner.
Overall, one would not have any good reason to stay at the Day and Night Guesthouse as it is very easy in Georgetown to find nicer and cleaner places to stay for the same price. The room was dirty, and the toilets were dirty. Fullstop.
Website: none
After getting off bus #101 from the bus terminal down south of Penang, the Day and Night Backpacker Guesthouse was the first one we encounted, so we went in and enquired about room rates. We were slightly apprehensive that other hostels might be full after comparing costs with the Banana Guesthouse next door which charged more than double of their nightly rate of MYR 24 (A$8) that we decided to take a room just for one night and wander around town looking for a better one later on.
We should have been more patient...
...as the room was quite dirty and worn, with unsightly sheets and table which enjoyed plenty of rust. There were also no mosquito-proof netting outside the open window panes, which immediately stood out to me. The shower and toilet were quite unattractive as well.
After going out and finding not one, but several decent and much nicer guesthouses closeby (the main tourist centre of Georgetown is pretty much centred on the one street, Tebuh Chulia), we groaned and headed back to Day and Night to pin our hopes that the guy would agree to refund us and let us to elsewhere instead, even though chances were slim. At least we tried- the guy who had checked us in had gone and an older man who was probably the boss denied that there were any mosquitoes around (when we mentioned the open windows) and confirmed that we had to stay there, at least for the night that we'd paid for already.
We went back to the Stardust Guesthouse where we'd inspected the rooms and for about the same price were infinitely better, and booked us in before returning and setting the alarm clock for an early wakeup tomorrow in order to get out of there sooner.
Overall, one would not have any good reason to stay at the Day and Night Guesthouse as it is very easy in Georgetown to find nicer and cleaner places to stay for the same price. The room was dirty, and the toilets were dirty. Fullstop.
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