Convalescent Bungalow on Penang Hill to become 300-room eco-friendly hotel | Malay Mail

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GEORGE TOWN, Nov 6 — The Convalescent Bungalow heritage building on Penang Hill will be redeveloped into an eco-friendly hotel with 250 to 300 rooms, the state legislative assembly heard today. Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP — Paya Terubong), who is state tourism, heritage, arts and culture state exco,...

Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019 11:30 AM MYTPenang Hill Corporation is preparing the request for proposal for the project to turn Convalescent Bungalow into an eco-friendly hotel. — Picture by KE Ooi

“A request for proposal to develop the eco-friendly hotel will be called after land issues of the hotel have been resolved,” he said in reply to an oral question by Goh Choon Aik on the number of visitors on Penang Hill and the status of hotel development proposals on the hill resort. Yeoh also said affordable accommodations will be developed along the Coolie Line and that site investigations are still being conducted.Chief Minister Incorporated was tasked with redeveloping the site through a RFP for the restoration, refurbishment, redevelopment and management of Crag Hotel. — Picture by KE Ooi

He said the hill resort only has 12 rooms now under the sole existing hotel, Bellevue Hotel, and the hotel has an occupation rate of between 30 per cent and 40 per cent.

 

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