Name: The 80's Guesthouse - Hostel
Address: 46, Love Lane, George Town, George Town, George Town, 10200, Malaysia
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Security guard

Ticket assistance

Television in lobby

Terrace

Reception desk

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Non-smoking rooms

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Hairdryer

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Laundry

Dry-cleaning

Luggage storage

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Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Taxi booking

Transfer

English

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Library

Bike rental

Recreation

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Temperature control for staff

Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Temperature control for guests

Personal protection equipment for guests

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

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Penang International Airport

The 80's Guesthouse - Hostel

George Town

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canal-view

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golf-view

harbour-view

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lake-view

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smoking

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kitchen

We had a significant amount of money stolen from our private room while it was locked. Upon reading other reviews it’s obvious this is something that happens here often. I suspect it was something with access to the room keys. 

Nothing was done about it and we were told going to the police was no use since the hostel only has CCTV at the main entrance and not the second floor, where our room was.

Beyond this it should be noted that the hostel is made of a paper thin walls and a poor room design where there are windows to the hallway (?) which means ultimately you might be woken up in the night to someone switching on the hall lights to walk to the toilet.

Do not stay here. The front doors are left unattended and open for anyone off the street to walk in.

We were robbed, so not stay here

Apart from this place being gross and noisy we came back to our locked room to find all of our cash stolen from our wallet in our room, all of our currencys stolen from us.
Now I see other reviews saying the same thing so I say to you do not stay here.
Do not give this place your business.

Do not stay here, we were also robbed

Don’t believe the rating of Agoda.com,this guesthouse is totally rundown,very noisy day and night and the worst part is it’s really smelly..my family had a bad time here,we keep wake up from dreams and decided to check out one day advance..

Smelly and very noisy guesthouse

Be careful with your belongings inside the hostel. I stayed here 3 nights in a private twin bedroom with my boyfriend. During our last day we visited the Kek Lok temple and came back to the hostel around 5pm to do the laundry in a place nearby. When we arrived to get our stuff, we started packing our things because we were leaving next day in the morning and we confirmed that we had all our money in a folder with other documents. We locked the room and went to the laundry. Unfortunately we did not confirm the money when we got back from the laundry and dinner but I'm 100% sure that the door was locked. The staff was completely aware that we went to the laundry because they saw us leaving and coming back to the hostel. We did the check out in the morning and we took a bus to another place but when we arrived we noticed that some money was stolen from our stuff (around 300$). During the trip to our next destination we did not leave our bags for a single moment so it is impossible for someone to open our bags, open our money folder and take what we had inside.
When we realized that we did not have the money we tried to contact the hostel but their number is always unavailable. We were able to get other number via Instagram and talked with someone from the staff. The staff said that they do not have any CCTV available on the upper floor or any spare keys to open the room ... (which is pretty odd). To confirm this info we were able to reach out to a guest that was still in the hostel after we left to confirm that they have a camera upstairs, and by the right next to our room (room nr 2)!!!!!!!!! 

Regarding the hostel facilities and environment everything is pretty shady. The staff is only there for a couple hours and you can see some random people entering the hostel and using the facilities. Another red flag is their check in. They do not asked for passport, contacts, nothing!!! They just requested the payment and thats it!!!!! Therefore they do not have any clue about who is staying or not inside.

To finish this this review, I just want to say that I obviously DO NOT RECOMMEND this hostel to anyone! Also it seems that a similar issue to mine happened on 2018 (you can check on Tripadvisor reviews if you filter for the lowest scores). 

At this point we can't do nothing besides writing this review to warn you! DO NOT STAY HERE!

DO NOT STAY HERE! I WAS ROBBED! 

i arrived in penang in the morning, so i asked the staff if i could do early check in, but they said it's unavailable until 2pm. when i arrived at the hostel, the door was locked. i called and the staff told me to wait as the other staff is coming over from the other guesthouse to do check in for me. i waited for almost half an hour then the staff arrived. it is disappointing and it is very tiring to wait and wait. other than that, everything is fine

troublesome check in

Simple room with no window, but AC and helpful staff. Great location on Love Lane close to both the ports as well as everything else including really great food. They have washing machines if you as I like to travel light.

Great location.

After realising the hostel I had booked originally was no longer in business  I looked for another nearby. This place looked perfect and it was a pleasant surprise! Stayed 4 nights.
Free breakfast til 12pm perfect if you want a cheap day food wise & want a lie in, cereal toast & melon. 
Free tea & coffee til 5pm. 
Great staff very friendly and helpful! 
Showers are fantastic. Whole place is kept very clean 
Cosy rooms 
Free filtered water

Steep stairs to go up to the rooms but staff are happy to help carrying luggage up - I’m disabled and therefore the steep stairs is challenge enough without carrying my suitcase too. 
TV and a DVD collection in shared lobby

Cosy & great facilities

Me and my friend stayed here for one night. We got the 4 double beds dorm room. The service and the facilities are excellent. It's really great value for money. The building is also unique, just like its name "The 80's" because the building itself is made from 80's, so you can feel the vintage ambience from it.

I recommend you to stay here if you're looking for cheap place to stay with an excellent facilities and great ambience. It's a great place to meet other travelers and to hang out with them together. They have board games in the living room, television, and a good wifi. They also provide breakfast! 

But, if you're looking for a place to have a good rest then it's not for you, since because the hostel is located in Love Lane (street in Georgetown that's famous for its bar and party at night) so it's quite noisy at night. They also have thin walls, if someone's talking so loud at night, you can probably hear it. But I have no problem to sleep since the bed is comfortable!

Recommended Place to Stay!

I was told by a friend to look for a cheap accomm in love lane, penang. Luckily, I saw this place and the lady receptionist is very accommodating and answers all my queries directly. She even show me the available room with bunk beds in which I said yes right away. The room has a working aircon, very clean and comfy. It was the best room I ever had in Penang since I go here every 3 months. The man who took over as a receptionist on my 2nd night is also friendly and knowledgable about his job. I will definitely go back & recommend your hotel to my friends. Thank you so much! 

Best Value for Money ❤

The room was small but clean and nice with a great AC. the breakfast was sufficient with toast, jam, coffee/tea and fresh melon. Staff was very friendly and helpful. 2 shared toilets and 4 shared showers. Would come back and recommend.

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