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Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang

4.0 star property

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Restaurant
On the beach, white sand, beach massages, beach volleyball
Executive Suite, 1 King Bed, Sea View
Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk
Exterior

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Jalan Batu Feringgi, George Town, Penang, 11100
  • Ferringgi Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Batu Feringghi Night Market
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • ESCAPE Adventureplay
    ‪71 min walk‬
  • Penang (PEN-Penang Intl.)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Room options

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Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Sea View

Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • Hill view
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Room, 2 Single Beds, Sea View

Executive Room, 2 Single Beds, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room

Deluxe Twin Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Room, 2 Single Beds

Superior Room, 2 Single Beds

  • Hill view
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Suite, 1 King Bed, Sea View

Executive Suite, 1 King Bed, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 72 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

George Town

With a stay at Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang in George Town, you'll be 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Ferringgi Beach and 4.2 mi (6.8 km) from Tropical Spice Garden. .This beach resort is within the vicinity of ESCAPE Adventureplay and Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm.
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What's nearby

  • Ferringgi Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Batu Feringghi Night Market - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Batu Ferringhi Beach - 7 min drive - 3.8 km
  • Teluk Bahang Beach - 9 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Tropical Spice Garden - 18 min drive - 6.8 km

Getting around

  • Penang Sentral - 55 min drive
  • Penang Intl. Airport (PEN) - 52 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Power-up restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Long Beach - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang

Family fun on the beach, with 2 outdoor pools, near Tropical Spice Garden
Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang offers 387 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and safes. A pillow menu is available. 43-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and bidets.

This George Town resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.

Guests can play rounds at the 9-hole golf course and enjoy the facilities at the waterpark with waterslides. 2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include outdoor tennis courts and a health club.

Children under 4 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or health club without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 387 guestrooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Practice your swing on the golf course or dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the resort's 24-hour room service. Need to unwind? Take a break at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar for a tasty beverage. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and limo/town car service. Event facilities at this resort consist of a conference center and 5 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang has a restaurant on site.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Indonesian, Japanese, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Limo/town car service
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: MYR 82 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • 2 outdoor tennis courts
  • 9-hole golf course
  • Arcade/game room
  • Beach volleyball
  • Children's pool
  • Ecotours
  • Free children's club
  • Free water park
  • Golf lessons
  • Health club
  • Library
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool (guest access)
  • Playground
  • Shopping
  • Tennis lessons
  • TV in common areas
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free cot
  • Free supervised activities for children
  • Free water park access
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room babysitting
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 5 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Lift (180 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Guests who book breakfast-inclusive rate plans will receive breakfast for guests age 12 and older.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 11 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MYR 150 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: MYR 3.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately MYR 82 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: MYR 150 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The listed child breakfast fee applies to guests age 11 and younger.

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
Children under 4 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or health club without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Golden Sands Resort Shangri-La
Golden Sands Resort Shangri-La Penang George Town
Golden Sands Shangri-La
Golden Sands Shangri-La Penang George Town
Golden Sands Batu Ferringhi
Golden Sands Resort By Shangri-La Hotel Batu Ferringhi
Golden Sands Resort By Shangri-La Penang/Batu Ferringhi
Golden Sands Resort by Shangri La
Shangri Golden Sands, Penang
Shangri La Golden Sands Penang
Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang Resort
Golden Sands Resort by Shangri La Penang
Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang George Town
Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang Resort George Town

Shangri-La Golden Sands, Penang Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 407 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 350 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 138 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 69 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 1000 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ching Wei

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the most outdated Shangri la resort in the region. The room badly need a refurbishment. Service is lacking in sincerity compared to Singapore and Cebu. Used cups in front of room during check in. Requested for baby amenities but did not arrive. VIP benefits on dining are very restricted. Recommend to look somewhere else.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Eric

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Acceptable hotel, but poor performance at check in

Good: Waterslides were great for little kids. Hotel was clean and orderly. The staff was friendly. Walking distance to some local food stalls. The included breakfast was good. They made airport pickup and dropoff easy with their contractor, even for my family of 7 that was traveling. Be sure to request a van with shoulder seat belts if you care. 1 had them, 1 only had lap belts. Bad: Be sure you get what you want and request at check in. I clarified what kind of room that I needed a month before arrival. It was not complicated. King room ocean view, murphy bed, baby cot. I had to go back to the front desk 4 times before the Manager was able to help me get what was already agreed upon. My other 2 rooms were acceptable because they did not have special requests. The food for order by the pool was not very good and expensive. I guess this is expected of a resort. The food across the street was much better and significantly cheaper. The kid's club required payment and an adult to sit there. Personally, I have never seen this before at a name brand resort. It is usually included in the cost and an adult does not have to sit there. It kind of defeats the purpose of a kid's club.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location and well kept. Beach is washed out, but pool was nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

zulkifli

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5 star employee.

hope to provide tap for wuduk. for edely to pray. tq for the praying matt. the no 1 premier hotel to provide muslim friendly. shangri la have the best housekeeping manager.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Liam

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely disappointing experience—not up to Shangri-La standards. We had to change rooms twice, resulting in packing and unpacking three times. Each room had severe issues: significant ant infestations in the bathrooms, peeling bathtubs, mouldy grout, and an overwhelming chemical smell after maintenance sprayed rooms with guests still inside. Staff were unhelpful, defensive, and offered no genuine solutions or apologies. Definitely not worth the price or the reputation of the Shangri-La brand.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aimran

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Service top notch as always and great breakfast options!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kar Mun

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Jivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Hotel is a bit dated, but rooms are comfortable. Great buffet.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Tetsuro, Singapore

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ali

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restaurant staff was helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We'd not been to Penang before and went with friends who visit quite regularly. We were suitably impressed and will be planning another visit for a longer period when the occasion permits.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Chung King, Singapore

Travelled with family
Rooms are clearly showing their age even if the property itself is pleasant with a beach resort vibe. There’s a shuttle bus to Jen hotel in town at 10 am and 2 pm. Prebooking is required. Takes about 45 mins or so.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Faye

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
I liked everthing about the resort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Nurrashidah

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Staffs were very extremely nice and friendly. Well equipped gym, kids club open 10am-10pm, indoor adventure playground right beside at RM30 for 2 hours. Food wise there’s room to improve. Pool is fun with attended life guard everywhere and slide is fun. However monitor lizard is present, one swam across us and a young girl got so panicked that I quickly reached out to her cuz I think she can’t swim. It’s very close to nature so abit can’t do much. Pool wise not that clean cuz people walked barefoot on the grass and floor and then they enter. I couldn’t spot their filtration system. Algae’s rocks at the side of the pool, I mean aesthetically they looked pretty and full of nature like but I’m thinking about hygiene aspect. But nonetheless if you’re ok with it then I don’t see why not and my kid survive well. They don’t particularly have a beach but there are sports activities of different booth available. Had to walk to the left side of the beach to have better beach to play sandcastle but however sand is quite coarse and warnings of jellyfish are very apparent so we avoid swimming. The deluxe room flooring is clean, equipped with basic Iron with board, safe deposit, plenty of hangers, comfortable bed and pillows, plenty of power point to charge, plenty of lights to control to your liking, non-smoking good spacing balcony facing the pool with hanging pole to hang your wet clothes, beach non-slip slippers, bath gel, conditioner, and shampoo. Overall it’s kids friendly resort=)
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Bak Huat

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
we had enjoyed our stay in the hotel and we feel that the breakfast quality of food can be improved.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Cecilia

Travelled with family and small children
There is a mosque right in front of the property
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Yang Jonathan

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don’t recommend this hotel, because it’s not suitable for people who want to relax and enjoy the quiet, and it’s not as clean as it should be. It’s over priced too.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Herve

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
included Breakfast has lots of variety and is plentiful
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Alastair

Disliked: Staff & service

Not suitable for peace & quite & older couples!

Owing to the design of building you cannot escape the uncontrolled noise of children playing in the swimming pools. Definitely would not recommend to older couples. Perfect for young families. Breakfast good & varied. Reception not very helpful or informative. However the lower ranks very pleasant. This is not the Golden Sands we remembered & enjoyed in 1980, but time moves on!! Not the hotel’s fault but the beach has all but disappeared.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay for a family

We loved our stay at the Golden Sands. Excellent choice for families. The pool area is fantastic.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Aaron

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025