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ADDRESS
14 Leith Street, Penang, Malaysia.
INFORMATION
Rating : Boutique Mansion
Check-in time - 14:00pm
Check-out time - 12:00nn
A Unique Heritage Experience
Located in the historic
inner city of George Town, the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, dazzling in its
original indigo-blue, is the mysterious Orient's best preserved paradigm
Chinese courtyard house. Painstakingly restored in recent years, the
myth behind "China's last Mandarin & first Capitalist" is revealed in
the architecture that incorporates 38 rooms, 5 granite-paved courtyards,
7 staircases & 220 vernacular timber louvre windows. The winner of
UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Award for Conservation, the
building's eclectic character is a reflection of the times at the end of
the 19th Century when the myths & magic of the Chinese Kingdom embraced
the glory of the British Empire in a whirling pool of cross-cultural
energies.
110 years of
history resonates within its cool, secluded, tropical spaces. 16
uniquely themed bedrooms of generous proportions echo the interior
styles of various periods of human endeavour in Penang. A talented team
of local & foreign artists lovingly crafted plans as interpretations of
an ambience that evokes images of the days of wives, concubines &
handmaidens aplenty, coyly hiding behind gilded Chinese lattice screens
& gossamer silk curtains. To stay is to discover the beauty of "Jian
Nian", "Feng Shui" & other lost arts within. The legacy of the consul of
the Ching Dynasty in Malaya & Singapore beckons to you.
The Owner-hosted Home Stay
The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
owner-hosted home-stay offers short and long-term residential stays in
16 uniquely themed bedroom apartments. These vary in size from the
Scholar's Suite to the Straits Suite and others of equally exotic
disposition. All rooms are fully air-conditioned [or ceiling fans if you
wish] and come with an en-suite bathroom and a personal valet. Common
facilities include 2 archive rooms, a reading room, a TV room, an
alfresco breakfast area in the courtyard, landscaped gardens, private
car-parking and 24-hour security.
ROOM
AMENITIES
This mansion has many, many
rooms...and they are now all open to you. The Courtyard bedrooms in the
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, have been created to welcome owner-hosted
home-stays. Experience the luxury of heritage surroundings with period
furnishing and breakfast in open courtyards. The mansion provide valet
service to pamper to all your needs. And should you wish to hold a small
meeting, a cocktail reception, a private dinner or even your wedding,
the main inner courtyard, front garden or meeting rooms are available
for these or any designer events.
All rooms come
with air-conditioning and ceiling fans, coffee and tea making facilities
and an attached bathroom. The studio suite is on the larger side, with
the addition of a sitting area. The duplex suite comprises of two floors
with a kitchenette, dining table to seat 6, living room on the ground
floor, private stairs to the first floor that holds the master bedroom
with en-suite bathroom and study-cum bedroom. The duplex suite can
accommodate 4 persons and in this case includes breakfast for 4.
FACILITIES
A reading room, a TV room, a
private bar & wine cellar, alfresco breakfast areas in the courtyards, 2
archive rooms, meeting & conference rooms, landscaped gardens, a
giftshop, private car-parking, & 24-hour security.
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