1881 Chong Tian Hotel

1881 Chong Tian Cultural Hotel is set to be the first and the only one Chinese heritage hotel in Malaysia. Housed in a 130-year-old building that is currently being given a new lease of life, it was a thriving hotel in the late 1800s. Then known as the 1881 Chong Tian Hotel, it catered mainly to well-to-do merchants who came to the Penang harbour for trade and business.
1881 Chong Tian Cultural Hotel will be the most luxurious accommodation in Malaysia, whichis the one place you can experience the culture brought over by the ancestors of the Malaysian Chinese people. Detailed conservation efforts will ensure you indulgence of the rich culture and tradition that remain undiluted in the face of modern comfort and luxury. And long after your stay, the experience of having known all things unique about the traditional Chinese people will continue to inspire you.
1881 Chong Tian Cultural Hotel, the most exclusive combination of culture, history and luxury – an elite heritage to be found.

Each of the hotel rooms are elegantly designed and furnished with priceless 19th century unique antique from the private collections of the hotel's owners that will take you back in time giving you the experience of luxury living in 19th century Penang. Facilities at each suites are : Flat Screen LCD TV with 16 Astro Channels, Twin bed, Queen or King Size bed, Toiletries, Free wifi, Air conditioner, En-suite bathroom, Coffee and tea making facility, couple Jacuzzi at some suites, court yard bathroom, 24-hour room service, International direct dial telephone and In-room locker.

Lavishly decorated with unique Chinese antiquities, the Chinese dining section of our hotel presents an impressive list of Chinese cuisines prepared specially by our experienced chefs using the best ingredients and most authentic cooking methods to ensure that our diners experience the best gastronomic adventures of their lives. Dine and wine under historical age-old surroundings; equipped with a magnificent air well view rich in culture and tradition, while being serenaded to wonderful Chinese classic melodies from the 50s and 60s.

Spanning across an area of 1000sqf is the historical museum of the 1881 Chong Tian Cultural Hotel. Located within the vicinity of the hotel, this museum in a hotel offers a fresh, brand new attractive concept like no others around the world. The 1881 museum houses some of the finest and rarest Chinese antique collections – a real gem for antique collectors, and is now for the first time on exhibit to the public. The highlights of the collections ranges from the different glorious era of dynasties in the Chinese empire; including the historical Tang Dynasty, the great Ming Dynasty, and the last dynasty of China – the Qing Dynasty.
Admission into the museum is FREE for all room guests, while entrance fee of RM10 per person is charged for outsiders. There is also a daily tour divided into three sessions by our experienced tour guide around the museum at 11am, 3pm and 5pm.