Coastal Vacations

Penang Beach - Batu Ferringhi is the most popular beach, why?

Written by bmlengel on December 20th, 2009

A tour up to Batu Ferringhi will show you why you have to visit there for a time off. The road up here is a windy one, but the results are spectacular. A row of posh accommodation front the waves and facing the street is a stretch of bars, restaurants and souvenir stalls anticipating to be seen.

If you have money to splurge, invest in a few nights at the Rasa Sayang, Park Royal, Holiday Inn, Bayview Beach Resort, or the Golden Sands. They not only overlook the sea, they are located entirely on the seafront and have the most excellent quality available here. The staff are respectful and courteous, and some even provide daycare, childcare and baby-sitting services.

For those who are on a tight budget, hotels across the road are available for a comfy stay too, and you can walk across to the beaches for beach fun activities. Try not to get a hotel which is too far away from the beach, so its best to stick to those that line the roadsides as it’s easy to cross the roads here.

Dining options are abundant as you can indulge in delicious seafood at the restaurants across the road. There is a food court which we drop by which had superb hawker meal. The centre is near the night market which you should check out. Its a shopping favourite for many. I didn’t buy many things as I was mainly sightseeing.

Batu Ferringhi is definitely a tourist area, everything they have there is convenient for tourists and it’s easy to get around the area. Only problem is going to and from Georgetown, not that there isn’t any transport , its just a minute further out and the moving in and out if Batu Ferringhi.

There are Tanjung Bungah and Gurney Drive to think of. But majority of tourist will say Batu Ferringhi is the most popular Penang beach.

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