I was at Penang last week. It was during school holidays, friends told me to book a place to stay before I go, but I don’t like a plan! To be frank, I wanted to see what would happen if I don’t have a plan!
‘All rooms fully booked’
Kind of classic ‘When to go’ case, where guidebook will suggest you to book earlier before you arrive. Yes, if I am on a fixed scheduled – I doubt many backpackers traveling South East Asia has a solid plan with exact date!
Without the leisure of picking the best Guesthouse, I called up the list of guesthouse on WikiTravel. I made at least 10 calls and secure the one last room in SD Guesthouse, near Jalan Chulia. They have 30 rooms, 29 are booked.
Perhaps, it is easier to just direct travelers to the Backpackers area in Penang, which in this case, Jalan Chulia. I don’t think there is such thing as ‘All rooms fully booked’. Countless guesthouse & budget hotels are available within that area, easily more than 20 of them. Many of them are empty. You can find one very easily!
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