The Fifth Avenue Hotel lighted up by night
By V. Sivaji
The Fifth Avenue Hotel at Macallum Street is set to open its doors for guests by the end of this month (Dec 2024).
The hotel is strategically located in the heart of Georgetown and is easily accessible from the mainland and the Penang International Airport too.
The spanking new hotel’s lobby is located on the sixth floor and offers a great view of Georgetown and beyond.
While within the city, guests are also a walk away from an exciting multi-cultural culinary adventure in the city and an enchanting experience to explore streetscapes of cultural and architectural fascinations.
Be it Asian or Western refined dining at elegant restaurants, numerous outlets are only a stone throw away. Among them along the Cecil Street (Seventh Street) Market has a time-hallowed popular food arcade that serves the best of Penang’s old-school hawker fare.
Or just chill out on weekends, at the Hin Bus Depot, a former bus depot turned into a community creative hub, to savour street food amid live music or relish the exquisite taste of European cuisine fused with local ingredients at Restaurant Au Jardin.
Other notable eateries in the vicinity of the hotel include Chef Wang Fusion Kitchen (Chinese restaurant) in Presgrave
Street (Third Street) and Tono Izakaya (Japanese cuisine) in Tye Sin Street (Fourth Street).
The hotel offers some 241-rooms in various categories and excellent facilities. Among them are their All day dining, Tapas outlet, Spa, rooftop pool and bar.
There are also three meeting rooms to cater for various meetings, conferences and seminars. Then, there is their banquet hall which can cater for 400 to 480 pax at any one time.
The hall is equipped with the latest LED screens, PA and up-to-date sound and light systems. They also offer convenient parking space with a total of 300 car parking lots in their multi-level zone,
Presently, there are 14 shops of 1337 sq ft in size each which are available for rental.
For the uninitiated, back in the days, the Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park on Magazine Road is the First Street, then stroll down road by road through Noordin Street is the Second Street, Presgrave Street (Third Street), Tye Sin Street (Fourth Street), Macallum Street (Fifth Street, Katz Street (Sixth Street) and finally, Nanking Street (Seventh Street).