Soori Penang
Fifteen restored shophouse suites inside the Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi clan compound in UNESCO George Town, opened 15 January 2026 by architect Soo K. Chan of SCDA, who grew up in these lanes. Each suite returns a full shophouse plan with an airwell reflecting pool rather than corridor hotel stock; after 5 p.m. guests inherit private use of the temple compound once day visitors leave. Book through sooripenang.com when you want heritage scale without Peranakan stage props; confirm suite category, dining, and temple-hour access, and treat Grab as the default for Gurney or the airport.
- Address
- 48 Lebuh Aceh, George Town, 10300 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
- Official website
- Visit site ↗
- Country
- Malaysia
While you're there
Lebuh Aceh puts you inside Khoo Kongsi’s gated lanes with Cannon Square and the clan temple as the evening set. Walk Armenian Street and the clanhouse circuit by day; dine in George Town’s heritage core rather than defaulting to Gurney. Confirm temple public hours so you know when the compound becomes hotel-private.
Pro Tip: Time a first arrival after the public temple close when you can; the courtyard and roof dragons read differently without day-tour crowds, and that hour is half the Soori argument.
- Best for
- A shophouse suite inside Khoo Kongsi when George Town should feel like a compound, not a street hotel.
- Pair with
- George Town Shophouse Grammar for the Diaspora Household if you are comparing stay and buy.
- Season / timing
- Chinese New Year and school holidays tighten the 15-suite inventory; book early for those weeks.