The reason why I chose this hotel was the rate. And the location itself is quite interesting, as it is very near to visit all the historical sites. However, the wall is quite thin, as you can hear people walking/talking in the hallway. Also, at night the area seems to be so silent that it creeps you out.

I am giving this 3 stars, but a TV and small fridge would bump it to a 4 star easy, a bigger bathroom and it could be even more. I would gladly spend another RM10 or 15 for those things.

Location is right on the border of Little India and Chinatown, super good spot. I asked for a room in the back, as I know that call-to-prayer goes off at odd hours sometimes, and the road can get a bit noisy, so if you stay here, get a room off the street. I had room 25, good AirCon, hot water, and decent bedding. Wifi, free and in-room, seemed pretty reliable.

The chaps at the front desk are super friendly, always polite and answered any questions I had.

It would take so little to move this hotel above the competition (I know, I walked around for 2 hours in the afternoon heat looking at atleast a dozen places), it's sad to see these guys not put those little extras in to go over the rest of the budget options in town. All in all, not a bad stay.

The hotel might not look like much on the outside, but once inside the Broadway Budget Hotel you feel very comfortable. The staff at the front desk were unbelievably friendly and extremely helpful.

The rooms are quite spacious and have an old antique-y feel to them. There are no frills included (i.e. no television, no mini fridge, etc.). Even though the rooms look old and a little rickety, the neighborhood is quiet and we were able to sleep well at night. When requesting extra blankets, the hotel staff provided them immediately.

The rooms were as clean as they could be for an old budget hotel. The bathroom is a little awkward, as there is no shower / tub, but rather just a shower head sticking out of the bathroom wall. Please note that there is no hot water. We generally found this to be the case while traveling across Malaysia.

The hotel is located in Little India, which is a really friendly area of Georgetown. There are really good restaurants in the area, and the hotel is walking distance from the bus/ train/ ferry station. The location made it easy for us to get around the island.

Quality for value, the Broadway Budget hotel is a really good choice. The staff at the hotel made the stay as comfortable as possible. For these reasons, we would definitely stay there again.

This was our second stay at the Budget Broadway in Penang. We really enjoyed our first visit and decided to return as we really liked the location in "little India" and the price was good.

We were, however, disappointed with our second stay as cleanliness standards seem to have dropped significantly since our first visit. The bathroom was not cleaned properly and there were used soaps and long hairs in the sink and on the floor. The towels were so thread bare, you could barely dry yourself and they were not changed once in the 4 days we stayed there. The bed clothes smelled strangely and again there were long hairs all over the floor. It really is a pity as we really did enjoy staying there first time round.

On a positive note, the reception staff are friendly and helpful and the location is great with lovely restaurants within walking distance. We loved Penang and hope to return again.