Royale Chulan is close to the heritage site area in Penang. Most of the hot spots identified in travel book are in few minutes walking distance from the hotel. In other word, it may be a bit far from the city centre, shopping malls or the beach area. When I arrived the hotel in day 1, they were unable to allocate a room to me. One hour later, they upgraded my room to executive class in the roof floor, which is a much larger room. The terrace is directly facing seaview with a cruise parking outside. The sunset view is really perfect. However, the hotel staff was not very good at promoting the city travelling experience and usually had no idea when I asked about the location or travelling route to certain tourist attractions.