About The Qing Suites

An extension of history. A sanctuary of stillness.

The Qing Suites are an annexe to Cheong Fatt Tze’s famed Blue Mansion, sitting 80 metres across what is now known as Leith Street.

Cheong was one of Asia’s greatest tycoons. The ‘Rockefeller of the East’ was honoured by the British and the Dutch, with flags flown at half mast upon his death in 1916. He had commissioned a home in Penang to reflect his standing and to house his favoured wife No.7, Tan Tay Poh.

What was once a row of five terrace houses serving as servants’ quarters, built by Cheong Fatt Tze in 1904, these quarters were designed in harmony with the main house, protecting the primary feng shui axis and retaining the positive energy or qi radiating from the mansion. As the Cheong family gradually declined after his death in 1916, the mansion and its assets were redistributed and separated.

In 2020, our bid to reunite these two parts was accepted and we began planning the restoration and designing the conversion, only for work to be thwarted by the pandemic.

This tranquil sanctuary was finally unveiled in 2025, and here, thirteen suites and the first heritage hotel spa built around the pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Southeast Asia await, inviting you to experience the serenity of Oriental wellness traditions, whilst immersing yourself in the vibrant heritage of George Town.