Levitating beds, side tables and secret doors that reveal toilet cubicles and pantries
Dreamt up by the award-winning team at Ministry of Design, The Prestige is the epitome of modern heritage - layering a contemporary interpretation of Victorian design with optical illusions and verdant local flora.
The Hotel is inspired by the brilliant art of illusion from the 2016 movie ‘The Prestige’ set in the 19th century Victorian Age. The hotel which is a luxury homegrown label located in the heart of Georgetown in Penang, draws upon its cultural relevance to the same era of its colonial surroundings within Church Street and presents a playful homage to magic.
A magical modern-day interpretation of Victorian design, the newly built hotel is brought whimsically to life with an assembly of a magical quasi-colonial interior, the first of its kind in Penang, Malaysia and is part of the prestigious Design Hotels™ portfolio.
The ‘Prestige features sophisticated elements of visual trickery, that make playful reference to the acts of famed illusionists within its 162 room and suites; from an enchanting reception desk that seem to magically balance on chrome orbs; interior fittings transposed with magicians’ props like Houdini’s elaborate escape box; the magical lattice of shadows animating the journey through it’s corridors; to subtle visual trickery of levitated beds and hidden doors that reveal concealed rooms. Explore further to find modern and historic elements that are distinctively ‘Penang’ finely etched into interior bronze wall fittings.
The hotel site was historically a century-old godown used during the maritime trading era in the late 1900s. Set amongst the beautiful and intricate 19th century English colonial buildings found in this UNESCO World Heritage site, the 162-room locally rooted boutique brings to mind a tropical Victorian Eden through the hotel’s lush garden-conservatory feel.
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