D’SeBalik Pulau - Tropical Boutique Home

Homestay (a Semi-D corner lot) is new, spacious and very clean. It fits us (family of 6) comfortably. Shops and.restaurants are just 3 mins drive away. Check in & check out were super easy. To reach the amenities, one need to have a car to stay in this homestay. It is also quite far from Balik Pulau town center. This homestay is monitored by CCTV inside out (except for bedrooms). Since we are Muslim family, we request to switch off the CCTV inside the homestay which the owner did without any question asked. The only part we were quite reluctant was the garden where the grass has been kept by owner untrimmed. We cant use the table outaide for our evening tea/coffee and we have to keep the side doors closed all the time fear that such garden could be home to some harmful animals. We ask the owner to trim the garden but the owner says such garden has been kept in such a way due to the following reason: "to maintain a balance between a relaxing homestay and the wild, beautiful nature of Penang Island. Plenty of birds and critters make their home in our garden, and neighborhood cats also find sanctuary in the grass." I agree to disagree.