'Try this way," says Zainal Abidin, an affable manager at the Prestige in George Town, Malaysia, cocking his head to one side. Mr Zainal is showing me around the hotel, which is named after the 2006 Christopher Nolan film about two rival magicians. I'm supposed to see an illusion in which the corridor entrance transforms into a mirror, but it's not coming.
George Town, a colonial port on the island of Penang in Malaysia, dazzles visitors with its winding alleys, pastel-painted storefronts, sumptuously restored hotels and mouthwatering food.
Once overlooked for their lack of lighting and ventilation, these ten Malaysian terrace houses have been given new leases of life by a fresh generation of local architects