oh wow, thank u all for ur inputs... and to petit_fleur for taking time to pass by the penang hotel and check it out for me...

i really appreciate it...
initially i wanted a backpackers hotel coz i know its really affordable but when i proposed the idea to my partner, he said that its better that we find another place that can give us a private bathroom for a reasonable price... with ur inputs, i can now narrow down my search to the little india and balestier areas... also the affordable hotel in chinatown, "a traveller's rest stop"... will also check out the "7th storey hotel"...
tried calling fernloft but they told me they dont have private bathrooms...

hotel 81's bencoolen and chinatown are both expensive as well as robertson quay... but if Lady Luck is on my side, and i get a job in SG, will try staying in those hotels... hehehehe...
to all who have helped me sort out my seemingly simple yet mind-blogging problem (for a first time tourist that is), THANK U SO MUCH...

i appreciate the courtesy...
