Sarang Paloh Heritage Stay

We love this heritage transformed hotel. It’s unique in decoration, charming and comfortable in many aspects. Room is Clean n tidy with air-conditioning. Certainly a pleasant experience! 🥰

Amazing experience !

Trip.com should stop listing this hotel. My room was unliveable. The Aircon could not cool down the room and it was very stuffy. It was also poorly lit. I checked in at 3pm and made the decision to leave for another hotel by 5pm, even though I had pre-paid for 2 nights. It's a heritage property and the aesthetics are reasonable but I just could not tolerate a warm and stuffy room in the Ipoh heat and humidity. The lone staff on duty was helpless to do anything. The owners either have to invest more in the basic infrastructure or cut their prices by at least half.

The look and feel of Sarang Paloh is lovely. It has an old world style which we loved. The location is also great, ten minutes from the station and close to lots of restaurants and spots in the old town. The room has a nice style to it as does the garden you walk through. The room facilities were lacking, with no fridge and no safe which we would expect at this price point. Hot water in the shower doesn’t last long and they provide a 3 in 1 body wash, shampoo and conditioner, again something we wouldn’t expect at this price point. The hotel also doesn’t offer room cleaning. This may have been because we stayed for two nights only but this is not communicated on the website or at check in. This meant used cups or water bottles aren’t cleared nor is the rubbish bin emptied. We were also not made aware of locally available discounts for staying at the hotel. All in all an ok stay but several small things made this not value for the money we paid.

Property / Room: the property itself is beautifully decorated and is cosy & clean. But there is an issue with dampness / has a musty smell. Our room was adequately sized, great lighting but the shower stall needed some replacements to its wooden flooring (rotting wood). Staff: everyone is very friendly & helpful! Location: great location as it's located between the main train station and the main streets (e.g. concubine lane). It is walking distance to the main spots in old town Ipoh. Would be something to consider returning to if there were some improvements done.

Location is good, near lots of restaurants and short walk from the trendy/hipster area with Concubine Lane etc. Spotlessly clean room. We had the big room with the cool bathroom with pebble floor rain and 'spout' showers. Decent beds but not the best. Staff are friendly and helpful but it's different to a hotel - you're pretty much on your own. Building is beautiful and there's nice furniture which all gives it a heritage charm. We'd go back if we're lucky enough to be in Ipoh again.