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Reviews of City Hostel Ipoh 2 stars

City Hostel, No 41,Medan Perhentian Medan Kidd, 30200, Ipoh, Perak, 30200 Ipoh, Malaysia

#81 of 129 hotels in Ipoh

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Review score

Based on 553 hotel reviews

7.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.7

  • Comfort

    7.5

  • Location

    8.0

  • Facilities

    7.4

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    6.2

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  • Reviewed: 14 November 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The AC is for all rooms together as the top of the walls is missing. The AC is extremely cold. Also, as the walls are not going all the way, you can hear everything other people are doing & saying.

    The location was good and the cleanliness was on point.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 November 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    You will hear noises from next building all day long.

    Overall clean facilities provided. Kitchen area, free water dispenser and common lounge. Near to bus and train station. Helpful staffs. Pricewise good deal. Although it's a thin partitioned room it's an individual room with single bed.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2024

    7.0
    My stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    You can hear someone next door cough or sneeze or snore and even when they are on the phone. Besides the light from next door can affect the brightness in your area. The water pressure is kind of low tho when you take a shower.

    You have personal space to do things on your own. It got WiFi but sometimes it disconnected on its own. This place is kind of secluded but was okay, near the Little India area. Remember to bring RM30 as a deposit.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Walls had gaps at the top, but people could be super loud. Got disturbed a lot during the night.

    Privacy and cheapness

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2024

    8.0
    Good value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The area is a bit questionable. I wouldn't walk outside alone at night time. At the day time no problem! The rooms had a gap between walls and ceiling so that air could flow. However, this resulted in all the sounds coming from other rooms and the room was not dark at night.

    Stuff was really friendly and helpfull. Property has everything needed (hairdryer, microwave etc.). Room was clean and nice and there was locker. Hotel other quest was all males but I did not feel uncomfortable or faced any issues here.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2024

    6.0
    A little run down, not recommended for solo female travellers.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The area quite run down and resulted in a certain archetype of guest.

    Price was good.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No separate Aircon.

    Cheap when booking online

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2024

    7.0
    Good stay, very nice staff that allowed me to keep by bags for a day even when I came back to Ipoh few days later for tr
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Single rooms very cheap

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    6.0
    Perfect to just sleep
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Sharing aircond

    Cheap

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 May 2024

    8.0
    Easygoing budget hostel with more personal space than the usual
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just bear in mind that it is still a hostel so even though you have your own space, the area is shared and you can hear everyone else on the floor. Not a problem for me, but important to understand beforehand

    What you see is what you get with this place. It’s super budget but you do get your own space which is more than can be said for most hostels. The location is right next to the train station and old town which is ideal. I can recommend this place if you want to save some money and aren’t fussy

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good place for good price

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 April 2024

    7.0
    This hotel had potential to achieve 4star rating
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Slow water pressure in the bathroom@ toilet & im noticed housekeeping staff always slam every door room hard while she was on her duty, im worried that if that door damage then the hotel will put blame on guest😆.. *Sorry,Im not good in english🙏

    Comfort & clean room.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is clean and comfortable, as you have kind of your own room.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    6.0
    You get what you pay for, not what they tell you.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There wasn't any WiFi the entire time I was there. I let the person at the desk know right away, and in two days nothing was done about it. Have a good data plan if you are going to stay here. There was air-conditioning but it was set to whatever temperature the property decided (which wasn't much) and no fans to move the air around. So the air was stagnant. I had to go outside a few times just so the breeze could cool me off. They put up signs saying quiet time at 22:00, but no one enforces it. Each night we were there, a group of people were making noise well past midnight. You have to take off your shoes before entering from the hall, so you end up with dirt on your feet. If someone recently took a shower and brought water with them, then it made the floor slippery.

    You can't beat the price. Filtered water available. The bed was comfortable. The location was good. Only about a 15 minute walk to the train station.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wifi and tv

    Good price.. AC, some privacy. And very clean

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    1) Shower water is very slow 2) No place for sholat

    Cheap and clean

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 March 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    * Bathrooms and sinks were absolutely filthy. They were not cleaned every day. The management needs to monitor cleanliness on daily basis. * Tower had someone's hair. * WiFi signal was weak.

    * Great location * Private Rooms * Driving water is available in the kitchen. * Security cameras

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2024

    7.0
    Cheap but uncomfortable, good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The facility is not clean, common areas like toilets, shower, lounge, sink, fridge, microwave, all dirty! No toilet paper provided, you are expected to use the bidet or bring your paper. The room is not sound proof, you hear everything! The two nights I stayed there, a guest has his alarm started at 4:30 and repeated every 15 mins till 5:30! Another guest went to bang his door to shout at him.. bring your earplugs and eyeshades!

    Location is the only reason why I stayed two nights there, it is 5 minutes walk from central bus station, where I can get buses to go to the long distance bus station in Ipoh and to the temples, also within walking distance to old town, little India. The room is clean when I checked in, but there is no cleaning service, so after 2 days, it is time to move out! The place is centrally air-conditioning. It is very cheap but not comfortable at all!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    wifi is weak and flaky

    cushy bed, generally clean facilities

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It seems like they never clean the toilet, no one is throwing the tissue roll that was already ran out. I stayed there for 4 nights and the condition of the toilets since I first came till my last day is the same. I feel like they intentionally do not throw the tissue roll to give an impression that they give free common tissue for toilet use

    You can have your own little privacy since there are boarded up walls.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2023

    6.0
    Could be better
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's a shame because if just a few basic things were done, then I would have given this review 8 stars. The bathrooms weren't clean, there was no toilet paper in any of the stalls. The stalls are showers combined with a toilet, which is fine, but they weren't cleaned once during my 3 night stay. The WiFi doesn't work, and when I asked about it the staff said that it wasn't very good - but it just didn't connect at all. Although this place does give you more privacy than a regular hostel, the rooms aren't completely private, there is a large gap between the top of each room wall and the ceiling so that you can hear everything other guests are doing, and if they turn on a light in their room, you'll wake up. This really isn't a big issue if you have respectful people staying there, however I struggled to sleep because some guests were inconsiderate. They'd be slamming doors, talking loudly at eachother, turning on lights at 1am and again at 7am. I think that this issue isn't so much of a problem in regular hostels, since you're literally sleeping in the same room as other guests, therefore you're naturally more aware of being noisy. The separate compartments at 'Spot On City Hostel' make it easier for guests to be rowdy. I know that this isn't technically the fault of the hostel itself, but it is a fault in the design of the place. The last thing to mention would be that there are bats in the building next door that are constantly squeaking. I mean genuinely nonstop, all day and they get louder at night. I've seen some people in the reviews for this place call them rats or birds, but they are definitely bats. Overall, if you're looking for somewhere cheap for a short stay, and if the cleaning and restocking was done better, I would recommend this place. I do however think that if you don't mind staying in a regular hostel, then you'd be able to find better accommodation elsewhere.

    My room was clean and they provide you with a towel and a bar of soap. The building is air-conditioned. The staff were friendly. Generally speaking the place looks newly refurbished and what you get for the price is decent. There is a well equipped common area on each floor with a microwave, fridge, toaster, sofas and racks to hang clothes to dry. The hostel is also in a pretty good location. Be aware that they don't allow any alcohol in the hostel, and they have other strict house rules, which some people might not like.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2023

    8.0
    Great value for a quiet place to sleep
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Can not check in after 11pm. Our bus from KL was severely delayed that we arrived at the hostel a few minutes after 11pm, thanks God the receptionist was still there and he was just about to leave

    Individual room with locker, working air conditioning, clean floor and friendly staff

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 December 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Toilets and showers in the same room therefore the floor of the toilet was often wet. Toilet rolls were empty in the morning.

    Own room for a cheap price, towel included. Near the train station.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2023

    7.0
    Good price and great choice for solo trip
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Water pressure is a little low, can be improved

    Cheap and good location. Can just walk to Nam Heong

    Stayed in November 2023

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