Hotel French Ipoh

8.4

Excellent

268 Guest reviews

8.4

Excellent

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Cleanliness8.6/10

Service8.4/10

Comfort8.4/10

Condition8.2/10

location9.6/10

Neighborhood8.0/10

Amenities7.8/10

This is a 2-star hotel and the facility is not sanitary

Good hotel reasonable price in good location .overall very comfortable.

Highly recommended

Usual place to stay in, every time we visit Ipoh. Good location, extremely friendly staff. Though Wifi connectivity can be improved. Highly recommended.

I have stayed at this property before and never been disappointed but sadly this time standards had dropped. Hotel needs a deep clean , carpets on my floor (4) were stained. Bedroom needed a revamp , towels and bedding although clean are way past their best. Reception friendliness varied as to who was on the desk. Young gentleman was always helpful. On a positive note this is a cheap hotel and I guess you get what you pay for . A clean bed , a shower and a room.

Older hotel but remodeled enough and quite clean. Most staff friendly, but some seemed put upon when you ask for some help. The room was quite small, but sufficient for our 1-night stay. Beds were comfortable

Central. Not French at all. Awful WiFi.

Nice modern property in the centre. Housekeeping is great . However the AC is super cold and can’t be turned down. Wifi is very bad; won’t connect. Hotel is aware but have an antiquated system which wot be updated?

Review

Superb location, friendly staff, though wifi can be improved.

Strategic location n comfortable

The hotel located at strategic location n comfortable with the stay. Toothbrush set is not provided.

The location is great to walk out to explore the town. It’s quite dark & lonely during night time and there are some homeless people nearby luring, sleeping on the pavement of an abandoned building.

This was probably the best hotel in Ipoh! They even provide free parking! The aircond is super cold and the best part of all- THE HOTEL IS NEAR TO ALL THE TOP TOURIST ATTRACTIONS! This is going to be the only hotel I come back to if I ever visit Ipoh! ❤️

The room is very clean, shower is great too. Air conditioned is super strong, quite comfortable in Ipoh hot weather

Value for Money, but Room for Improvement

Logging in to wifi wasn't friendly at all . Also weak wifi signal in room . Walls were not too "sound proof" and one of the lights in the room cannot be switched OFF.

Nice and cozy

Our stay was great. Nice and cozy. There are night markets and flea market nearby on certain days. Will recommend family and friends.

Close to street with dim sum shops. Also walkable from old town.

easy to find, parking is easy, strategic location

Very clean and professional, keep up the good work

Location is good. Room is quite spacious and clean. I will definitely consider to stay again at this hotel

It was at the centre location of old and new town.

Excellent location, new decor, state if the Art fittings in room

Good location, free parking but its on your own risk

Location was good. Staff friendly. Worth the price.

Nice stay in ipoh, will choose this hotel again next time

Location was very good

1 Night Stop over

Nice clean n decent hotel. Free parking nearby about 40 m away in open space carpark using a hotel issue coupon

Quick walk to Old Town. Otherwise there is not much in this part of Ipoh. Food options require a short walk. Breakfast at the hotel was overpriced. Room is a bit date and basic. King bed is really two twins pushed together. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Helped arrange transportation as needed.

Hotel is very cleaned located in town. It is 15 min drive to the airport very convenient for light shopping lunch and dinner. My recommendation for every visit to Ipoh town. Murat Ibrahim Singapore

central location. Friendly staffs help us to freeze the salted chicken.

Location is good, Housekeeping staff is friendly n they do a great job.

Value for money. Clean. Proper bed and lights. However no slippers. Aircon a bit cold.

The WiFi was not user friendly, the towels were fraying at the edges and need new towels. The plus point was that it was in a good location.

Bathroom cleaning could be better. Mold on tiles, toilet rings and frayed towels.

The location..its nearby to all the tourist attractions, just a few minutes away by Grab

The staff are friendly and helpful. Its location is very convenience, many good local food outlets and restaurant within 10 minutes walking distance. Like the car park arrangement

The kimg size bed is bigger than normal king size and can sleep 3 adults

Bad experience.

Room is so small. Air-con is not cold enough and is leaking. Toilet is wet all over. Change to another room for the 2nd nite but air-con is not cold enough. Wi-fi is not working. Not recommendable.

Wifi problems,no breakfast with online booking.Othetwise good location,comfy bed,good ac,shower very good.

clean and updated rooms. have 1 English channel which is good. neighborhood ok.

The location was very convenient to go to old town and new town. Also we enjoyed Sunday market just in front of the hotel.

Clean and nicely furnished room

Some room for improvement.

Overnight stay. Pleasant. Very helpful staff. Only two shortcomings. The water was a trickle when I bathed at night. Took Long time to wash off shampoo and soap. Then as was with my previous trip the wifi had no connection to the internet.

Nice weekend out

It was short and sweet.

Our stay at hotel was great. Staff were friendly and capable. Hotel is well located and within walking distant to places of interest and restaurants. There is a sunday market just next to the hotel and is definitely worth exploring.

A Pleasant Stay at French Hotel, Ipoh

The lighting in the room is somewhat like stage lighting and a bit dim. The toilet and bathing facilities are good. Strangely the bathroom mirror is rather low and will suit those who are 1.5m or less. Also, the wardrobe is only half height without any door. The hotel does not provide you with basic items like toothbrushes, earbuds or shavers or combs. You have to bring them along or go to the nearby shops to buy them. The sound proofing is not so good as you can hear guests talking and stomping around at 2 to 3 am. There is a day market on Saturday at a lane next to the hotel and the hawkers blare their music early in the morning around 6.30 am and the sound permeates into the room. I am amused by the hotel staff charging clients M$0.50cents for a color road map of Ipoh which I think they got free from the MTPB. However, a photocopy of the same map is free. On checking in, the staff requested M$200 deposit for NO SMOKING security in your room. They prefer hard cash as they claimed the credit card given to them could not be 'activated'. There are some eating places as well as confectionery shops within walking distance(1-2km). For eating places further away, it is easy to get Grab taxi which costs around M$5-9. Going to the airport is only M$9/-. However, going further like Kellie's castle or visiting the tin dredge may set you back around M$25-35/- per trip, but its worth it.

Good location

Has fridge, safe deposit box tea and, coffee making. Room on small side but ok for short stay. Has outdoor off street parking . 711 store next door

Our room was a little small for two. Room is clean but minimal comfort

Nice little hotel

Very easy to access. Free parking in the open carpark next to hotel. Room was spacious, clean and very comfortable. Loved the king sized bed.

Unhappy with the customer service

My stay was ok however I was unhappy as I need to pay an extra amount of rm40 since the extra large king room wasn’t available. Since I have already booked and paid for the extra large king room and if it wasn’t available they should just upgrade me to the room they have given (king+single bed). Instead I have to pay more, so I wasn’t that happy.

Whole hotel was dimly lighted. Cannot see clearly. The advertisement put room for 3 and we can request for additional bed. When we check in they say the hotel is only for 2 pax. So we need to pay additional Rm40 for another pax, which they gave us a mattress on the floor with some bedsheet and one pillow. The bed was close together and the phone had to be put on the bed, near the pillow. Also,we need to buy one own toothbrush and toothpaste.And the parking is located and share with other public cars.

NICE HOTEL, COMFORTABLE AND GOOD LOCATION

EXTRA LARGE KING BED SUITABLE FOR SMALL FAMILY.WILL COME BACK

Hotel near shopping malls, in city center

Hotel has free parking but it's one building away at an open air carpark. Below has 7-11 and Watson's just opposite, so no worries if you forgot to pack anything. Price is reasonable and everything is well kept not run down at all.

Location, value for money, clean and neat.

Walking distance from most of Ipoh's attractions, especially food attractions. No frill, value for money, clean and neat hotel. Hot water, shower WC all in good order. Parking is located at about 50 meters away, open air but reasonably safe as it is also popularly used by the paying-public.

nice

overall is okay .However hotel price without breakfast quite pricy for me. and around the place difficult to find restoran or place to eat

Good 2-night stay

Hotel appears to be situated at a quiet part of the city, with most attractions (famous food stalls, Concubine Lane) being about 15 to 30 minutes away. Walking to various attractions is definitely possible but Grab and Uber is very convenient. Most rides were less then rm 5, with only our rides to and from Kek Lok Tong costing more than rm10 (iirc, Rm11 and Rm15). Room was clean, not a lot of channels on tv but we were out most of the time anyway, water pressure can be stronger.

A clean & comfortable hotel with excellent staff service

3D2N family eating spree

Great stay! Good location.

Convenient location to makan places

Surprisingly proper hotel address was not provided in the itinerary as the street name was left out in our confirmation.

Recent stay in French Hotel

Hotel staff is helpful & the location is convenient to walk abt 5 to 10 mins to eating places.the only complain is limited Wi-Fi that need to log in every day

Clean & Very comfortable bed

Near to many eateries & hotel is clean & king bed is huge and very comfortable.

Nice Hotel

location is good which using 5 min walking to nice place to eat food.

Recommended

Clean and comfortable hotel with helpful staff at a good location.

Best Location

Amazing

Convenient location n warm reception

U feel at home , this is 3 rd time staying , convenient location to food n eatery . Wenesa is warm n helpful, checking in to French hotel is like going home !

Nice hotel near the tourist attractions.

Nice eating places close by. Most attractions within walking distance.

Great stay...

Overall quite satisfy with the stay except have to share the parking with public. It's terrible during weekend when there is day market. Hotel staff services are excellent!!

Exceptional value. No frills but excellent in core areas like comfort, location and cleanliness.

Pleasant stay

Hotel staff is friendly, thier services are very good. Just the parking is shared with public and you might do not have parking lot for your car.

Hotel near to all local famous food

Check and check out was fast. Location is near to local food stalls and coffee shop. Wifi is good but central air-con system was not very cold but still okay. Overall, a pleasant stay.

Nice place to stay

This Hotel is better than I aspect. Nice staff and good size room for the price paid.

Very pleasant to stay at the hotel .. location is good ! Keep it up. Definitely recommended . Good pricing as well

Hope the hotel management and staffs keep it up . It was a pleasant experience

clean and simple

I was attended to within 3 minutes upon stepping into the hotel.

Location! Location! Location!

This hotel is right in the middle of Ipoh City Centre. Very convenient. The friendly staff and cleanliness are bonus!!

Nice n clean

Satisfied! Clean n good location hotel. Will book on next time again.

good location close to popular food places

easy access to popular foods outlets in the new and old town, free car parking nearby, 2 super single beds joined together to form a hugh double bed, sunday flea market in the lane beside the hotel

Happy with my stay

Overall satifly

Great value in excellent location

We stayed 2 Nights at this hotel. We had a nice view down the main street. The room was clean and comfortable. Has a nice shower, beds are a little firm for us. The breakfast is a fixed menu (limited) with Western style available in a nice rustic style cafe. The location is central, with good eating places close by and in walking distance to the old town. There is a convenient money changer across the street and 7-11 store nearby. This place is good value for money and the staff at reception are very friendly and helpful with our requests. If I was going to be a little critical, even on the higher floors there can be street noise and we could clearly hear a band playing live music across the road late into the night. Overall, would stay at this hotel again.

Cheap and Good

Hotel was clean , room decor modern n tastefully furnished. For the price, it is good value. Location walking distance to many eateries, local wet market, The Store, KFC, First Coffee House, Trash n Treasure mkt on Sunday morning at door step of hotel. Special mention: Wenesa at front desk was Super. Her suggestion as to where to go, how to get there n even helping us Bk the tour at Han Chin Pet Soo was greatly appreciated.

Clean and accessible

Speedy check in. Accessible to eateries and also sites. Lovely

Over rated by far!!!

Our super Deluxe room was tiny and smelt musty . View terrible - wall. Reception staff were helpful and friendly Freezing cold air-con in reception seating area

A good hotel but small rooms

I was a little disappointed as the room was very small but the staff were very good. Breakfast was not that great. The Malaysian breakfast was a lot nicer than the western version...The bathroom was great, obviously fairly new and very clean.

Good Budget Hotel for Short Stays

It was great. The WiFi is slightly problematic. Good food surrounding hotel, great and prompt service by staff, clean and comfortable rooms that were quiet at night.

Its a budget hotel with nice staff. There were many taxis outside the hotel but those taxi drivers just charged flat rates, needed to bargain.

Hotel is good for stay a day

The hotel is fine. Just that the wifi is super slow

Proximity

Close to eating places and even within walking distance (10min) from the mall. Hotel staff friendly and helpful with transportation and directions. Overall a pleasant stay at a slower pace as Ipoh is not a big town.

Nice and pleasant hotel stay

The staff are very friendly, approachable who offered many advices and guides during my stay at Ipoh. Kudos to their good customer service!

Clean and comfortable

It's a clean and comfortable place to stay. It's my second time staying there. Walking distance to eateries and happening places. Quick and fast checking in and out. Will be the place to stay in future too when I'm in Ipoh. Good.

Great bonding for the group of families and friends

Our group of 12 people have a reasonably good stay and experience in your hotel. Convenience is good as it is walking distance to many food fare. Except for the following: Wifi was a real disappointment, there were other guests complaining of the poor reception and stability of the wifi service Parents of two young girls given a room on lvl 2 while girls on lvl 5 We hope to be back for more food trail.

Great Location for local food near Hotel.

The location is great with great food all around the hotel area, all within walking distance! The only thing i hated most is the free WIFI that requires you to re-login in everytime i came back to the room. A free parking is located just a stone thrown away for all their hotel guests.

Essentials in the bathroom

Hotel staff are approachable and helpful... checking-in was a breeze. The room is reasonable clean and tidy. The location of the hotel is within many eateries and Watsons is just within a stone throw away. However, many of the so-called restaurants only operate during office hours. One has to hunt for dinner and night snacks. French hotel does provide a map for eateries during the evening but only some are operational.

Nice Hotel in Ipoh

The location of hotel is good and convenient, close to the old town and some attractive places even famous restaurants. For those drive the car, actually hotel got provided free parking, just sometimes you will feel unsafe due to the public parking but better than find parking. The room is clean and comfy, especially bathroom is very nice and clean also. The receptionist very friendly and helpful. Overall, I love this hotel for my first time came to Ipoh and stay at here.

Nice Hotel with foodies within walking distance

Nice hotel, Clean Room, Lost of good foods within walking distance.

Highly recommended.

Good experience all around. No issue that I can think of.

Staff is very friendly and saw a senior citizen with me, automatically add a plastic chair for my mum for easy used during bath.

bad arrangement on car park

hotel car park is a non-shading and public sharing car park, especially if holiday during the weekend/PH is more worst to find parking lot during late evening time, and Sunday Flea Market surrounding the hotel area makes the parking and traffic become more worst.

Great stay.

French hotel has a bunch of great staffs helping us throughout the stay. They allowed us for earlier check-in. Room is new and clean, well maintained! Strategic location for food hunting travelers. We just walked around after we check-in. Wifi is in a great speed too. But take note of the morning market along the alley, it started at 6am. Noticed they didn't provide some essential items (eg: toothbrush, toothpaste and comb). In-room slippers are provided with charges which was a big minus.

Food trail hotel

The receptionist Weneasa is exceptional good. Very pofessional yet helpful. She'll go to the extend to meet all your needs as far as possible. Following the food trail provided is not impressive as like stores 12 & 13 had closed. There are now a tobacco shop & optical shop now. So frequent checks must be done to update the list. No entertainment around the area at night. Rather quiet. You have to travel far like the distance for the food trail to look for them. Once it rains you have nothing to do but stay in your room as nothing attractive is closeby. Thus using food trail to attract tourist is good if more detailed info about the individual store like rating them will be better guidelines to their quality of good. Update on what's good & delicious like instant production of chee chong fun as per request at coffee shop which was delicious but omitted in the list. Other like Seremban Siew Pow around the corner from MacDonald is freshly bake. It taste so yummy & crunchy even when you have it next morning.

Convenient n clean hotel

Do not shower early in the morning as there is no hot water. Free Wifi will be turn off at 12am on the day when you check out.

Convenient and spacious room

Only stayed one night but great option. Big room with great bathroom. Fantastic location and also on free shuttle bus route for the hot springs. Would recommend.

Great location! Friendly Staff!Clean Room!

Even though it is an outdoor parking for vehicles, we can leave our car in safe hands with the security and staff of the Hotel. Initially, we have parked our car in the wrong place and we didn't notice it. Until, the staff knocked our door at 10.30 pm and informed us that we have parked our car in the wrong place and requested us to move our car to the Hotel's designated parking area. (As such, I believe they were panic when they found out that our car was not at their parking area). =) Thank you for being cautious!!!

Overall good

The wifi is abit weak, couldn't play video. Overall quite ok. Soundproof. Freindly receptionist. Free parking at nearby private parking lots. There is a morning market besides the hotel. It's very convenient to travel for Ipoh famous restaurant.