Homestays are numerous in Ipoh! Sometimes, you can get an amazing deal – like an entire house or apartment suite for the price of a plush hotel room! It can be heaps of fun to have your travel group or family members all in one place too!
So, if you’re keen on staying at a homestay, use this list as your reference!
1. Canning 33 Guesthouse
Canning 33 Guesthouse is a relatively new homestay that popped up in 2019. It is right in Canning Garden, close to Ipoh’s beloved Kinta City Mall (~2km away).
The homestay is set in a refurbished single storey home with stunning timber ceilings, and tidy comfortable rooms with different themed wallpapers.
Guests will be sharing the kitchen and other facilities. This includes the outdoor common space in the garden and the garage.
Location: Canning Garden
Price Range: Around RM120/night for 2 guests
Max Occupancy: 7-10 people
What You’ll Like:
- Central location
- Highly rated
- New and clean
- Modern amenities
- Walking distance to popular restaurants
- Well-equipped rooms – including TVs
- Friendly host
- Cheap considering the location
Remark: You can park at the side of the road outside the house too
2. Grayhaus Soho Ipoh
Grayhaus Soho is a 5-storey townhouse in Ipoh New Town that is close to all the main tourist hotspots in Ipoh:
The compact modern rooms have everything you need for a comfortable leisure or business stay. However, the only downside is the lack of a free and secure car park close to the building.
Location: Ipoh New Town
Price Range: Around RM70/night for 2 guests
Max Occupancy: 1 to 2 people
What You’ll Like:
- Owner is a Superhost and rents out multiple rooms in this same building
- Self-check-in
- Clean and newly refurbished building
- Walking distance to Ipoh Old Town (e.g. Concubine Lane), the Gerbang Malam night market and Ipoh Parade
- Free WiFi
- Elevator
- Lounge (to share with other guests)
- Iron
- Small workspace
- Towels, hairdryer and toiletries provided (excluding toothbrush and toothpaste)
Remark: Parking is limited to the public ones around the building, and you will have to pay RM4 for one whole day
3. Jomstay – Octagon Suite 1 (Ipoh Town)
Have an entire studio apartment in the middle of Ipoh with tons of amazing facilities at your disposal, all to your travel group and yourself!
You get one private car park with the apartment too! But you won’t need your car for finding places to eat though as there are many local eateries within walking distance from this apartment building!
Sleeping Arrangement:
- 2 queen sized beds (1 in the living room) and
- one single mattress for the floor.
Location: Ipoh New Town
Price Range: ~RM260/night for 2 pax
Max Occupancy: Up to 5 people
What You’ll Like:
- Self-check-in
- No need to worry about parking
- Beautifully furnished apartment
- Bathtub
- Swimming pool
- Gym
- Iron and ironing board
- Private car park
- 24-hour security
- WiFi, TV, hair dryer, air-conditioning, microwave, kettle, fridge, washing machine
- Toiletries and towels
- Elevator
4. Le Maison GuestHouse Ipoh @ Studio Octagon
This is another visually pleasing studio apartment that is clean and can fit up to 5 people.
The kitchen has basic facilities but that’s because you’re expected to roam the nearby eateries that are walking distance away!
Sleeping Arrangement:
- 2 double beds (1 of which, can be partitioned off from the rest of the room) and
- 1 couch that is long enough to sleep on.
Location: Ipoh New Town
Price Range: RM150/night for 2 pax
Max Occupancy: Up to 5 people
What You’ll Like:
- Nice view of the city
- WiFi
- Close to nighttime eateries and biscuit shops (like Sin Eng Heong)
- Swimming pool
- 24-hour security
- Elevator
- Self-check-in
- TV with Astro
- Hair dryer
- Iron and ironing board
- Towels, soap and shampoo
- Free secure indoor car park
- Electric kettle, cups, small fridge
Remark: Just 1 shower room; deposit of RM200 upon check-in
5. Pulse Ipoh – Boho @Majestic Condo
In the living room of this bohemian styled apartment, a blank wall can be used for movies to be projected on using the mounted ceiling projector! It’s definitely a very cosy space to enjoy a movie here with friends.
Sleeping Arrangement:
- 3 double beds (where 1 of the double beds is actually the sofa bed),
- 3 single floor mattresses and
- 1 single bed.
Location: Ipoh New Town
Price Range: RM400/night for the entire apartment
Max Occupancy: Up to 8 people
What You’ll Like:
- Kitchen with microwave, induction cook top, kettle, fridge, condiments, crockery, cutlery
- Projector – get movies using their fast WiFi and Google Chromecast
- Good view of Ipoh (especially in the morning)
- Not just 1 but 2 secure indoor car parks!
- 2 bathrooms
- Infinity swimming pool
- Playground
- Laundry facilities on ground floor
- Towels and soap
- Hair dryer
Remark: No parties allowed; This unit belongs to the same Superhost owner as Pause Ipoh
6. Kinta Bali Villa
Kinta Bali Villa is also close to 2 popular local food haunts, Stadium Indera Mulia and Sun Marpoh Restaurant.
The ambiance is calming with plenty of greenery and common spaces including a terrace. Families will really appreciate that some of the rooms are interconnected too.
However, some rooms are on the small side, and this property has higher than average prices.
Location: 94 Jalan Kompleks Sukan, 31400 Ipoh, Malaysia
Price Range: From RM180+/night for 2 pax
Max Occupancy: 4 people
What You’ll Like:
- Lovely and comfortable surroundings
- Convenient location if you have your own car
- Family-friendly
- Amiable owner
- Quiet location (request for rooms that don’t face the road)
Remark:
- Expect mosquitoes to be present at this property
- Limited parking within the property
7. Pause Ipoh Homestay
Pause Ipoh is an old house transformed into a stylish space. The interior features an open concept layout between the living space, dining room and kitchen with a live tree in the high-ceiling dining room to bring it all together!
From the homestay, you can walk to nearby eateries and shops. These include Ming Yue Confectionery Kaya Toast, Tuck Kee Restaurant (Smoked Duck) and Choong Kee Yong Tau Fu.
Sleeping Arrangement: 3 bedrooms, each with a queen-sized bed.
Location: Near Taman Kampar
Price Range: RM250/night for the entire house
Max Occupancy: Up to 6 people
What You’ll Like:
- Convenient location especially if you have a car
- Fast WiFi (Unifi Broadband)
- TV (No Astro but has Chromecast)
- 1 bathroom but it is spacious!
- Toiletries (except toothbrush and toothpaste) and hair dryer
- Kitchen has a fridge, induction cooker, microwave oven, water filter, kettle, cutlery and crockery
- It takes about 10 minutes’ drive to get to these local sights – Ipoh Old Town, Ipoh Parade shopping mall and the famous dessert street, Tong Sui Kai.
Remark: Park within the premise or at the street for free.
8. Ipoh Home Inn
Absolute privacy is guaranteed if you stay here! Guests enter through a private entrance and have access to the rooftop garden/ patio and other living spaces in the house like the main garden.
The studio bedroom bears resemblance to a quaint, traditional Japanese house with a couple of modern amenities thrown in!
Location: Near Perumahan Jalan Kampar
Price Range: RM100+/night for the whole guest suite
Max Occupancy: Meant for a couple
What You’ll Like:
- Mini fridge, kettle, drinking water
- WiFi (Unifi)
- TV with Astro
- Peaceful neighborhood with local eats nearby
- Self check-in
- Shampoo, soap and hair dryer
- Brand new
- Free parking on premises (or free street parking)
- Private entrance
- Iron
Remark: No towels are provided; Need a car to get to the tourist hotspots (11 minutes’ drive)
9. White House Homestay
Big groups who are looking for comfort and value should consider this place as it is affordable!
It is also not far from the airport (Sultan Azlan Shah Airport) and notable cave temples like Sam Poh Tong and Guanyin Cave (~5 minutes’ drive).
And with the spacious garage, parking is not an issue. But we would advise against booking this homestay if you are coming from the bus station (Amanjaya) as it’s quite far (30 minutes’ drive away)
Location: No 1, Persiaran Rapat Baru 7, Taman Lapangan Permai, 31350 Ipoh, Malaysia
Price Range: From RM120/night for 2 pax
Max Occupancy: Up to 5 people
What You’ll Like:
- Clean and spacious property
- Value for money
- With an on-site caretaker
- Plenty of secure parking space within the property
- Close to a convenience store (7-Eleven) and a laundry service
- Straightforward check-in and check-out process
Remark:
- Takes around 20 minutes’ drive to get to Ipoh Old Town
- Air conditioning is not very cold
10. Just Austin Guesthouse
15 minutes’ drive from Ipoh Old Town, Just Austin Guesthouse is highly rated homestay that is a very affordable option for a group size of less than 4 pax. We highly recommend it if you happen to have your own car.
It’s not far from the cave temples and 362 Heong Peah 362炭烧香饼 – renowned for their traditionally made heong peah and other traditional biscuits!
The contemporary rooms are simple but comfortable and clean. You might like that there are toiletries provided and that there is a common dining room and kitchen too where you can make your own coffee or tea.
Location: 36, Persiaran Wira Jaya Barat 14A Taman Ampang Indah, 31350 Ipoh, Malaysia
Price Range: From RM120/night for 2 pax
Max Occupancy: 4 people
What You’ll Like:
- Comfortable and convenient homestay to explore Gunung Rapat, Ampang and Cempaka areas
- Affordable
- Helpful staff
- Wonderful host
- Feels like staying at a hotel
- Very clean property
- Smooth check in and check out process
- Quiet location
Remark: There is space to park 2 cars within the property
11. Mary’s Residence Ipoh
Just 8 minutes’ drive from the airport and 10 minutes from Ipoh Old Town, staying at Mary’s Residence Ipoh will make all the difference if you are not an early riser.
Or just want to make the most of your time sightseeing in Ipoh!
At ~RM1,000/night though, staying here is more worth it if you have a large group to make use of all the entire property with all its 7 rooms and 7 bathrooms!
Location: 1427 Jalan Prince Kampung Pasir Pinji Baru, 31650 Ipoh, Malaysia
Price Range: From RM1,000+/night
Max Occupancy: 12 people
What You’ll Like:
- Great location for sightseeing and food-hunting
- Very nice host
- Plenty of bathrooms and common areas so it is suitable for reunions and large families
- Rooms have TVs with Astro
- Clean and aesthetically pleasing modern homestay
- Close to Ipoh Parade mall
Remark: Poor WiFi connection
12. City Garden Homestay @ Majestic Ipoh
It’s easy enough (within 15 minutes’ walking distance or a 5-minute drive) to get to the Gerbang Malam night market as well as Concubine Lane and a plethora of famous local eateries if you stay here.
The extremely tidy 3-bedroom unit has 2 bathrooms – of which, 1 bathroom is attached to the master bedroom.
Besides this, guests have access to the pool, a rooftop terrace with great night views of the city, a table tennis table, and a playground.
Location: Kampung Kuchai, Ipoh, Malaysia
Price Range: From ~RM450/night
Max Occupancy: 6 people
What You’ll Like:
- Accessible to Ipoh Old Town and Ipoh New Town
- Well-equipped and clean apartment
- Fuss-free check in and check out process
- Family-friendly
- Convenient with 2 parking bays
- Infinity swimming pool and other amenities
- Nice hosts
Remark: Comfortable for up to 8 pax in reality
13. Rocky Farm
Rocky Farm makes for an interesting staycation with its limestone hill surroundings and unique room set ups.
But its location in Simpang Pulai is a little out of the way if you intend to spend more time sightseeing in Ipoh Old Town (~30 minutes’ drive away).
In fact, the closest attraction to Rocky Farm is Sam Poh Tong. As for malls, your closest option is AEON Station 18. So, this accommodation is better for those with their own transport.
Location: Lot 14884 Dat Pulai Jaya 3, Taman Pulai Jaya, 31300 Ipoh, Malaysia
Price Range: From RM150/night for 2 pax
What You’ll Like:
- Accessible from the airport and to the outbound Simpang Pulai toll
- Feels private and secluded
- With outdoor scenery
- Very spacious property
- Different room designs available
- Rooms are clean and comfortable
- Helpful host
Remark: Expect mosquitoes when staying here
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What is the average price of a homestay in Ipoh?
A1: ~RM250/night (whole place!)
Q2: What are the best options near Sultan Azlan Shah Airport?
A2: White House Homestay or Mary’s Residence Ipoh.
Q3: Which homestays are close to Ipoh Parade?
A3: Jomstay – Octagon Suite 1, Le Maison GuestHouse Ipoh @ Studio Octagon, The Tudor.
Q4: Which homestay is good for couples?
A4: Ipoh Home Inn, Grayhaus Soho.
Q5: Which homestays are suitable for families under 5 pax?
A5: Jomstay – Octagon Suite 1, Le Maison GuestHouse Ipoh @ Studio Octagon.
Q6: Which homestay can cater to large groups (6-10 pax) in Ipoh?
A6: The Tudor, [Projector] Pulse Ipoh – Boho @Majestic Condo, Pause Ipoh Homestay.
Q7: Which homestay can accommodate groups of more than 10 pax?
A7: Mary’s Residence Ipoh
Getting Around Ipoh
Sure, there’s always the public city bus, taxi or Grab. But these involve some waiting and are not always available.
It’s also a hassle to have to arrange a return trip with Grab or a taxi if you wanted to visit somewhere further too!
Book a Ipoh private tour with RayTheTour and get the following perks:
- Ipoh-born personal guide with lots of experience
- Customize-able itinerary (your plan or the guide’s suggestions)
- Comfortable transport
- You don’t have to worry about driving or parking the car
- No waiting time (direct pick up)
- No need to walk around in the scorching heat!
Make booking via WhatsApp.
Conclusion
While there’s nothing wrong with going the conservative route and selecting a hotel, it can be a lot of fun to have a whole apartment or even a house all to yourself and your travel buddies!
Some homestays in Ipoh have their own parking solution for guests too.
Ipoh Hotels
For a bigger variety of hotels to suit different budgets, do refer to our list of suggestions here. We recommend choosing hotels by their location if you plan on exploring mainly by foot.
