Indulgence Living

Ipoh


Resembling an English country mansion improbably plonked next to a main road, Indulgence has a set of individually decorated rooms, from rococo to antique Chinese in style (we liked the chic, Italianate 'Giulianna' room). Rooms are showing signs of age, but unique decor and gourmet extras, including upmarket European-style breakfasts, make it one of Ipoh's more interesting places to stay.

Though it appears only a 10-minute walk from the Parade mall, it's a pedestrian-unfriendly route; better to drive or get a taxi.

Meals at the restaurant downstairs are pricey for what you get, but it's worth stopping in for the homemade breads and pastries.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ipoh attractions

1. Masjid Panglima Kinta

0.99 MILES

This late-19th-century mosque, attractively painted white and sky blue, is tucked away in Ipoh's new town, on the east bank of the Kinta River.

2. Han Chin Pet Soo

1.11 MILES

This charming small museum charts the history of Han Chin Villa, a 1929 clubhouse for Hakka tin miners that became a hotbed of prostitution, opium trading…

3. Masjid India Muslim

1.25 MILES

Built in the Mughal style in 1908 for the local Indian population, this mosque has an attractive, lacey, green-and-white design. Only Muslims are allowed…

4. St Michael’s Institution

1.31 MILES

A fine example of colonial architecture, this school, on the padang’s northern flank, was founded by the Catholic La Salle brothers in 1912. Not open to…

5. Birch Memorial Clock Tower

1.32 MILES

The clock tower, with a 1.95m-diameter bell, was erected in 1909 in memory of James WW Birch, Perak’s first British Resident. Birch was murdered in 1875…

6. Muzium Darul Ridzuan

1.4 MILES

North of the padang (field), this museum is housed in a 1926 villa built for a wealthy Chinese tin miner. The museum features displays on the history of…

7. Courthouse

1.4 MILES

Ipoh’s courthouse was completed in 1928 by AB Hubback, the same architect who designed Ipoh’s train station and the town hall.

8. Town Hall

1.4 MILES

Ipoh’s gleaming white town hall dates back to 1916 and is a popular spot for wedding-photo shoots. Visitors are often allowed to wander inside; the upper…