M Roof

Ipoh


Some of Ipoh's most chic accommodation is out of town, such as M Roof, a glamorously monochrome hotel in a high-rise 5km northeast of the old town. Rooms are gorgeously modern with high-quality mattresses, duck-feather pillows, urban artwork and sleek, honeycomb-tiled bathrooms.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ipoh attractions

1. Muzium Darul Ridzuan

1.94 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…

2. Masjid India Muslim

2.05 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…

3. Han Chin Pet Soo

2.1 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…

4. St Michael’s Institution

2.11 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. Masjid Panglima Kinta

2.12 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.

6. Birch Memorial Clock Tower

2.26 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…

7. Perak Tong

2.28 MILES

Developed in 1926 by Chinese Buddhists Chong Sen Yee and his wife, this temple (7km north of Ipoh) is popular for its mesmerising murals and panoramic…

8. Courthouse

2.28 MILES

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