Reviews of Dé Cafe & Rest House

Friendly staff, very helpful for someone spending a night or two in Ipoh. It’s very quiet and felt safe.

Shower could do with a bit of modernising, but they still functioned perfectly well. Towel can be hired for 5 Ringgit.

Clean bathrooms and dorm rooms. Air conditioning is good and lockers are big enough for rucksacks. Security is very good with key card entrance to dorm rooms. The staff are very kind and helpful. Although a little pricy, the cafe food and drinks are really delicious!

The only common space is the cafe area downstairs. No free breakfast items, but there are plates, utensils, and you can ask for hot water.

Comfortable mattress and pillow. Quiet dorm. Small hostel, nice to meet interesting travellers. Central location, a few minutes walk to Ipoh train station. Friendly owner.

Hadn’t allowed card payment in full on booking site so wanted cash on arrival. Explained I was saving my cash and took a while to get the card option activated on booking site. Only one toilet at dorm level but didn’t ever have to wait. Two showers only. Infrastructure needs maintenance. Walls need painting. No cooking facilities. No kitchen but a small coffee water filter nook as a compromise. But overall, nothing serious.

Very central location for visiting the historic centre, quiet and clean environment. The receptionist was very friendly. Recommended

It would be useful to have a clothes hanger inside the capsule

Really simple hostel, good price. Bed curtains are definitely a plus! Nice lockers too. Shared fridge, but no shared kitchen.

Bathrooms were tiny and tight so you really didn’t have much privacy while on the toilet. It wasn’t super clear on how to get into the hostel when we’re checking in as they locked the doors to the hostel/cafe, and had to get another guest to let us, to get us out of the heat, in as it seemed staff was away. But not a big deal.

Lovely cosy hostel! The dorm was big but it felt very private, we slept well. The cafe downstairs was lively and full of charm. Super sociable if you want it to be. We spontaneously joined a hostel trip to the night market led by hostel owner Elisa and ended up chatting away into the night with our hostel mates. Elisa is really passionate and taught us so much about Ipoh culture and food and both her and Slipper were really helpful and warm, encouraging us to chat with each other. Group chat was also an excellent idea and helped us to link up with people to go sightseeing with. Very clean place, free drinking water and fantastic location. Highly recommend, would definitely go back!

Very clean, friendly and nice decoration

A cozy hostel with friendly staff and good location.

Location wise. Very convenient. And I can feel the history.

The dust on the bed roof cover.

- good central location - clean and quiet

- AC made a lot of noise - cafe was closed the entire time I was there - no organised activities by hostel, only a whatsapp chat with other travellers. - not very social hostel

Good location, comfy bed and lovely staff.

Bathrooms weren’t great as 1 of the 2 showers didn’t have a lock so made it unusable. Cafe wasn’t open when I was there which was disappointing as I would’ve loved to try the food.

The location is in the city center ,clean ,comfortable and the staff is helpful .