Impiana Hotel, Ipoh ( 28 May 2016)

We decided at the very last minute to bring the kids on a short break during the mid-term school holidays. We managed to keep the plan quiet until my parents accidentally spoiled the surprised. The munchkins ended up announcing our plans to everyone while making promises to get them strawberries haha. We also dragged our parents along for this trip so that we can all spend some quality time together.

The initial plan was to drive to Cameron Highland on Sunday and spend one night there. 2 days before our trip and looking at our planned itinerary, we changed our minds and booked a one night stay in Ipoh. We figured that it would be better to break the travel time so that the trip won't be so rushed. I don't think we would have been able to enjoy Cameron much after a 4 hours drive with the kids :p

We managed to get our hands on 2 deluxe rooms in Impiana Hotel, Ipoh at the very last minute. The location is right smack in the middle of the town and it is about a 1.5 hour drive up to Cameron. 

Source: Google Pic

The rooms are comfortable with the usual amenities. The furniture is quite dated and when we first arrived our TVs are without cable. The hotel managed to remedy the problems within 20 minutes of our complaints.

We managed to secure adjoining rooms and the rooms that were given to my parents are the spacious corner room. You can imagine all the fun the munchkin had running from one room to another. Drove the adults nuts, I tell you :p 

 

The pool were under renovation and was closed when we were there. The munchkins had to make do with the tub. Irregardless of the source, give my children water and they'll be more than happy for hours. 

Breakfast is part of the room package. The choices are adequate though the nasi lemak could do with a tad more santan. The kids also ate for free.

Left:  The buffet spread. Right: One of nenek, daddy and Ranya for the album

The hotel is good for day trips. Go for it especially if you're planning on being out the whole day to visit Tambun or go on an Ipoh Foodpedition. The town is about 15 mins drive out and Tambun is less than 20 mins away. I rate our stay here at 6.9/10. Not bad but not super awesome either. 

We brought my parents to try out Nasi Lemak Ayam Kampung.  Service was a bit slow and the lamb was overcooked and tough. The nasi lemak is still tasty but it does put a damper to the whole experience. Note to self:  do not come here during peak season. Anyway Day 1 of our road trip went well, alhamdullilah. Will blog about our stay in Cameron soon.