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Reviews of Mari Hostel

2 out of 5
Mari Hostel
16A, Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil, Greentown, Ipoh, Perak

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 34 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John, Hong Kong

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the staff, Dini, was very helpful and suggested lots of things for us whilst we were in Ipoh. We had one of the rooms near the lobby/entrance of the hostel, which was a bit inconvenient at night e.g. if we had to go to the bathroom... but other than that it was a great stay! Not a big problem.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Bryce

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ughhh..
I will say the staff were great and friendly but.... Stayed in the double room and I have to say it was really gross, almost to the point we did not want to sleep in the bed. Random hairs all over the floor very tiny cramped room and extremely over priced for what you get. Probably the worst place we have stayed in Asia in over 5.5 months. Location is very central though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tom, KL

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great lounge/communal area and friendly staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Baharudin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

angel, h k

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
happy, enjoy the trip.staff very friendship, introduce the hostel very detail
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff are friendly and kind. Around hostel has many local foods
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love this hostel, i stayed in chained hotel located near train station before but it’s not good. This one is cheaper, get more facilities and comfortable stay. I’m a lady solo traveller, I’m really appreciate here after travel for 5cities in Malaysia
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

KAZUKI

Disliked: Room comfort
Good common room, insufficient power sockets, feeble wifi, staff absent until 9 a.m.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Aiman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Franziska

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
BEDBUG CENTRAL
I am just completely shocked that this place has such good reviews...It may be cause the standard of cheap Hostels in Malaysia is so bad? Ok the common areas were cute and new and staff was friendly. My first private room had bed bugs and all night there was a strange noise driving me nuts...that is after the loud nightclub closed at 3am. By 6am the strange noise got cancelled out by street noise..a loud humming from aircons...by 8 am you hear everybody sitting and having breakfast in front of your room. Oh and there were Bedbugs ! I asked to change rooms and did get another one. As i waited for my new room to be cleaned, i noticed the staff member went inside with a big power steamer (uhh just look up what kills bed bugs...yes its hot steam..lol) Bathrooms were not so clean and breakfast only cheap toast and jelly.. Worst thing was that we missed out on some major sights cause staff informed us that there is no transport to there..we later happened to go to the bus terminal and found several buses going directly to the sight whicb only tool a few minutes ! Had we known earlier we could have seen more. All in all It is a very strange hostel and I would never go back....
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

TIANG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Dissatisfied , Kuala Lumpur

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
TOO BAD EXPERIENCE!!
I did not manage to check in to this hostel, so it's unfair to review it here. But I was sent an email by 'Expedia' to review it, so I want to review about my experience here. When I reached, I was told that my name wasn't in the reservation list, even with email proof of my booking confirmation. Worse still, the staff told me the hostel was fully booked - meaning they can't accommodate me anymore!! The consequence? I took 4++ hrs to arrive here, and took another 3++ hrs to return to where I was from!! When I reached, I was asked to wait before I was turned away because the staff was serving another customer. This was an uncomfortable experience for me - having travelled worldwide, I had never encountered this kind of treatment. And from the conversation they had, I guessed also there's a problem with that customer's booking as well, where he was not assigned the room he had reserved - I seriously doubted the high rating given to this hostel. On the reservation matter, who should be responsible? 'Expedia', who gave me wrong info on confirmation and room availability? Or the hostel, who claimed that the system was in a mess? (the staff told me this) Don't put the blame on 'system'/'technical problem' etc. 'cause' all these were made by human!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

WEISHI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Everything's fresh.Quiet town,quiet hostel.80% shops in street was closed,but you can get necessary help by the staffs.

10/10 Excellent

Adri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hostel
Budget friendly hostel with private rooms, good location, friendly staff and super clean hostel and kitchen.
Dear Adri, Thank you for giving us a great review. I believe the staffs will be happy to receive such acknowledgement. Thank you again for your review. Hope to see you again in the future. Have a nice day ahead.

8/10 Good

Dobaba, San Francico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value in Ipoh!
Safe,clean and quiet! A little far from the Train Station.
Response from Z on 28 Mar 2017
Hi Dobaba, Thank you for your review, we hope you enjoy your stay here. Thank you again for the review, hope you'll come again & stay with us in the future. Have a nice day

8/10 Good

Lim

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall nice cozy hotel. simple needed amenities are provided.
Response from Zam on 28 Mar 2017
Dear Lim, Thank you for your review, we will definitely take your point into consideration. We've already notify our laundry about the issue, should be resolved in the future. Thank you again for choosing us. Hope to see you in the future. Have a nice day.

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Only stayed for one night but room was clean and good size. Very well equipped kitchen & good lounging areas. Lots of board games etc available. Would recommend.
Hi Cameron, Thank you for leaving us a good review & for the recommendation. We hope you enjoyed your stay here. Hope to meet you again in the future. Have a nice day ahead. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Nomaddictives, Brisbane, QLD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff, clean and modern hostel
We loved our stay at Mari Hostel. We got some tips of what to do around t he room and facilities were very clean and new. Just wish we could stay a little longer.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Sebastian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap comfortable hostel
Great location in walking distance of lots of places, they give you map of Ipoh and decent breakfast of toast and cereal too! Place downstairs perfect for a feed.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location budget rooms
Friendly and helpful service. Spotlessly clean rooms. Basic but also cheap, so great value!

10/10 Excellent

Kridsada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place!
all are good!

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget-friendly hotel
We enjoyed our stay at Mari Hostel. Everything was top notch, but the WiFi could have been more reliable. We would stay again on our next trip to Ipoh.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Tuck Yee, Kuala Lumpur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location.
I enjoyed my stay, the staff were friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
場所が良くて、快適だった！！！
ドミトリータイプの安い部屋を選択しました。 ホテルは、立地もよく、WiFiも強いし、大変満足しました。 スタッフさんも凄く親切で、是非また利用したいと思いました。 Thank you so much!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hostel
Very nice staff, good vibes and people !
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Youngkyung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
시설, 청결, 서비스, 친절은 모두 훌륭하다. 그러나 위치는 올드 타운과 좀 멀어서 걸어다니기에는 부담스럽다. 조식은 식빵과 잼이 나오는데 잼은 색소가 가미된, 그닥 추천하고 싶지 않다.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Aufenthalt
Der Aufenthalt war super. Das ganze Hostel war sauber, es liegt zentral, die Mitarbeiter sind freundlich und hilfsbereit und sind um eine Lösungen bemüht wenn es notwendig ist. Wir würden es jedem weiter empfehlen!

10/10 Excellent

HABCHI HAMADOUCHE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super hostel à ne pas manquer
Séjour très positif ! Prix vraiment intéressant

10/10 Excellent

Kam-lin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect service in a clean hostel
This hostel was great! Perfect service, clean and very helpfull staff. All available: microwave, refrigerator, airco, breakfast, free coffee, tea and water (whole day), movie on a big screen every night, bikes for rent, books to read, great showers with hot water. Downstairs a great restaurant and in case you would like to have a beer...there is a bar at the end of the street. Try the local dishes in the area and do not forget the local Ipoh coffee. You can walk around in the old and new town. Must sees are the caves/temples around the area (must take a bus and/or taxi). Got nothing to do and you are just staying for 1 or 2 days? There is a shopping mall (walk 10 minutes) with a cinema, karaoké box and bowling. I would definately stay here again!! Thank you guys for the nice stay.

10/10 Excellent

MISOL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
센스있는 호스텔!!
이 가격에 이런 호스텔 찾기 진짜 힘들다고 생각해요. 4인실에 묵었는데 정말 만족스러워요. 화장실도 진짜 깨끗하고 사용하기 편하게 잘 해놨구요. 무엇보다 라운지가 가장 마음에 듭니다. 스태프들도 다들 친절하구요. 주변에 식당도 많고 팍슨백화점도 있고 1층에 식당도 있어서 정말 편리했네요. 또 이포에 간다면 무조건 여기 또 갈거예요! 깨끗하고 세련된 저렴한 호스텔 찾는 분들은 여기무조건 가셔야 해요~!ㅋㅋㅋ

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mukava ja siisti hostelli
Siisti ja ihan kiva hostelli. Henkilökunta mukavaa ja avuliasta. Vähän syrjässä pahimmalta turistialueelta, mutta hostellin ympäristössä on paljon pieniä hyviä paikallisia ravintoloita.