If you have been looking for a dinner venue that serves BBQ in the heart of Ipoh city, a new option is Hotel Excelsior Ipoh. Beginning July, the hotel coffee house, Dulang, serves one of the most scrumptious BBQ dinners, offering beef, lamb, stringray (fish) and other seafood on the grill. This BBQ selection is part of ... continue reading »

Due to a tight work schedule, I can only arrange meet-ups during weekends. This weekend, I am in Ipoh, and delightlyfully arranged to meet up with friends. It was decided that the venue would be Dulang Coffee House at Hotel Excelsior Ipoh. Dulang Coffee House is an 'old' trademark in Ipoh's hospitality circle. After all, Hotel ... continue reading »

Orphans and single mothers of Pertubuhan Badan Kebajikan Anak-anak Yatim Darussalam (in Kg. Melayu, Sg. Rapat, Ipoh) were feted to a scrumptious breaking of fast buffet dinner at Hotel Excelsior Ipoh recently. It was the hotel's third consecutive year to celebrate Ramadan with the less fortunate in the community. This time, their effort was also contributed ... continue reading »

On the auspicious day of 人日 (Yan Yat in Cantonese) observed on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, which fell on 3rd Feb this year, Hotel Excelsior in Ipoh invited three ferocious "lions" to perform an energetic acrobatic dance to usher in the Year of the Rooster. Amidst thumping of the drum and clashing ... continue reading »

With smiles on their little faces, almost forty children and their guardians from Pertubuhan Baitul Mubaroqah were treated to a scrumptious breaking of fast buffet dinner at Hotel Excelsior Ipoh. This annual event was the hotel's initiative in giving back to the community, especially to those who are marginalised, in the spirit of Ramadan. Joining ... continue reading »

It was a day of celebration and togetherness at Hotel Excelsior Ipoh when a lion dance troupe came by yesterday to put up breathtaking performances by two pairs of lions and a dragon. According to legend, the lion, amid the banging of drums and clashing of cymbals, chased away the man-eating monster, Nian. This Chinese mythology is ... continue reading »