The Majestic Malacca

Let's talk a little bit about my accommodation here in this historical Malacca town. In tandem with the reason for this short trip, which is to teach my 8 year old son a little bit about the history of the country, we decided to stay in a refurbished 1920's hotel. Obviously no one does this better than the Majestic Hotel chain.

YTL Hotels has a group of hotels they named 'Classic Hotels' which they refurbished from very old buildings.
They named the chain Majestic

The facade of this building is built circa 1920s

I would consider this hotel to be a boutique hotel, small, homely (who would have thought you would feel this way from YTL which is synonymous with luxury, grandeur and expensive) and well taken care of.

Perfect poach egg for breakfast

Reasonably big king size bed ...

... with day bed to lie on the day (not that we have the time to do that).

Comfortable 'high thread count' sheets that is very YTL

Gorgeous tub to soak in the evening and feel like I'm living in the 1920s

A traditional tea set in the room instead of the cold-hotel-glass for water / tea.

Tiny pool but pool it is

So in short, it is highly recommended if you are looking to stay in a small hotel that gives you a feel of what the historical Malacca is all about.


Location : Malacca, Peninsular Malaysia
Date of travel : Oct 2013

A stroll in Jonker Walk

Back in Malacca after so many years, the natural thing for a Malaysian to do is to hit Jonker Walk. There's been rumours flying around that the State is thinking of redeveloping the area and move all the peddlers and the night market to another place so it will not cause congestion in the town center. I sure hope it is not true because Jonker Walk represents what Malacca is all about.

Some sights of my stroll in this beautiful street.

This ship represents the Admiral Cheng Ho's ship that sailed from China to Malacca, starting the political ties between China and Malacca.

No trip to Malacca will be complete without savouring in the Chicken Rice Ball in this restaurant.

A statue of Dr Gan for his tireless effort in promoting Jonker Walk.

Location : Malacca, Peninsular Malaysia
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Back in time

A quick look at my last post and suddenly realised its almost 1 year ago since I last blog! Gosh, how time flies. I've been busy, well, actually really really busy and somehow blogging my travelling took a back seat. Soooo back, I almost completely forgot about it. So, just to start my engine running, a very quicky post about a quicky trip.

Went to Malacca, a historical town for a weekend sometime last year. The last I've been there was almost like 15 years or maybe even longer. But of course, the historical monuments in the what must have been the most historical town in Malaysia  is still there. 

The cannon in front of A Famosa is still there.

The plat at the back of A Famosa is still there.

The crowd looking down at the well inside St.Paul church are still as crowded.

St.Paul is still standing at the top of the hill overlooking the town.

The Dutch Ship still docking on the land of Malacca town.

And finally, the Malacca Sultan's palace is still gleaming in the hot sun.

This is new! Taming Sari tower.
Taming Sari is the name of Hang Tuah's (a Malay hero) sword,

These brings back so much memories.

Location : Malacca Town, Peninsular Malaysia

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