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