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 Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| L Teck piaw |
08 August 2005 |
Stayed at City Bayview Hotel Melaka - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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We visited A Farmosa, Christ Church, Mahkota Shopping Centre and Jonkers Street. Jonkers Street is full of great bargains! A very unique night market with many interesting shophouses too!
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| G Ennis |
27 July 2005 |
Stayed at Puri Melaka, Hotel - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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Melacca was a joy, most of our sightseeing was done on foot in and around the old township.
A 1hr ride on the flowered tricyles cost us 40myr and was delightful. Take our advice don't miss an evening meal at the Baba House this was without a doubt the best meal we had in our 5 weeks holiday.
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| K Boo gee |
29 May 2005 |
Stayed at City Bayview Hotel Melaka - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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Melaka is really a hot place place. Drink plenty of water and stay in-door from 12 noon to 4pm. The so-called historical sites is only worth 5-10 minutes each of your time. So do a quick run and hide yourself in the air-conditioned Mahkota Parade Mall until sundown. The real attraction is the night market in Jonker St (Jalan Hang Jebat). For food, don't bother to try their peranakan food, you can get better peranakan food in Penang and Singapore. I tried Peranakan Restaurant (opposite Hotel Puri), it is edible but nothing special. The only thing that I find good was that the meal was cheap (RM 49.90 for 2 persons).
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| L Beng wee |
23 May 2005 |
Stayed at Century Mahkota Hotel Melaka - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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Moving around Malacca is rather easy, lest the occassional traffic jam. The pace of the city is very wonderful and makes you want to come back sooner than later. My family and I enjoyed every trip to Malacca, which we tried to make it a point to visit 4 times or more a year. Jonker Street is a must visit over the weekends, especially in the night where you get to see night stalls and street performance. My children loved the performance and always fascinated by the 'fire eating', coconut piercing performance.
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| N Chow |
26 April 2005 |
Stayed at Equatorial Melaka, Hotel - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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We wanted to try out the hawker stalls at Jonker Street, and had trouble finding the place although we drove in our own car. Melaka is a maze of winding lanes and roads, and it was confusing at times to find our way around, even though we are fellow Malaysians. Later on, we found out that the night market at Jonker only opens on weekends, which was a let down for us. However, there were many restaurants in Melaka Raya, an area which was located just opposite our hotel and within walking distance. We enjoyed good Nyonya food (Nyonya food - a combination of Malay and Chinese fusion food specific to Melaka and Penang) and noticed that there were many of such restaurants in this area. For visitors, there are many trishaws available just at doorsteps of the hotel, for those who fancy such rides. Additionally, this would be a good place to visit historical sites such as A Famosa, Christchurch and a display of a Portuguese ship, although this was in our plan for this trip.
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| S Chavali venkata |
19 April 2005 |
Stayed at Puri Melaka, Hotel - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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Melaca is a nice place to spend a day or two. As such there are not many tourist attractions but the city with its ancient architecture is worth a visit for a day or two. We stopped over at Melaka on our way to Mersing.
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| M Lee |
26 March 2005 |
Stayed at Puri Melaka, Hotel - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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We took the town bus (17) from melaka bus station directly to clock tower. Over there famous are the chicken rice ball. I will encourage ppl to eat the chicken rice balls from "zhong hwa" and "li ji" instead of the famosa as the above mentioned two are highly recommended by the local ppl there while famosa is actually more expensive. The famous chendol by the clock tower wasn't as nice as expected. Basically can travel round the melaka town by WALKING though will take some time but at least it's walkable.The routes are the same, after a few times, you will basically memorise all the route. Though they say melaka is very small, nothing much to do, can finish in 1 day. But I feel that though there are limited options in the town area but will need around 2 days to fully tour their town area which includes Stadhudys, mahkota shopping centre, perakan museum etc.
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| R Ng |
25 March 2005 |
Stayed at Puri Melaka, Hotel - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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This is my second time back to the ancient city Melaka. We opted to stay at Hotel Puri due to its fantastic location along Heeren Street - reputed to be the oldest street in Melaka. It's close proximity to Jonkers' Street, the historical district & Mahkota Parade Shopping Mall means savings on Taxis cost to these places. The traveller would like to note that travelling by taxi within the town is expensive at a whopping RM10 even for short trips. The bus terminal have been shifted to Melaka Central, at the northern end of the town. We paid for RM 15 for our taxi trip to Hotel Puri.
Other than that, it was a fantastic trip as we spent time exploring the historic places that Melaka has to offer.
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| B Mohammed zubir |
13 February 2005 |
Stayed at Riviera Bay Resort - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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Malacca is a beautiful state built on rich cultural heritage. The people were friendly and the food was abundant. There is no one particular place I would recommend as everything new is a must try. The historical site is fantastic; it really makes you feel as if you were there during the 1600s. There are lots of Moslems of past heroes as well as heroines who fought and protected the state for the sultan. Their heroic tales are worth putting some time to read. As I was driving around I had the opportunity to explore the place at my own place, visiting the locals instead of the tourist facilities. What better way to explore a new place if you just stick to tailored sites ;). But do watch out for the weather, use sun screen and moisturizers and drink lots or water! The heat was unbearable. Trying visiting the place during a much cooler season, but not the monsoon season either. The last thing you want is a torrential downpour hampering your holiday.
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| K Magalimgam |
22 January 2005 |
Stayed at Riviera Bay Resort - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
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We went to Jonker walk to see the cultural heritage of the Chinese. Visited St. Paul's Church and the Fort. Went to Tan Kim Hock to buy their cookies. Ate the Farmosa Famous Chicken Rice Balls. We drove around in a car that we rented in JB cause we drove up to Malacca!
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