Holiday Inn Melaka

... my sweat. Anyway due to my curiosity what Melaka strait looks like, I walked through the hot sun to the strait just behind the holiday inn hotel. I saw the ferris wheel (they called eyes of Malaysia - hm, sound like London eyes?yes?) - with my satisfied ...

... with them who is 13 now, but was 9 when they set off. He is schooled on the boat and was busy hanging out in the Holiday Inn hotel. They sold there house in France at the right time to fund there trip. Good on them we warned them of increasing pirate ...

... 's history began in 1403 with the arrival of Parameswara, an exiled Hindu prince who later converted to Islam.  Melaka gained prominence as a vibrant maritime trading center and eventually was conquered by Alfonso d'Albuquerque in 1511 and ruled by ...

... (12.10 RM), so I guess we really lucked out.  Lisa had to reserve the tickets in advance though, as this was a holiday weekend in Malaysia and the local people loved to visit Melaka.  Once back in Kuala Lumpur, we checked into Serai Inn & ...

... Melaka which took about 4 hours. Melaka is a small historical town in Malaysia. Arrived at the bus terminal and got a 20 minute taxi to the Holiday inn which we had pre booked. It is still expensive for us- £60 a night, so we are looking  foward to ...

... a bit up until we found the shores of Melaka, not so pretty though, we arrived at the hotel. Just across the hotel was Holiday Inn and The Jetty. The Jetty had originally meant as the harbor of Melaka but since it was determined that the harbor should be ...

... backdrop, Melaka loses it soul and magic to tourist traffic, cement, high rise hotels (for example, the eyesore that is the Holiday Inn), and over-sized shopping malls. Whilst here we visited Chinatown, the Dutch Square, and the very small Little India. ...

... you will see from the photos, Melaka is a diverse town with old school charm, and then the hideous Ferris-wheel (sorry, Melaka Eye) and Holiday Inn high-rises.  We’re not sure how long it will stay quaint but we guess that’s why UNESCO ...

... our lives crossing the main road as there were no crossings, underpasses or overpasses to be found. Imagine you stay at either the Holiday Inn or the hotel next to that (the name has slipped my mind), you would be trapped between the Jetty and the road, ...

We drove from Singapore to Melaka and stayed for 2 nights. It was good to have a look around but I feel 2 nights was enough. We ate chicken rice balls which are the thing to try when in Meleka. They were ok but I prefer chicken rice. I went on the Eye on ...

... only bought the things we had planned. The only unplanned purchase, a wide angle converter for my camera, has proved fantastic for holiday photos and my buyer's regret only lasted a short while. The shopping has been fun, and Tony doesn't seem to mind ...

... have been in front of the exposed drain pipes. After so much success on the restaurant front I decided to address the upcoming holiday. What did Melaka do for St. Patrick's Day? The general response of, "What's St. Patrick's Day?" didn't have me overly ...

... beach the next day- pretty, small beach not far from Ao Nang but fairly busy. It's turned into a bit of resort style family holiday place, which is fine, but I'd rather go back to Bottle Beach on Phan Ngan for real seclusion. So after a few days ...

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We got a bit turned around during our tour of Malacca’s old quarter and weren’t entirely sure how to get to our next stop, the antique and curio district of Jonker Street. Given how small and centralized Malacca is, I’m not entirely ...

We went to a food court just near our hotel after exploring the town square - and after all that walking we were famished.  Before I get into each dish we ordered, let me say something about Malaccan food in general.  I don't think my brain's ...

We had an impressive list of historical sites to hit up during our visit to the famed colonial city of Malacca. Thankfully, Malacca’s old city square is much as it was hundreds of years ago, with most of its attractions within spitting distance of ...

... buildings! And some great wall art. Heading towards the ocean, still in search if a beach, we find a super long jetty attached to a holiday inn. The pier itself used to be hotel rooms ghat the holiday  inn had, and meeting rooms, but all had since ...

... press (!) and my own hot water shower - it's also the first place I've stayed where I complained & felt exactly like a Holiday Inn.  After the beer drought in Taman Negara, however, it was great to find a Chinese restaurant which sold ...

... on route and we explain we need accomodation.  Hotel? No, looking for guesthouse.  Hotel?  No, small guesthouse.  Holiday Inn? No. Yes? No. Yes?  Bloodywell NO!    We got the only person in Malaysia who speaks no ...