New Hotel in Melaka

... more than the names of a few hotels that we had researched the day before. Hotel Puri was option #1. The walk from Melaka Town Square to Hotel Puri was quite demanding, primarily due to the Sun God being rather merciless. To our good luck, Hotel Puri was ...

... for a brief period during the second W War. From the time of the Portuguese the power and influence of Melaka declined as the security for ships and traders deteriorated and the costs imposed by successive administrations through taxes increased. By the ...

... and the hostel in time to check out. Dodging the torrential rain, we loaded up our bags and enjoyed the journey through to Melaka on good roads. That evening we had checked into a double room, bonus, and went to watch another movie in another huge ...

... supermarket!) and having the most wondeful Qi reflexology (Tamsin) and massage (Matt), which nearly broke us but made us feel like new the next day! From Melaka we begun the long and winding journey to Taman Negara, Malaysia's rainforest National Park. ...

... to leave. If it was not for the fact it was so new that they hadn't opened their Kitchen yet, we probably wouldn't have left the hotel. The first day after our 1.5 hr bus journey and a RM15 ride from the bus station we decided to get some food, the hotel ...

... group of 12 new friends to get acquainted with, we all entered Malaysia by coach in the pouring rain for the port town of Melaka. Not that it dampened the spirits one bit - it still feels like a complete bonus and privilege to be travelling in tropical ...

... but full of British and Dutch influences from their previous occupations of Malaysia.  We started at the main square in Melaka called Dutch Square despite the centrepiece being a statue of Queen Victoria.  The square had a few stalls selling ...

... reference. The bus ride to Melaka was extremely comfortable and civilised.  The south bus station in KL was very nice and new. Melaka was quite a surprise. It is lovely and very beautiful. The buildings are European style with Asian flare. Along the ...

... to give me the information to catch the bus back to Melaka sentral. But instead of obeying her information (keep in mind that Melaka public transportation is not good) I went to Afamosa (the Portuguese fort) and visited old Sultan Palace. It took me to ...

... evening time. We braved the local bus service again and headed to the main part of town and started to look for a hostel, Melaka is a lot quieter than Kuala Lumpur and just walking through the small streets in the evening we could tell that it would be a ...

Monday 2 July 2001 - Melaka As I was heading down the street from the hotel this morning, a truck drove down the street and took out several overhead power lines, showering the street in lethal sparks and leaving arcing cables dangling on the road. ...

... that comes with the room, but it was nothing special although one never complains about free coffee and juice each morning. Melaka's history from a western perspective has been shaped by the Dutch, Portuguese and English who for some 300 years fought over ...

... cultures. We walk from Little India through the Town Square, past Stadthuys town Hall (1641) over the Melaka River and into Chinatown, where we find a new small hotel called the Hereen Inn, not to be confused with The Hereen, which is twice the price. ...

... had a good one. Sorry for the delay in updating the page, the only internet cafe was closed in Melaka. Anyway, we left Singapore around 2pm on New Years Eve, slightly later than planned because the local buses were busy. We all made it over the border ...

... ; So far I've been very impressed with the tour company.  All of our transportation has been timely and reliable, and the hotel we stayed in Melaka was nicer than some at home.  It's nice because our days are free, so we can do as we please ...

29/3/11 Caught the komuter train to the bus station then boarded a coach for our 2 hours drive to Melaka. Checked into our hotel then went for a walkabout. Found Jolong street with lots of antique shops, pottery and ancient coins. Sat by the river for ...

... . Oh well, it just wasn't my day. Took a taxi to the hotel which was huge, and the room really nice. Walked into Melaka and saw lots of things -- the Maritime Museum, the Information Centre, the Stadhuys which is the Dutch word for City Hall. They have ...

... area. what a find. we went for a wander after dropping our stuff, up to an old church stuff on a hill in the middle of Melaka, then found a cool little cafe for a couple of drinks. on the radio there was a R&B/dance remix of the tune "frerer Jaquer, ...

... might as well have been in the sink so he had to change on the platform , the bus journey was only a couple of hours but Melaka seemed worlds apart , it is a quaint small town with loads of character and history. We got to the guesthouse down one of the ...

... transit, seeing how far we can get before we're completly lost. Today we made a journey out to the edge of town to "Melaka Zoo". It was the coolest place, animals EVERYWHERE and HOT HOT HOT!! I don't think security and fences are huge issue over here, ...