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TARA FT SERING
hotels & resorts
HOT SPOTS ACROSS THE NETWORK
Around a bend in the Malacca
River and just across the water
from Kampung Morten — a
living museum that showcases
traditional Straits homes — is
a hotel that makes the perfect
base for exploring all that
Malacca has to offer. What's
more, the hotel itself is a
historical landmark.
The Majestic Malacca
belongs to a rather fabulous
tradition of grand luxury
hotels in Asia, hotels whose
storied past has much to
do with their appeal —
Singapore’s Fullerton Hotel
was once its central post
office and Bangkok’s Oriental
Grand
central
location
Take a trip back in time at the
The Majestic Malacca
Hotel played host to Joseph
Conrad and W. Somerset
Maugham. Built in the 1920s,
The Majestic was originally the
home of a wealthy Chinese
merchant. Evidently, he had
impeccable taste: windows built
high and wide for maximum
light, doorways adorned with
intricate woodwork and floors
paved with slabs of teakwood
or fine, crafted tiles. Much of
the original structure and its
fittings have been retained,
even after a taller structure with
Clockwise from above, left:
teatime with Baba Nonya
treats; the hotel’s main
drive; old-style tiles as
flooring; antique lamp
