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54 suites was built behind the main
building a few years ago, giving the
property a new lease on life as a
luxury hotel.
Everyone who works at the hotel
seems well aware of the legacy of
fine living that's theirs to maintain.
A doorman in a crisp suit greets
you upon arrival, receptionists
in colorful
kebaya
help get you
squared away and a gracious
concierge leads you to the bar for
a refreshing welcome drink of iced
lemongrass tea. He then guides
you around the rest of the house:
an airy sitting room there, a small
library here, the main dining hall
on the second floor. Rooms are
elegant affairs of dark, polished
wood, brass fittings and fine linen.
And throughout the hotel, on
marble-top consoles, are antique
pottery and jars filled with local
biscuits, peanuts and fried peas
— yours to enjoy as an afternoon
snack while curled up with a book
in the parlor. It's the way they lived
in the grand houses of yore.
The Majestic Malacca
188 Jln Bunga Raya
Malacca, Malaysia
Tel: +60 3 2783 1000
Malacca on foot
Get to know the town’s
colorful, 600-year history
all in one afternoon. Before
it became a vital colonial
outpost for the Portuguese,
then the Dutch, then the
British, Malacca was a Malay
Sultanate that drew a steady
stream of Chinese and Indian
settlers, many of them spice
and silk traders. Everyone
who docked, conquered and
built a life on these banks left
a mark in one way or another:
the Portuguese, for instance,
built the original fortress, and
the Dutch are said to have
reshaped the river so that it
snakes and meanders. On
your history-themed walking
tour, head to…
hotels & resorts
Malacca
The Majestic
Malacca
STADTHUYS
Built in 1650 as the
official residence of
the Dutch governor,
this standout
red building now
houses the Historic
Museum and
the Ethnography
Museum.
JONKER WALK
Lined with old-style
shophouses that are
home to souvenir
shops and restaurants
serving the local Baba-
Nyonya and other
cuisines.
A’FAMOSA
All that remains
of the Portuguese
fortress, built
to fend off
the invading
Dutch army, are
its impressive
entranceways
made of thick
stone.
CHENG HOON TENG
TEMPLE
This Buddhist temple, built
in the 1600s, is said to be
the country’s oldest and is
on the same street as the
mosque.
KAMPUNG
KELING
MOSQUE
Renowned for its
architecture,
this mosque with
a three-tiered
pyramid roof was
built in the 17th
century and is one
of Malaysia’s oldest.
JLN HANG JEBAT
JLN GEREJA
JLN BUNGA RAYA
JLN TUN TAN CHENG LOCK
JLN KOTA
KAMPUNG
MORTEN
At night, the whole
settlement is lit with
spotlights so that a
visit feels like walking
into a diorama.
Biscuits free for
the taking
