Five-star Jalan Bunga Raya, Malacca
The Majestic Malacca
A Chinese merchant's mansion of 1929 on the Malacca River, with its porcelain floors and teak still in place and the rooms in a newer wing behind it.
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- Rooms
- 54 rooms and suites
- Built
- 1929, a hotel since 1955
- Reopened
- January 2008, after restoration by YTL Hotels
- From the airport
- About 19 minutes from Malacca International
The hotel
A tycoon's house by the river.
Leong Long Man, a trader from Guangzhou who sold porcelain, ginseng and fabric from a shop in Chinatown, built the house in 1929 on land bought from St Peter's Church. It had to hold four wives and twelve children. The style mixes Straits and neo-classical, and the porcelain floor tiles and teak fittings are the originals. The house looks over the Malacca River to Kampung Morten.
In 1955 the house opened as The Majestic Hotel. It closed in 2000 and slid into use as a run-down guesthouse, until YTL Hotels restored it and reopened it in January 2008. The rooms now sit in a newer building behind the mansion, drawn to echo it, while the old house keeps the restaurant, the lounge and the bar. Six months after the reopening, in July 2008, UNESCO inscribed Malacca as a World Heritage Site.
- Kristang cooking The Mansion serves the Portuguese-Eurasian cooking of Malacca, with a market tour and cooking class for guests who want to learn it.
- Spa Village Malacca Treatments drawn from Peranakan and regional traditions, with a pool and a glass-walled gym alongside.
- A gin of its own Tanqueray Malacca Gin, a limited edition, is poured at the hotel and nowhere else.
Rooms & suites
Teak, sliding doors and claw-foot tubs.
The 54 rooms and suites are in the wing behind the mansion, built to match its lines.
- Rooms Deluxe Room 35 square metres, open plan, with wooden sliding doors between the bedroom and the bathroom.
- Top floor Majestic and Tranquerah Suites Two suites of 70 square metres each, with a separate sitting area, a powder room and tall windows over the river and the heritage village of Kampung Morten.
Dining
Three rooms in the old house.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- The Mansion Kristang First floor, looking over the river and Kampung Morten
- The Lounge at The Mansion Kristang afternoon tea Local sweets kept in glass jars
- The Bar at The Mansion Whisky and cocktails A wood-panelled room by the entrance
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Lunch The hotel serves breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner, but no lunch.
- Parking Free for guests, first come first served, with electric car charging.
Getting there
Flying to Malacca.
Malacca International, about 20 kilometres away, is a 19-minute drive by the hotel's count, and business jets land there too. From Kuala Lumpur International the hotel gives about an hour and three quarters by road.
- Kuala Lumpur 30 min
- Singapore 35 min
- Bangkok 2 h 05
- Hong Kong 3 h 40
- Dubai 7 h 45 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How old is The Majestic Malacca?
- The mansion was built in 1929 and first opened as a hotel in 1955. It reopened in January 2008 after YTL Hotels restored it.
- What is Kristang food?
- The cooking of Malacca's Portuguese-Eurasian community. The Mansion restaurant serves it at breakfast and dinner.
- Which airport is closest to The Majestic Malacca?
- Malacca International, about 19 minutes by car. Long-haul travellers usually land at Kuala Lumpur International, about an hour and three quarters away.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Malacca?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Malacca, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at The Majestic Malacca?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Malacca, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.