Hallmark Hotel, Melaka

Hallmark Hotel Melaka - a Malacca budget hotel

Situated at 68, Jalan Portugis, Off Jalan Kubu, Malacca Town, Malacca 75200, Malaysia, Hallmark Hotel Melaka is centrally located in the heart of Malacca's historical district and within walking distance to Jonker Street, Chinatown, A'Farmosa, The Stadhuys and other Malacca attractions.

Hallmark Hotel

Lobby of Hallmark Hotel

If you are sourcing for a Malacca budget hotel, you can consider Hallmark Hotel, Melaka. Rated as a 2 star hotel, Hallmark Hotel provides free wireless internet access in the public areas. Free parking is available for hotel guests who drive. Rooms are clean.

Superior room

Though wires are a little messy, there is a good size TV screen as well as space to move around

Bathroom

Hallmark Hotel Melaka has 78 rooms which include deluxe (sleeps one or two persons), superior (sleeps three person) and family (sleeps four persons). Room rate starts from RM85 (USD27.70).

Breakfast is included in the rate and is served in Hallmark Cafe, an on-site cafe that serves light snacks and refreshments throughout the day. Although the food is of limited variety, considering the price you pay for the room rate, you cannot complain.

Hallmark Cafe

Guests having breakfast at Hallmark Cafe

Breakfast variety

Certain breakfast foods are not replenished. If you are lucky, you may get another type of breakfast item, eg. different types of nyonya kuih

Hallmark Cafe

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Kota Laksamana Pasar Malam Malacca

Kota Laksamana Pasar Malam (Night Market) is in operation every Saturday along Jalan Kota Laksamana, just behind the famous Jonker Street and Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock in Malacca town.

The stall holders start setting up their makeshift stalls as early as 1600 hrs and end pretty early around 2000 hrs.

As with the majority of pasar malams, you can find a variety of local items there at cheap prices including Malaysia food, clothing and knick knacks. Surprisingly, there were also fresh vegetables on sale at the Kota Laksamana pasar malam.

Malaysian snacks

Makeshift stalls along the road

Well known nyonya cake supplier - Baba Charlie

Baba Charlie nyonya popiah

More Malaysian food

Egg tarts

Stall owner frying noodles

Another Malaysian food - carrot cake

Keropok (crackers) - best eaten dipped in chilli sauce

Bean curd

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Poh San Teng Temple - Malacca Attraction

Located at the foot of Bukit Cina in Malacca, Po San Teng is a temple to pray for the souls of the China traders who were in Malacca for business in the early years. This can be seen in the fact that Bukit Cina is the largest Chinese cemetery with about 12,000 graves, some of them dating back as far as the Ming dynasty. Interestingly, it has the distinction of being the largest Chinese cemetery outside China. Being a graveyard temple, Po San Teng's interior is simple.

Po San Teng literally translates as "Precious Hill Temple" and is dedicated to the deity, Tua Pek kong. The name of the temple is inscribed on a 1795 tablet and can be seen above the front door of the temple. Adjacent to the temple is the Rajah Perigi (Sultan's Well), also known as Hang Li Poh's well, which is one of the more well-known Malacca attractions.

Po San Teng temple entrance

Interior

Name of temple in Chinese

Beautiful architecture

As seen from the entrance

Prayer hall

The well which we thought was Hang Li Poh's well, but now know otherwise

Donation box

Souvenirs sold outside the temple at the foot of Bukit Cina

Steps leading up to Bukit Cina

More souvenirs

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