Equatorial Hotel Malacca

Equatorial Hotel Malacca is a marvelous 5 star hotel located in the center of Malacca, within walking distance to a major business centre and most tourist attractions.

What I love about the Equatorial hotel in Malacca is the excellent, courteous service combined with its central location and their spacious rooms. Just imagine being able to enjoy the luxury of a five star hotel in the most historical centre of Malacca Malaysia.

 

Rooms in the Equatorial Hotel Malacca

 

 

Rooms at the Equatorial Hotel Malacca are about 90$. Do go online to check out their special packages and get a great deal. Make sure breakfast is included, as this Malacca hotel lets you enjoy a large breakfast selection.

 

When making your hotel reservation, do stress on the kind of bed you want when you book for yourself and your loved one: otherwise you could end up with 2 single beds.

 

Our room in the Equatorial Malacca was tastefully furnished. The bathroom was amazingly clean and the bed was better than at home!

 

Places to go around Equatorial Hotel Malacca

 

Cross the road and you can enter 2 shopping malls: Mahkota Parade and Carrefour.

 

Food-lovers can take their car to enjoy the famous delicious seafood in the Portuguese Settlement in less than 5 minutes. If you are too lazy to drive, you can equally enjoy a great meal at your hotel: the food in the Equatorial Malacca is definitely fabulous!

 

Within walking distance of the Equatorial Hotel you find the A' Famosa Fort, museums and Jalan Melaka Raya's string of stupendous Nyonya restaurants.

 

A bit further away (20 to 30 minutes on foot) is Jonker Street with all the heritage listed shop houses and its interesting night market with excellent hawker food.

 

Things you need to know about Equatorial Hotel Malacca

 

From all the hotels in Malacca Malaysia, only the Equatorial offers a well sheltered and reasonably sized swimming pool: great if you want to take a swim at noon without getting sun burned! The Equatorial Spa is must do after a great day of strolling around in Malacca Malaysia.

 

Although being one of the best hotels in Malacca Malaysia, this hotel doesn't have a basement parking. So if you drive yourself to the Equatorial Hotel, be aware you do need to unload all your heavy stuff at the lobby.

 

When it comes to booking hotels: Always get yourself a second opinion! Read what the Malacca Guide has to say about hotels in Malacca.

I recommend the Equatorial Hotel Malacca for a car free Malacca travel for a romantic getaway, to impress your girlfriend or for your unforgettable honeymoon.

Malacca Malaysia

Learn all about my Malacca Malaysia: print our good Malacca tourist map showing all the amazing sites you can see in Malacca. Read what I and my friends think about Malacca hotels.

 

Hotels in Malacca Malaysia

Accommodation in Malaysia is always a plenty with Malacca hotels for every budget. My favorite is the Renaissance Hotel, but we will talk about all resorts and hotels in Malacca in further more detailed posts.

 

Numbers next to the Malacca hotels refer to the Malacca map below.

 

1. Accordian




2. City Bayview Malacca




3. Emperor




4. Grand Continental




5. Grand Southern




6. Hotel Puri




7. Majestic




8. Malacca Renaissance




9. New Regal




10. Palace




11. Plaza Inn




12. Tan Kim Hok

 

Map of Malacca Malaysia

Map of Malacca Malaysia: read more info about the numbers on the map:

 

• 1 to 12: Malacca Hotels (see above)
   


• 13 to 31: Places of interest in Malacca (see below).

You can reach Malacca easily by car using the North-South Expressway linking Alor Star in the north to Johor Bahru in the south.

 

Malacca Places of Interest

Most of the tourist attractions in Malacca can be easily found in Malacca's small city centre.

13. Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum




14. Bullock Cart Rides




15. Cheng Hoon Teng Temple




16. Hang Jebat's Mausoleum




17. Hang kasturi's Mausoleum




18. Hang Li Poh's Well




19. Jonker Street (Antiques)




20. Kampong Hulu Mosque




21. Kampong Kling Mosque




22. Malaysian Youth Museum




23. Muzium Rakyat (People's Museum)




24. Proclamation of Independence Memorial




25. Queen Victoria's Fountain




26. Replica of Malacca Sultanate Palace




27. Poh San Teng Temple




28. Light & Sound Spectacular




29. St. John's Fort




30. Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple




31. Tranquerah Mosque

 

Malacca is food paradise. Visit the Portuguese settlement to have a delicious seafood dinner or stroll down Jonker's Walk: a row of shop-houses of Peranakan architecture and for sure visit again during the evening and to try out some delicious Malaysian food on its night market.

 

 

In Bandar Hilir area you can visit the famous A Famosa Fortress and also some paid museums.

 

 

Another nice walk is towards Pulau Melaka. Pulau being the Malay word for 'island'. Pulau Melaka is an island formed through land reclamation mainly for real estate and housing purposes. To reach the island, you just cross a causeway leading to it. Find Masjid Selat or the Strait Mosque completely at the end of Pulau Melaka.

 

Other islands worth visiting are:

 

• Pulau Upeh near Klebang Beach, which is currently undergoing reclaimation works and
   
  


• Pulau Besar, which can be reached from the Anjung Batu jetty at Umbai.

 

The best and cheapest way to get around Malacca is by bus. In stead of walking through the tropical heat, you can also take a pricey trishaw to get around. But we recommend you use the much cheaper bus "Bas Panorama Melaka" to visit any or all the tourist places in Malacca.

 

Jump on the bus at Melaka Sentral and it will bring you to Old Bus Station, Gajah Berang, Jonker Walk, Bandar Hilir, Kampung Portugis, Bukit Baru, State Mosque, Giant Hypermarket and of course back to Melaka Sentral. Jump of the bus at any Malacca place of interest and hop on again when the next bus arrives.

 

Ancient Malacca

 

The city of Malacca is the center of Malay history. Following the daily news about Malaysia's political motivated fights among the races, you will be surprised to learn that the Chinese in the 15th century sent one of their princesses to marry the Sultan of Malacca. Sadly this kind of happily marriage is quite forgotten when you follow Malaysian politics.

 

In the 15th and the 16th century, Malacca was the capital of the Malaccan Sultanate after the Malays moved over from Sumatra. However it was colonized by the Portuguese in 1511 and there-after by the Dutch and of course the British.

 

After World War II, Malay nationalists fought for independence. On 20 February 1956 the announcement of Independence was declared at Padang Pahlawan (Warrior's Field) at Bandar Hilir in Malacca.

 

Many Malaccans have since then moved to Kuala Lumpur and to Singapore. Especially Singapore's harbour took over the silting up port of Malacca.

 

Malacca Malaysia in a nutshell

 

It's impossible to summarize Malacca, especially since we didn't even mention the famous Nyonya culture. That's exactly why we start a blog about Malacca: to be complete :-)

 

Malacca simply stands at the origin of Malaysia although has seen better times.

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