Impromptu Holiday in Malacca

The family and I went for an almost impromptu trip to Malacca on Wednesday. Chinese New Year’s holidays were approaching that coming Friday, so on Tuesday I booked a hotel in midtown Malacca for 3D2N, arriving on Wednesday (booked less than 24 hours previously, what a gamble, yikes!). Thank goodness there was still rooms available, and we even managed to get a sea view room. We were initially torn between a hotel near town (Bandar Hilir) or near to Ayer Keroh where several fun touristy attractions were located. But I was hard headed and went to book Hatten Hotel in Bandar Hilir anyway , just because the pics and reviews looked good from several websites.

And we are very pleased that we had opted to stay at the Hatten Hotel. The room was so nice and comfy, and it was smack in the middle of town next to Mahkota Parade Shopping Mall and Dataran Pahlawan Shopping Mall (okay, so we did a lot of 'window shopping’ this holiday, hehe). But it was also 5-10 minutes anywhere else worth visiting like the Taming Sari Tower, the Stadhyus, A’ Famosa Fort, the river cruise, Jonker Street, etc. And did I mention that the hotel and the malls are linked via a bridge so you never really need to out much in the Sun? So convenient hahah…

 

First afternoon we checked in, we spent much of the time at the mall (dinner, shopping, arcade). Mostly quality time with family. We came back around 10pm and relaxed in the nice, cool room on our lovely big King sized bed and for some bizzare reason, watched Bol Bachan (a Hindi movie that was shown on telly). It was hilarious and since none of us could remember when the last time we all just sat and watched funny shows on TV together (thanks to the invention of iPads, now everybody just watched what they wanted, when they wanted, WHERE they wanted, ALONE --- including Aisyah, huhu ---  coz iPads is really only good for one pair of eyeballs and one set of ears, come on, admit it), so watching the TV together was a good way to just de-stress together as a family.

The next day we had complimentary breakfast at Chatterz, the hotel’s 12^th floor dining room. The food was so-so taste-wise. This might be the only thing I am unenthusiastic about the hotel, but since we’re used to just being served croissants and cereals for our breakfast menu back in the UK and Europe, a spread of Bihun goreng, Nasi Lemak, Mee Kari, porridge, cereals, toast, pancakes, waffles, sausages, chicken balls, fried egg, half boiled eggs, fruit station, egg station, juices station made us felt spoilt for choice.

Overall I think Zayd ate the most number of food (we let him tried most things from fruits to cereal but no eggs, nuts or seafood yet, all in teeny portions because he just kept saying ‘Nakkkk’ (translated: I Want) whenever he saw any of us popped something into our mouths. But for the most volume of food, I think Hubs and I were at tie hehe…

Afterwards was the hour long drive to Malacca Wonderland, which I will resume in the next entry coz I need to catch up on my sleep!