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SLEEPING
So many new places are opening up in Melaka that accommodation options are particularly
vulnerable to change. The good news is that quality is improving, but the bad news is that
there's simply not enough tourism (except on weekends when everything books fast) to
keep all these places open. Rooms have private showers and dorms have shared bathrooms,
unless otherwise stated.
Chinatown
If you have the option of staying in Chinatown, do it. This is the vibrant historic centre of
the city although it can get both busy and noisy.
RIVER VIEW GUESTHOUSE $
GUESTHOUSE
(
012-327 7746;
riverviewguesthouse@yahoo.com
;
94 & 96 Jln Kampung Pantai; dm RM20, r RM45-70;
)
Bordering the ambient riverfront promenade, this immaculate guesthouse is housed in a
large heritage building. There's a big shared kitchen and common area and the hosts begin
your stay with a handy map of town and directions to all their favourite sights and restaur-
ants.
Homemade cake is often on offer and you can choose to get through town via the serene
riverside promenade at the back door rather than the busy streets of Chinatown at the front.
327 7746; 39 Jln Kampong
Pantai)
is almost as nice but doesn't offer the riverfront perk.
CAFE 1511 GUESTHOUSE$
( 286 0150;
www.cafe1511.com
;
52 Jln Tun Tan Cheng Lock; s/d incl breakfast RM60/90; )
Set in a
beautiful Peranakan mansion, the small, simple, spotless rooms here are jazzed up by taste-
ful international art on the walls. The place has an old-style feeling, set to the music of a
water fountain in the light well that extends from the restaurant below.
Note that the guesthouse doesn't take guests under 30 years old. Because of demand the
guesthouse recently opened an overflow property, Dlaksmana Guesthouse, which isn't as
heritage-y but is in a more quiet location a block out of Chinatown.
GUESTHOUSE
