HALLMARK LEISURE HOTEL
Melaka, Malaysia.

Attractively located within the world famous historical city of Malacca, Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka is committed to providing guests with the hallmarks of Malaccan hospitality, all within supremely easy access of the wealth of attractions that the historical city of Malacca has to offer. Standing elegantly in the heart of the historic town of Melaka, Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka offers its guests a truly unique Malaysian holiday experience and offers you luxurious comfort, affordability and business-friendly service.

Situated just 5 minutes walking distance away from Jonker Walk, Melaka’s most renowned night time shopping alley, you'll find that Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka is centrally situated in the heart of Malacca's historical sites and antiques shops. Chinatown, The Stadhuys, A'Famosa, Jonker Street and other delightful attractions are only a leisurely walk from us. Managed by Hallmark Hotel Group in Malaysia, the Hotel is well connected and centrally located in the heart of Melaka’s (Malacca) city center with convenient access to major historical attraction and popular shopping mega malls such as Dataran Pahlawan, Hatten Square and Mahkota Parade. Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka offers business and leisure travelers a refined experience and ensures a comfortable and relaxing stay in this historic town of Melaka.

For a luxurious and comfortable stay, Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka offers cosily furnished guest rooms that include Deluxe Double, Deluxe Twin, Superior and Family Suites. All of our rooms are fully equipped with every modern amenity like air-conditioning, private en-suite bathrooms (handicap friendly), personalized toiletries and bathroom slippers, automatic bidet toilet seats, complimentary Wi-Fi, IDD (International Direct Dial) and room to room facilities, wake-up call service, international wall socket plugs, safe box, 32” LCD colour TVs with satellite channels, tea/coffee making facilities, fridge and mini bar, to ensure a comfortably relaxing and pleasing stay. Our handicap friendly Hotel also pledges every effort to make you feel at home with our range of amenities such as business center, unlimited Wi-Fi access, Hallmark Wellness & Spa as well as Hallmark Café.

Endless delectable dining options awaits you as you explore the sumptuous riches of Melaka cuisine, all within easy reach and walking distance from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka. Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball is located at the start of Jonker Street, Melaka. This is a Malaccan speciality. Succulent steamed chicken flavoured with ginger, garlic, shallot and garnished with cucumber and spring onions. This delicacy is served with rice made into balls and signature chilli sauce Famosa Chicken Rice Ball, located on Jalan Hang Kasturi, Off Jonker Street is that legacy presented in a fast, hygienic and convenient way. These rice balls, about the size of golf balls comes together with tender chicken meat, flavoured with sesame oil and sauce. They are best taken with their special chilli sauce. One of the popular nyonya (Peranakan cuisine) restaurants in Melaka is the always packed Restoran Ole Sayang, located in Taman Melaka Raya. Recommended dishes include babi pongteh, otak-otak, and sambal kangkong. Another popular restaurant is Restoran Nyonya Makko, also in Taman Melaka Raya, which is well-liked by locals. Try dishes like rendang ayam, ikan goreng chilli, satay bean curd and itik tim. Another popular choice in Taman Melaka Raya is Bibik Neo Restaurant, which offers delicious home cooked dishes including pongteh, ayam buah keluak, masak assam, geram asam and itik tim. Other popular dishes offered include, steamed ladies fingers with sambal belacan and otak-otak.

For some refreshing icy dessert, all within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka, try the Clock Tower Cendol, located opposite the clock tower. This Indian style dessert looks green in colour but tastes less creamy than the nyonya version. Dessert is served together with red beans. For some Nyonya Cendol, try the one at No. 1 Kopitiam (across from Hoe Kee Chicken Rice Shop) on Jalan Hang Jebat. This is a traditional nyonya dessert made of sweet jade-green jelly topped with coconut milk and Melaka’s famous palm sugar syrup (Gula Melaka). Don’t forget to try some Tai Bak, located on Jalan Tengkera (Opposite ACS / Wesley Church), a very special nyonya dessert facing extinction. It’s a sweet noodle made of rice, tapioca and served with ice and sweet syrup. Glass jelly, red beans and palm sugar syrup can also be added as topping.

Explore the many types of noodles on offer in Melaka, all also within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka. Kedai Makanan & Minuman Wanton Mee, located on Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren Street) offers very famous Malaccan styled dumpling noodles served with sliced pork and vegetables. Vinegarish chilli sauce makes this dish special. Try some Hee Kiaw Mee (Teo Heng) at Wang Food Court (Next to Grand Continental Hotel) where some fresh Hee Kiaw (Fish Paste) and fish balls are served with noodles together with Char Siew (BBQ pork). Clear soup base with plenty of chinese parsley topping makes this dish heavenly. Ming Huat Restaurant on Jalan Hujung Pasir (Opposite entrance to Portuguese Settlement) is famous for its Mee Kahwin, a fusion of mee rebus and Indian rojak. This popular dish is also only found in Malacca with an explosion of sweet, sour and spicy. Toppings include green chilli, crushed peanuts and cubed bean curd.

A trip to Melaka is not complete without trying some Satay (skewered meat), also conveniently within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka, the most famous of which is Satay Celup from Restoran Capitol Satay, on Lorong Bukit Cina. Only found in Malacca, satay celup or “satay steamboat” is an assortment of raw and semi-cooked seafood, meat and vegetables on skewers that is dipped into a boiling pot of thick satay sauce. Capitol satay has aromatic sauce and some rated this restaurant as one of the best satay celup found in Malacca. Restoran Ban Lee Hiang is located along Jalan Ong Kim Wee and is another famous satay celup restaurant well-liked by many for their wide selection of skewed meat and spicy peanut sauce. Sun May Hiong Satay House, on Jonker Street offers a wide selection of pork, chicken, liver and intestine on BBQ. Side dishes include ketupat rice, onions and cucumber. The crispy meat on skewer is eaten together with thick peanut sauce with shredded pineapples. Ngah Satay (opposite three-storey flats in Bukit Baru) serves Halal Malay style satay. Their satay is so well marinated that the taste is fabulous even without satay sauce.

San Pedro Restaurant on D’Aranjo Road, in the Portuguese settlement, Ujong Pasir is the first and the oldest Portuguese restaurant in Malacca that offers savouring dishes in an alfresco style setting by the coast of Malacca. Home cooked dishes include devil curry, Portuguese style baked fish in spicy paste and squid fritters. Quayside Café and Seafood, located beside the Stadhuys near the water mill offers you the choice of self-picked seafood after which the chef will whip up a mouth watering dish. Tuck in a spread of seafood by the water front along Melaka river. Famous dishes include assam pedas fish, crabs and prawns. Lu Yeh Yen Restaurant, located along Jalan Bunga Raya (Beside Maybank).The restaurant has an eye catching yellow temple façade. They serve typical Chinese cuisine and one popular dish they are proud of is their crabs

As Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka is conveniently and strategically located within the historical city of Malacca, there is an abundance of places of interest for everyone to see and experience. The 'A' Farmosa is the hallmark of Malacca and perhaps the most photographed subject next to the Stadhuys. Built by the Portuguese in 1511 as a fortress it sustained severe structural damage during the Dutch Invasion. The Dutch had set to destroy it but timely intervention by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808 saved what remains of A Famosa today.

The Stadhuys, within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka, was built in 1650 as the official residence of Dutch Governors and their officers, the edifice is a fine example of Dutch architecture.Preserved in its original structure and form, it now houses the Historic Museum and Ethnography Museum. On display daily are fine traditional bridal costumes and relics from Malacca's glorious past.

Standing exactly as it has always been since 1753, The Christ Church is testimony to Dutch architectural ingenuity. Also within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka, take note of the church's handmade pews, ceiling beams constructed without joins, Brass Bible, tombstone written in Armenian and 'Last Supper' in glazed tiles.

Dedicated to Admiral Cheng Ho, the Sam Po Kong Temple was named after a fish that miraculously saved the admiral's ship from sinking after it had been hit by a storm en route to Malacca from China. The fish mysteriously placed itself against a damaged hull preventing the ship from taking on water

St. Paul's Church, within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka, was built by a Portuguese Captain by the name of Duarte Coelho, the chapel was turned by the Dutch into a burial ground for their nobel dead and renamed it 'St. Paul's Church' from the Portuguese's 'Our Lady Of The Hill'. St. Francis Xavier was briefly enshrined in the open grave in 1553 before being shipped to Goa, India.
St. Francis Xavier's Church, also easily accessible from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka, was built in 1849, by Reverend Farve, a Frenchman. The Gothic towered church is dedicated to St. Francis Xavier who is well-remembered for his missionary work spreading Catholicism to South East Asia in the 16th Century.

Cheng Hoon Teng's Temple is the oldest Chinese temple in the country, and is also within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka. It was built in 1646 with materials shipped out of China. Fine workmanship is evident in the ornately decorated mythological figures, carvings,and lacquer work inside the temple.

Eye On Malaysia is an observatory wheels located just at the mouth of Melaka river, within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka. Standing 60 meters tall, with 42 gondolas in total, one can have a breathtaking view of Melaka city as well as the waterfront. Melaka River is well known as “Venice of the east”. Relax on a 45 minutes Melaka River Cruise that will tour the banks of Melaka River coupled with a brief introduction of key landmarks by the cruise captain. Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall is located along Jalan Merdeka and boasts as the largest shopping mall situated in this historical city. The latest fashion apparels, jewelry, accessories and blockbusters being screened can all be found there. The megamall also has a supermarket and numerous restaurants. Mahkota Parade is also situated along Jalan Merdeka having a gross shopping area of 1.1 million sq feet. It’s the second largest shopping mall in Melaka after Dataran Pahlawan. Menara Taming Sari is the latest attraction in Melaka as well as the first revolving gyro observatory tower in Malaysia. It stands 110 meters tall where one can have a great view of Melaka city center. Portuguese Square is located within Portuguese Settlement (Ujong Pasir), and many have given its name as “Mini Lisbon” in Melaka. Experience the rich Portuguese cultures in its full splendor and colors. Many of the authentic Portuguese restaurants found at the square are also operated by the indigenous.

Jonker Street (Jalan Hang Jebat) is the essence of Melaka’s lifestyle and culture, and is a mere 5-minute walk from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka. One can find apparels, souvenirs, food and antiques. When night falls during Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the entire street would be bustling with pushcarts in a carnival setting.

The Malaysia Youth Museum is dedicated to the contribution made by the youth in the country economic and social well-being of the country. The noble efforts evident at regional, national and international levels are displayed at the museum. The Proclamation Of Independence Memorial was built in 1912, the former club house of Malacca Club now houses invaluable exhibits of the country's struggle leading to the country’s independence. Exhibits are in the form of relics, manuscripts, video tapes, film and slides. Both museums are within easy access from Hallmark Inn Melaka.

Hang Jebat's Mausoleum, within easy access from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka is dedicated to the champion of justice who died a tragic death. Hang Jebat was unceremoniously killed by Hang Tuah in a duel of honour that lasted 3 days and 3 nights. He ran amuck after suffering a fatal wound from Hang Tuah's dagger, 'Keris Taming Sari'. In the name of justice to avenge the sultan's hasty punishment against Hang Tuah for a crime he didn't commit, Hang Jebat was accused by Hang Tuah of 'durhaka' (contumacy).

Also within easy reach from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka is the Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple, one of the first Hindu temples built in the country at the turn of the century. It was built on the plot given by the Dutch. Kampung Kling's Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in the country with Sumatran architectural features. Instead of a conventional dome, a three tier roof rising like a pyramid is in its place. A minaret peculiar in shape from a typical moorish style, is structured like a Pagoda portraying the mixture of East- West architectural influence.
The Maritime Museum is constructed after 'Flora De La Mar', the Portuguese ship that sank off the Coast of Malacca on its way to Portugal. With its hull laden with invaluable treasures seized from Malacca, the ship was doomed from existence were it not for the efforts to preserve Malacca's heritage. At the museum, visitors can get a closer look at Malacca from the famed Malay Sultanate of the 14th century to the Portuguese era, the Dutch era and the British era. There are exhibits of foreign ships that had once called at the port of Malacca during the height of its maritime hegemony.

A bit further from Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka but still within easy reach are 2 very old mosques. Kampung Hulu Mosque, built in 1728 by Dato Shamsudin, is the oldest mosque in Malaysia. Its unique archtectural style is not traceable to others in the country. Prominent in its architectural grandeur, the Tranquerah Mosque is unique and bears testimony to the fact that Islam had its rightful place in Malacca almost 600 years ago. The tomb of Sultan Hussain of Johore is in the compound of the mosque. He was the ruler who signed the session of Singapore with Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819.

Malacca's Sultanate Palace was built based on the description and reference to the palace in 'Sejarah Melayu’ (the Malay Annals). The wooden replica houses the Cultural Museum of Malacca. Situated at the foot of St. Paul's Hill, it is the only Malay palace from Malacca's glorious past built with such detail and refinement.

A bit further out of Malacca city and Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka are some notable places of interest. Mini Malaysia is a stupendous theme complex to enable visitors to view the traditional houses of the 13 states of Malaysia on a single visit. The complex displays life-size authentic houses of Malaysia crafted by master builders. Each house has been furnished with corresponding elements adding ambience of originality that capture the houses in their traditional setting. Mini ASEAN is a unique theme park conceived as the summary of prominent cultural elements of the countries that make up ASEAN i.e. Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Phillipines, Singapore and Brunei. About 49 km. from Malacca city on the route to Port Dickson stands a Dutch Fort built in 1757. It stands on raised ground known as Bukit Supai (Sepoy's Hill). Hang Tuah's Mausoleum is the place of rest of Hang Tuah, a fully decorated admiral of Malacca's naval forces who defended successfully, countless attacks against Malacca sovereignty from Siamese and Acehnese fleets. Hang Tuah's outstanding performance as a military officer made him a legend that has graced many a court and the history of Malacca. Located in Kampung Duyong where Hang Tuah was born and spent his childhood among four of his good friends who would later become the famous knights of Malacca is Hang Tuah's Well. The well is said to be the abode of his soul which takes the apparition. of a white crocodile. For a commoner to catch the glimpse of Hang Tuah is hardly likely. It is said that the holy among us can ever hope to see the apparition. Tun Teja's Mausoleum is the place of rest of Tun Teja, the daughter of Sri Amar Di Raja Pahang convinced by Hang Tuah to marry Sultan Mahmud Shah who died a queen in Merlimau, about 24 km. from Malacca city, while retreating with members of the Malacca royal family from Portuguese attack in 1511.

With its wonderfully strategic location and the luxurious comforts of its chic and modern rooms, Hallmark Leisure Hotel Melaka is the perfect choice for your holiday in Melaka, perfect for everyone, from families to leisure and business travellers and beyond, where class and heritage run in perfect tandem and harmony with each other.