The Majestic Malacca

The Majestic Malacca is set on the banks of the Melaka River in Malacca, Malaysia. A part of this boutique heritage hotel was a former 1920s Straits Settlement mansion, and its original porcelain tile flooring and teakwood fittings have been retained. Elegant rooms feature wooden floors, floor-to-ceiling windows with silk drapes, a teak four-poster bed and bespoke furnishings that evoke colonial luxury. Look out over the river from your chaise lounge. Screen doors hide a large clawfoot bathtub. The Mansion restaurant serves local Kristang dishes as well as Western food in a casual-dining atmosphere, overlooking the river. Local snacks are laid out in large glass jars in the Mansion lounge, where you can enjoy afternoon tea. Savor a whiskey at the bar, which resembles an old-fashioned European saloon. Curl up with a book in the library, relax by the pool or pamper yourself at the spa, which offers Peranakan healing therapies.