Why You Should Celebrate Your Next Valentine’s Day in Melaka
My cousin came to visit me with her new beau, a gentleman from Hong Kong. I took them on a whirlwind tour of my old hometown, Melaka. I always enjoy taking friends and family for a tour of Melaka.
Despite the tourism boom, Melaka remains quaint. If you were to visit the Princess Hang Li Poh well where some tourists like to toss in their coins for good luck, you probably won’t notice that there ISN’T a signboard here that urges you to pull our your wallet and shake out all the coins in there so that the well will bless you with prosperity and luck. You can’t say that about many other tourist towns with famous wells. ;)
Similarly, if you think Valentine’s Day is over-commercialized, you should try celebrating it in Melaka. It’s true that every restaurant will be having a Valentine’s Day set dinner promotion but at some places, the cook (we don’t have chefs here) has planned the menu with great pride. The price isn’t overly excessive either. Valentine’s Day can remain a celebration of having discovered love.
I took my tourists into the century old Hotel Puri building today and while we were inside, we sneak peeked at the set up here for Valentine’s Day dinner.
Isn’t that pretty? Balloons and tealight candles are the most affordable mood enhancers. A Valentine’s Day Dinner in this ambient will set you back just RM78++ per person. If you like, you can even indulge in a pre-dinner 1 1/2 hour Balinese Spa Massage for RM75 per person. As a special treat, couples get 25% off that.
Later, we went for a stroll up the breezy St Paul’s Hill. The weather was perfect and right across from us, we spotted another excellent venue for a Valentine’s Day dinner.
Dinner at the rooftop of Hotel Aldy overlooking St Paul’s Hill.
When we got back to the foot of the hill, we saw that even the trishaw riders are waiting for sparks to fly tonight.
They have painstakingly decked their trishaws with artificial flowers in the shape of hearts. :)
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I dont have a sweetheart but I really would like to visit malaka at some point! But i probably wont go there for valentines day. Im in barcelona right now and the city is packed with couples! :)
Perhaps after the next WPBA you can do an Asian tour if you are not busy relaunching websites. :) Do come, it’ll be an interesting experience.
Lovely ambience … much better than the tze char restaurant last night :/
So when is Miss Loi coming to Melaka? I will be glad to host her without revealing to anyone her mysterious beauty.
Looks like an interesting place to celebrate Valentine’s day when you and the other half want a getaway from the busy and hectic city life.
Come over soon, Bernard. You can enjoy this place with Nicholas.
myself as a malaccan i do’t even know these places exist =.=
Hey Annant, I don’t know about you and I tend to be very homely whenever I go back to Melaka. It’s only because I was hosting my cousins around that I went out and saw these places.
How often do you come back? Or are you here at the moment?
Wow, I love the rooftop dining at Hotel Aldy – aww too bad we were not there on Valentine’s Day. Next year I know where to go. Thanks for the invaluable info :)
Hehe, glad to be of help. Now all you need is to show Alfred this post.