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318 HOTELS & CONVENTION FACILITIES
5 HEEREN MUSEUM RESIDENCE HOTEL
5, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock 75200 Melaka
WhatsApp: (+44) 77 8447 0290 T (06) 292 2225
W 5heeren.com
IN BRIEF
This three-storey boutique hotel-cum-museum
has been lovingly and painstakingly transformed from an authentic Peranakan shophouse built during Melaka’s colonial era. It has parking on-site and an in-house
tea shop selling locally manufactured premium organic products.
MAIN FEATURES
The hotel showcases the architectural beauty of the 19th Century homes built by the affluent Straits Chinese (known as Peranakan or Baba Nyonya) who lived
on Melaka’s historic Millionaires’ Row. The owner took
seven years to restore the former shophouse to the Straits eclectic architectural style
of that period. Its
LOCATION / ROUTE
Located on Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, formerly Heeren Street, in the heart of Melaka’s UNESCO World Heritage site.
HOW TO GET THERE
The hotel is easily accessible by foot or trishaw from the town centre.
The front of the building, showing classic Peranakan architectural detail.
ambience.
The 10 suites are
divided into deluxe, family and river
view categories. Each are individually decorated to capture the rich Peranakan cultural heritage and display the owners’ priceless Baba Nyonya antique collection. Intricate Victorian four-poster beds draped with delicate lace are used in four of the five deluxe suites (Oriental, Imperial, Mandarin, Victoria) while the Opium Pearl suite features a traditional Chinese ‘opium bed’,
distinctive features include high roofs, vintage majolica floor tiles, ornate blackwood mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, wooden fittings
and a wide assortment of traditional artefacts and objets d’art, all of which lend it a unique historical sense and
said to be the guests’ most popular choice.
The Cheng Ho and Hang Li Poh family suites are ideal
for four persons and offer views of an open courtyard typical in Peranakan homes. The Grand Heeren Suite features an original Peranakan
Klebang
River Cruise
Taman Rempah Jetty
Morten Village
Bukit Cina Little India
A Famosa
Malacca
Melaka Raya
Kampung Chetti
5 Heeren Museum Residence Hotel
Melaka River Park and Cruise
Ujong Pasir
Portugese Settlement Melaka
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