There are many family friendly hotels in Melaka to choose from when holidaying in Malaysia with kids, and I’ve listed my favourites in this post – noting those with rooms for families of five! Melaka is a fabulous city to visit for one to three days or more – you can come as a day trip from Kuala Lumpur, or spend a few days exploring the city. Melaka is rich in history, cuisine and kindness and you’ll find everything here from traditional kampungs, river cruises, night markets and food, churches, fun family activities and the best coconut shakes in Asia (in my humble opinion!).
You can read all about our favourite things to do in Melaka and check out the below family friendly hotels in Melaka.
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Make sure to ride a special Melaka trishaw when you’re in town
The most important things for me when choosing a hotel in Melaka is location and pool. Most of the things to see in Melaka are very closely located, so it makes sense to be in walking distance to the centre or at least crazy-trishaw distance away. As the weather is hot and steamy a hotel pool is also important although with good aircon you can avoid this, and there is a public pool in Melaka which you can use instead.
Prices are generally good here – you can get really nice hotels at an affordable rate, so you can splash out.
Ckheck out our suggestions below, or you can browse Melaka hotels on Booking.com
Hotels with best location and pools.
Hatten Hotel Melaka
We loved our stay at the Hatten Hotel Melaka. We stayed for three days and really enjoyed having that little bit of luxury with comfy beds, fluffy white pillows and a huge rooftop swimming pool with a shallow area for kids (and bar!). Our room was huge, it was a short walk into town, we were really close to shopping malls and if we didn’t want to walk home we could jump into a trishaw for a few dollars. Check prices and availability here.
Novotel Melaka
Just a little further along from the Hatten Hotel, the Novotel Melaka is another affordable four star hotel with beautiful rooms and a fab swimming pool – with a separate kids pool, small slide into the water and childrens’ play are
Check prices and availability here.
The Ibis Melaka
The Ibis Melaka is in a great location, just a short walk to the centre of town and it has a fab swimming pool and play area for kids. They also have a family suite that sleeps five – yes that magic five!
Check prices and availability here.
The Majestic Melacca Hotel
We haven’t stayed at the Majestic Melaka but we have stayed at the Majestic in KL and it is a beautiful experience. While prices are a little higher, around $160 AUD per night, the Majestic Melaka is worth every penny. It’s a beautiful collision of traditional and modern, and the pool, while small, is sufficent for cooling off after a day exploring
Moty Hotel
The Moty Hotel is affordable, has an indoor swimming pool, good clean rooms and an excellent breakfast. It’s a short walk from the centre of town and all the things to do in Melaka.
Check prices and get more info here.
Excellent location without swimming pool
Swiss Hotel Heritage Boutique Hotel
The Swiss Hotel Heritage Boutique Hotel is in an excellent position on Jonker St and has family rooms that sleep four and five people plus a deluxe family suite that sleeps up to eight. Rooms are clean and spacious and you’re right near all the best eating and sight seeing spots in town. Check prices and availability.
Heeren Straits Hotel
The Heeren Straits Hotel is a beautifully restored Peranakan townhouse. It’s in a fabulous location and rooms are clean and tidy, and they can fit two adults and three kids to a room (two double beds and an extra) plus they have a villa that sleeps eight. There’s an onsite restaurant but you’re so close to the centre you can wander and eat at the amazing Mekala restaurants. Check prices and availability here.
The Stirling Boutique Hotel Melaka
The Sterling Boutique Hotel Melaka is in an excellent position, is modern, clean and upmarket and its five person rooms have two double beds and one single – very nice! Check prices here.
A little further away with pool
The Pines Melaka
The Pines Melaka is 1.3 kilometres from the city centre and is a fabulous, modern hotel with huge swimming pools, kids play areas and river views. Check prices and availability here.