Today is 20 Oct 07 and i just came back from Malacca.
Te first thing i want o do is to write a comment on Renaissance Melaka.
It was a pleasant stay, hotel looks grand and well maintained but the bath room a bit run down and the pool did not attract me at all. I am a bit of dissapointed by their reservation system beause they were not able to find my reservation. Though i already provided them my name, Marriot account no and confirmation no.
Overall the staffs were excellence and i could feel and said they are the BEST!

Having been in Renaissance Kota Baru, I would say that this hotel is one level less but is still very good. The good thing about Renaissance hotels is the staff. Always very polite and helpful. Good breakfast and nice swimming pool where you can use till late night. Close by you will find an excellent Chinese food court. The hotel is not very far from Dutch square and from the two main mall of Malacca. One very interesting food court here is the food village divided in two sections. At the back the Malay (halal food , no alcohol), at the front the Chinese one. Try both, they are very good.

On arrival we were told that the room we had booked might be cramped for a family with two children. We were given the choice and shown a marginally more expensive junior suite, which was ideal as the children were essentially in a room of their own on separate beds - we were very grateful for this recommendation. The room was comfortable and cool, the master bed bliss at the end of a hot day sightseeing (though it suffered from typical middle sag which caused the two of us to roll inwards a little - perhaps they need new matresses). A good strong shower in the bathroom too. The service was consistently excellent – cheerful staff recommended places to go and how to get there and one evening the chef in the coffee shop specially prepared a Laksa for us, even though it was not on the menu. We would happily stay there again.

We stayed here for 2 nights in April.

Overall we were quite satisfied. The concierges were very helpful. The reception staff were mixed, some very helpful and friendly, others a bit brusque in comparison to the usual friendly welcome you get when in Malaysia.

Reception area is very large and impressive.
We were quite happy with our room, as it was very spacious and well-furnished. Bathroom tiles were showing a bit of mould around the bathtub and bathroom could have done with an upgrade (other Renaissance hotels have nicer, newer bathrooms). This is not to say the bathroom cleaning was not up to standard, the mould is something that would need to be addressed as part of a refurbishment.

Breakfast was very good. There was a very large selection of American and Asian breakfast dishes.

The hotel is approx. 15 mins. walk from the historical centre, passing by lots of Indian food and clothes stores. Alternatively, you can take a taxi for about 14 RM, but because of the one-way street system, you will find you are doing a roundabout tour of the city to get to your destination, especially when travelling from the centre back to the hotel. If you are spending the day viewing Melaka's sights in the historic centre, it is not convenient to drop into the hotel for a break and a cool-down in the middle of the day.

Tip: To see a unique part of Melaka, go to Kampung Morten. This is 5 mins walk from the hotel. Turn left as you leave the hotel, then right. Ahead you will see a footbridge. Cross this, and you will find yourself in a village-like atmosphere, with pretty houses and charming gardens.