Sunflower Hotel @ Melaka

I am thoroughly satisfied with my stay @ Sunflower Hotel (Melaka) last weekend. The place was clean, pleasantly deco'ed, and the price was reasonable. Oohh ohh! Location was fabulous too!


The place has been around for more than a year (so I was told), and yet to have still maintained its standards of operation and cleanliness simply leaves a good impression. Unlike 'MyHome' budget hotel chain littered throughout PJ, that place is filthy, pricey and let's be honest, is more of a prostitute den then anything else (I won't bother explaining my experience there, unless of course... someone asks nicely).

Overall Impressions:

I stayed in the single room. It was furnished with a single bed, a small desk, small clothesline, and an LCD TV with access to a few Astro channels. Simple, yet comfortable.

Unfortunately mine did not come with an attached bathroom, but no qualms there, as there were ample shower/toilet stalls and they are all very well maintained. I was even comfortable going barefoot into the bathroom, and that says a lot.

The corridors to rooms were wide and pleasantly lid, with CCTV's installed at key angles. You do not get any sort of lingering horrific feeling even when walking out to the toilet in the middle of the night.

The reception is staffed by one person per shift and they were well mannered. The lady who attended to my check-in was more than happy to answer to my every inquiry. The stairs leading to the upper floors are wide and at the top, you are greeted with a nice mini patio with a running mini-fountain. Very pleasant indeed.

Not forgetting that there's a nice cafe/restaurant next to the Inn (also by Sunflower management) that serves pretty good 'dai chao' stuff in the day. The whole menu rotates into a more western/italian fare at dusk. I ordered mushroom cream chicken chop + rice and it was delicious! Reasonably portioned.

Price

It was reasonable. At about MYR 50++ per night for the single room. I have no complains there. And guess what? The stay comes with breakfast too! And pretty good! You get a choice of either fried mee hoon with some condiments or a whole set of American breakfast + coffee! Heck! The fact that a budget hotel even provides breakfast is just... noteworthy!

Location

Let's get one thing straight, the place is not smacked in the middle of the Melaka's city centre, but it's not far too (@ Taman Pertam Jaya, Padang Temu). A mere 6-7 minutes drive away in fact! Which is pretty good in my books. There are a couple of shops at the location, e.g. Mini markets and Ayamas as well as some other eateries, so it's not entirely desolated. Overall awesome!

Final Thoughts:

Now I can't guarantee that the place would maintain its high standards in the years to come, but for now, I award this place 5/5 until I can find a better location. Expectations met through and through and I will be sure to stay at the place again in my future visits, which I foresee that there's more to come! Kinda in loved with Melaka at the moment.

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