Chalet Mesra at Pengkalan Balak, Malacca
A reader of my blog sent me an email with a link to a chalet in Malacca. Mesra Chalet is located in Pangkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah, Malacca. I have been to Pengkalan Balak a couple of times quite a long time ago but I can’t remember which chalet I had stayed in at that time. From the look of this photo, I suspect that I probably I had stayed in this chalet before but my memory can’t recall this for sure.
Regardless of whether I had stayed or not at Mesra Chalet before, I like this chalet because it is facing straight to the sea. Many chalets in Malacca, especially in Tanjung Bidara, are built not facing the beach. Not only that, most of Tanjung Bidara chalets are separated from the beaches by a stretch of road which is built along the beaches which means you have to cross the road to get to the beaches… something I don’t really fancy. Despite this drawback, chalets at Tanjung Bidara still attract a lot of visitors due to the popularity of the beaches at Tanjung Bidara.
Pengkalan Balak, however, is not far from Tanjung Bidara. So next time you are in Masjid Tanah for holiday, you may want to try this Mesra Chalet. At RM70 per night for non-airconditioned room and RM80 per night for airconditioned room, Mesra Chalet definitely offers good value for your money.
Don’t forget to enjoy nice ikan bakar (grilled fish) if you are spending your holiday in Pangkalan Balak next time.
Contact details:
Mohamad Nor & Hamidah
Tel : +606-3847763 or +6012 6985582
Address:
Batu 22 Sg. Kertah,
Pangkalan Balak,
78300 Masjid Tanah,
Melaka, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur/Sub, MALAYSIA
April 18th, 2008 at 12:12 am
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May 19th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Nice beach:)
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:32 pm
very cheap so i want to apply
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:25 am
Been there and stayed at mesra chalet last weekend…nice place with a friendly owner…beach was OK to me..
BUT, please avoid a stall beside the “Pondok Polis” at pengkalan balak…There are local gangsters “lepak” / loitering there…Myself has been a victim and nearly got beaten up by them….The incident happened when i seek an honest appology from the stall owner since his waiter had accidently “shower” my son with a glass of nescafe….but instead i was harrased by the owner and the local “samseng”…
Try to avoid that stall since there are a lot of other places to eat there with decent hospitality.
CJCM: There is no way to verify this claim with regards to the unfortunate incident… so this comment is approved based on basic rights to comment and offer your opinion on this blog. Readers should treat this with comment care.. TQ
November 19th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
do here have swimming pool?
CJCM: I am not sure now, but there was none when I was there. Anyway, it is right next to the seaside…. who needs swimming pool? :)
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:12 pm
i wish to have an holiday at mesra chalet..but its been fully booked 4 ths weekend,and they suggest me to try the mesra’s chalet neighbour which is Teratak rehat atiera.Unfortunately its no details or any comment 4 this chalet in web yet.So CJCM,have u seen this chalet when u stayed at mesra chalet previously?how does its look?even better or worse?
CJCM: Sorry babe… its has been long since I stayed there…. I cant remember… so I cant be of much help here. Hope someone reading this had stayed there b4 and will reply to your inquiry.
February 28th, 2009 at 2:49 am
i realy like and enjoyed at this coz i was there last year.
April 13th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
its a very intresting place…u will be amaze by melaka sea view….me myself is running homestay in kuala sungai baru (10 mins from pengkalan balak)…to check out my homestay u can see it in youtube…just type Homestay Melaka or contact us at 017-8801698..