Reviews of Apa Kaba Home&Stay

01 February 2012 yueh shyang would recommend this property

Liked: the kampung atmosphere is so relaxing

Disliked: yueh shyang left no negative feedback.

22 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Many thanks to the family of Apa Kaba Home&Stay for the warm welcome. The forefather shared with us his high level of local culture, giving us the chance to learn more about Malacca, and that was great! I love so much the garden to savour the fresh handmade breakfast or for a little nap in the middle of the afternoon...The location is perfect, close to city but not in the tourist area, more in a middle of a "kampong", definitly a place to recommend!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

16 January 2012 David would recommend this property

Liked: Lovely house and garden (which had a nice place to hang out in) with a great atmosphere. Very helpful and friendly staff. Kenny went out of his way to be helpful and even made me tea and mended my broken handbag after some guys on a motorbike tried (and failed, luckily!) to snatch it. The rooms are reasonably basic but have a lot of character and are very clean. The breakfast is amazing!! The best breakfast we've ever had in a hostel - they had the normal toast, jam, butter, tea and coffee but also had a range of different Malay foods to try! Location is good and whilst I can see why some people found it difficult to find, our taxi driver knew exactly where it was.

Disliked: David left no negative feedback.

12 January 2012 Emma would recommend this property

Liked: Hans and Kenny and other staff were always very friendly and polite. They had great suggestions for restaurants (Amy Heritage) and helped us arrange a taxi and bus tickets back to KL. The room was clean, as were the bathrooms. The shower was hot and had good water pressure. This is quiet and respectful hostel and I would stay here again!

Disliked: nothing.

09 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was a very nice and quaint place, the family that owns this place was very friendly and helpful. We were there over Christmas weekend and they held a complimentary Christmas Eve garden dinner for all the guests which was a very pleasant surprise. They have lots of cute pets. Walking distance to everything in town.

Disliked: It was rainy alot so the garden was a little muddy. Mosquitoes were also a problem so we couldn't open our windows. But don't worry, it didn't bother us at all, as it was quite a pleasant stay!

30 December 2011 Denise would recommend this property

Liked: This guesthouse looks lovely, it has character and has been in the family for generations. The staff is extremely helpfull and kind. We've had a great stay and we would definitely recommend this homestay!

Disliked: Nothing

29 November 2011 Jessica would recommend this property

Liked: This place is absolutely fantastic, you are warmly welcomed by the family and made to feel extremely welcome. We enjoyed ourselves so much we extended our stay. Wonderful!

Disliked: Absolutely nothing!

28 November 2011 Tanya would recommend this property

Liked: We certainly enjoyed our time at Apa Kaba. It’s a lovely building, a great location and the hosts were friendly and even provided a free walking tour. I’m not sure if that’s something you can necessarily count on happening if you stay there but it was a great introduction to Melaka. There are a few different options in rooms: Many Fan Share Bathroom Rooms - we had one of these on our first night - lovely old wooden room but no flyscreen on windows to bring mosquito repellent. 1 Private AC ensuite queen bed room which we had on our second night, which was lovely to sleep in - nothing like a blast of air con to keep you restfully sleeping instead of being hot all day and then all night. We received a lovely breakfast on both mornings, first was roti and sauces, second morning was noodles. Each breakfast also had toast and jams, coffee and tea. We created a video for this: http://magictravelblog.com/2011/11/apa-kaba-home-stay-melaka-malaysia-review/

Disliked: The common facilities were ok however. A little worn. They had character.

20 November 2011 KA MAN would recommend this property

Liked: It's a good experience to stay in a local house, coz we could see how Maylasian house looks like. The host and staff are very friendly and helpful.

Disliked: nothing

13 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This place is great. It's apart of this little village and there is a yard to hangout in. The wifi reaches the outside seats so nice place to hangout. The family there is super nice, the owners dad took us on a 2 hour walking tour through town. The breakfast was more then just bread and speads they also had local dishes there to try. Really recomend it

Disliked: I can see how it would be hard to find the first time, luckily the owner saw us walking down the street so we got picked up and taking there so we didn't have to look

10 November 2011

Liked: I really liked how welcoming all of the staff were. The guest house has a lot of character. It is family owned and they treat you like family. They go out of their way to make you feel at home. Also, If you are sick of eating toast for breakfast, stay here. They took the extra effort to serve us chinese roti and other goodies. It was delicious.

Disliked: One of the bathrooms with the sink is getting renovations and the other two do not have sinks. You need to step next door to the kitchen to wash your hands and brush your teeth.

08 November 2011 Christopher would recommend this property

Liked: Very friendly. A real home from home.

Disliked: Nothing

31 October 2011 Shezza would recommend this property

Liked: Great breakfast, staff was very friendly and helpful

Disliked: Little hard to find

13 October 2011 Birgit would recommend this property

Liked: garden

Disliked: difficult to find

08 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Easily the best hostel where I have stayed in Malaysia. with a village feeling and location, next to anything you need in Melaka. The owners are more than welcoming, and it is great to have the choice of having traditional foods for breakfast, and not only white "bread" with butter as in most other places. The garden is a great place to relax, specially if you decide to spend more than a couple of days here.

Disliked: Nothing

30 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly owners, gave us: good tips for where to eat (and not eat), directions, stories, even mangoes!

Disliked: A bit difficult to find the first time.

28 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great stay! Owners were extremely friendly and seemed more like friends, who were even willing to show us around the town of Melaka. Fantastic atmosphere - nothing commercial or touristy about the place.

Disliked: Nothing.

26 September 2011

Liked: Location

Disliked: Cleaniness

17 September 2011 XIAOLI would recommend this property

Liked: The owner is nice. The garden is nice. The location is good for both the shopping mall and the historic sites.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

15 September 2011 stephen would recommend this property

Liked: Relaxed atmosphere where the owners were very attentive and couldnt do enough for us.

Disliked: small problem with mosquitoes however just make sure you bring repellant

14 September 2011 juwon would recommend this property

Liked: Accommodation and environment-friendly nature and friendly staff. They were like family and has provided a relaxed atmosphere.

Disliked: Some mosquitoes

11 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: - the nice garden - the nice stuff

Disliked: it could have been more clean at the bathroom

06 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It is really nice to be able to stay in wooden house once again. the design of the house is about the same as what you will get to see in some old time nyonya drama show. very traditional and well-maintained.

Disliked: a lot of mosquitos!!! it's everywhere, in the room, at the breakfast area, at the garden. i even had to got up at the middle of the night to apply mosquito repellent for my toddler and i. both of us had experience terrible mosquito bites on face, hands and legs, mind you, we actually brought along a portable electrical mosquito killer to use in the bedroom. apa kaba should really do something about it, reduce water retention at the drain, put more mosquito net at windows and doors, install large electrical mosquito killer in rooms and open area, etc. hope this helps.

04 September 2011 Ale would recommend this property

Liked: The owner and the staff are very friendly, the house is cozy and very close to walk to all major attractions. I really liked that they served Malaysian breakfast, so cool to have something local besides toast and jam.

Disliked: There is no indoor lounge for guests to relax, it's either outside in the garden or in the room. would be nice to have a couch and some chairs somewhere to relax inside the hostel. Very thin walls, you can hear everything and would easily wake up if you're a light sleeper but no major problem.

02 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Hans is extremely nice and helpfull. E.g. the recommendation for the Baboon cafe; great!

Disliked: You can hear your neighbours, it's rather noisy even if people don't make sounds and just walk