> Update, 6 November 2026: the "Khas Untuk Anak Selatan" rate has ended. Puteri Bay Hotel Melaka's poster still lists it as valid for July and October 2026 only, and when we searched the hotel's booking engine for Saturday 21 November the plan came up with no price. If you are 60 or older, the hotel's Senior Citizen 2026 rate gives you the same RM160 Superior Twin and RM260 Family Room, breakfast included, until 31 December 2026. Everyone else pays the regular rate, which we list below.
*Image: Puteri Bay Hotel Melaka*
What ended, and what is still running
Puteri Bay Hotel Melaka is a mid-rise hotel facing Pantai Puteri in Tanjung Kling, on the coast road north-west of Melaka town. The hotel puts the drive at about 12km. It is a plain, mid-range beach hotel with a pool, a coffee house and free parking, popular with family groups, company team-building days and people working at the nearby Petronas refinery in Sungai Udang.
The hotel's Special Offers page listed five plans when we checked on 6 November:
- Room with Breakfast, the regular rate. This is the price everyone can book.
- Khas Untuk Anak Selatan, for MyKad holders born in Melaka (04, 30), Negeri Sembilan (05, 31, 59) and Johor (01, 21, 22, 23, 24). Validity: July and October 2026. It no longer prices for November dates.
- Senior Citizen 2026, for guests aged 60 and above, valid all year 2026 except public holidays and school holidays, one room per name (husband or wife).
- Escape Relax, weekdays only, one room per name. The engine said it was not available for 18 November and could not find any nearby open dates, so treat it as paused.
- Pakej Cuti Sekolah & Berkelah, a school-holiday plan that adds a packed picnic set (nasi lemak, beehun Singapore or mee goreng, boxed drink and mineral water). It showed no price for a December test date, so it was not bookable when we checked.
All five are hotel website and walk-in only. Travel apps do not carry them.
The rates we saw on 6 November
We searched the booking engine for Saturday 21 November, one night, two adults. Prices are per room per night with breakfast.
Superior Twin (16 square metres, two single beds): - Senior Citizen 2026: RM160 - Room with Breakfast: RM220
Family Room (up to 3 guests, one queen plus one single or three singles, pool or forest view): - Senior Citizen 2026: RM260 - Room with Breakfast: RM320
Other rooms on the same night (regular rate only): Deluxe Twin RM250 (18 square metres) and Suite Room RM420 (up to 4 guests).
For Wednesday 18 November, the Superior Twin was not offered at all, the Deluxe Queen and Deluxe Twin were RM220, the Family Room on the senior rate was RM260, and the Suite was RM400. Weekday prices are not always lower here, because the cheapest room type can sell out.
Signing up for the hotel's free loyalty account took a further 5% off every plan we saw, including the senior rate (RM152 for the Superior Twin, RM247 for the Family Room). Both Saturday plans needed no prepayment and could be cancelled free until 3pm five days before check-in, held with a card guarantee.
How to book the senior rate
- Open the hotel's booking page, pick your dates and choose Superior Twin or Family Room.
- On the rate list, pick Senior Citizen 2026. If it is missing, your date is probably a public or school holiday, or the room has sold out.
- Book in the name of the guest aged 60 or above and bring that MyKad to check-in. The rule is one room per name, and the hotel counts husband and wife as one.
- For a walk-in, or if the rate does not show, WhatsApp the hotel on +6011-6508 2166 or call 06-353 5555.
Check-in is from 3pm and check-out is by 11:59am.
Worked examples
A retired couple, one Saturday night. RM160 for the Superior Twin with breakfast against RM220 on the regular rate, a RM60 saving. With the free loyalty sign-up it is RM152.
Grandparents with one grandchild, Friday and Saturday. The Family Room on the senior rate is RM260 a night, so RM520 for two nights, against RM640 at the regular Saturday price of RM320 if Friday is priced the same. Check Friday on the engine, because rates change by night.
Two retired couples travelling together. One room per name means each couple books its own room under one spouse's MyKad: two Superior Twins at RM160 each, RM320 a night in total.
A family of four with no one over 60. You pay the regular rate. On 21 November that was RM320 for the Family Room, plus a folding extra bed, which the hotel listed at RM70 a night on its engine in September, so about RM390 for four. The Suite Room at RM420 sleeps four without an extra bed.
Who it suits, and who should skip it
The senior rate suits retirees from anywhere in Malaysia who want a cheap beach night in Melaka, and families travelling with a parent over 60 who can put the booking in that parent's name. Tanjung Kling is also a quieter base than the town centre, away from Jonker Street parking.
Skip it if no one in your group is 60 or above. Then the regular RM220 Superior or RM320 Family Room is the honest price, and you can compare it with heritage hotels in town. Skip it too if your trip falls on a public holiday or in the school holidays, when the senior plan does not apply. And skip Puteri Bay if you want a resort with a private beach and big pool. It is a simple, clean beach hotel, and you will need a car or Grab to reach the heritage area.
Will Anak Selatan come back?
The hotel ran it twice in 2026, for July and October, both months outside the main school holidays. It has not announced a third round. If you were born in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan or Johor, check the Special Offers page before booking a 2027 trip, because the poster is the only place the hotel announces it.
The fine print that trips people up
- Senior rate is age 60 and above, one room per name. Husband and wife count as one name.
- Not on public or school holidays. If the plan is missing for your date, that is usually why.
- Website and walk-in only. The price will not appear on travel apps.
- Superior Twin and Family Room only. Deluxe and Suite rooms are regular price.
- Rates change by night. The figures above are for 18 and 21 November, checked on 6 November 2026.
