During my annual trips back to Melaka, we will usually stay at Mercury Boutique Hotel as it is affordable, and strategically located near major attraction areas, malls, and eateries. This hotel is better than Venus, its sister-hotel that's on the same row. The best selling point for us was also the hotel parking available right opposite the hotel, under the bridge/highway. It makes searching for parking stress-free, especially on weekends, where street parking is hard to find and private parking is very expensive. All we needed to do was to walk over to our destination. Generally, the rooms are clean, the bed is comfortable, the air-cond is cold enough, and there's a filtered tap to boil our drinking water as well. Sachets of coffee/tea are also provided. Food options are available within 5 min walking distance if you're not particular to have authentic Peranakan/Nyonya food; you'll get the typical mamak, Malay food, fast food, and mall restaurant chains or even the food court, all within walking distance. It's a no-frills boutique hotel that I'll recommend for short stays. Advertised photos are as-is.