Istana Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
3.5 (21 reviews) Spent Ranking #4 in Kuala Pilah District Speciality Museums
Truly A Grand "Istana"
Actually, the Istana Seri Menanti is quite far, on the way to Kuala Pilah. Not as much items display, only some informations and history about the Istana. Because it is still under renovation. But we still allowed to go inside and the 2nd floor of the Istana. What I liked most is the architectural of the Istana, it is beautiful. And there a souvenir shop. With a small contribution you can play the old traditional games, i.e. throwing slipper on to an arranged slipper, walking on coconut shells, playing "congkak", etc. It is quite a nice place to take photos. The visit can be covered in half a day.
Address
Muzium Di Raja Seri Menanti Bandar Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Website
http://www.mdkp.gov.my/web/guest/seri
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 4:16
User Ratings
3.5 based on (21 reviews)
Reviews
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4SOH KIEN PENG 5:00 PM Jun 17, 2014
Old sleepy town but it has its beauty
It was one of the finest wooden Malay royal architectural palace I have seen but it has not many visitors. It is not near the town city and need to have a car to visit the attraction. There is no entrance charge but you cannot take photos of the interior. Other than the Istana, there are other attractions around Kuala Pilah where the common people in Kuala Pilah knew better and visit and deserved to be mentioned. The Ulu Bendul Recreation Park along the road to Kuala Pilah about 16 km away is one such attractions that attracted more visitors during weekend than the sultan palace. The park is a natural swimming complex with water flowing down from the mountain collected in the various pools. It is cooling and refreshing to swim in the natural water pools. There are streams and water falls in the park for your relaxation. There is also no entrance charge to the recreation park. There is also a well-maintained Hindu temple in Kuala Pilah town; a mosque (Masjid Jamek) and an old Chinese temple (Temple of the 3 Saints). The Chinese temple and the mosque are located side by side. There is this Arc of Martin Lister that was erected opposite the Chinese temple. It was constructed in remembrance of the contribution by Martin Lister towards the development of Kuala Pilah but I have no idea of this person and his contribution. Kuala Pilah town has shop houses that were very old that were constructed long before the second world war. If you are interested in old architecture, you should come here to have a look. I like the food at the town's hawker center - it is a food paradise with the roti canai, the turtle soup noodles, the traditional ice kacang, the Indian rojak, the satay etc. Each time I visited Kuala Pilah I must come here to eat all these yummy delicacies. These are the really original traditional food in Malaysia. There are also few very good restaurants in Kuala Pilah. There is one restaurant opened by a Hongkonger who sold Hong Kong dim sim and I enjoyed his dishes and have good praises for this chef who has made Kuala Pilah his retired home. He brought many of his good food recipes from Hongkong to share with the locals here. While Kuala Pilah is an old sleepy town, it has its beauty in being old, natural and relaxing.
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3Jo-Ann 5:00 PM Jul 13, 2020
Minangkabau architecture
Nothing much of a museum. Just posters. No furniture. No decor. Just a 4 storey wooden structure of old palace. Supposedly built without using metal nails in the olden days. 3rd and 4th floors are off limits. There’s a cafe and souvenir shop there as well.
