The present invention discloses a hot press molded melamine foam, and the melamine foam comprises, by weight, 100 parts of melamine resin, 1-10 parts of a surfactant, 5-40 parts of a foaming agent, 0-20 parts of an assistant, 5-20 parts of a catalyst, 0-30 parts of water, and 5-30 parts of hot pressing rubber powder particles. The invention also discloses a preparation method for the hot press molded melamine foam, and the method includes following steps: preparation of the melamine resin; preparation of a semi-finished product of the melamine foam: mixing raw materials uniformly to form a foaming solution, and subjecting the foaming solution to microwave action to obtain the semi-finished product; and preparation of a melamine foam finished product: spraying a liquid formed by dispersion of the hot pressing rubber powder particles during the moving of the semi-finished product of the melamine foam, and press-forming the dried foam by a thermo-compressor to obtain the melamine foam finished product. Reticular layer structures of the melamine foam are adhered together through melting of the hot pressing rubber powder particles in the method, and the melamine foam has good mechanical properties and flame retardance, and does not increase the formaldehyde content. The method is capable of continuous production.