Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by lurpsexx

Ya. Go for run then go over to batam la...

I know got route, but merry go round. Trying to get most direct route. Bintan is desert for R&r..

the most direct way....hire speedboat fr resort...

[BFOMF5]

Beautiful garden near Jodoh

[mygirly]

Bintan also alot of massage and food why go all the way to Batam from there?

[OnlyLiveOnce]

Originally Posted by lurpsexx

Ya. Go for run then go over to batam la...

I know got route, but merry go round. Trying to get most direct route. Bintan is desert for R&r..

We are on separate islands, so agreed speedboat is the best choice.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by lurpsexx

Can kind Bros pls recommend the most ideal way to get to Nagoya hill from Bintan resorts ? I'm going for a run there n wish to come over to batam for massage n food after the run in Bintan.. thanks very much in advance..! ��

Hmm...i dont know if others could understand what you just said even tho you put yourself quite clearly that you are heading to Bintan Resorts,hehehe...NOT Tanjung Pinang area. From the resort area,its gonna be a long way down to Tanjung Pinang (45mins to an hour drive depending on traffic).

I guess you might be in a similar situation as what i had last year. Had to make a "no-choice" trip to Bintan Resort,but my heart wish to make my way to Batam thereafter,hehehe...turn out,i choose to head back to Singapore Harbour Front 1st (from Bintan resort area and not Tanjung pinang area) before taking another ferry from Singapore to Batam.

Overall cost and time use is not far and i feel safer too.

About an hour to Tanjung Pinang area of Harbour,and then to a Batam's harbour mentioned in earlier post by bro BFOMF5,and later take an about 45mins to an hour taxi to Nagoya area. Versus taking about an hour to Singapore and then use another about an hour to come back to Batam,hehehe...i feel more confident heading back to Singapore and then to Batam again.

Somewhere about 4 over years ago,i remember a bro mention about taking a speed boat from batam to Tanjung pinang for a night stay in a resort (with an in-room swimming pool) closer to Tanjung Pinang area (NOT Bintan resort area) and then back to Batam the next day, before taking a ferry back to Singapore.

Here's a map for your reference :

And by the way,massage at Bintan Resort can be as expensive as in Singapore.

*note that you still have a choice heading to a resort nearer to Tanjung Pinang area tho (instead of those in northern Pulau Bintan),which might shorten your trip back to Batam if you making the other choice.

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

the most direct way....hire speedboat fr resort...

Thats going to be very very expensive. The price quoted to me by Canopi resort at Bintan for the speed boat rental is S$120 2-way round trip before bargaining (i think it will be more than S$60 for one way and they quoted in Sin dollar,hehehe...), the resort i stayed in doesnt have a speed boat service to Batam,so i think they out-source the deal,so boat commission is overlapped,hence the higher price,hehehe...but quite surprisingly,pick up using motor boat from Batam to Tanjung Pinang is free from some resort in those area (guess its due to trying to entice people to go there,other way round may cost more).

[BFOMF5]

With XE rate 10515


Just wonder if can get 10500 fr Money Changer later

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

With XE rate 10515


Just wonder if can get 10500 fr Money Changer later

Worst has yet to come. Short Rup!

[HarryPopGer]

Originally Posted by iicycold

selamat datang!!!

thx for taking the lead,bro.

This time, just wan to test out 1 mil above girl & 750k girls,which 1 better.

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Just wonder if can get 10500 fr Money Changer later

Last thu is already 10500 opp formosa,we pool in together nearly S$4k for 4 person, sg china town on wed is 10300,Mon is 10250, we all change S$200 for 4 person. We all back only yesterday.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

With XE rate 10515


Just wonder if can get 10500 fr Money Changer later

I get 10480 in balai yesterday...

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

I get 10480 in balai yesterday...

Not bad just 2pts below XE
Main road most shop offered 10450
As usual Sunday they cut 5pts
BtmCtr worse 10300

[BFOMF5]

Afternoon XE around 10520-10530
shop @ main road 10480- 10500
Got 10510 near holiday hotel.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Beautiful garden near Jodoh

Where is this place? This photo you post looks like a tree house,i notice more themed hotels/resorts coming to Batam over the last few years. One day i wont be surprise they will use a tree house as a resort or hotel,hehehe...

Originally Posted by HarryPopGer

Last thu is already 10500 opp formosa...

Hari Raya over,hehehe...so i guess the rates are normalizing,hehehe...

My guess is ,exchange rates should be between 10450 to 10500 per SGD.

[stopie]

Any more grand atalanta spa?

[evo5555]

hello bro... anybody can share mummy or contacts for M1 ktv? need to book room for 5 pax buddy going for celebration this week... my old contact Sally has migrated to Galaxy..

been a long time since i last step into batam ktv scene.. hope to revive the wild & fun memories.. hahaha.. or any good KTV recommendations is welcomed..

[nono1973]

A little add-on for my future Batam trip/s plan on Woda Villa & Spa...

https://sbf.net.nz/showpost.php?p=17...ostcount=11031

It's July,hehehe...this trip Main objective,to return thanks to those temples i visited earlier who have fulfilled my wishes...hehehe...

Staying Hotel/s,i shortlisted to 2 choices,my 1st choice :

Batam City Hotel Presidential suite

...cost 880k rupiah per night. If the suite is out,i might take their Grand Junior suite with Balcony which cost 770k rupiah.

My 2nd choice, Harbour Boutique Hotel at Harbour Bay...costing about 900k rupiah.

Harbour Boutique Hotel Premiere room

...if their premiere room is out,i might take their Deluxe Balcony at about 750k rupiah.

I am staying in either 1 of the 2 for my 1st night there,hehehe...and i am still looking at hotels for my 2nd and 3rd nights in Batam. And i have 2 choices again,hehehe...its either Formosa hotel or Da Vienna Hotel. Reason as in BOTH hotels offers free pick up service (note: Da Vienna has a few pick up time slots,so need to arrange at their convenience).

I shant post the photos of Formosa hotel since the free pick up service are mainly for those very regulars only (who stays in that hotel),hehehe...and thats me!!

To be continue...as my planning get started,hehehe...just keeping tabs.