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Went to Batam recently after 6 years. Took the 9.40am ferry to Harbourbay Batam. Once reach, went to lv 2 Horizon counter and collect my pocket wifi. I had a problem connecting so took a taxi for 30k to City Central Hotel. Paid 40k total inc tips.
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Thank you for sharing.
30k rupiah from Harbour Bay to anywhere Nagoya isnt really a bad thing,hehehe...comparing it with 50k to 60k over a year back. And to take Grab/GoCar, one has to walk so far out of the departure/arrival area. The price has actually comes down from average of 50k rupiah per trip to the same destination to 30k rupiah.
Even if take Go Car, price is around 14k rupiah and ultimately sometime including tipping would cost about 20k rupiah to 25k rupiah.
Ok, just to share another idea with you.
Many hotels in Batam provide 2 way shuttle service from their Hotel/s to popular Shopping Mall/s (and its free of charge)...enough said.
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Reach hotel paid deposit 100k and got a room. The room was spacious and clean but no deposit box. I chose this hotel as it is hidden, dont like crowded place.
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This hotel is actually quite good and they seems to got better over time. If anyone REALLY explore the area of this hotel, there is actually quite a handful nice MPs within its radius.
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I was hungry and ordered nasi padang with GoFood. Price is 40k total which is cheap as they give generous servings, enough for 2 people.
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I think 5 to 6 years ago, there is no GoFood,hehehe...so it is now actually a good thing. Practically one can eat anything within Batam as long as he/she has the GoFood apps.
The setback is, i dont speak their language hence i relied on the girls to do that for me. Also do note that some higher starred hotels do not allowed gofood to be send to their hotel rooms hence you might need to come down to the lobby to collect your food.
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She wanted to watch horrow movie, so i decide to go BCS mall to watch. Bought 2 tickets for 70k. Drinks and food was expensive. 1 large popcorn, 1 medium fries and 2 Milo Dinosaur costs 230k. 3x the price of movie tickets. Milo Dinosaur in Batam is different, they have pearls in it. They dont put Milo Powder at the top but whip cream. The seats and sounds are great quality also. She was hugging and pulling me the whole time during jumpscares so i enjoyed it.
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Hehehe...since you tried the theater at BCS Mall, next time try the theater at Grand Batam Mall next time,hehehe.... ok, here's why :
https://sbf-sg.social/showthread.php?p=...4#post18619974
Seriously, this is a die die must try theater at least once in a life-time,hehehe... and especially so during weekdays.
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The next morning i had 1 last shot with her before she goes back. Gave her some tips, procede to breakfast downstairs. Compare to Lovina Inn Hotel next door, the breakfast was good. Got fruits, bread, porridge, rice and coffee. Went for a 2 hours clean massage for 200k near Nagoya Hill. After that eat at A&W, in Batam there is no Q at all. Took a Grab for 13k to Harbourbay and took ferry back home.
It was a memorable trip after 6 long years. Batam has improve a lot, now with Grab and Gojek around. No need to hassle with taxis for fares and can order food anywhere anytime. Be careful when booking Grab around places with taxi drivers, drivers tend to avoid to pick you up. A big shoutout to Bro Nono's useful information, refreshed my memory instantly.
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Good to hear you have gotta yourself a fairly good trip. From your FR, i learned that City Central Hotel now provides good-enough breakfast and able to use Grab/GoCar. I was there a handful of times few years back when they 1st started business. During then, their breakfast were just bread and butter at best,hehehe...barely noticing anyone bother to come for their breakfast during breakfast time. And during CNY time, all their rooms doubled in price, hence putting me off. I lost touch with this one a little until you shared.
I, thank you.