Batam Info Thread

[pris3811]

ANyone going batam this saturday...

[pris3811]

Becareful of weechat freelance....they only do 2shot then ask to leave and create reason to leave early...

[pris3811]

A1 foodcourt on the place is over-rated. Bloody karaoke while youre eating is not my idea of a good time. Food was average at best (crab was a little old and not too tender) and with 2 large bottles of Bintang came to about Rp. 150,000 for the 3 of us. Better to head out to the kelong restaurants (but avoid Golden Prawn as that is where all the taxis want to bring you to) but they're all at a distance out of Jodoh/Nagoya

[pris3811]

There are car rental service beside Habour bay...but need to book cause on weekend left only a few left

[pris3811]

Does jackpot legalise in batam already?

[Aceyfox]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Try reading the Beginner's Walk Through Guide on my signature,i am sure it will help.




Yes,i stayed in Formosa Hotel in my last trip. If you wish to go on Sat,i would suggest you book online from either agoda.com or booking.com to guarantee yourself a room but do note that agoda.com pricing do not count in the +10%+11% tax and booking.com has all tax covered,the price in booking.com is nett price which is your final paying price.

Booking.com : S$82.00

agoda.com : S$65.00 (exclude +10%+11% taxes)

If you wish to book from Kaha travel,you may need to reach Batam early. But no guarantee you get a room due to weekends. Kaha Travel is opposite Harmoni Hotel,remember it is Harmoni Hotel Hotel and NOT Harmoni One Hotel. If you are taking taxi,just ask the taxi driver to drive you to Kaha Travel opposite Harmoni Hotel,most drivers should know (extra taxi charge may apply). Weekend price should be 525k/night. Weekday is 475k/night.

Alternatively,the final method is booking direct from Formosa Hotel,where you will need to email Formosa Hotel directly.You may email them 1st to check their pricing. The last i knew was 550k for weekdays and 600k for weekends,but sometime they will suddenly increase price due to the exchange rates.

Hope the above information helps.

Use http://www.agoda.com/visawedsg for 10% discount to book on a Wednesday. This will help to offset 10% per night

[ndnd]

Originally Posted by flinflam

The joint was closed due to operation, the OKT all Kenna up the lorry with the girls inside the joint.. So my friend dun believe.. Together with my girl, my friend and the driver proceed to check again.. After 10 mins they came back with my girl crying and my friend confirm the place was shut down and the girl said she had no more place to go so now the girl is staying with me den tomorrow go back and see what happen next...

http://batam.tribunnews.com/2015/05/...dari-singapura

Flamboyan Massage
Very old joint
Papi Danny (Ex M82 papi)
This raid 2 singaporean kena

Recently go joint better fast hand fast leg, see, book, go...
Dont spend too much time viewing or "inquiring"

[Ssamuel]

Anyone know whats the real reason that wavemaster close down?

One day before they close down they still psycho me buy 2 way instead of 1 way. May i know what to do with the ticket? Not able to get back money?

[KohOnly21]

Originally Posted by Ssamuel

Anyone know whats the real reason that wavemaster close down?

One day before they close down they still psycho me buy 2 way instead of 1 way. May i know what to do with the ticket? Not able to get back money?

I heard Pacific Ferry bought over Wavemaster and Wavemaster ticket can be use for Pacific Ferry.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by johnkhb

Bento Tei is not bad, but there's another Jap restaurant that is, imo, 50% better in food quality while being only about 10% more expensive.

I'm talking about Zenbu Jap Restaurant at Nagoya Hill Shopping Centre. It's located on L2 of Nagoya Hill Shopping Mall. It is actually not located within the main building of Nagoya Hill, but just slightly outside. Easiest way to get to the restaurant is to go into Matahari Dept Store, and exit through its back door. Zenbu is just outside of the back entrance.

Thank you for sharing,bro As you may have already known,i am not a Japanese food fan due to its high content of sea food in their menu and in my last summary,i was actually pulled in by the group who are adventurous to Bento Tei. My ideal food stalls will always be places like Instar Coffee shop,Bai Long's Wan Tan Bak Chok mee,Meximo's Wan Tan Mee,Bat Kut Teh etc,food for normal daily consumption minus all the gimmicks. Bros in the last group trip who are Japanese Food fan would be very very interested in your intro,hehehe...

(another evidence that when i share something positively,more information on something better would be intro and i got to learn more)

Nonetheless,i still did a bit of research on Zenbu :

North Lobby, Mall Nagoya Hill, Batam (Near Matahari Department Store)
Tel: +62-<censored>
Mon - Sun: 10.30 - 21.30

Originally Posted by johnkhb

Try the wagyu beef rice bowl if you like beef; at 99k rupiah, it's a steal. The teppanyaki sets are also great value for money; seafood teppanyaki was only 79k.. 3 of us ordered 8 dishes and 2 drinks and the bill was only 540k...

Beside sea food,i dont take beef too,hehehe...and while looking for information regarding Zenbu,i also manage to find Sushi Tei ,another Japanese Restaurant nearby penuin area,near BCS mall and Gideon Hotel. That part, i will be writing it in another post,hehehe...

Thank you for your intro on Zenbu.

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

I heard Pacific Ferry bought over Wavemaster and Wavemaster ticket can be use for Pacific Ferry.

Wavemaster move to batam centre liao...

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by flinflam

By that time already is ard 8pm so we went out for dinner with my girl and my friend and also jio the driver but friend girl did not join as she is sleeping...den bad things happen after we went back hotel as my friend girl went missing.. So my friend proceed to call the joint but die Liao... No answer ...and my girl tell us to call our driver to tell him what happen and the driver came to our hotel and told us what happen..

The joint was closed due to operation, the OKT all Kenna up the lorry with the girls inside the joint.. So my friend dun believe.. Together with my girl, my friend and the driver proceed to check again.. After 10 mins they came back with my girl crying and my friend confirm the place was shut down and the girl said she had no more place to go so now the girl is staying with me den tomorrow go back and see what happen next...

1st of all,i sincerely thank you for sharing your experience. Its really one of a kind that not many have the chance to experience in my opinion.

What i am curious now is,isnt your friend's girl and your girl from the same joint? How come only your friend's girl kena called back and not your girl?

Looking forward to your 2nd and 3rd night adventure...

Originally Posted by flinflam

So this is day one of my trip... Quite a miss IMO.. But I am still staying for another 2 nights... So lets see what will happen...

Once again I thank all the ppl in this forum which provide all the info especially bro NoNo for his detail guide but I tend to sway away from the guide a bit ...heehee

Dont worry about swaying away,so long you reach Batam safe,get yourself into Formosa Hotel for safety and precautional reasons due to yourself being a 1st time visitor,you are already doing great.

I know i may be too late replying to your post,still i wish and hope you will have a better 2nd and 3rd night.

Cheers!

[Arilus]

Hi Guys, Im going to Batam today. Its been 5 years since i went there. Used to go there to meet my ex-scandal. Can i check with you, any massage places with special nearby batam center or crown vista hotel? Thanks guys

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by Arilus

Hi Guys, Im going to Batam today. Its been 5 years since i went there. Used to go there to meet my ex-scandal. Can i check with you, any massage places with special nearby batam center or crown vista hotel? Thanks guys

CROWN VISTA? that place too far away from fun. Maybe Sydney KTV n massage at the junction which is 7 min drive away from your location. Batam Centre? Try Batam Centre Hotel, near Batam centre. Golden Fingers. If I remember correctly.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Arilus

Hi Guys, Im going to Batam today. Its been 5 years since i went there. Used to go there to meet my ex-scandal. Can i check with you, any massage places with special nearby batam center or crown vista hotel? Thanks guys

If you can still change hotel or place you stay,try Utama Hotel if your main purpose is for massage (with special).You will have much more choices. Follow the link that i found in part of my signature link info below :

http://sbf.directory/showthr...0#post12619640

Massage paradise is around Utama Hotel/Romance Hotel/Pogoda Hotel

Overnight Booking fish tank joint paradise is around Formosa Hotel/Goodway Hotel.

Night Spot paradise is around Harmoni Hotel/Panaroma/Planet Holiday Hotel.

Eatery paradise is around Gideon Hotel/BCS mall area.

Batam center area is mainly for sightseeing tourist.

Your call,your choice.