After reading many FR trips from Bro nono, I decide to go batam for 2D1N trip on Friday 4/9/2015. I asked my fren to join but he cant so i had to go solo.
It is a bad one for my 1st solo trip, make many mistakes.
I chose Formosa Hotel because its location is ideal for me.
I booked a superior room on Formosa Hotel Main Website. Some may ask why i never book from Trivago.com, hotel.com or agoda.com because when I compare the price of the superior room, the hotel main website is cheaper.
Through hotel main website, I only need to pay $50 while at Hotel.com, I need to pay 59 plus, almost a $10 different.
After booking the hotel, I went to book ferry to batam. As bro nono mentioned sindo ferry has a $10 discount for 2 way tickets. All the while, I thought Harbour Bay is WaterFront. This is my 1st mistake. I only realized that I chose the wrong ferry terminal to alight at Batam. I should have choose Batam Centre which is nearer. The 2 way ticket cost 38 instead of 48 due to NTUC members getting $10 off.
Reach WaterFront and change SGD50 for 9800k. There is only 1 taxi which quote me 130k to Formosa Hotel. I had no choice but to accept. Due to alighting at wrong ferry terminal which disrupt my plan of visiting Ocean Massage before check in
Once reach the hotel, time is still early for check-in so i decide to explore the area. I went opposite Formosa Hotel to change rupiah. A chinese lady in spec offered 9850k to me and I asked for better rate and in the end i get 9900k for SGD100. I went around and check other money changer, no one offer higher than her.
I using google map to trace harmoni hotel and found blue moon, there is another massage called blue light just beside blue moon.
I chose the package D if i remember correctly for 360k for 1.5hr. I was assigned a indo chinese girl, looks 7/10. I asked her about the overnight booking, she said minimum is 1m to 1.5m and only 6 to 7 girls to choose.
She herself is 1m. I was tempted to take but in the end, i gave up the thought. She asked 200k for HJ which I tried to bargain but failed.
After the massage, I walked back to Formosa Hotel to check in. With the help of google map and gps, I am able to find my way easily and fast. the walking journey takes about 10mins.
When i enter my room, i was surprised. Spacious and nice, with bath tub too. 1 thing to note, I notice the front desk price table do not indicate superior room only deluxe room and others.
The room card holder shows you how to go nagoya mall
I rest awhile and decide to go booking joint. i took a taxi to Golden Bird aka Sedona. If you tell the driver golden bird, I think most dont know.
The place known to them is Sedona.
Picked a girl PiPi recommend by the papi at 800k, reduced from 1m because no girls show interest( Do i look that bad?)
The taxi 2 way trip 60k
Did 1 round and rest, went to windsor food court for dinner which cost 419k.
Order hotplate beancurb, butter prawns and sweet & sour fish. When the sweet & sour fish came, I got shocked. I thought it is sliced fish but it came as a whole fish and the fish is not small. taxi to windsor and windsor back to hotel, 50k each.
After we reach hotel, we rest awhile watching TV. Suddenly my girl said having toothache, I sianz 1/2 already. But she didnt leave and stay on.
This morning she went back at 8.30am Indo time after i gave her tips. Then I went down for buffet breakfast, not bad. After breakfast, I decided to check on Kings Massage in the hotel at level 4
Went checking on the pricing and photo album. Picked a girl recommended by the counter guy.
Her massage is strong as recommended by the guy. asked 600k for FJ which i bargained until 450k. Total 450K and 140K = 590K, much better than the 1st massage i had when i 1st arrive.
Overall, slightly overspend my set limit , made some mistakes. Hoping my next trip will be better, if possible, to join bro nono in oct trip.
PS, taxi from formosa to batam centre 60k expensive? The place sedona, i saw a signboard with no name only KTV these 3 letters beside the door, is this the correct place?
I saw a few massage outside Nagoya mall which not listed in bro nono list. Eska, Vie, Janko, Everday, Jam, De Palace, all these on the right hand side if you are at the main entrance of Nagoya Mall facing Formosa Hotel. There is also Joy Massage on the left side with Sakura, Majestic massage.
I believe Eska is clean as there is another joint at Batam Centre Mega Mall.