Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[micmac888]

Originally Posted by jouky

, how the clubbing scene like in Batam?

Specifically?

And also, do not wear sandals or slippers. One will be turned away. It ain't sg.

[DDAMn]

Dissappered for a while from batam how's the stock at permata indah any updates bros?thanks.

[jouky]

like getting girls from clubbing

[leekwantew]

itinerary is coming along nicely but still have a few qns to ask the experienced bros

1) Is there any bluebird taxi counter at Harbor bay? Or any concierge counter I can ask for help booking, or free wifi so I can use my bluebird app? Otherwise have to book while I'm still in SGP very hard to predict time

2) After going to booking joint and choosing a girl, is it very hard to get a cab back to Formosa?

3) Since Formosa hotel don't have safe in room, where to put valuables when you are with the girl? If put at the front desk how will you claim them back?

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by leekwantew

itinerary is coming along nicely but still have a few qns to ask the experienced bros

As below :

Originally Posted by leekwantew

1) Is there any bluebird taxi counter at Harbor bay? Or any concierge counter I can ask for help booking, or free wifi so I can use my bluebird app? Otherwise have to book while I'm still in SGP very hard to predict time

Reach Harbour Bay,change a bit of Sin$ to IDR, get a sim card (10k to 50k price),dial the bluebird number (they will tell you where to wait for them),or if you have more than one person going Batam,sharing ANY kind of taxi service shouldnt cost you much (i will take a 20k ojek if i am alone but if i have more than 1 men with me,i will take a taxi ,paying between 40k to 50k). But i will hit Harbour Bay's Horizon ferry counter (to get my return boarding pass) before getting a taxi tho.

Feel free to recce around Harbour Bay a bit,one end to other end within the sheltered area wont take you more than 15mins. Believe me,more than 90% of the humans there can speak some level of broken english. Its aftreall a touristy place.

Blue bird/Silver cab taxi services is every Batam taxi driver's enemy,hehehe...so there's no concierge counter.

Originally Posted by leekwantew

2) After going to booking joint and choosing a girl, is it very hard to get a cab back to Formosa?

Nope,you can always ask okt to help you hail a cab (if you already booked a girl). Alternatively, you can also ask the OKT to send your girl to your hotel,at your room number on a certain time too. So you will have some time to play about (interval time they might be late delivering your girl at your desire time should be about 30mins at max).

Do not worry about getting lost in Batam,becos no known human i knew could. Need a taxi when you feel lost? Simply head to any hotel. There is always at least one hotel between a 500m radius or approximately 5 - 10mins walk. Harbour Bay,Nagoya area has too many hotels. Talk to any security guard/bellboy/reception when you are there.

I will say,"can you help me call a taxi?"

(taxi prices practically cannot bargain in this situation and will usually cost about 50k,so avoid 'feeling lost')

Note : Opposite formosa has quite a handful of money changers (about 30secs walk away from hotel main door), i would suggest you change most of your money there but not w/o 1st checking the rate with at least 2 to 3 shops.

Originally Posted by leekwantew

3) Since Formosa hotel don't have safe in room, where to put valuables when you are with the girl? If put at the front desk how will you claim them back?

Check with the hotel receptionist/s when you check in. They can explain better.

Cheers!

[KongLong69]

any senior bro care go batam coming weekdays ? an overnight trip will be good, show me the rope, of course split bills, many thanks


Reach Harbour Bay,change a bit of Sin$ to IDR, get a sim card (10k to 50k price),dial the bluebird number (they will tell you where to wait for them),or if you have more than one person going Batam,sharing ANY kind of taxi service shouldnt cost you much (i will take a 20k ojek if i am alone but if i have more than 1 men with me,i will take a taxi ,paying between 40k to 50k). But i will hit Harbour Bay's Horizon ferry counter (to get my return boarding pass) before getting a taxi tho.

Feel free to recce around Harbour Bay a bit,one end to other end within the sheltered area wont take you more than 15mins. Believe me,more than 90% of the humans there can speak some level of broken english. Its aftreall a touristy place.

Blue bird/Silver cab taxi services is every Batam taxi driver's enemy,hehehe...so there's no concierge counter.



Nope,you can always ask okt to help you hail a cab (if you already booked a girl). Alternatively, you can also ask the OKT to send your girl to your hotel,at your room number on a certain time too. So you will have some time to play about (interval time they might be late delivering your girl at your desire time should be about 30mins at max).

Do not worry about getting lost in Batam,becos no known human i knew could. Need a taxi when you feel lost? Simply head to any hotel. There is always at least one hotel between a 500m radius or approximately 5 - 10mins walk. Harbour Bay,Nagoya area has too many hotels. Talk to any security guard/bellboy/reception when you are there.

I will say,"can you help me call a taxi?"

(taxi prices practically cannot bargain in this situation and will usually cost about 50k,so avoid 'feeling lost')

Note : Opposite formosa has quite a handful of money changers (about 30secs walk away from hotel main door), i would suggest you change most of your money there but not w/o 1st checking the rate with at least 2 to 3 shops.



Check with the hotel receptionist/s when you check in. They can explain better.

Cheers![/QUOTE]

[miumiu6464]

KL69

You should learn to quote properly..Lol.. I just read the chunk that you quote from no-no post only to realize they are quoted.

Weekdays will be hard unless prior arrangements as most here work weekdays. Good luck.

I'll be here with another bro next Friday though.

Something to share about New Spa at Batam City Hotel.

The happy hour had been cut short to 11am to 3pm from 5pm. And, price increased too. After Happy Hour discount, net price before other addons (these are not discount-able) is 256k rp.

For the facilities, 1.5 hour massage and lj massage, 256k is still an affordable price. Before the increase, the net price is 234k.

I had photos of the memo at the counter, but for some reason, I can't upload photos when on Telkomsel. And yes, during off happy hours, there is discount of 20% off the rack price. Happy hour discount is 40%.

Rack Pricing:

Executive 427,680 rp
VIP Suite 482,680 rp

[BFOMF5]

Kl69
If you stay UTAMA area
I can spare some time for you

[micmac888]

Originally Posted by jouky

like getting girls from clubbing

Not difficult. But expect almost zero chance to hook up with a local Indo Chinese.

[KohOnly21]

Long time never book a girl from joint. Any senior bro free to bring me walk2 next week?

[nyquist]

Latest infor.. Goldbird is closed for reno and memory was not opened yesterday. Heard it got raided on friday nite.

[derky88]

Oh and I wanted to just check, if suay suay book the girl, and the girl come and chut pattern (e.g. bad attitude, or really cannot make it), issit call the Okt to get a replacement or just forfeit the money? p.s. is there even a replacement haha..

[miumiu6464]

Depends. Most will still charge you short time fee and refund the balance even if you have not fucked the girl yet. Might be harder if you had not booked from the joint before.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Black Page

Nothing to disagree with this advice from Nono and all other points in the same post, as it is tailored to the recipient, that is someone with no experience on site.

Yes,what I said was meant for bros with little or no experience in Batam.

Originally Posted by Black Page

For others, who already know how to move around and know what is an Indo disco, after 1am there is the fabulous option of Newton and Pacific (Planet 3 is smaller). I often wait midnight before moving to hunt, after spending the whole day doing other things or working on my computer.

Part of my whole idea of my plan C to go downstairs to Formosa after midnight came from the same idea of you going to Newton and Pacific discotheque (I did a bit of modification). It is just that since I am in Formosa hotel,why would I travel further whereby just directly downstairs gives me better convenient.

That's of course if my objectives were just for the girls and that i do not like partying thru the night.

Originally Posted by Black Page

Hey what were you doing in MY ROOM???

A few times in my last trip (March),i walked to your room trying to open your room door with my room key,hehehe...(yea,i am lucky not to be able to open your room door with my room key) I have said before some time ago that i could blindfolded myself and yet still be able to walk to "your" room. I guess I wasn't used to staying in other rooms afterall,hehehe... (already becoming a habit to walk to your room)

Originally Posted by Black Page

In this case, the problem is that not many tourists really know where and how to walk to Pasar Induk. That explains the lower price for better quality: simply market law.

Lazy and yet least informed person will change their currency in Singapore before coming over to Batam.

Lazy but yet well-informed person will change their currency after they reach Batam ferry terminal.

The more intelligent person will change their currency around Batam building blocks where there are at a few money changer shops competing with one another.

The regular Batam goer will nest around their hotel area (or where they often stay) where they regularly stay for the best-rated money changer shop/s.

The least intelligent will be the one who ask where in Batam has the best rate,yet be staying far from it and later either walk a long way or take a taxi/ojek just to change their currency. A 'penis-wise' but a pound stupid.

Something i observed.

Originally Posted by somebody99

AHEM, OUR AIR TICKETS to phnom penh is alreay $200-$300+, STtill
haven't include hotel + food & drinks yet... sigh, at least 1k+ per trip.

I didn't know air ticket to Cambodia is so costly.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by nono1973

I didn't know air ticket to Cambodia is so costly.

Yes, air ticket to PP is expensive from sin becos Tiger stopped flying...left a few airlines...

If buy early promo, jetstar will be cheaper...many cannot plan early...