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Originally Posted by nono1973
Hehehe..i purposely wait till i come back from Batam before i reply to your post. Bro,as mention earlier,your postings has always been a very good learning material for me.
Just wish to share this. You are comparing a 2 star hotel 1 over year ago with a 3 star hotel today on their price difference. Not fair,hehehe...my definition of fair :2 star to 2 star,3 star to 3 star,their location. .
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Bro nono, appreciate your analysis on the hotel charges. However I deliberately don't compare apple to apple because I want to see if the cost of durian is significantly more costly than an apple. But now I realised the price gap difference between a 2 star Lailai and 3 star Formosa is getting smaller over the years therefore see not worth staying in a 2 star hotel.
(Only a small $21 difference can have a more comprehensive and enjoyable stay)
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Originally Posted by nono1973
1 year+ ago,normal days Formosa room from online is between S$62-S$65,i agree becos i booked at that price too. Today online only cost about S$56 at the same month last year (thats why i write my summary links on my signature to take notes so that i can always compare and there are 18 of those summaries now) I think Formosa Hotel is getting cheaper and cheaper,hehehe....
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Yes, Formosa is not only getting cheaper to stay now via online or kaha, it is also constantly improving itself by providing comfort, quality furnishing and taking care of hotel guest needs.
For example:
1) Personal care or complete toiletries provided in bathroom including hair dryer, anti-slip mat, etc.
2) Strong Wi-Fi signal can be received in almost the whole hotel space like room, restaurant, hall, lifts, corridors, etc.as it provide many access point to boost the signal.
3) Recent replacement of all the spot lights (halogen) to LED lights in the room and toilet, since LED technology is getting more advance now.
4) From the wall there are many handphone charger cable for nokia, sony, Samsung, blackberry, etc. Think this is the only hotel I have seen that provide charging of handphone facility.
5) Carpet bring cosiness not many 3 star have this type of provision.
6) Old fashion CRT TV have been changed to LED TV with more than 50 channels.
7) Last but not least, the tile of the long bath can be dismantle for guest to hide their barang barang...
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Originally Posted by nono1973
Last year Fomorsa Hotel voucher from Kaha only cost 455k,today it cost 475k...(same room type) Last month July, Formosa online pricing cost lesser than Kaha. Those who joined me in my last 18th Batam trip only pay about S$84 to S$89 for 2 nights of stay at Formosa which is cheaper than Kaha.
So what i do is i always compare price with both online and Kaha pricing. Dont forget you go Kaha still need to use up some time to buy the voucher before heading to the hotel itself and if one is buying those room voucher at a higher price,then i think its not worth. |
Bro, a very good piece of advice, to save cost but I am too lazy to monitor the online price. For me paying the Kaha auntie a visit talk cock sing song also quite a nice experience.
She likes to recommend me many other hotels to stay like hotel holiday planet 720k, hotel harmoni 820k, and hotel trinity is the cheapest 3 star hotel at 200k but location wise a bit out.
Imagine if kaha can sell us at 475k, Formosa could have sold the hotel voucher to kaha at maybe 380k. if walk in, Formosa charge 580k which is much more expensive.
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Originally Posted by nono1973
Now for the 2 star hotel comparison.Last year Lai Lai cost S$25,today at S$27,hehehe...today got many many 2 star hotel emeging,hehehe....and i just got back from 1. How about 1 that cost 288k (S$29.30) per night ,about 200 steps from Formosa ,they are with lift,with wifi ,with free breakfast and its less about 1 month old as of this post? (note : there are also bad points) When i say its new,i also mean everything all new.Its a 6th storey 2 star hotel but only 4 storeys are being used. Will share more of this hotel in my upcoming 19th Batam trip summary.
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Are u referring to lovina inn or Gideon hotel? For me I got a weird habit tend to match the quality of cewek I book with the number of star of a hotel to stay.
When I want to cheong batam in a tight budget, I will book a 600k cewek (cheapest) staying in a 1 or 2 star hotel. (lovina inn, Lailai, bahari, batam star)
When I want to enjoy more by spending moderately, I will book a 1 juta - 1.2juta cewek staying in a 3 star hotel like Formosa deluxe room.
But when I want to splurge by spending money extravagantly, I will book a 1.5-2juta cewek and stay in Formosa but in a junior or executive suite.
I find it funny/strange if I book a 600k cewek but stay in a 4/5 star hotel.
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Originally Posted by nono1973
Now we compare 3 stars versus 3 star (goodway and formosa) which is near to Lai Lai area,that is none other than Goodway hotel (it used to be 4 star).Kaha price today is 475k/night on weekday and 525k for weekends and public holiday. Online price? Definitely higher than Formosa online's S$62-S$65 over last year and this year is still within S$47 to S$58.
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Heard Goodway hotel use to be 4 star. do you mean that it has downgraded to 3 star ? But its studio room is smaller and cheaper, probably same cost as Formosa deluxe room ?
