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Originally Posted by toadd
I am a newbie and gonna go batam for the first time on 31st December to 1st January, is the price of $65 good for 2 nights?.
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That would either be 1 star or 2 star hotel.
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Originally Posted by toadd
i know it will be busy there as it is the end of the year. I tried to book formosa hotel as adviced in the newbie guide but I guess it was all sold out so I am thinking of barelang hotel.
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Yes,only family room left. Well,its peak season,peak days too..and i wont be there,hehehe...
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Originally Posted by toadd
Is it a good place for beginners and its it near joints like new berry?
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You can try Utama or Biz if you are beginner. Why Biz or Utama? A picture is better than a thousand words :
Yes,you may miss out on New Berry and perhaps even Happy 8,Permata Indah and Gold Bird,but what you will be getting will be Kupu,Bunga,Sri Kandy and most of the massage places you would ever ask for. Even MM and Indah2 wont be too far out (about 20 mins walk).
A new booking joint was around there too (which i read from this thread).
https://sammythe.guru/showpos...postcount=4874
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Originally Posted by toadd
Is there a newbie friendly hotel to recommend other than formosa?
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Utama or Biz as stated above. Both were my standby hotel in case formosa is down and out. Da Vienna can be a good choice too as its less than 5 mins walk from formosa hotel.
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Originally Posted by toadd
have read up this thread and realist most people will buy their own condom and that is what we should do right?
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Yes,i see you really did from reading your question/s,hence i cut my reply-queue and replied you 1st.
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And we dont have to buy sim card as there is wifi in the hotel i guess. Any tips would be great!
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Depend on how many days you wish to stay in Batam. If you are staying for more than 2D1N,a sim card would do better. Most higher scale massage shops (aka spa),hotels and eatery has wifi. Just ask their waiter/staffs for passwords.
Tips :
1. You can stay in any hotels as long as it is convenient for you to move from point to point.
2. This is the time where things,girls,massage and every other things will be higher than normal day (compare between weekend versus weekend). Remember to bargain or be prepare to pay MUCH higher than normal.
3. Be patience,be nice,be humble and avoid too much attention.
Oh,and cut whatever expectation you have by at least half too.
4. Whichever hotel you are in,the hotel staffs would be a batam beginner's best bet (for the time being). People can run,hotel cannot run. Get their hotel name card if you are buying a sim card (you will need to at least have the hotel's number if their name card runs out).
5. In case you are visiting any of the Batam's Men spa :
https://sammythe.guru/showpos...&postcount=317
...and go only before 3pm.
6. Get a full day driver if you have 2 or more people during a peak season like this. If you wish to book a full day taxi, you will need to ask around when you arrived to Batam. Below is my taxi reference for you :
https://sammythe.guru/showpos...postcount=2162
I guess thats about it. I shall add more if i could think of more,hehehe...
Cheers!