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Old 08-11-2017, 11:14 AM
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Re: Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

Firstly I sincerely thank bro Nono 1973 & BFOMF5 for helping me solve this photo sharing solution.

Secondly, I really appreciated all the useful pointers provided by seniors for my questions. As a newbie, these info will be indeed helpful to reduce "disappointment".

Regarding why I chose to book Lovina Inn Penuin Hotel was due to pretty good reviews from brothers on New Spa @ BCH. My intention is to visit that joint for 2 days n try the services from diff masseurs to compare.

FYI, during my 1st trip in Sep 2017, I stayed 3 nights in The Evitel Hotel - Jl. Teuku Umar. IMHO, everything in this Hotel looks so nice coz it's really new and modern. The level of customer service & breakfast is also excellent. Rate is ard RP 430K / nite (weekend price) for Standard Room type which comes with a small fridge, safety box and nice bathroom (but without bathtub).

But staying in Evitel again might cause a setback because one needs to use Hotel Room Card to operate the Lobby Lift. Therefore, the FL, cewek or masseur might not be able to go up to your hotel room directly. I will have to come downstairs and bring them up myself.
Q: Have any senior faced this kind of problem when staying in a hotel with card operated Lobby Lift?

Regarding my claim that "beca man" (rickshaw driver) in Pulau Belakang Padang got "kang tau" for Javanese FL on the Island itself, I really can't be 100% sure if he's telling me the truth or not. But, in case any daring senior wants to attempt (with "dare to fail attitude"), here's another pointer from me. Since there were many "beca men" stationed along the main street with shops (as shown in my previous set of fotos), the one I engaged was found some 50 meters away from the main group, i.e. opposite yellow mosque & below a shady tree. Can't recall the color of his rickshaw but this guy is a malay man in his 50s with "construction worker" type dark skin color. Here is a foto of the spot where I took the "beca" from. There were only a few of them like 2 or 3 who stood on this spot.



To recap on Pulau Belakang Padang activities: I did not really notice if there got Hotel or not; I feel that this is really a tiny island with nothing much to offer; But the nice malay food to try here is Teh Tarik and Nasi Lemak which I really enjoyed. If I got time to go there again, I will try out the Malay Mee Goreng and Nasi Goreng from shop next door.

And yeah! I'll skip online FL search due to being inexperienced in Batam. Thanks for this golden advice.