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Originally Posted by retirebatam
I miss formosa hotel carpet which gives a cosy home feel, though it is not a must have but it is enjoyable to have...hehe
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True, true...the carpert thingy did gives a homey feel, & also the higher-class feel too,hehehe... but not a must-have.
May need to compromise a bit.
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Hotel that provide 24 hour room service can still be found...
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Where? Which hotel?
Hotels which has 24 hour room service (for food to be send up to my room) usually has a restaurant that serves food in the premises itself.
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....but for 24 hours dining in the restaurant like formosa maybe hard to find.
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Agreed.
Remember Tea Story in Formosa used to be 24 hours too but they later changed to operating until 3am. And it was usually crowded when nightfall as late as midnight.
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Originally Posted by retirebatam
Hotel in house massage with special service with last order at 11pm still exist in Batam City Hotel.
As for hotel golden gate in-house massage, last order should be at 10pm.
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Now, this is good information for me to keep in record.
Gideon also has MP that closes around 11pm too. Likewise for Hotel 89.
All of the above mentioned hotels (on in-room massage) by both you & me has one thing in common, not cheap. Minimum at least 200k upward. Only Gideon was below 200k rupiah tho but i don't know if it changes after Indonesia Batam reopens.
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Originally Posted by retirebatam
I always go for 3 star hotels, anyway those newer 2 star hotel still can be acceptable like Hana, Paragon, City Central, De Best because most if not all Batam hotels were unlike spore hotels, there was very little or no maintenance let alone waiting for a refurbishment.
After 10 years, hotel building became run down with defects end up affecting the mood to enjoy the stay.
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If you are looking to explore new 2 star hotels, i have some on my list.
Namii hotel. No in house KTV, restaurant nor MP. But food court is just downstairs, & can order massage service from their MP at Harbour Bay. Remember Namii MP? You would have pass by there if you walked to Morning Bakery. Note this hotel got no elevator, so if you want to try, ask for 2nd floor room,hehehe... (see, there's no all-good & no-bad hotel in Batam at all)
Next is Batam1 hotel ,almost directly behind Formosa Hotel. Little was known about this hotel as it is new. And it has a MP/Spa in it too (called Leban Spa or something). This is my next target to explore tho.
Nearby proximity i guess no need to say much on Batam1 hotel,hehehe...it is near Nagoya Spa, near Linda's. 1 min walk to ex Formosa Hotel etc etc. It's like a Formosa number 2 in terms of location.
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Originally Posted by retirebatam
I did not pick hotel 89 because of its location which is more towards the main road.
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Why i share this hotel with you is because they have free shuttle service to almost all major malls in Batam,hehehe...thats already FREE RIDES!
They have in house massage, in-house Spa (hot pool, sauna etc) & about less than 10 mins walk to BCS which the distance from Formosa to Nagoya Hill Mall. Breakfast also above average.
Only few set back is, their shuttle service do not reach DC mall. And they drop you off, & don't pick you back up, hehehe...
Note, free shuttle service is a good option to travel in Batam too.
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Another factor is near to source of food like kopitiam or food court so that I can buy back to hotel at the earliest time before the food turn cold..
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As mentioned before, food not really a major factor for me hence most time, i forgo that part.
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Without good breakfast is not so important, but if the breakfast is satisfactory or moderate, will have a sense that money paid for the hotel stay is really worth every penny. |
Because i takes only porridge for breakfast, well... not going to repeat about my unimportant food factor,hehehe... why porridge only is because i have been taking tons of fried, grill BBQ food during lunch, dinner & sometime even supper, hence porridge breakfast is relatively important to me in Batam.