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Originally Posted by xXFreedomXx
It depends on individual preference. For me, when I went Batam 1st time, I already tried to go to my hotel(former Formosa) by walking using Google Map. Ever since, each time I visit batam, I will always walk to the hotel from the ferry terminal even if I have friends tagging along 😁
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Hi bro, long time no see. Hope all's well with you in real life.
Your experience were quite similar as me when i first started Batam. I stayed in (used to) Formosa Hotel too. And i walked to Formosa Hotel no less than 10 times in all my 10 years of Batam trips from ferry terminal.
When Formosa Hotel closed down some years back ago, the situation has forced me to move out of my comfort zone to re-established another headquarter in Batam, hehehe... no hotel could match Formosa as yet.
Or to put it in a easy-to-understand picture.
No hotel in Batam has what Formosa Hotel :
1. A KTV with girls for overnight booking,
2. Located almost right in the central of most overnight booking joints and MPs.
3. Have a in-hotel MP that operates from 9am to midnight (closed at 1am).
4. Has a sauna room that most people didn't know and ONLY me and my girls use it. More importantly, it's free. (i call it my personal sauna room as it's the only sauna where me and my girls can go completely naked inside and nobody will bother me)
5. Has a 24 hour restaurant with room service at Zhi char pricing (& 20% off too).
6. Has a Tea Story cafe that closes at 3am. So i can sit at lobby to watch the Alishan KTV girls come & go at 2am onward.
I did a thorough search in Batam over the years and no hotels in Batam has all the above features under one roof.
If anyone can find, please let me know.
And my favorite room, a long long time ago :
Some memories in Batam.
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Originally Posted by xXFreedomXx
You get to see some places you don't usually see as transport/tourists normally will not pass by the area.
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This, i must agree with you. I see more things when i walk.
When travelling by car or motorbike, i tends to miss out a lot of things.
2 sides of the coins in the case as if i need to do achieve an objective in Batam fast, i would give walking a miss.