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Originally Posted by throwawayournam
Thanks to all the bros here for giving advice - I'll share my experience now that I'm back to give back and hopefully help somebody else!
Ferry: There are a lot of ferry companies but they all charge $80 for a two way ticket. I picked Majestic because the boat looked newer and they had the option for an open return ticket. Travel is basically as per normal (no insurance, etc.) just need to bring your vaccine cert and download the PeduliLindungi app. You'll never use it other than during Immigration. When you scan the code, it'll give an error but as long as they see the error they'll let you in.
Transport: Taxi cartels mean that you can't use Grab or Gojek from major locations like malls or the ferry terminal. Getting dropped off there is fine, though. I couldn't be bothered to walk out to get a Grab - a taxi to my hotel in Nagoya was 70k Rp. The Grab ride back was only 35k Rp so that's the markup you can expect. Getting around town I never spent more than 15k Rp on a ride.
Hotel: I stayed at Planet Holiday - the hotel itself was decent other than internet being a bit slow. I'd heard there's a disco and casino but not really my thing so I didn't go looking for it. The location's a bit further - either a Grab ride or a long walk to the Nagoya area, so I might stay somewhere nearer next time.
Chionging
Won't go into too much detail unless anybody wants more details but I tried a few places. 3scap3, H4lo K1tty, and S4kur4. I had the best experience in HK by far - they have an all-in menu of 870k Rp, I requested for a therapist who spoke good English so communication wasn't painful. One thing I'd advise bros is not to make the same mistake I did. In S4kur4 when the therapist quoted 100 I thought I so huat got extra for 100k Rp. Big head not working lah, thought maybe she like me so much or what. Ended up she meant 100 SGD (why would you even quote me prices in SGD when I'm in Batam.) Anyway, managed to bargain it down to 800k Rp afterward - still on the higher side but when the deed is done it's harder. Bo bian.
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bro thanks for your info. Due to your FR, I went to stay at planet holiday also. Too bad I was told casino was closed due to raid last week. basement put wasn't crowded due to weekday I guess. And I didn't try the KTV as I booked cewek from outside. I was told by recep that its a "sleazy" KTV. his words. Haha