Comments on: Things to do in Batam Indonesia

By: notsostupid

notsostupid — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:03:23 +0000

Did someone pay you to advertise for Golden Prawn or you were invited to eat there for free? Golden Prawn is notorious for mass producing to serve tour groups. You seafood literally get served the moment you sit down. You have better ones in singapore’s zhi char.

By: andrew

andrew — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:06:08 +0000

I am going to batam in july 2017, i would like to check which seafood is the cheapest there, and massage ?

do email me

By: Justin Loo

Justin Loo — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 10:10:55 +0000

Don’t mistake Barelang Bridge from the new Barelang Hotel in Nagoya. You need to be careful of the locals, most of them are nice but i never bring more than RP 500.000 each day and always leave my passport at the hotel.

They are about 30 minutes apart, like woodlands to pasir ris by car.

By: Umi

Umi — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:51:06 +0000

Hi,
Don’t mind if I ask, whats the shop name and at which level in Nagoya Hill mall that you purchased Layer Cake (Kuih Lapis)?

If You don’t mind, can you email me for the reply.
Thanks!

By: Mia

Mia — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:27:34 +0000

Please tell me how to go about Barelang by the Trans Batam Transport. We wanted to see this area and the old Malay community.

By: Cher

Cher — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:21:59 +0000

Hi just want to ask of there is any cheap water sports activities package and any resort or hotel with good gym facilities?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:41:57 +0000

Went Batam a few times. Taxis are definately fixed to leech tourists from cheapest $7sgd to 12$ sgd (considering a $130k car cost $6-10k in Batam!! volksvagen 30k) and golden prawn can match world’s most expensive city (ie SINGAPORE) in price, then there’s something very wrong! the taste is… very average. Tourist trap. And i speak fluent Malay otherwise pamper yourself with cheap shopping (do not go to the hypermart beside Batam Center, its price is X2-3 more made to leech on tourist) in Nagoya etc where beers are $0.70-1.30 and so on.

By: A Batam Retreat with sisters-in-Christ | Victorious Singlehood

A Batam Retreat with sisters-in-Christ | Victorious Singlehood — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:56:10 +0000

[...] gave up the idea of having it in the hotel. We found one through the Lady Iron Chef and discovered Isabella Massage House. So we called them and to our horror it was SGD$60 for 3 [...]

By: Celine

Celine — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:38:04 +0000

May I know about the rates for the tipping? i.e masseur. Thank you very much!

By: ToH

ToH — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:49:41 +0000

Hi coming tis Thursday 17 want planing to batam trip may I knw must book ticket advance ? Hw to book ? &which hotel &food massages is better ?

By: Yapeegurl

Yapeegurl — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:47:26 +0000

We’ve been to Batam a couple of times but only for a whole day. Next week we are booked for an overnight stay at Swiss-belhotel Harbour Bay. Any feedback on this hotel? Also, it’ll be my second time to visit The Spa Secret. Last time I only took their massage service. This time we’ll try their massage + gelish polish + classic mani + facial. Can’t wait to be pampered! Anyone knows approximately how much it will cost us to take a cab from Batam ferry center to Nagoya Hills?

By: Ale

Ale — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 02:40:19 +0000

Now at jan 2014 the massage at Isabella SPA is sell at 600.000 rp for two hours

By: Judith Tan

Judith Tan — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:11:21 +0000

You can try a newly opened hotel in Nagoya Hill. Sakura hotel is just a stone’s throw away from the shopping mall. Stayed in Hokkaido room & managed to squeeze in 4 persons. clean place, friendly staffs, free transportation as well. Going back for their spa again this CNY!

By: Bethy

Bethy — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:22:02 +0000

How much at least should we spend on shopping… Would like to hear reply soon…
Thx…

By: Rachee-O

Rachee-O — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:50:59 +0000

The exchange has just made it more attractive to be S$1 to Rp10,000.
Anyone tried the I Hotel? I heard very good review about it. I am going to book soon but from photos, it just looks like any other hotel.

Thanks.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:35:31 +0000

Does anyone know the opening hours of the seafood restaurant? My friends and I are going there for a short trip and we would like to eat at Golden prawn!

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 02:03:06 +0000

Went batam the other time . It was a pleasant experience! had massage at Mustika Ratu salon and spa and the staffs were definitely friendly. Their massage was great and i really refreshed myself. And it was definitely cheap too.! They actually have 3 other outlets called Tiara Mustika Salon and Spa. Mustika Ratu has an exquisite ambience because it actually followed some palace atmosphere with white and gold color as their main color. It gives me the high class feeling with a low price and affordable service. Definitely going back there

By: Sakura

Sakura — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 16:52:59 +0000

Actually now it’s even a better time to visit Batam and go for shopping, eating, relaxing etc. The exchange rate is SGD$1 to Rp8890. One of the highest, I remember the last time I went, was only around Rp6500!!!! Wow!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:12:39 +0000

Hey! Can I ask which hotel would you recommend to stay? Is it best to book packages online? Thanks!

By: Andi

Andi — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 10:58:07 +0000

As a local people here and work as tour guide and private driver, I also think that Batam is not cheap even for some Singaporean, but in general I could said that all the items here is at least half price of the same items that you spend in Singapore either for massage, seafood, or accommodation except for transport probably.