Re: Batam Info Thread
I'm right now at Formosa Hotel. Booked thru agoda.com for $59 per night. Was playing safe instead of booking with KAHA upon reaching here. Although reached here at 11.50am (indo time), the ferry I took at 10.45am (sing time) was quite packed. So I guess I made the right decision to book online and secured me and my friends a room.
Upon reaching at Harbor Bay FT, walked to the Prima Ferries counter to book a ferry back tomorrow. After that walked out to the main road to get a taxi. Even though so many taxi drivers were chasing after us in th terminal compound, I just ignored. So got one cab immediately at the main road, asked how much to formosa and he said his cab using meter. So I said ok and expected the fare to be at least around 30 to 50k based on the research I got from this thread. But when reached the hotel, I was shocked that the fare was only 15,150. Hahhaa. I paid him 20k and told to keep it.
So reached hotel at 12.30pm, managed to check in early. After that walked to New Berlian and me and friends didn't see any that suits our taste. Haha. So from New Berlian walked to Goldbird, (using the map that bro Nono provided, super useful + your sense of direction need to be good) one of my friend got a girl there for 800k. Could not bargain any lower. I and and not her friend could not decide so we refer to the map again and saw that Memory KTV was around the corner. So got there and so many SYT there but the price was at 1.5m. My friend and I got an ok looking one for 700k each.
Girls will be reaching at 6pm. So for now jus watching TV after having lunch at Pizza Hut. Bill was only 251000 for 3 person. Gonna rest first before starting my first mission. Will update again later or tomorrow with my FR.
Thanks again bro Nono for the guide. Without the map, I will definitely lose lose my way and ended up taking a cab. I guess I turned down more than 20 cabs. Haha.
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