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Originally Posted by A+++
Hi folks, had no time to report on my 10/01 trip till now  |
Hiya bro,mind if i ask,did you went for a day trip or 2D1N?
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by Soi6
It is a nice looking hotel. Unfortunately the location is at Batam Centre..so a bit of a distance to Nagoya.
I spoke to a taxi driver and was told the locals dont like this hotel becos of the many statues and figurines...to the muslim majority of Batam residents it denotes idol worship and therefore an evil place. It wont bother most visitors but maybe..maybe some girls will refuse to stay there.  |
Thank you for the heads up information on that (about the part on idol worship). Yes,you are right...i believe from the outlook of the hotel most locals would shun this place as it looks like CastleMania (vampire-looking castle). Tho i am glad most joint girls are non-local.
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Originally Posted by newyorker88
This place is far away from Nagoya. Not that visitor friendly as well. There is a Harris hotel nearer to the Mega Mall complex.
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I totally agree with the fact that its far from Nagoya area. But for Sillyporean who are semi-cheongster and love to hotel-hop in their trips,this hotel should be decently alright for the next 1 year or 2. (most new hotels will becomes rundown after a year or 2)
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Originally Posted by newyorker88
Batam Centre is quite dead, when they tried to shut down Batu Ampar( now harbour bay), years ago, hoping to raise Batam Centre as the main tourist destination, and shifting of all gov offices to Batam Centre, it did not work. Tourist still flock to Nagoya n Jodoh.
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Oh,i didnt know they ever try to shut down Harbour Bay before.
Around Batam center do have a lot of tourist spot,from temples to sports to resort is all around that area,and till today,the ferry prices from Sillypore to Batam Center are still cheaper as compare to from Sillypore to Harbour Bay. I have always wonder thruout 2014 that how come it is so. Travelling time and distance from Sillypore to Harbour Bay is shorter,lesser time used,and the ferry uses lesser petrol but yet the price to reach Harbour Bay is ALL THE TIME higher as compare to heading to Batam center.I mean it doesnt make any economic sense right?
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Originally Posted by Naka_Timo
Thanks, look like a resort to me.
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Yea,it may look like one...but i believe the size of this "resort" should be 10 times or more smaller in size than any other resort. I am quite surprise at 1st when they have a swimming pool there.
