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Originally Posted by Black Page

Very useful information! Thank you for replying my question! (although it was in a different post, not in the post you replied today)

I believe most Batam hotels will not stop guest from bringing more than 1 friend to their room. I have not heard guest's friend being chase out of the room to date. I can even called multiple massage ladies into my hotel room, but hotel receptionist will usually call me 1st to confirm if I was expecting "other guest".

Originally Posted by Black Page

By the way, I will be back to Batam, but not before this December, and with a friend who is eager to explore. Basically, I have been showing him the photos of some of my girlfriends in Batam for years, and over all this time the amount of mouthwatering he has leaked must have been huge.

Yes,yes...those photos,they were indeed appealing. Many were model standard,hehehe...sorry,i wet your room's floor from with all the drooling while looking at them the last time,hehehe...

Originally Posted by Black Page

Now, he hopes to experience at least some of that fun. The problem is that he is not a night owl as me, and I guess that should he step into Newton he would be shocked to hell and run away.

Is your friend gonna stay as many nights like you often did in Batam?

Your schedule could go something like this :

1st day : Kampong Bule

2nd day : Newton

3rd day : Pacific

4th day : goes around joints,shopping,massage, etc

5th day : Own time own target

6th day : Own time own target

7th day : anything goes

Usually during the 1st 2 days,i will try to get newbie to familiarize with the surrounding,eg provision shops,eateries etc. Then its war time,hehehe...mapping and scaling out the area and let them roam on their own.

Originally Posted by Black Page

I don't know how to make him entertained, except taking him to some bar in Kampung Bule, to NoName if it is not dead as I have seen it this year, out for dinner with maybe some of my girls, and of course a tour of massage places for short term (I exclude he would like to book a girl for overnight, with language barrier and also the problem of being locked with one girl, while I go out having fun all night). Probably, an evening at Permata Indah with all those sexy girls around will be an highlight of his holidays.

I think the bars in Kampong Bule would be good to go from Friday onward (weekends). And if time allows,maybe can bring your friend once there on one of a weekday,at least he gets to compare the same place in different parts of the same week.

Batam is definitely not all about just sleep,eat,fuck...hehehe...

Originally Posted by Black Page

He booked already Da Vienna
I told him that there is no need to book the hotel with so much advance, but he likes to do everything as soon as possible.

Actually certain rooms like the Deluxe King or the junior suite are harder to get in Da Vienna. They also provide free pick up service but I don't know if the service would still be there by the date you guys reached Batam.

There is also a late night lounge at the hotel itself for plan B in case there is any "all else fail situation" for your friend,called something like Barletta (Formosa wise would be its KTV). Behind the building across the road of Da Vienna would be Windsor Food court and Permata Indah is just at the roundabout,hehehe...

Just to add,3 or 4 days before the trip,he can always cancel/change the hotel booking (most website allows that).

Originally Posted by Black Page

I think I will stay again in Formosa. Same price as Da Vienna, older room etc, BUT:
1) fond memories of many years in Formosa are the essence of Batam, for me;
2) the bed for 3 is a unique asset for me. The beds in Da Vienna cannot keep more than 2 persons.

Sept trip staying in Formosa has been quite a bit of a disappointment due to those "hotel event" but turning a bad situation into something acceptable for myself is something I am proud to do.

Before the trip....

1. I emailed to book a room,they said my certain room has been taken,and there are no more of those certain rooms that I am looking for. They recommend Junior Suite and Executive suite,i asked them "How much?"...no reply for 2 days.

2. I send them an email asking the same question again,how much were the Junior Suite and Executive room,and I ask them another question.How can there be no more those "certain room type" that I wish to book when their original website still allows me to book that "certain room".

Does it mean if I use my credit card to book a room from your website (Formosa website),and when I reach your hotel,i cannot be guaranteed a room? (becos in their initial 1st email reply to me,i was told no more of those "certain room") AGAIN,there's no reply from them.

(I blame it on their new staffs,their management staffs too)

My later solution, i booked an executive room at 950k for weekday and 1 juta for weekend....and paid 540k rupiah the "certain room" price,yet staying in the executive room. Silver membership entitles me 2 of such FREE upgrades per year. (4 for Gold membership,if I don't remember wrong,but I already turn it unlimited since silver card onward,hehehe...)

In this trip,i got to learn more of how formosa runs their hotel business and this trip's knowledge and experience can be used to put myself in a better advantage in my batam days to come,hehehe...pay the price of 1 grape and get an apple in return.

PS : I have to be honest here,before the actual trip i was feeling kind of fuck up,thanks to formosa's messed up arrangement.

Originally Posted by Black Page

PS: what the hell do you want to prepare for CNY2018 WITH 3 MONTHS ADVANCE??

Its actually 4 months in advance. I said,i start preparing the CNY 2018 trip next month,which will be Oct 2017,and CNY eve is on 15th Feb 2018.

I learned my lesson during my very 1st CNY Batam trip 3 over years ago and I have no plans to repeat my mistake/s again. I tried to book a room in Formosa around 3 weeks beforehand,not only were there little room,they cost way more. There was this CNY summary where I recorded that a Deluxe room in Formosa from Agoda cost as high S$426. A basic room in Harris Resort cost more than S$1k...and that was all during CNY period. Not forgetting the girls will cost as high as 50% more, the Indian and Bangladeshi competitors who are willing to pay double price etc etc...

Hehehe...I am not about to make similar mistake/s,hence I record things I wish to remember in my trip summaries. In the case of CNY Batam trip,early preparation is my solution.

CNY has been one of my main reason why i chose Batam over other countries.