[nono1973]

Originally Posted by xXFreedomXx

For this, I agree. Ever since Formosa closed down, i had tried others like Da Vienna, Harmoni Suites, none can compare to Formosa(if to choose, Da Vienna will be better one but cost higher).

In order to find my ideal hotel in Batam today.

Out of all the 6 good factor points about Formosa below :

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Originally Posted by nono1973

No hotel in Batam has what Formosa Hotel :

1. A KTV with girls for overnight booking,

2. Located almost right in the central of most overnight booking joints and MPs.

3. Have a in-hotel MP that operates from 9am to midnight (closed at 1am).

4. Has a sauna room that most people didn't know and ONLY me and my girls use it. More importantly, it's free. (i call it my personal sauna room as it's the only sauna where me and my girls can go completely naked inside and nobody will bother me)

5. Has a 24 hour restaurant with room service at Zhi char pricing (& 20% off too).

6. Has a Tea Story cafe that closes at 3am. So i can sit at lobby to watch the Alishan KTV girls come & go at 2am onward.

I did a thorough search in Batam over the years and no hotels in Batam has all the above features under one roof.

If anyone can find, please let me know.

I will need to forgo those lesser important ones and to find other ways/means to work around it.

1. I don't physically visit KTVs, hence i can forgo this. I just need a place to sit around those Batam big gun KTVs like Billiard Center, Dragon and M1/M2. Therefore i can cut this part out and work around it instead.

2. What are the hotels near to booking joint? Other than those around Utama/Pagoda area of booking joint. Let's not forget Sekar and it has a hotel direct opposite it. Also beside Lovina Inn Hotel Nagoya is Beauty booking joint.

3. Ok, the hotel i am staying in now has a cheap MP that operates 10am to 11pm, good enough and more importantly, cheap enough. There are few such hotels in Batam, example Hana, Paragon Hotel etc.

4. Now, comes to Hotel with sauna room, there is Batam City Hotel and Gideon Hotel. When it comes to Sauna room, there will usually have have MP too. But this 2 hotel's MP massage service not cheap. I would say it cost higher than the King Massage in Formosa. I think Golden Gate hotel around Utama also have but not cheap tho.

5. A 24 hour restaurant inside hotel, i think 90% of 3 star hotel do not have, not even at Biz hotel. Alternative is to have a hotel nearby to food court or bustling eating area, like a2 Food court, Windsor food court , Nagoya Food court etc. For me, i can forgo this due to my enormous groceries stock up on my first day in Batam.

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6. As mention on number 5 above, there are really very little restaurants or cafe that operates until late night near to those big gun KTVs, hence my next alternative will be the 7-eleven shops with table and chair to sit around. In Indonesia, those 7-Eleven shops were namely Circle-K, Indo-maret etc. And yes, i do eating maggi noodles aka pop-mie in Batam.

7. I forgot to mention one more thing as i was typing number 6 above, the need for a convenient store near to a hotel is VERY important for me. If i run out of "helmet" inside room, i know i can easily get a box nearby.

Just like in Formosa hotel, Circle-K is directly downstairs of the hotel, top 100 is within 1 min walk, which is also opposite Lovina Hotel Nagoya.

After typing all the above 7 pointers, needless to say my most ideal 2 star hotel today will be either Paragon Hotel, Hana Hotel or Lovina Inn Hotel Nagoya. Ok, let's say i don't like 2 star hotel. How about Holiday hotel behind Lovina inn hotel Nagoya? Which is a fairly well-renovated hotel.

Batam 1 behind ex. Formosa Hotel can be a good choice too.

So many hotels to replace Formosa Hotel, if only i am willing to sacrifice a few points from the above 7 pointers which i hope to get under one roof.

* since i already got a taxi driver, i do not really need hotel's feeder service anymore. Nonetheless, its still good to have if given a choice.

Anyway, ex Formosa Hotel still under renovation, and should be operating in time to come, under a different name.

Originally Posted by xXFreedomXx

Recently came back from Batam 3D2N trip. Nothing special happened as i was just relaxing myself trying another hotel which is Biz Hotel. The room I got was small.

Biz hotel? Room small?

Everyone tells me the same.

I let you in on a small secret i kept in my sleeves here, hehehe...that is if you do not mind no breakfast from Hotel.

Try Pagoda Hotel. But don't take the normal room. Take the family room instead (got 2 beds inside room). Price is cheaper, if not similar to Biz hotel's small room.

Only setback is, there are only 2 such rooms there. So it's really hard to book. Which is also why i seldom mention it here.

If all else fail, then stay in Namii Hotel. I think their bigger room only about S$30 (smaller room S$20), hehehe...can still call massage to room from lobby too (no breakfast tho).

The only setback is, this damn hotel got no elevator. But well, you can walk such long distance, i think walk up to 2nd or 3rd floor should not be a problem, hehehe....

Downstairs is a coffee shop, opposite is Utama Hotel. Therefore, the good room, girls, food, massage all covered.

This is my backup hotel in case i come across an All-Else-fail situation.

Originally Posted by xXFreedomXx

As usual I walked all the way from ferry terminal to Biz Hotel. Along the way, I still saw the Club Atalanta Spa Signage standing around despite the spa closed down so long way before covid. A nice budget place I usually went in the past.

Altalanta Spa? One of favorite spa in Batam.

250k rupiah for 1.5 hour massage including the use of facilities and mini buffet with drinks.

I hear from bro Newyorker that the girls used to handpicked by their boss to work there. Good service too.

How can i ever forget this place?

Just too bad, many places i regularly visit usually didn't last long.

Newton Spa also about same price, i visit twice already close down.

Girls there can even come into the pool to serve me drinks too, hahaha....

Nowaday those newer spa that cost double or more in prices practically offers not-so-good services and has tons of not-very-clever excuses to reject customers.

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I divide Batam girls into different types.

1. Overnight booking girls in booking joints.
2. MP girls.
3. Spa girl (spa are those with sauna & facilities)
4. KTV girls
5. Non-working girls (shopping malls, Universities students etc)
6. Online girls (from wechat/whatsapp/Michat etc)
7. Freelancer in pubs/discos/casino/food courts etc.
8. Clean MP girls
9. ??? (who knows, i may add-in taxi drivers in future? )

Just sharing.