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Should be about $300 if you are not particular about good hotels...

Lovinna Inn - Deluxe Rm -250k / 270k - $34 - $37 based on Rate 7210
Ferry: $48 (Wavemaster)
Booking girl: 500k - 800k ($70-$110, Rate at 7210, got more expensive ones, but that's the average booking for girls)
Lunch:100k more than enough for you and your girl ($14)
Dinner: 250k ($35) more than enough for you and your girl, more if heavy drinker at foodcourt. I normally spend less than 200k for 2 persons, but without beer as my girls don't drink)
Taxi: 150k (this is for multiple trips like hbb->Hotel, Hotel->Joints->Hotel, Hotel->foodcourt->Hotel, Hotel->Hbb, since you are newbie, most like will be ask to pay higher and don't know how to bargain, $20)

So, in total, based on higher estimate huh,

Hotal: $37
Ferry: $48
Girl: $110
Lunch: $14
Dinner: $35
Taxi: $20

Total: $264

And the above is based on weekend hotel rate and 800k girls. You may want to bring more since you might decide to bring the girl for shopping if you happen to kena sot tio by her, or might want to massage (can range from 60k for 1 hour to 400k if you decide to have plus plus - their local lingo for special), go ktv (this can go up to 700k - no upper limit).

I would suggest bring $400, but change $300 to rupiah. Extra $100 will cater for urgency like you see a very cute massage cewek and am determined to get into her panties...). Change your money in Batam. Don't change in habourfront. Reach Batam, change a bit, maybe $20 if you dare try) just for taxi fare. Most likely you will be charge 40k for taxi cause you will be asked near the taxi counter and these blokes don't really lower price since they pay to queue there. I would walk towards the exit and you will DEFINITELY get approach by other drivers. You can try to nego to 25k. Or 15k ifyou dare try motorbike taxi, known as ojet. Nagoya (where Lovina Inn is) is very near to HBB. It is even walking distance but will take about 15 mins lah.

And, yes, the girl know the booking is from noon of day 1 till morning (about 7-8 am) of following day. Knowing you newbie, some will try the stomachache trick and try to leave early. But, on the whole, most are quite fine if you get them from joints. Get FLs from disco lah and you are looking for potential troubles.

Hope this post help...