Weekend GetAway trip to Batam

End the Nov and there goes the Dec... time flies. Day after day, everything was ok,  nothing special or extra ordinary happened : ) Just a short update on my weekend get away.

1st time to Batam, hmm realized I have done a lot of things which I don't have a chance to do it previously : p Good Sign ya! : D

Saw a good deal in Swoop adv, and quickly grab the opportunity. Selling at S$88/per (min 4pax) SPA 2/1 night package at Nongsa Point Marina, Batam. Good buy I supposed : D But the 1st impression was....where is this place...eerr.. I only got some good recommendation for Turi Beach Resort, Harris Resort and never heard of Nongsa Point Marina. Anyway, since it's cheap I just go ahead and get it. How worst can it be for just a 1 night stay : p

We departed to Harbourfront Terminal at 7.30am, and the queue at the Terminal was already so so long. Didn't kn that so many local interested to go Batam, especially young couples. Kinda surprised to me : )

We almost late for Boarding, coz by the long 1hr queuing. Hungry and thirsty, luckily got the gals to pack Mac bkf...almost faint.. coffee pls...

The happy 3 

Happy with the Agent we booked the tour, basically everything was well arranged. We have a driver pick us up at Batam Terminal, sent us to SPA center, followed by sending us to Resort after few hrs of shopping : ) Well planned.

Nice 2hrs massage + scrub at SPA central, which was belongs to a club house located 5-10mins walk from the big Kepri Mall. We love the massage it was good, and the scrub.. wow that's the best I ever had. We felt so clean, soft and radiant : D

 Lunch lunch, it's free! It's incl. in the package. Local delights, yum yum.. I like spicy Indo cuisine.

Alfresco dining

Free refreshment. Left to right: Milo shake; Apple juice; lime juice;  mango juice

I have a liking for Indo cuisine, my all time fave ayam penyet

Food Tasting : p

Fried rice w Seafood; Ayam Penyet; Mix veg rice 

The lady boss was kind to walk us to Kepri Mall. Wow.. it's a big Mall...but....not too many shops open yet. It's still quite new. Nothing much for me to buy, not really a gd shopper. But I did manage to get some Cocoa powder hahaa What! Yes, only Cocoa powder I need, and bought a few packs kekeke..

 And Coffee ofcoz : ) J.Co was kinda popular in Batam, big mug of Latte with a free donut only cost us S$3. Eat and pack, pack and eat....

Spread of cakes inside Carrefour, staff busy putting the chocolate topping. We don't see that in SNG  Carrefour

Can found this Dutch all time fave, Hagelslag. My  bosses will be delighted if they see this : D

It was wow.. wow. when we reached the Resort. I love yacht, and marina. The staff were friendly and helpful. Take care of our Ferry time for the next day check out and answer to all our queries. The rooms was at the hill top, they also have rooms for single or 2 pax (seaview) It's a big house, with spacious living room, kitchen, twin bedroom at ground floor and master room upstairs. Nice and cosy.

Spacious living room

Kitchen and dining area

twin bedroom at Ground floor

master room at 2nd floor

View fr Room

Pool side BBQ dinner

Spiral Stairs everywhere 

Love yachts, part of my dream : p

Relaxing....gezellig

1st thing to do, jump in the pool ofcoz : D took a swim and relax by the pool. Not a big pool, but it's ok for a dip. The Resort BBQ dinner by the pool side, but we decided to go for Seafood instead. Asked around locals, and also did some researched before came to Batam. The recommended Seafood restaurant is Rezeki, which is 15mins drive from the Resort. We took the Resort transport cost S$15/car to/fro restaurant.

Windy and rainy night, the Restn was not overly crowded. We saw lots of ppl ordered Crab, guess that's their speciallity. We not a big fan of Crabs, gave it a missed : ) We had butter prawns, deep fried calamri, ginger chicken and steam fish. The fish was really good, fresh and not over cooked. Total damaged S$50. Reasonable price I would say, it's the quality of food that counts.

Back to Resort, with a Margarita before we turned in : ) zzzzz....

Took the bkf at Resort cafe, it was so packed this time. Where were all these ppl last night? How come suddenly there's so many ppl queuing for food : ( Bkf was normal, not special to rave about. We will go Nagoya Hill after bkf, more shopping : )

This is a rather old Mall, at least it smell old... : p We only have 3hrs to spend before departure time. Nothing much for me again... : ( I'm really not a shopping person, confirmed and stamped. Lunch at Food Street, saw a few local restn and decided to try them out, bad choice we shld have go for A&W instead =/

Long long wait for the food to be served, in fact we have to order and re-order a few times with the waitress. She seems to understand/ don't understand/ not fully understand what we want. Despite we pointed on the menu, and spoke some Bahasa... alamak still she got it all messed up.

Anyway, we cancelled the balance order at the end. We only got 2 main dish out of 4 +2 side dish. And drinks took 30mins to be served....cannot accommodate further. Went back to Resort to con't our lunch instead, food was better and the price was "good'' too.

Food at Nagoya Mall.  Fried rice kampong style and chicken satay.  

Redang rice and Mee Goreng at Resort Cafe

Just 1hrs before we leave the Resort, we found a path to Turi Beach Resort. Amazing : D Short walk along the beach to Turi. The Resort was big, with lots of guests, company/private event, team building going on. But I still prefer the quiet side of Nongsa Point Marina. If you are a person that prefer relax and quiet place for reading just like me : ) then I think Nongsa Point Marina worth considering. Ofcoz, Turi has a better seasport activities and newer rooms.

Seasports activities at Turi Beach Resort

Shuttle bus was arranged from Resort to Nongsapura Terminal, 15mins drive from Resort to Terminal. All included in package and well taken care of by Resort.

Swoop adv.:
2/1 night Nongsa Point Marina (min 4pax) at S$88/person.
Package includes:
2/1 night Nongsa Point Marina (2 bedroom)
2 ways Ferry
2 ways transfer (Terminal - Resort - Terminal)
1 lunch + 1 bkf
2hrs SPA (foot bath, 90mins Massage + scrub)

Others:
Customs Tax: S$27 (SNG + Indo)
Transport from Resort to Nagoya Mall: S$30/Rp220,000per car (3hrs to/fro)
Transport from Resort to Rezeki Restaurant: S$15/ Rp110,000per car (to/fro)