bintan or batam

[nanami70]

hi for nice beach bintan is better or batam?
any recommend area ?thanks

 

[beanstalk6]

Bintan. I assume the price corresponds to the quality of the beach. http://bintan-resorts.com/visitors/

 

[foxer77]

bintan would be better for beach . batam for shopping spree & massages

 

[nanami70]

thanks for the reply
i search and found 2 resort
can anyone give me advise which is better
1-Mayang Sari Beach Resort - i read review beach is nice ,near ferry but food so so
2-bintan spa villa beach resort - it look old but beach seem nice & food quite cheap
for a 1 day 2 night trip ,should book cab or not ?
is lagoi bay beach nicer or Trikora ?

 

[joeey]

thanks for the reply
i search and found 2 resort
can anyone give me advise which is better
1-Mayang Sari Beach Resort - i read review beach is nice ,near ferry but food so so
2-bintan spa villa beach resort - it look old but beach seem nice & food quite cheap
for a 1 day 2 night trip ,should book cab or not ?
is lagoi bay beach nicer or Trikora ?

Bintan spa villa is good.

 

[kediraksith]

question for Bintan... does anyone know any scooter rental or car rental at or near Tanjung Pinang ferry terminal? Would like to roam on my own in Bintan

 

[celtosaxon]

First thing you need to understand is that Bintan Resorts is a closed off section of Northern Bintan that was jointly developed by Indonesia & Singapore, so it is not “real” Indonesia. If you are going anywhere in Bintan Resorts, be prepared for Singapore prices and little or no access to anything local. Everything within Bintan Resorts is an easy 15 minutes from BBT ferry terminal. For many years the entire area was nothing more than captive resorts that are essentially monopolies set up to take advantage of one of the very few weekend getaway options from Singapore. Lagoi is a new development that is cracking the door (ever so slowly) on this monopoly.

We just stayed at the Grand Lagoi which was the Swiss Belhotel, now owned by Nirwana - this allowed us to spend the day at Nirwana Resort at no charge (a much, much nicer resort) and we spent the rest of the time in Lagoi. A shuttle between the two takes 15 mins. Grand Lagoi is a decent hotel and half the price of Nirwana - and not a captive resort so you can enjoy outside food like Warung Yeah which is probably the best food and price in all of Bintan Resorts, and Yeah Mart next door is also probably the cheapest minimart.

Lagoi has the best and biggest beach on Bintan Island, but the Lagoi area is still only 10% developed at this point, with most shops empty and only a few tourists, so that kind of kills the atmosphere. I’ve stayed at Mayang Sari before, just simple private villas, but the beach is good there.

Trikora Beach is outside Bintan Resorts, not easy to get to and facilities are lacking.

thanks for the reply
i search and found 2 resort
can anyone give me advise which is better
1-Mayang Sari Beach Resort - i read review beach is nice ,near ferry but food so so
2-bintan spa villa beach resort - it look old but beach seem nice & food quite cheap
for a 1 day 2 night trip ,should book cab or not ?
is lagoi bay beach nicer or Trikora ?

 

[hangry]

First thing you need to understand is that Bintan Resorts is a closed off section of Northern Bintan that was jointly developed by Indonesia & Singapore, so it is not “real” Indonesia. If you are going anywhere in Bintan Resorts, be prepared for Singapore prices and little or no access to anything local. Everything within Bintan Resorts is an easy 15 minutes from BBT ferry terminal. For many years the entire area was nothing more than captive resorts that are essentially monopolies set up to take advantage of one of the very few weekend getaway options from Singapore. Lagoi is a new development that is cracking the door (ever so slowly) on this monopoly.

We just stayed at the Grand Lagoi which was the Swiss Belhotel, now owned by Nirwana - this allowed us to spend the day at Nirwana Resort at no charge (a much, much nicer resort) and we spent the rest of the time in Lagoi. A shuttle between the two takes 15 mins. Grand Lagoi is a decent hotel and half the price of Nirwana - and not a captive resort so you can enjoy outside food like Warung Yeah which is probably the best food and price in all of Bintan Resorts, and Yeah Mart next door is also probably the cheapest minimart.

Lagoi has the best and biggest beach on Bintan Island, but the Lagoi area is still only 10% developed at this point, with most shops empty and only a few tourists, so that kind of kills the atmosphere. I’ve stayed at Mayang Sari before, just simple private villas, but the beach is good there.

Trikora Beach is outside Bintan Resorts, not easy to get to and facilities are lacking.

Hi, will i be able to take Grab in bintan lagoon resort? The fixed rate ia chop carrot one

 

[invisible999]

Answer - neither.

So called 'beach' in Bintan is just cleaned up area max 200m stretch and outside of that cleaned up place the trash - plastic bottles and bunch of other junk is piling up. Plus the smell of that trash.

This combined with Singapore prices (and even more) for everything at so-called 'resorts' (like 1h massage for SGD $120 and more), combined with food poisoning you can easily get.

You want a beach - get yourself on a plane and fly to Thailand or Redang/Perhentian Islands. Or Tioman at last resort.