After the massage,head out for late lunch and then head for the Ferry Terminal...and there,the witnessing of the weekend Sunday returning crowd where the ferry should technically be 100% full...
...and i was at the end of the queue photoed above. Ferry delay heading off to Sillypore by at least 10 mins from Harbour Bay due to the massive crowd and well,due to the speed the ferry moves,it still reach Sillypore on time. No,i didnt take the business class becos i just wish to get a feel how its like,hehehe...and then report them on my summary to serve as a reminder. (i dont want to leave Batam so soon,hehehe...)
On reaching Sillypore's Harbour Front,the Business class passenger was release at almost the same timing as those from the Economy class,so imagine the mess it turns out. For the 1st time,i feel business class and economy one makes no difference (on weekends,Sunday).
Home sweet home....oh,its was HELL of hot for the Sillypore weather. And my trip has come to an end. After this summary,its time to forget the good time,and remember the bad time. Why? Becos deep inside me,i hope my next trip will be better than this one but i know...this trip has given me a higher expectation. My rating for this trip? 8.5/10 and it would be a 9/10 if i havent lose my cool during the Pharmacy-hop.
Until next time... (or next month),its time to bring MY expectation down...again,hehehe...am already looking forward to it as i end this summary.
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My thoughts for this 27th Batam trip :
1. I start off this trip being a bit piss while trying to get a room i desire with Da Vienna (a day before),but i manage to pull myself together and move on.
2. Its rather unusual for me to go for girls my friends (or taken by other bros) took but this trip,i wish to test some points. One man's meat,another man's poison. How one project himself with their chosen girls can also reflects the service level of the chosen girl/s. A girl that suits me,may not suit others,and vice-versa. Be humble,be patience and be nice helps a great deal.
3. I remember 2 names in this trip,Alfredo and Eka. One is a guy and another is a girl. Not going to elaborate.
4. Hotels that i say i will return to stay,Biz and Da Vienna. Both were good hotels. Each has its strength and weakness but so far from my own perspective where my "needs" were concern,none of them beats Formosa Hotel...yet. I believe Biz hotel is a potential hotel that can be turn into a place like Formosa hotel as much as Da Vienna could.
Updating Kaha pricing for....
Da Vienna Boutique Hotel (tax inclusive) :
Deluxe Room : 450k
Deluxe King : 490k
Junior Suite : 600k
Executive Suite : 700k
Presidential Suite : 5289k
Biz Hotel (tax inclusive) :
Economy room : 370k
Superior room : 400k
Deluxe room : 520k
Junior suite : 670k
Executive suite : 820k
5. My review for both hotels :
The bad (what i DO NOT like):
Da Vienna - Too many non-smoking area like the lift lobby outside my room. Makes it difficult to hold a cigarette and walk out from my room. And they have an asktray at the lift lobby outside my room (which is by the way a smoking room) that says "No Smoking". Cant find a place to stub out my already burning cigarette on my hands except on the "No Smoking" sign itself (which is supposingly an ashtray). A little overly-Sillyporean oriented.They do have more humanly customer service (than Gideon,Goodway,Nagoya Hill Hotel,M1 etc who are more robotic),but still,i will say they are under staffed at the front line. Water from tap emits some smell and they have one of the most expensive massage/spa which a stingy man like darent try.
Biz Hotel - They are however MORE humanly customer service oriented than Da Vienna hotel. 2nd best,which is next to Formosa Hotel which i ranked number 1 (a benchmark). Well,junior suite has cockroach,this is not acceptable but they handled the situation very well with a free upgrade to Executive suite (i turn them down on the 1st night and only take up the offer on the 2nd). Rooms were smaller in size and it has blackout a little too many times (at least 10 within 24 hours).However recovery from blackout was less than 3 mins all the time. If i do not have battery attached to my laptop,i may have an issue. And by the way,corridor on each floors of rooms were not air-conditioned and in-hotel massage not cheap either (i tried).
The Good (what i like) :
Da Vienna -
Tho it was a mad rush,customer service has retain its quality. Da Vienna was about 8 mins walk to Formosa,hence making it a fairly good location. Out from Da Vienna hotel (out of its front door towards the security check point),turn right and i see a bigger than normal Alfa Mart. Opposite Da Vienna is a Pharmacy that sells relatively expensive stuffs tho. Food was abundant during my walk towards Formosa Hotel. Crown massage just about 3 mins walk away.
Biz Hotel -
Front desk staffs and housekeeping has the personal touch service similar to those of Formosa Hotel tho they still couldnt match. Location is near to Newton Disco/Pub/KTV,even nearer to Nagoya Citywalk which technically is just beside the hotel. If i stay there again (which i will),i look forward to bring my booking girl to that clean family KTV at Citywalk (Alegro F-KTV). If i dont remember wrong Beauty 2 massage was nearby,but with Newton just around the corner,i believe the other massage places wont be too far out either,hehehe...food is abundant too if i walk towards Nagoya Citywalk and i am talking about good food. Nagoya City Walk Mall sells cheap stuffs. Top floor of Biz is a sight indeed.
Personal perspective,this 2 hotels still cant beat Formosa Hotel in terms of personal touch service,in-hotel massage,flexibility and being in a convenient location yet. I will looking to change "the environment" to suit me.
6. After this trip,i need to continue to source for new things and then dwell in it for a while. There are so much i didnt know in Nagoya area. I feel like a frog in the well. I dont wish to stay in a hotel or place or try a girl in a joint only once and then comment it negatively. 1 night in a hotel,1 try in a place and 1 girl from a joint does not mean the hotel,the place and the joint is not good.
7. My anger,i need to keep it under control. My pride too. Becos of my silly pride and anger,i lost a little more than half a million rupiah in a deal with the pharmacy. Pure stupidity at its best. And i scared my girls. I admit my mistake/s and this will haunt me forever as i have written them down on this summary. Yes,i want to be haunted forever on this one,which can serve as a constant reminder to myself for my future Batam trips. Pride and anger is not going to bring me far in Batam and in life. I will try my BEST,not to make the same mistake/s again. (i didnt lose a single cent physically tho,but my part time boss did and i didnt like it a bit when my friends/boss/anyone who is with me lose)
8. Striking a good deal at the massage shop. 150k/1.5 hour plus 150k for special service with full roaming with everything off by a good looking semi SYT. On top of it,i get a free hairwash + a face wash which kind of surprise me....anymore such deal? I will be looking forward search for more. Think about it,if i share the location,will the deal be still as sweet later on? Sorry...
9. I am looking at Utama Hotel and i will be looking at it. It was my back up in this trip if i couldnt get a room in Da Vienna after my 1st 2 night stay at Biz Hotel.
10. I dont pay 1 million rupiah for an over 30 years old MILF for nothing. I will be looking at my "test result" in my upcoming next 2 trips to Batam. The bro who joined me in this trip will understand.
11. Da Vienna Boutique Hotel's Presidential suite,hehehehe....
12. The shaving kit in Formosa beats Biz and Da Vienna. And there's a sewing kit in Biz,the other hotels dont.
13. Fire Extinguisher in the Executive suite's kitchen of Biz Hotel has been expired for more than a year.