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Originally Posted by hawkeye007

Wouldn’t Square, Square 2 and Titanium be considered discos too?

Short answer: NO
Empirical answer: try to go to Square at 1am and move to Newton at 3am, to check the difference of environment and music selection.

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Originally Posted by nono1973

So, is it close now or renovated and then re-opened as a new No Name?

Good question, but I don't know. We will see.

Originally Posted by nono1973

Congratulation! And welcome to the 20% club,hehehe...whereby you could get 96k per hour Massage service at King, and all the blah blah blah benefits stated below,hehehe...and you should have at least 2 to 3 free night stays by now.

20%?? So many? I thought it was more exclusive LOL

About the benefits, most of them are not interesting for me.

Room rates: I get a better rate anyway.

Free shuttle to HB: I admit I am lazy here. I think one has to book it in ADVANCE and on the web site, right? I never remember to do it, so I pay the standard 50k to the Formosa taxi when I rush to HB at the last minute of the last day.

Late check-out: this would be the best benefit for me, but I am used to check-out at 4pm, so for ONE HOUR after the 3pm they ask me to pay half day. I will try to look angry for that.

Free laundry: that may be interesting, but usually I do not need it, as I size my supply before leaving home.

Special discount at King's etc. Who cares? This is totally negligible, as the fee for any special service is much higher than the standard fees to pay to management. If one wants to pay less for massage ++, he better walks to Utama area, rather than showing the Gold Card to the massage lady while naked on the bed of his room in Formosa, begging for a HJ or BJ or FS with 20% discount.

FREE NIGHTS. That's the most interesting benefit of course. And I took advantage already.

Originally Posted by nono1973

Marriot not in business yet. SwissBel Harbour Bay is often FULLY BOOKED,hehehe...and i am talking about fully booked during weekdays.
*a pat on bro Blackpage shoulder*

Yes, you ought to be proud. Next year 2020, i possibly shift myself to Formosa Residence,hehehe...its key collection year (heard its gonna be like a hotel too).

I am Gold member at Marriott/SPG, but I would never book Marriott in Batam. Batam is Batam, and without Formosa for me Batam is not Batam.

[Montigo]

Originally Posted by lee123

600-800k is sitting prize? how about booking ? thx

600K-800K is sitting price only and I was told that I have to talk to the mummy if i really want to bring her out, but in the end I didn't ask.

[BFOMF5]

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Coming MAY JUNE HOLIDAY

Super Long Weekend 18-20/5

SUPER Long holiday period for Indonesian
30/5-9/6 the one day leave on 31/5 can go for 11 days.
FYI

[Leoric]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Thank you for sharing, mind to share what time would the girls leave the next day (morning or noon?) ? I mean since if try to save money, most would try to get them at 700k rupiah to come at 11pm plus. The extra 300k rupiah were probably bar-fine or something like it?

And tips? How much did you need to tip?

Interesting, i read your recent FR, and you dont need to take taxis at all, you go there, girls get sent to you...hehehe...and you pay on the spot but need to go hotel lobby to pick them up. Right?

Guess you found your new way of fun in Batam,hehehe...

Tipping depends on yrself. But i usually tip 200k max as all of these girls are better in service quality as compare to those in Utama side. After going there, i no longer hang around utama.

It's not expensive on btm term, service quality abv average comparing to most other btm shops, & more importantly, it's convenient. So why not?

Like ice may hv told u, i pay 2 girls for the usual price of one for a night until i check out of hotel next day noon. A few times, they tag along to see me off departure queue too.

Originally Posted by nono1973

Very interesting indeed,hehehe...nowaday the girls in batam provide Baby Sitting service for men.

No need to elaborate, i can understand.

I ask one of them, they say they just treat u like their own 3 year old kids in kampung when it comes to showering, eating & patting u to bed (except they don't pat yr butt, but touch "smwhere else"). Yr hands only allow to do one thing,...roaming.

Not all of them provide such service.

[jouky]

Can I ask how the clubbing scene in Batam?

[stlover72]

Thanks bro onlyliveonce and decaptico for yr replies. I am here in davienna now with the girl. Just finish my first shot. Planning to ask her to bring me around later. Went to duck restaurant in Nagoya shopping center for lunch. I am free tomorrow pm. Any bros want to bring me around? Thanks?

[stlover72]

Btw, a wechat girl quote me 300 for ST. At first 500 but I say her body small that is why I ask for 300. I know meet in the lobby or video call to check if she is ladyboy or not? Is it normal for 300 for ST?

[OnlyLiveOnce]

Originally Posted by stlover72

Btw, a wechat girl quote me 300 for ST. At first 500 but I say her body small that is why I ask for 300. I know meet in the lobby or video call to check if she is ladyboy or not? Is it normal for 300 for ST?

Yes, cheap, usually 400k.
Do VC to verify. Also, meet in lobby, just reject with Gojek fares back if what you get is not what you see.

[fde83]

How is batam on 1st day of Ramadan? Bazaar started?

[lobowolf]

Is it a good time to visit Batam this week (not weekend) for seafood and night scene? Anyone to advise on that would be appreciated. Thanks

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by lobowolf

Is it a good time to visit Batam this week (not weekend) for seafood and night scene? Anyone to advise on that would be appreciated. Thanks

My collection of Ramadan info for the last few years, do read up a little as its not about an Yes/No answer to a question :

https://sammy.services/showpost.php?p=14...postcount=2228

Should cover most part of the question/s.

In general,lesser better girls (unless luck is with you). Its like when a demand is lesser, hence supply is higher situation.

Enjoy!

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Originally Posted by jouky

Can I ask how the clubbing scene in Batam?

What is "clubbing" for you? Direct answer: poor, except Square Club.
Search the forum for "Square" and you will find.

Originally Posted by lobowolf

Is it a good time to visit Batam this week (not weekend) for seafood and night scene? Anyone to advise on that would be appreciated. Thanks

How many times the same question? This has been responded COUNTLESS times.
ANY night entertainment is closed for the first 3, the midle 3, the last 3 days of Ramadan month. In other days, open as usual BUT close earlier than usual.
Come for seafood, not for the night scene. Girls? If you are aquainted with the place, ok.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Leoric

It's not expensive on btm term, service quality abv average comparing to most other btm shops, & more importantly, it's convenient. So why not?

Hmm...so how much do you pay for your weekly batam trips? As in per trip expense...wouldnt it be better to rent a room there instead for your case?

Originally Posted by Leoric

Like ice may hv told u, i pay 2 girls for the usual price of one for a night until i check out of hotel next day noon. A few times, they tag along to see me off departure queue too.

Sometime its those REALLY "little tiny things" that the girls who went the extra miles to do, that keeps people going back to them again and again and again and again...hehehe...you and i know those kind/type of actions arent real, but at least the initiative for their action were sincere (which any experience human being who live long enough can tell),hehehe...good enough,i guess.

Can one find that in other part of the world? Maybe yes...but at what kind of price? And i see that in Batam almost all the time (among my friends's sharing).

Uniquely Batam indeed.

Originally Posted by Leoric

I ask one of them, they say they just treat u like their own 3 year old kids in kampung when it comes to showering, eating & patting u to bed (except they don't pat yr butt, but touch "smwhere else"). Yr hands only allow to do one thing,...roaming.

These shop/s with such girls got their basic right, they will last and wont be afraid of the lack of customers (just like the indo Chinese group). They probably might have one fear when it comes to customer service tho...too many customers.

Hehehe...enjoying life, enjoy Batam.

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Originally Posted by nono1973

Congratulation! And welcome to the 20% club,hehehe...whereby you could get 96k per hour Massage service at King, and all the blah blah blah benefits stated below,hehehe...and you should have at least 2 to 3 free night stays by now.

As I thought also initially, and as I wrote before, these benefits are for most part pure crap. It's funny to have a Gold Membership card at a hotel in Batam, but their practical relevance is negligible, with the exception of the free night once in a while.

On checkout, I tried to get a free transfer to Harbour Bay.
The table promises "4 times/year" for Silver and "8 times/year" for Gold.
Response by Mr. Ricky: "NO, you must book it online at least two days before and specify date and time for booking. If not booked onlilne, the price is 50k, as stated in this table of taxi fares."

I also tried to get the complimentary late check-out. I was checking-out at 3:30pm.
The table promises "Extend to 3pm" for for Silver and Gold.
Response by Mr. Ricky: "NO, Complimentary late check-out is until 2pm".
I rebutted about this table, which I had on my computer since long time ago (I think I downloaded from their web site? I can't remember) and he said there is no table promising until 3pm, only until 2pm. So, when I emailed him the table, his response was "This table is OLD, now expired. We have a new one".

Now, I do not doubt that he may be right about the detailed rules, but I think that this management still has to do a long path on the way of good "customer care". If they not give such a small benefit to someone who has spent more than 100 nights in the last 10 years already, how would they treat someone who just steps in for one weekend?
For a hotel, loyal guests are the best asset. Pure gold. They must be pampered, not just welcomed.

Mr. Nono, do you have the NEW table?