Comments on: Bintan Travel Blog: Bintan Lagoon Resort (Day 2)

By: sandhee

sandhee — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:23:31 +0000

hmm great review veron, Bintan Lagoon Resort has a beautiful white sand beach which is like in The Beach Movie. I can’t see the sunset but the sunrise is beautiful there

By: Miss

Miss — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 03:43:46 +0000

I think your review is bias. First I paid additional 100 over bucks for sea facing room but in front was some greenery. I can’t even see the sea as it was 99% blocked by tall trees. You did not take photo of the outside of your room’s balcony.

Second, all meals cost at least $100 for 2pax. Just a potato chip cost $5 and can of drink cost $3. The hotel cafe sells $30 odd dollars for pastry you can find in polar stores. It is expensive going there, food wasn’t delicious either!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:19:48 +0000

HI Veron, Hey Summer,
101% agreed with you…we spent almost 50% more eating in Bintan Lagoon Resort compared to a 5-star resort in Phuket and the food & service are so so only.

By: summer

summer — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:30:04 +0000

Hi,
Im surprised Bintan is so ex $$, may bring lots of supplies there. I’ve returned fr langkawi in Nov with kids. Fly with Tiger Air Promo $450 incl all charges and booking fees for 5 seats. Stayed in Berjaya. We had such wonderful time and eating out is cheap. Car rental is a must RM80/day and u an drive out to attractions and towns for meal everytime to save $$. We found few small restaurants near hotel and in town serve delicious seafood at their local price. Resort and rooms are beautiful and peaceful. Lots of things to do. Pulau Payar snorkelling is a must, fishing is always rewarding, beaches are beautiful in resort, mangroove/bat cave tour if you have extra time. The seven wells is worth climbing up only 20mins of steps, my 3 yr old did it. The cable car is a huge draw, may need to queue. In all i think ferry tickets to Bintan costs us $206, I’d rather pay $240 more to go to Langkawi. If you eat all meals in hotel, you probably pay few hundreds dollars. Check out Langkawi guys!

By: danyl21

danyl21 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:32:36 +0000

hey..i read ur post awhile ago..i find it interesting!!! was wondering if you know the prices for alcohol and ciggies over there? hee and is it true there’s a huge beach party on fri and sat nite? :)

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:02:53 +0000

In reply to Veron.

Haha… For one, I wasn’t invited to stay at the resort and review it. Short trips to places like Bintan are ok. Further distance like just to HK, it can be tiring to rush for your flight or spemd your weekend travelling.

There’s pro and cons. I not all that keen travelling for business unless I get some time off; which never happens.

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:24:00 +0000

In reply to Nicholas. Thanks for sharing on your resort experiences, Nicholas :) What a wonderfully colourful job you have! I would love to visit resorts as part of my job. Please recruit me! Yeah, I would really urge everyone to stay from Pasar Oleh Oleh. The things there uninteresting and expensive! If we had more time in Bintan, we would have gone to Tanjung Pinang. I heard that's where the locals shop, too. We didn't get to use any of the rupiah we had because everywhere we went, prices were in SGD. I'm pretty sure I still have a thick wad of rupiah sitting in my drawer. Saving it for Bali or Batam, hehe :)

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:06:55 +0000

Was at Bintan Lagoon Resort Dec ’08 for a team offsite and Nirwana Gardens Resort in Apr ’09 to facilitate a Snr Mgmt retreat for a client. Pesonally, I prefer Bintan Lagoon. Having stayed at both resorts, when it comes to food, BLR offers a wider selection and clearly, the coffeehouse a much bigger compared to NGR.

The BLR rooms have better natural lighting and sea-view balcony is a plus. Not everyday that many of us wake-up to waves crashing on the waves. I did see a reptile crawling on a path from my 4th floor room. Not sure if it’s a kodomo dragon. Oh the sandy white beaches is another plus for me.

NGR will appeal if you wish to limit your budget. Rooms are a tad dated and dull. Don’t think there was a flat-screen there either. Food is limited and quite honestly bland and lacks anything enticing.

Pasar Oleh Oleh is the usual touristy shopping area. I’ve never been there but being touristy, I heard that prices aren’t any cheap. If you have 2-3 hrs to spare, Tanjung Pinang will suppossingly offer better prices and goods. Somehow, Polo is everywhere on Bintan and Batam.

My experience with both resorts, the curency of choice is SGD. they claim it’s easier for their customers since 70% at anytime is usually S’poreans. My understanding from the staff at both resorts is pricing at SGD allows the management to make an additional fee from the currency exchange. If you insist, they will take Rupiah. Your bills paid by credit card are in Rupiah too. They take USD and such as well.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:05:40 +0000

Halo Veron,

Gd am! I was searching for feedbacks on Bintan Lagoon Resort and I found yours. Your reivew makes me EXCITED as we are going next mth. As we have 2 young daughters (5 & 1), any advises for us? We will be staying in Cempaka Villa, any other tips to make this family trip a wonderful vacation? Thank u in advance!

By: Dhee

Dhee — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:58:02 +0000

Yaph!! They do have the renovated superior room.
It’s fabulous!! Absolutely beautifull!!

By: bluesandigo

bluesandigo — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:09:13 +0000

Hi Veron,

I’m planning to go to BLR soon with my family and since I’ll be travelling in lots so I’m looking to book the superior rooms. Have they been renovated too?

Have you been to Nirwana Gardens? Which one do you recommended, Nirwana or Bintan Lagoon?

Btw I LOVE the way you reviews stuffs and the pics are great! I’ll definately subsribed! hee hee…

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:48:12 +0000

Are all deluxe rooms newly furnished? I want to book the deluxe sea facing room but i dunno if they will give us the newly furnished ones..

By: Veron

Veron — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:57:59 +0000

Thanks for the feedback regarding Viva Mexico! The restaurant has been on my shortlist ever since Cuppage Terrace reopened, but I just haven’t found the time to go pay them a visit. With your positive words, I’ll make sure I go check them out soon!

By: gi

gi — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:29:28 +0000

Do check out Viva Mexico at Cuppage Terrace, food is pretty authentic and service is great. Al fresco dining in the evening is cosy too.

By: Veron

Veron — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:01:33 +0000

XWings: lol that's funny! And cute too! Didn't anyone try to pet it? Hahaha it must have been a very funny and memorable experience! Stephanie: Thanks for helping to make this trip possible! I look forward to having another marvelous vacation there again soon!

By: Stephanie Tang

Stephanie Tang — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:04:27 +0000

Hey Veron

Thank you so much for your beautiful entries about us. You made the food look so tempting! =D hope you had fun and look forward to you coming again. Thank you.

Stephanie Tang
http://www.bintanlagoon.com

By: XWings

XWings — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:51:36 +0000

Hi Veron,

We were inside one of the villas, someone opened the door to the courtyard and there it was, staring at us.

Everyone got quite a huge scare but it was a magificent animal…huge too !

We end up looking at them through the Glass Windows…. too scare to go out….

Regards

By: Veron

Veron — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:39:35 +0000

Tunjungsari: Cool. Thanks for the clarification! It seems that not only is SGD widely accepted, the prices of goods and services are quoted exclusively in SGD. We wonder why. People visiting Bintan would probably have to carry both Singapore and Indonesian currencies. py: It is excellent! Once I perfect the recipe, I'll post it here :)

By: py

py — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:32:18 +0000

After having missed your blog for a week or two due to loading issues, it is so lovely to be back. The Vanilla Coco looks very good. :)

By: Tunjungsari

Tunjungsari — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:16:16 +0000

Hi Veron,

The main currency used in Indonesia is the Rupiah (Rp); however the Singapore Dollar (S$) is widely accepted at Bintan resorts and Pasar Oleh Oleh. A few resorts on the island also accept U S Dollars (USD). Most hotels accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit card payments. If you are heading down south to the greater Bintan for some sightseeing and shopping, it is advisable to have ready notes and coins in Indonesian Rupiah (Rp).