Travel: Indonesia - Batam/Bintan

[jacsplace]

Wow, buds, thanks for the compliment :hi5:

[buds]

Btw, your exercising hippo is making me conscious...


of my.... er.... thick waist. :politebleah:

[jacsplace]

Yeah, it's to remind me to lose my second pregnancy weight :lol:

[mrswongtuition]

My wife and I are heading to Batam during the National Day weekend.

We have taken a fullboard spa package as we are unfamiliar with the place and dared not venture out to look for food.

I have a few questions, hope KSparents can help out:
1. Do we need to change Rupiah? We are only going 2D1N with some free time to do shopping on 2nd day afternoon.
2. How much do we need to bring if it’s fullboard? We will need to buy some small souveniors back for family and friends.

Thanks in advance!

Mr Wong
(using my wife’s account)

[pampers]

am thinking of taking my two kids (2.5yrs and 8mths young) to bintan while I go splurge on SPA treatment. Any recommendation whether I should go with club med or banyan tree?


Thanks ! ^^

[jacsplace]

Hi pampers,


Club Med is better for young kids. They have lots of activities to keep them happily occupied. I think Club Med has a spa.

Banyan Tree is more of a romantic getaway, not very child-friendly. If you prefer their spa, you can find out if they accept non-guests and if they can pick you up from Club Med. They’re not far away.

[pampers]

Thanks so much for your advice!! Will consider clubmed !!!

[b2b3m4]

Has anyone tried Bintan ClubMed babysitting service before? Is it safe to leave young babies with them? I am so tempted to leave my 18mth old with them… Finally i can go for some form of spa or a quiet drink.

[jacsplace]

Hi b2b3m4,


That babysitting service is very new. Maybe you can go to Trip Advisors and see if anyone has used it?

[greentums]

I recently took my 6-year old along on a cruise with Royal Caribbean and he had such a good time! The ship docked at Phuket, so we went to the beach, just to relax and play. It wasn't very crowded, so we had quite a lot of fun there.


When the ship was cruising, there was an Adventure Ocean thing on the cruise, which is like an activities center for the children, and they have experienced staff to look after the kids and keep them occupied. My son kept wanting to go back! Aside from that, there're other activities you can do with your kids like mini golf, indoor/outdoor jacuzzi/swimming pool, and of course the food! They also put really cute towel animals in your room after housekeeping, i think the kids will enjoy that. my boy was very excited to return to the room everyday to see what animals were visiting!

What's more, Royal Caribbean's having a promotion now where kids can cruise for free, it's a really great deal!