We stayed at the Batam View Beach Resort which is a lovely place. It was somewhat secluded but had most of the aminities you'd need - several restaurants, including one just by the sea, pools, water sports, even children's playgounds.
It was a bit of a challenge organizing this because there were so many of us. Had to book multiple rooms in the hotel, get multiple ferry tickets, then book a minibus to transport us all together. But it was fun though.
Here's how it went:
- Dec 26, Monday
- We all met at the Sentosa Ferry Terminal for our 10:30am trip.
- Arrived at Batam just after 12noon
- Booked a minibus to transport us to the hotel
- Reached the hotel around 1pm
- Lunch at the Wangi Melati restaurant near the hotel lobby
- Spent the entire afternoon swimming in the pool
- Diner was at the Kelong restaurant at the beach. It was very very windy you'd think the entire bamboo restructure will topple down.
- Afterwards, we all hanged out at the hotel lobby drinking coffee and eating cheesecake
- Dec 27, Tuesday
- Breakfast at the Wangi Melati
- Following by swimming at the pool and playing in the playground
- Before lunch, the singles went out to the beach for some water sports (rowing, paddling, bicycle boats)
- Then checked out in the afternoon for our trip back home
