Stayed at the Panaroma Hotel. The service was good and the rooms were pretty comfortable. If you do go to Batam, I will recommend Panaroma Hotel if you do not need a good swimming pool. The pool was small and deserted and looked quite dirty.
I heard the one at Planet Holiday is much bigger and maybe I will try that in my next trip to Batam. Never order the room service - the food isn't nice and is at least 4 times more expensive. It is much more worth trying the food outside the hotel. We went to this stall near the hotel. I love the Goreng Pisang (banana) and Tahu Goreng with Ayam(chicken stuffing inside beancurd and then deep fried) - It only cost RP75,000 ($1.30) for a box for the Goreng Pisang and RP120,000 for the box of Tahu Goreng Ayam (around 5 pieces) - I thought the price was for one piece and was shocked that they gave me 2 boxes! The stall is near to the Hotel with a big banner Goreng Pisang Crispy. I will really miss that! There is another food stall next to it and we ordered the mee goreng which was simply delicious and remarkably cheap at RP6,000 ($1)! I ordered the mee goreng in the hotel and it cost me RP40,000 ($7)! - the same for the fruit juice ($7)!
We were quite disappointed with Megamall - though it is big - it offers almost the same products as Singapore. We took a cab to Holiday Plaza instead.
I bought alot of shirts and pants for my sons - 10 sets and one for myself and a pair of pants (POLO) for my husband. They also had fun in the rides and games in the mall. If you want to buy cheapstuff and DVD - go to Lucky Plaza and Centrepoint. My son took their meals at the MacDonald at Centrepoint and we went to the restaurant on the second floor. I can't remember the name of the restaurant but they served good Nasi Goreng (Fried rice) and Nasi Kuning (yellow rice). The otah is nice but a bit hard - the Otahs are served on every table and the restaurant will charge you only if you eat them.
My next trip - 4D3N stay in Sijori Sentosa - will update when I am back.
I heard the one at Planet Holiday is much bigger and maybe I will try that in my next trip to Batam. Never order the room service - the food isn't nice and is at least 4 times more expensive. It is much more worth trying the food outside the hotel. We went to this stall near the hotel. I love the Goreng Pisang (banana) and Tahu Goreng with Ayam(chicken stuffing inside beancurd and then deep fried) - It only cost RP75,000 ($1.30) for a box for the Goreng Pisang and RP120,000 for the box of Tahu Goreng Ayam (around 5 pieces) - I thought the price was for one piece and was shocked that they gave me 2 boxes! The stall is near to the Hotel with a big banner Goreng Pisang Crispy. I will really miss that! There is another food stall next to it and we ordered the mee goreng which was simply delicious and remarkably cheap at RP6,000 ($1)! I ordered the mee goreng in the hotel and it cost me RP40,000 ($7)! - the same for the fruit juice ($7)!
We were quite disappointed with Megamall - though it is big - it offers almost the same products as Singapore. We took a cab to Holiday Plaza instead.
I bought alot of shirts and pants for my sons - 10 sets and one for myself and a pair of pants (POLO) for my husband. They also had fun in the rides and games in the mall. If you want to buy cheapstuff and DVD - go to Lucky Plaza and Centrepoint. My son took their meals at the MacDonald at Centrepoint and we went to the restaurant on the second floor. I can't remember the name of the restaurant but they served good Nasi Goreng (Fried rice) and Nasi Kuning (yellow rice). The otah is nice but a bit hard - the Otahs are served on every table and the restaurant will charge you only if you eat them.
My next trip - 4D3N stay in Sijori Sentosa - will update when I am back.
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