Barny & Co

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Amazing Race - Batam: Turi Beach

Turi Beach Resort is made up of mostly Standard Villa & Deluxe Villa

Deluxe villa

Most rooms has balcony facing the sea.

View from balcony

As mentioned earlier, Turi Beach Resort has a very natural feel. So much as that this place does not have any lifts.

Please pray for the church camp committee for God's direction on which hotel He wants us to take, the right agent to work with and for better quotations.

Amazing Race - Batam: Turi Beach

Our last stop of the day, Turi Beach Resort.

I decided to visit this resort cause it was the first resort AS tried to sell me. He did such a good job that I almost want to go there for a holiday immediately. Its suppose to be a beach resort with a "Bali" feel.

We did not consider this resort seriously initially cause we thought we may not be able to fit into the hall. After talking to my "room mate", who assured me the hall is big enough, I die die also must take a look at this place, just to be sure.

Turi Beach Resort indeed stood out from the rest of the hotels for having a very natural feel to it. Built on a slope leading down to the beach, we moved from the lobby down to the hall.

My "room mate" was right, the hall is big enough for about 200pax. Satisfied that the hall is big enough, I immediately request to take a look at the rooms....

Free form pool, in front of the beach

Rooms are in huts on slope overlooking the sea.

Lets check out the rooms....

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Amazing Race - Batam: Novotel

We met our Roadblock at our next stop, Novotel.

Novotel is a hotel in the city. All amenities are contained within the building complex, no resort feel at all. Rooms are normal and small.

Security here is good though. This is where the Indonesian Presidents stay when they visit Batam.

We were suppose to have lunch @ Novotel on the house. However, the hotel rep was caught up in a meeting all the time we were there and refused to meet us.

Bottomline: No free meal for church group unless we put a deposit.

Our agent, AS was very upset but managed to arranged for lunch at a seafood kelong instead. This is the kelong where we will have our lunch during our city tour.

Finally, lunch... I was totally famished. But what a lunch we had. It was a 6 course lunch for just the 4 of us LOL.

30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Matthew 6:30-32

Before our next stop, we went by the shopping mall we would be going to.