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Originally Posted by siliconer
just reach Batam, ferry not crowded.
Money changer at Batam Centre Ferry Terminal 9700 IDR.
Took the taxi from the taxi standard at a fixed rate 30K IDR to Biz hotel.
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Went to Batam on 18/19 Feb 2020 by Majestic Ferry to BCFT and ferry was 25% full. Changed money at last money changer manned by the 2 ladies at 983k per 100S$ and took taxi to Harmonic Suites Hotel at 70k. Even the popular yam fish soup in Eatern Food Court were waiting for customers. Went to Happy8, MM, Sri Kandy and Marwar after lunch for our ceweks. Selections were not too good with the older and beefcake types predominating. Friends booked two ceweks from MM at 1 juta each. We had dinner at the quite empty Windsor Foodcourt in the evening.
Face masks from the supermarkets and pharmacies were all sold out unless you are willing to pay 75k for a N95 mask or 65k for 3 surgical type masks at the Pharmacy across the road from our hotel. Business all round was drastically down in Batam with lack of tourists and visitors from Singapore. The taxi drivers at BCFT complained that they were lucky to make two trips per day. Gojek and Grab drivers were aplenty charging about 14 to 15k per short trip.
We went back via the Megamall in Batam Centre by Gocar at 36k on the late morning on the second day. Megamall was pretty empty and we had lunch at the Moi Kitchen lunch before going home.