Bintan! Here I come...
Just got back from the short 2D1N holiday at Bintan yesterday, together with 2 other girlfriends. We met at Tanah Merah MRT and took bus no. 35 to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. Blur me, I kept thinking that our ferry was 1130, but instead it was at 1105. According to the terms & conditions, we have to check in 1 hr before that, and we only reached there at 1035. Luckily, we were not denied entry and still in time for the ferry.
1105 - finally it was time to board the ferry. There was still quite a distance from the gate to the boarding area. This is the ferry we're taking.
...Indera Bupala
Indonesia is 1 hr behind Singapore. Our journey is about 55 mins, and we should be reaching there by 1130. Luckily, the weather was fine and the journey was smooth and pleasant. I tried taking photos of the terminal when the ferry was approaching but its all not clear due to the glass panels. Nevertheless, upon reaching Bintan, we were ferried to the resort directly - Nirwana Resort Hotel.
entrance of the resort...
...the driveway into the resort
While waiting for the queue to clear at the front desk, here's a pic of the lobby.
Finally, the queue was gone. It was only 1200, I tried to check-in though the official check-in time was stated as 1500. Disappointment, room still not ready for check-in. The 3 of us decided to deposit our bags with the "bell-boys" and go for our lunch before touring around the resort.
We decided to dine outdoor at the Poolside Restaurant. As the name suggested, its by the pool side. They offers Seafood barbeque and à la carte fusion cuisine with about 130 seats.
At first, we were seated near the kitchen...
...then we decided to move to 1 of the available pavilion
...while waiting for our food, I decided to take a few shoots. It's so sunny that I can barely open my eyes.
Finally, our food came! Yes, we're all very hungry, cause all of us skipped breakfast before our trip and its almost 1pm already. I had pepperoni beef pizza.
From top left: Fried noodles, spaghetti bolognaise & pepperoni beef pizza
Finished lunch and it was still early for us to check-in, we went for a stroll around the resort. Me in an attempt to burn off as much of the lunch I had earlier, so that I have more room for the seafood dinner at dinner. Haha.
A few snapshoots below around the resort.
...at the beach
We then decided to go back and check out the status of our room and also at the same time, check for the available spa slot. On the way back, we saw these.
...gigantic snake & ladder set
...a chess set
Room is not ready yet, but we have an available slot for our spa treatment. Hurray! Off we go, for the spa!
1105 - finally it was time to board the ferry. There was still quite a distance from the gate to the boarding area. This is the ferry we're taking.
...Indera Bupala
Indonesia is 1 hr behind Singapore. Our journey is about 55 mins, and we should be reaching there by 1130. Luckily, the weather was fine and the journey was smooth and pleasant. I tried taking photos of the terminal when the ferry was approaching but its all not clear due to the glass panels. Nevertheless, upon reaching Bintan, we were ferried to the resort directly - Nirwana Resort Hotel.
entrance of the resort...
...the driveway into the resort
While waiting for the queue to clear at the front desk, here's a pic of the lobby.
Finally, the queue was gone. It was only 1200, I tried to check-in though the official check-in time was stated as 1500. Disappointment, room still not ready for check-in. The 3 of us decided to deposit our bags with the "bell-boys" and go for our lunch before touring around the resort.
We decided to dine outdoor at the Poolside Restaurant. As the name suggested, its by the pool side. They offers Seafood barbeque and à la carte fusion cuisine with about 130 seats.
At first, we were seated near the kitchen...
...then we decided to move to 1 of the available pavilion
...while waiting for our food, I decided to take a few shoots. It's so sunny that I can barely open my eyes.
Finally, our food came! Yes, we're all very hungry, cause all of us skipped breakfast before our trip and its almost 1pm already. I had pepperoni beef pizza.
From top left: Fried noodles, spaghetti bolognaise & pepperoni beef pizza
Finished lunch and it was still early for us to check-in, we went for a stroll around the resort. Me in an attempt to burn off as much of the lunch I had earlier, so that I have more room for the seafood dinner at dinner. Haha.
A few snapshoots below around the resort.
...at the beach
We then decided to go back and check out the status of our room and also at the same time, check for the available spa slot. On the way back, we saw these.
...gigantic snake & ladder set
...a chess set
Room is not ready yet, but we have an available slot for our spa treatment. Hurray! Off we go, for the spa!
posted by clloud at 3:03 PM
1 Comments:
Color me officially JEALOUS!!!
Love the photos!!
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