Minggu, 30 Mei 2010

Nagoya City

Nagoya, Batam

Nagoya or Lubuk Baja, is the main town of Batam, Indonesia, it is located at the southern tip of Batam Island. However, Batam is becoming a continuous urban sprawl, but private enterprises have chosen Nagoya. Nagoya Hill ( The biggest mall in Batam ) offers shopping for home appliances, fashion and there are many eateries (Godiva Coffee, Pizza Hut, etc.) found in the mall. There is a hypermart located in the mall too.

Surrounded by a number of hotels ranging from 2 to 4 stars. Right outside the Nagoya Hill Mall, there are many small roadside eateries offering barbecued seafood, satay (meat on a stick), otak-otak(fish cake), and local fare. Food are generally quite spicy.

How to get in :



By boat
The closest ferry terminal to Nagoya is at Harbour Bay (Jodoh), a short drive from central Nagoya, with frequent services on Berlian/Wavemaster from Singapore's HarbourFront terminal. Visa on arrival is available.


By car
Nagoya is well linked by road. During peak traffic periods, it takes about an hour to drive from Nagoya to Batam's furthest places, such as Tanjung Uncang or Nongsapuri.

Getting around
Taxi to Sekupang costs Rp 12.000 per person if you are sharing, Rp 40.000 if chartered. Going to Harbourbay ferry terminal is about Rp 15.000.

See :


Nagoya Hill is the biggest mall in Batam and hosted the Matahari departmental store. You can catch a movie at the Studio 21 cineplex here for Rp 25.000 - Rp 30.000.


Batam City Square (BCS) is one of the crowded mall in Batam. You can catch a movie too in there for Rp.20.000,-. It have karaoke, lounge, timezone, bowling, etc.

Temple of Da Bo Gong (大伯公廟) is located between nagoya hill and bcs. In there you can see a lot of sculpture of god and godness.

Wihara Budhi Bhakti - Located at Jl Pembangunan Windsor.

Baitussyakur Mosque - Located at Jl Imam Bonjol, near to Hotel Harmoni.

Ocarina is the newly developed theme park. They have beach, mini themepark, and are currently developing water park. You can also see Shio's sculpture along the way. It is about 15minutes from Batam Centre harbour.

Shopping & Buy

For clothing check out Batam City Square / Nagoya Hill Mall. Sporting equipment is dominated by golf equipment, which can be found in a large sporting store in Nagoya. Tourist from Singapore love to shop for local products from Hypermart in Nagoya Hill Mall and Mega Mall. Some favorite grabs includes kerupuk (crackers), Indomie (local instant noodles), and cheap tidbits. Some local shops usually accept Singapore Dollars, because of Batam being very close to Singapore geographically. In any case you need extra cash to shop, you can still exchange your currency at the local money changers which offer competitive rates, or you may use a credit card.

Eating and Culliner

Nagoya Food Court, opposite Hotel Sahid Rashinta. Nagoya's largest with 400 seats. Try 888 Seafood Tofu Claypot, Pork Knuckle, Tom Yum soup or New Hai San Seafood 新海汕海鲜 (Tel:+62-811-77-9656) steamed orbfish (清蒸白鲳).

Pujasera A1, near Lucky Plaza. Has a wide variety of Indonesian and Chinese food, including another branch of New Hai San.

Pujasera Sindo Happy, at the intersection of Jalan Iman Bonjol and Jalan Windsor. There's a variety of local food stalls located on the left side of Nagoya Hill entrance where you can find sate, ayam panggang and ikan bakar.

"Food Street" at Nagoya Hill you'd like local food with air-con and perhaps a little more hygiene, head to the food court in any shopping mall. Nagoya Hill's Food Street, in particular, is large, cheap, tasty and always packed.

Ayam Penyet Ria, Nagoya Hill and elsewhere. Famous for their ayam penyet "smashed" fried chicken, but also does good gado-gado and other Indonesian favorites.

Bakso Lapangan Tembak Senayan, in BCS Mall, Nagoya Hill and Mega Mall.

Dapoer Kampoeng, Nagoya Hill. Sundanese eatery serving up nasi timbel (rice in banana leaf) with fried chicken, fish etc and lip-smackingly fiery sambal. Sets from Rp. 25,000. edit
Rumah Makan Sederhana, Nagoya Hill. Spicy Padang food.

Sleep

Hotel Prima Asia, Nagoya 2000 No. 09-10, Lubuk Baja (Nagoya), Pulau Batam 29432, ☎ +62-778-429607, 429608, 429609 (fax: +62-778-426389). Located behind Centerpoint, it offers acceptable rooms with hot shower and TV, though a few have only wall views. It’s a good deal if your budget is really tight. Standard Rp 125.000, VIP Rp 165.000 (additional Rp 20.000 on weekends).

Hotel Nagoya Plasa, Jl. Imam Bonjol, Lubuk Baja (Nagoya), Pulau Batam 29432, ☎ +62-778-459888 (fax: +62-778-456690, 456418), [1]. A total of 131 rooms and suites. It is located next to the largest, brand new hypermarket and shopping center in Batam – Nagoya Hill Shopping Centre. The rooms are stuffed with modern amenities such as refrigerator and mini bar, IDD, private bath and shower, soft touch and master bedside control panel for central AC, TV, radio, lighting, in-house video. Other facilities include a bar & lounge, coffee shop and big screen sport café. Well known among modern executives and golfers. Standard Rp 300.000, Superior Rp 380.000, Junior Suite Rp 600.000, Suite Rp 800.000, add an extra bed costs Rp 100.000.

Planet Holiday Hotel & Residence, ☎ +62-778-433555, 433666 (fax: +62-778-433777). This is a typical Indonesian Chinese-run highrange hotel. This hotel has a lot of facilities including swimming pool, pubs, fitness club, bank and restaurants. Breakfast included. Superior SGD $90, Deluxe SGD $100, Junior Suite SGD $150, Premier Suite SGD $215, Executive Suite SGD $245, Club Deluxe SGD $115, Jupiter Suite SGD $270, Presidential Suite SGD $1150. Prices quoted here are online prices.

Holiday Hotel, Jl. Iman Bonjol Blok B No. 1 Lubuk Baja (Nagoya), Pulau Batam 29432, ☎ +62-778-458616 (fax: +62-778-457531). This is a typical Indonesian Chinese-run midrange hotel. It’s not gorgeous, but it’s the best value of its kind. The staffs seem ambivalent to give any discount, even though the room occupancy rate is low. Breakfast included and check out time is 13:00. Ekonomi Rp 181.500, Standard Rp 192.500 VIP Rp 220.000, add an extra bed costs Rp 44.000.

Formosa Hotel, A8 City Plaza,Lubuk Baja (Nagoya), Pulau Batam 29432, ☎ +62-778-426789 (fax: +62-778-426722), [2]. This Singapore Dollar friendly 3 star hotel is only steps away from the Nagoya's shopping malls and food courts (pujasera). All 110 rooms are fully carpeted, tastefully furnished with soft color and attached sound proof bathroom. The hotel has great modern lobby, spacious rooms but no swimming pool. Deluxe or Superior King S$63/S$68 (weekday/weekends), Junior Suites S$100/S$110 (weekday/weekends), Executive Suites S$130/S$140 (weekday/weekends).

Goodway Hotel, Jl. Imam Bonjol, No. 1, Lubuk Baja (Nagoya), Pulau Batam 29432, ☎ +62-778-426888 (fax: +62-778-458057), [3]. This 4 star business-class hotel with good location offers 273 rooms and suites. Used to be known as Mandarin Regency Hotel and ever housed one of the better known casinos in Batam island, it’s quite a grand hotel but a little dated. Nevertheless, it’s served by a good team of friendly and helpful staffs. The hotel business is not as good as it used to be since the casino ban in Feb 2005. There’s a restaurant, health centre, swimming pool, pub, karaoke Lounge and saloon. Check out time is 12:00. Superior S$106, Junior Suite S$107, Executive Suite S$245, Presidential Suite S$860, add an extra bed costs S$35.

Note : Price can change anytime.
So Enjoy your trip in Nagoya.

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