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Old May 1, 2006, 10:14 am
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Bintan Island
While in Singapore, we're thinking of visiting Bintan Island in Indonesia. How
safe is it? Any recommendations for places to stay that's not outrageously
expensive? (US$100)
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Old May 3, 2006, 8:56 am
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There was a thread ealier this month on Bintan that can give some background although I don't think it covers sub-$100 hotels.

http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthrea...ghlight=bintan
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Old May 3, 2006, 9:07 pm
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If you want to get an overview you can have a look into this webside:

http://www.bintan-resorts.com/

Should be everthing in from cheap to expensive
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Old May 4, 2006, 2:05 am
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Originally Posted by chgoeke
If you want to get an overview you can have a look into this webside:

http://www.bintan-resorts.com/

Should be everthing in from cheap to expensive
It isn't. There are two sides to Bintan: Bintan Resorts (Lagoi), the northern bit, is a Singaporean colony with facilities and prices to match, meaning there's no cheap accommodation. The "real" Bintan is the rest of the island, but most visitors go there for cheap beer and whorehouses, and you'll need to get an advance visa as main port Tanjung Pinang doesn't have visa-on-arrival facilities. (The Resort's port does.)
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Old May 4, 2006, 9:42 pm
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But you get a hotel in the resort area around 100 US$ for sure.
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