The Fullerton Bay Hotel

KB and I checked-in to this beautiful heritage hotel for one night to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The Fullerton Bay Hotel is part of the Fullerton Heritage, which consist of The Fullerton Hotel, One Fullerton, The Fullerton Waterboat House, The Fullerton Pavilion, Clifford Pier and Customs House as well.


This is Clifford Pier, where a restaurant is housed and it's also one of the entrance to the hotel.


The walkway from Clifford Pier to the hotel reception. The Landing Point bar is located on the right in the picture.


The sitting area at the reception counters


Our room on the sixth floor. The rooftop is on the seventh floor and it has a bar, swimming pool and gym.



We got a complimentary Fullerton bear because KB booked through corporate rate!


The "see-through" bathroom with electronically controlled blinds for privacy.





Complimentary Gryphon teas (my favourite beside TWG) and Nespresso coffee (KB's favourite)


Our room faces the Customs House


We can't see MBS from the balcony


Shortly after check-in, we head down to The Clifford Pier for a Singapore Heritage Afternoon Tea.




The afternoon tea is served in ala-carte buffet style and priced at SGD 49++ per pax. We like the chili crab bun the best.


The Fullerton Pavilion located between the hotel and One Fullerton. It houses Catalunya restaurant and a viewing deck on top of the restaurant.


View of Marina Bay Sands from the pavilion


View of Clifford Pier, The Fullerton Bay Hotel and some CBD high-rise buildings in the background.

"An Explosion of Colour" 3D projection show at The Fullerton Hotel

The hotel's rooftop swimming pool


The gym is also on the rooftop too



Jacuzzi with a view (I totally regretted not waking up early enough to soak here.)



Lantern (rooftop bar)

The Spa Secret

The next morning, we had our breakfast, packed our bags and checked out of I Hotel Baloi. Our driver (Feri +62 813 6468 1780) was already waiting for us at the lobby.


The plan for the day was to relax and enjoy the spa and massage at The Spa Secret, which is located opposite Nagoya Hills Shopping Centre.





After we paid for our packages, we changed to slippers and followed the staff upstairs.



One of the spa room (there's a small locker under the bed)

As recommended by some people on TripAdvisor, we gave them a tip at the end of the massage, since their service was pretty okay.

I Hotel Baloi Batam

After we done with dinner at Barelang Seafood Restaurant, our driver (who had been waiting for us all these while) drove us to our hotel.


We stayed overnight in the newly opened I Hotel Baloi.


The reception



On our way to our rooms (too bad we didn't get connecting rooms)





The bathroom (with standing shower behind the door)


The toiletries (including the generous supply of toothpaste)


View from our room the next morning


We can see the swimming pool below from our room


View from the other room of the other side of the hotel


My breakfast

Barelang Seafood Restaurant

We spent almost an entire day at Batam Cable-Ski Park and I think I am going to get major muscle-ache the next day. As the park is about to close for the day, a cab was called in for us and we were off to our dinner venue.


My friend requested the driver to bring us to see the Barelang Bridge. As we were approaching, there were food stalls on the roadside.


Perhaps it was the weekend, groups of locals were gathering along the sides of the bridge.


View from the bridge


The Barelang Seafood Restaurant was near the bridge and we got there in no time.


At the end of the restaurant, there's a little kelong rearing sea life, such as fishes and shellfish.



Crabs in the water


Clams in the basket


View of the restaurant and the Barelang Bridge from the kelong.



Our dinner that came with a bucket of rice and costed us about SGD 50 in total for four girls.


Apparently, this Teh Botol is popular here. It actually sweetened jasmine green tea.

Batam Cable-Ski Park

After KB and I were back from Maldives, I had another trip lined up in the following weekend. This time, I'm going for a short getaway to Batam with my three girlfriends. One of them is super resourceful and planned the entire trip for us.



So, here we are at Harbourfront Ferry Terminal, boarding the boat on a hazy Saturday morning. When we reach Batam, we disembarked at Waterfront City Terminal. As we were going through the custom as a group (with the other people going for cable ski), our passports were collected. This felt really insecure for us, as we would definitely prefer to have our passports kept by ourselves while in a foreign country. Then, we boarded the bus that would take us to Batam Cable-Ski Park (BCP).






The ride on the chartered bus was a short one. It was about 11 am (Batam time) when we arrived at the ski park. Batam (GMT+7) is 1 hour behind Singapore (GMT+8). Each group of guests were allocated their own sitting area. One of the staff, Brown, was entertaining us and looking out of us, knowing that it was our first time there. Before we can go down to the water, all the first timers had to be briefed on the technicals know-hows and safety of cable skiing.


A super big trampoline






The queue for the cable ski

Throughout the whole time we were there, their sound system was blasting techno music. The place was pretty much filled with youngsters, who are way too happening and are perhaps drinking a little too much. They're not really my kind of crowd.