Bought the groupon deal for 2d1n stay at turi beach. We reached the resort too early to check in, so we took the shuttle bus (available on fri-sun only) at $8 for two way trip per pax to mega mall. Came back & staff informed us that we were rooming in tirta wing instead of riani as planned. Explored the beach for a while - nothing fantastic. A huge area of the beach was cordoned off for repair work or renovation. 2 pools available, both average sized. Bars are next to the pools. Everything is priced in SGD - food, souvenirs, etc etc & they are not cheap. Hammocks by the beach is by far the best thing i saw there.
Our room was all the way at the back - it was literally abt a 5 min walk to the lift. The room condition was quite bad - floors were stained, shower heater wasn't working (had to call room service but they didn't understand English well so went down to the lobby to request), bed sheets & pillow sheets were stained with weird brown stuff, towels even more stained. Air con took very long to start up and switched itself off after abt an hour. The curtains were extremely flimsy & dangerous, one pull & one rod fell, narrowly missing my head. The next day while packing up, they called & informed us that there will be no water from 11am - 6pm for maintenance, but by 1030 the water was cut off from my room.
A note abt their customer service. When we were checking in, the lobby receptionist said they needed my credit card for 'verification' purposes. Turned out they 'blocked' $70 & did not inform me at all, they insisted that no money will be transacted/deposited etc etc. Came home to find out i'm $70 poorer, called Turi Beach & they said they'll direct me to accounting. After that, they either rejected or ignored my calls. Tried using a different number to call & they answered immediately. What kind of service is this? Called the singapore nongsa resort hotline & they said they'll call the batam side & eventually, she updated me saying my money will be credited again within 1-2 weeks.
Not recommending this place to anyone. Too expensive for the condition & service provided, although is is quite a nice place to relax.
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