Banyan Tree Bintan Day 1 – Ferry to Bintan and Villa on The Rocks

28 December 2010 Banyan Tree Bintan is one of the best or perhaps the best resort on Bintan, targeted at those who wants a relaxing time at the beach, villa, or spa and exclusivity. It is the only all-villa resort on the island.   It is a perfect place for a short getaway from Singapore. There was a promotional package for 2 nights stay at a Sea View villa, plus massage for 2 persons at...

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Banyan Tree Bintan Day 2 – Sun and Fun and our Seaview Villa

29 December 2010 Day 2 started with a buffet breakfast at the Treetops restaurant overlooking the South China Sea. We sat outside, under the shady trees and enjoyed the views. Besides the freshly cooked eggs and champagne, the rest of the buffet spread was a disappointment for a supposedly high-end luxury resort in terms of quality and variety of food on the spread. After breakfast, we went to the...

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Banyan Tree Bintan Day 3

30 December 2010  This would be our last day at Banyan Tree Bintan. Leaving the luxurious villa, lush green surroundings, breezy sea side resort and heading back to the busy city. Sigh. Imagine leaving this place and going back to the city.We lazed by the pool next to the Treetops after breakfast until it was time to take our ferry back to Singapore later in the day. The resort staff collected...

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Fun, Sun and Happenings on a Bintan Island Beach

Bintan Island is an Indonesian island situated south of Singapore and is served by the Bintan Resort Ferry at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. Ferry ride from Singapore to Bintan is 45 minutes, excluding boarding and disembarkation time, and is a good place for a short weekend break and those looking for some fun, sun and pampering at one of the resorts.  One of the better resorts on Bintan would...

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Bintan Island – zipping around the Banyan Tree Resort on a buggy

Banyan Tree Bintan Resort is located at Bintan Island, Indonesia. This is a all-villas resort that is less than an hour travel by ferry from Singapore. A good place for a weekend getaway. Banyan Tree Bintan Resort is laid out sparsely over a sloping sea cliff. To get from one point to another in Banyan Tree Bintan, an electricity-powered buggy would be the best mode of transport although it was...

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