Bintan Tripz - Massages

Heh heh heh, I'm back from my Bintan Tripz.... stayed in the same hotel / resort as the last trip, but tried many different activities. Tried one of the Asmara Spa packages the last time round, it cost a bomb.....

We gave the traditional Indonesian massage a try this time round, at Pasar Ole Ole. The place is called Kitamani I think, it's a massage palour cum eatery. Anyway, the whole of Ole Ole is super small, can't miss it. S$62 bought an executive package, about 70 minutes of full body massage and a nice cream hairwash. The female massuers were quite good, having sufficient strength.

First time having my very short hair creamed by some avacado mixture and steamed.... I thought they were doing to cook my head in the steamer.... There's even this hair tonic that they sprayed on my head... gee.. do I look like I need some hair regrowth??

For the ladies, I'll recommend that you tell the massuers to use less strength, else you might get a bruise......

Ok, the verdict:

Asmara Spa gets the thumbs up for the garden pavilion environment. Massages are average though. Mind you, the setting comes at a stiff price (S$143).

Pasar Ole Ole massage gets the thumbs up for being a great value for $$$ package(S$62). The massage room setting is acceptable and the massuers are great.