A short one hour ferry ride across the South China sea and we arrived in Indonesia at Bintan Island Resort for “pay for 3 nights and stay for 5” , buffet breakfast included . The travel agent failed to mention we would be isolated at a Resort with expensive restaurants, the nearest village life being 30 minutes and a $40 taxi ride away! All this aside, it is a peaceful spot situated amongst 700 acres of scenic gardens and pools surrounded by 2 Golf courses - designed by Jack Nicklaus, sea view course, and Ian Baker-Finch woodlands course , and the beaches .
There are also 12 restaurants and lounges with some spectacular views and culinary selections ranging from Singaporean, Continental, Japanese, Mediterranean, Chinese and of course Indonesian.
There are a range of recreational activities such as tennis, Wii, badminton, basketball table tennis, Xbox etc. We opted for the air conditioned gym each day, swimming pool 
, and beach. At night time a walk around the resort of the golf course.
It took a few days to unwind and feel like we should be leaping out of bed Lonely Planet in hand and heading for the local attractions . We had to adapt to the change in standards and not feel guilty about relaxing and being in such a place , especially after India!
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