Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands)
120 Slices Of Tropical Paradise
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Reviewed by: TJR from melsyd, vicnsw, AUS on Nov 10, 2005
If you want to see what over-exploitation and no maintenance do to a tropical paradise, then go to Pulau Matahari. No beach left because people have walked over all the coral in the lagood and killed it, leading to massive beach erosion. The photos on the net are wrong, there is only a single 10m stretch of sand so covered in rubbish it was dangerous.
Would you recommend this to a friend?
No
Why? / Why Not?
A/C didnt work, dunny didnt work, hot water didnt work. Playground and stairs so termite rotten only the paint holding it together. And the food.... not good value for over US200/d - we left after 1 nite.
I went to Alam Kotok Resorts in Thousands Islands Indonesia, a few days ago with my husband. We paid around 650 US for 3 nights (food and transport are included). On the way there the boat we were on (a small speed boat) broken down and we floated around 10 minutes in a very rough swell, a lot of passenger had motion sickness and it was a life threathening 2 hours ride (they could have given us a bigger and better boat). When we were there we were given a room far far away from the front office and it was the worst room we'd ever seen in all our travels. The toilet didn't flush, the water was not running and the walls were craking. The manager swapped it with a better one after we complained, but it really turned us off. We decided to leave the island the next day and were not happy about the refund, as they keep the surchage (90US) and additional 10% cancelation fee. Oh by the way if you wanted to swim at the beach there, beware of stingrays and bottlefish and wear booties (this was the warning along the shore and wasn't mentioned on the website). It scare us off and we didn't enjoy anything, but the food was very good. We will not recommend this destination at all.. for the same money i recommend flying to Lombok
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 02 2009
I like this island. Go there with my parents(and my cute girlfriend). The beach is big, I like dreaming all day there. When we were going out for eat, I saw a huge building, it's "Manga&Anime"club.I have never seen it before? BTW, Pulau Seribu is a great place.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 25 2007
Visited there 5 years ago, we had a fantastic holiday, The food was delightful so much to choose from, especially breakfast
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 03 2005
PULAU KOTOK, THOUSAND ISLANDS
Reviewed by: rheneea from on Aug 23 2005
We went to Bira island for a couple of days. Things didn't start well as the boat to the island was broke. They quickly charted another boat, which was more suitable for races than for transportation purposes. Most people got sick during the ride, I could barely hold my own. Anyways.. after arriving on the island we were pleasantly suprised.. nice environment, friendly staff and good climate. Just about everything you expect from a tropical island! Realize yourself that it IS an island.. boredom can set in pretty soon. Especially when stuff is broken at the island.. like jet skies and the water system for the golf course (the fairways are so hot and dry you got fry an egg on it!). Still, staff is great and always willing to help and entertain you! When we were there not every house had their own tv set
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 01 2005
wonderful tropical sea, great diving! very cheap and very good service.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 23 2004
120 Slices Of Tropical Paradise
Back to Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands)
Reviewed by: TJR from melsyd, vicnsw, AUS on Nov 10, 2005
If you want to see what over-exploitation and no maintenance do to a tropical paradise, then go to Pulau Matahari. No beach left because people have walked over all the coral in the lagood and killed it, leading to massive beach erosion. The photos on the net are wrong, there is only a single 10m stretch of sand so covered in rubbish it was dangerous.
Would you recommend this to a friend?
No
Why? / Why Not?
A/C didnt work, dunny didnt work, hot water didnt work. Playground and stairs so termite rotten only the paint holding it together. And the food.... not good value for over US200/d - we left after 1 nite.
I went to Alam Kotok Resorts in Thousands Islands Indonesia, a few days ago with my husband. We paid around 650 US for 3 nights (food and transport are included). On the way there the boat we were on (a small speed boat) broken down and we floated around 10 minutes in a very rough swell, a lot of passenger had motion sickness and it was a life threathening 2 hours ride (they could have given us a bigger and better boat). When we were there we were given a room far far away from the front office and it was the worst room we'd ever seen in all our travels. The toilet didn't flush, the water was not running and the walls were craking. The manager swapped it with a better one after we complained, but it really turned us off. We decided to leave the island the next day and were not happy about the refund, as they keep the surchage (90US) and additional 10% cancelation fee. Oh by the way if you wanted to swim at the beach there, beware of stingrays and bottlefish and wear booties (this was the warning along the shore and wasn't mentioned on the website). It scare us off and we didn't enjoy anything, but the food was very good. We will not recommend this destination at all.. for the same money i recommend flying to Lombok
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 02 2009
I like this island. Go there with my parents(and my cute girlfriend). The beach is big, I like dreaming all day there. When we were going out for eat, I saw a huge building, it's "Manga&Anime"club.I have never seen it before? BTW, Pulau Seribu is a great place.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 25 2007
Visited there 5 years ago, we had a fantastic holiday, The food was delightful so much to choose from, especially breakfast
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 03 2005
PULAU KOTOK, THOUSAND ISLANDS
Reviewed by: rheneea from on Aug 23 2005
We went to Bira island for a couple of days. Things didn't start well as the boat to the island was broke. They quickly charted another boat, which was more suitable for races than for transportation purposes. Most people got sick during the ride, I could barely hold my own. Anyways.. after arriving on the island we were pleasantly suprised.. nice environment, friendly staff and good climate. Just about everything you expect from a tropical island! Realize yourself that it IS an island.. boredom can set in pretty soon. Especially when stuff is broken at the island.. like jet skies and the water system for the golf course (the fairways are so hot and dry you got fry an egg on it!). Still, staff is great and always willing to help and entertain you! When we were there not every house had their own tv set
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 01 2005
wonderful tropical sea, great diving! very cheap and very good service.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 23 2004
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