welcome to Belitung island, if you're watching this video
then you're trying to figure out where you should stay in this collection of islands
thankfully we have the opportunity to stay in Belitung for 4 whole days
and this video, we're going to share the more affordable side as well as the luxurious side
join us as we leave Jakarta and began this 4 day trip to Belitung
right now we're heading out to the airport
because we're heading out to Belitung today
which is a place not many people actually know about it
or actually visit this, so we're gonna give it some deserving exposure
we're currently dropping off our bags here
and getting our tickets and then heading out to security
is the weather usually like this in Belitung? gosh...it is rainy
oh it's a small bag claim
and this is like a really small airport with just one baggage collection area
and we're not used to that and with only plane on the runaway
- please wait here we're going to take the car - ok
easy to spot us hey?
so for the next 3 days, we're gonna be staying at the Fairfield by Marriott
as you can assume it's pretty easy to spot the only foreigners coming into Belitung right now
so didn't even need a sign for us
- wow - it's the nicest building on the island
- oh my god, i don't think this is heavy - quick, quick, quick
alright guys, welcome to Belitung
so, where should you stay here on the island?
the first of which that we've checked into is the Fairfield by Marriott
by far they have set the expectations. so this is a hotel room priced at roughly about $40 - $60 a night
really affordable for those of you looking for a great place with the modern amenities
now the room that we are staying at is called the deluxe ocean view room
so it's at the upper end of the price range but you do get a really nice king sized bed
as well as this beautiful beautiful view of the ocean so
i cannot wait to see the sunrises out here on this balcony
now this is a sixth floor of the hotel room, so there's only a
so the ocean view rooms are actually only on the fifth and the sixth level
and it looks like they are very limited. so if you wanna get an ocean view room, make sure you book early
but i wanna do a quick room tour for you guys to give you an idea on what you get
we got this beautiful welcome note from the Fairfield by Marriott, amazing really thoughtful
this is a king. sized uh maybe a queen or king sized bed as well
they do provide you with a hygiene set, i'm gonna have to check what's inside of this
got a mask, antiseptic nice and we got some antibacterial wipes
now the very first thing that i always look at at a hotel room is the plugs and we do have international plugs
which is very good
and we've even got a mini fridge under here so if you wanna store some drinks, some beers..there you go
another thoughtful touch from the Fairfield, some welcome desserts as well as some welcome tea
now at the entrance we actually have a bag storage underneath
you've got a safe as well, more bag storage and looks like an iron board and an iron
what is this? i have no idea
check out the bathroom
large walk in shower, got ya soap, shampoo stuff over there
okay got a hairdryer, wow that is a fancy hairdryer
and you're beautiful sink with some soap, really large mirror
and then you've got your toilet in the back there, so really good size
we just had lunch delivered so...
just doesn't need to go out now
so right behind this hotel you have this large garden area overlooking the water and the bay
or is it the ocean? haha i think it's the ocean
actually in front of this hotel
right now at the moment because of the rain it's really slippery out here
so they've closed it off for the public but
we just got a little bit of private access so that we can do a few aerial shots of this hotel here in Belitung
and so now we're gonna head out
and explore the town around Fairfield Marriott
for the next few hours, we spent driving along the coastline of the island
we ended up finding a beach and eating seafood along the water
so if you guys wanna see the rest of our day
make sure to check out the video on Kintania's channel and i'll link it right above
ok welcome back guys it is 3 days later and we've been staying at this Fairfield Marriott
and i have to say they've been providing us an amazing experience
everything from literally organizing a rental car
to even recommending all the amazing local spots
so we must visit while we're here
so i have to say big thumbs up to them would have an amazing stay
but now it is time to check out our second accomodation while we're here in Belitung
and that is going to be Lebong island
yes we taking a ferry 20 mins across to stay on a private island for 24 hours
we're currently passing what looks like a freaking desert
but all it is just low tide here in Belitung and it is crazy
you see the mountains into the sand's end just this huge flat
sandy bottom and the low tide just goes out for like almost a kilometre
it's crazy and it's intense
what do you laughing at?
- yeah you're laughing that i'm using kilometres - yeah
gotta appeal to my non americans you know
ok we've arrived at the i guess ferry port
and we're taking one of these mini boats across over to Lebong island
so we've arrived on...is it Lebong or Lembong
- Lebong yeah? - yeah Lebong
it's only about a 20 min ride, really nice here and it's low tide
you can see just about all the surface in the water
one thing thats very cool is that you get to see like the very bottom of the water here
- so hot, this is double hot than yesterday island hopping
if you're wondering why i'm wearing this cause my neck got burned yesterday
island hopping
i think tomorrow i'm gonna really start to feel
the sunburn
oh man....this is gonna hurt tomorrow
so we're now heading to our villa that we're staying at
which is supposedly be able to fit 16 people
in 1 villa which is ridiculous
it's also one of the newest villa here on the island
so we're really excited to see and experience this amazing place
look how big this place is
- yeah this is the newest, the biggest - the biggest and the newest
yeah
wow so sunny
are we sleeping together tonight guys? woop...
- smells really nice in here - wow look at this working space
really really beautiful here
got some tea, got some water...oh you even got international plugs
how many people can fit in here?
- tons - we can all sleep in here
so pretty much get identical views there
the whole first floor is basically 2 bedrooms
and they each have 2 double beds
which is enough to fit 2 people in each bed
- so basically this whole first floor can fit what 8 people? - uhm
wow
and you got 2 large bathrooms on each side which is
or 1 large bathroom on each side
so super incredible, very impressive
and check out this view
wow, waking up in the morning to this
beginning to get a little cloudy
so we're gonna try to take advantage of the amount of sunlight we have left
as you can see i am covered my shoulders cause i am not getting burnt today
that's for sure
and yea we're gonna head to i guess a starfish
we're heading a starfish beach?
ok
so we're heading out to see some starfish
and the last time we say starfish beach was in Vietnam
where we saw like
almost 100 starfish on the beach, it's an incredible experience
so really curious to see what it's gonna look like here
we're just stepping the log here
wow
and i have to be careful with the splinters here
but we've made it to Lebong sand bar island is what i think it's called
and there's no other person that's around here
look at this
this right here is gonna be my home probably until we leave
because my shoulders are well burnt
man this place is magical
only people here, it's super super sunny
water is just like turquoise blue
it's actually amazing
again guys i you haven't seen my island hopping video from yesterday
i mean add this one to your list
if you're gonna be staying on a private island
for you know weekend trip
gotta stop by here
alright guys it is been absolutely an amazing time here on this sandbar
we spent about an hour here
by the way look at this starfish here
look at this guy....wow right?
that's the only starfish we saw here on starfish beach
but overall though beatiful sand, beautiful photos, nobody here
just a relaxing time so honestly
what i would recommend you do just
bring a few bintangs out here man
and just enjoy the day out here for like couple hours
play some music, play some cards out here
they've got that....what's it called?
that yellow thing
to keep some shade over you
but incredible time here to start off our adventures here in Lembong
oh i said Lembong...Lebong
what happened?
my towel went in the water so i had to go find it in the bottom
- show me the towel - it's soaked
my god
oh well it's just a towel
- oh geez - the biggest calamari i've ever seen here
the food has arrived, pardon me being shirtless it's really hot
and we've got calamari on the table
we got bakso, we got ayam goreng (fried chicken) and ikan bakar (grilled fish)
as well some rice of course
so this looks amazing and really really delicious
i'm sure it's delicious
so today is our very last day here on Lebong and Belitung as well
so we have our flight out this afternoon
so unfortunately our stay has come to an end
but i wanna just wrap up this video for you guys
as to where you guys should stay if you guys are planning on visiting Belitung
so the first accommodation you guys saw was the
Fairfield by Marriot, had an absolutely amazing and incredible time there because
as a first timer here on the island, we had no idea what to do
how to rent stuff and where we should visit
and fortunately enough, Fairfield was such an amazing host and providing us
locations where we should go
they even provided us a rental car so that's
wow i'm out of breath
so that's something that hotels typically don't offer
but they were just very helpful and helping us
find our way around the island
because it was our first time so big thank you to them
but that place ranges from $40 - $60 a night
so it's roughly affordable if you're planning on to vacation here in Belitung
but if you're looking something more luxurious, something more private
then you have to come out here to Lebong island
where the accommodation costs roughly between like IDR 2 million a night
to like almost IDR 8 - 10 million per night
depending on which villa you guys book here but
this place is just incredible, if you wanna come out here, come out here for like a weekend trip
and stay here on the island and enjoy your time here
they've been providing us breakfast, lunch and dinner
and we couldn't have had a better time here
especially being that it is our last day here now in Belitung
so if you guys have any more questions, please comment down below i'll be happy to answer them
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i will see you guys next week, hopefully in another beautiful location
thanks for watching guys, peace!