baby s,
BV resort was abt $200 per nite cos we booked the villa. Hotel rooms are slightly cheaper. U can check here
http://www.batamviewresort.com/. Dun look at the published rate, u try to make an availability check and it'll show u the internet booking price, alot more cheaper.
As for Harris resort, i booked thru
http://www.sunplanners.com/ and took their Spa package, cost $140 per pax inclusive of room & spa.
Actually it depends on wat u wanna do there ... both times we din really go around sight seeing/shopping cos we only stayed for a nite, dun exactly hv enuf time. Secondly, nothing to shop there cos the shopping centers are like those in S'pore 10 yrs ago, except maybe if u wanna buy groceries, den prob it's worth going to the supermarket. Not sure if it's true but i heard the diapers are cheap
But that was years ago .... i think they hv some mega malls now. Some people go crazy over the Polo outlets and buy alot but i read that the Polo there is not the same brand as Polo ralph lauren.
We went for seafood dinner (of cos!!) at this A1 foodcourt. It's like an open air hawker centre (think newton minus the tourist price) with alot of zichar stalls. Things are cheap too! We ordered steam fish, vege, stir-fried chicken, crabs and prawns, if i remembered correctly. Total less than S$50, including our beers
Our room at BV: