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Something about my Hometown.

Dumai is a name of a town in Riau Province in Indonesia. The Riau province’s capital is located at Pekanbaru which is 188 KM away (4 - 5 hours ride by car). Two hours ferry ride from neighbouring country: Malacca, Malaysia.

Dumai or Riau Province is located in Sumatra Island and consists of many islands which mainly their daily activities includes fishing.

Jalan Ombak

Dumai is an ideal location for export import with the neighbouring country like Malaysia near to it. It took about 2 hours longest to reach Malacca, Malaysia by ferry. That is probably one of the reason that most of us visit Malacca first than any other state in Malaysia.

Dumai is also known for the oil mining town, with three famous oil company around, such as PT CPI (Chevron Pacific Indonesia), PT. Pertamina and palm oil company: PT. BKR (Bukit Kapur Reksa).

Radio Communication antenna with some Swallow Birds flying around

Mode of public transports available:
1. Mini Van (Oplet)
2. Tricycle (becak)

Hotels available: (Source: http://ruangdumai.blogspot.com/)

1. Hotel Grand Zuri Dumai (***)

Hotel Facilities:
- 24 hours coffee shop & room service
- Drugstore
- Bar lounge with live music
- Transport service
- Swimming pool (25m Lap Pool)
- Foreign exchange
- Health Club : Gymnasium, hot & cold whirlpool
- Business centre
- Sauna & 24 hours massage
- WIFI-Hotspots
- Airport Shuttle Service

Room Facilities
- Individual control air condition
- Hot & cold Shower
- Tea & coffee making facilities
- IDD phone
- Flat screen television with International Channel
- Internet access
- Personal Safety Box
- Complimentary Mineral Water
- Mini Bar
- 24 hours in room massage
- Slippers
- 24 hours Room service
- Electronic Key System
- Hair Dryer
- Daily Complimentary Newspaper

Banquet Facilities:
- Private meeting rooms from 10 to 150 paxs
- Ballroom up 450 paxs

Rates
- Superior Room Rp. 450.000,++
- Duluxe Room Rp. 600.000,++
- Junior Suite Room Rp. 1.200.000,++

Address:
Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.88, Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 31999
Fax. : (62-765) 36688

2. Hotel Comfort

Hotel Facilities
- 133 spacious room and suite
- Color TV with satellite channels, mini bar
- Safe Deposit Box available at front desk
- Rupat Room comfortable for small meeting with capacity up to 30 persons
- Royal Ball Room suitable for big seminar, conference, wedding party, etc
- Pepito Restaurant 60 seats, offering Indonesian, Asian and Western Food
- 24 hours room services and security
- Business Center
- Laundry Service
- Concierge service
- Massage service
- Baby sitting service
- Large parking area
- Taxi service
- Santai lounge

Address:
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No.58, Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 34888
Fax. : (62-765) 33787

3. Hotel Tasia

Room Rates:
- Standard Rp. 235.950
- Deluxe Single Rp. 275.275
- Deluxe Twin Rp. 314.600
- Executive Single Rp. 353.925
- Executive Twin Rp. 393.250
- Family Room Rp. 550.550
- VIP Rp. 629.200
- Extra Bed Rp. 70.000

Facilities:
- 54 Rooms
- Continental Restaurant
- Mini bar in rooms
- package meeting for 300 persons
- Pastry, laundry

Address:
Jl. Sultan Syarief Kasim No.65 Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 31077
Fax. : (62-765) 31487

4. Hotel Patra
Facilities & Services:
- Coffee Shop and Restaurant services (24 hrs)
- Function Room
- Meeting Rooms
- Laundry services
- Relax Garden Area
- Air Conditioning and Remote Control
- IDD phone, Channel wordnet TV & Home Laser Video

Address:
Jl. Sultan Syarief Kasim No. 12, Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 439000
Fax. : (62-765) 439030

5. Hotel City
Type of room : Deluxe room, superior room, business room.
Address:
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 445, Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 32176
Fax. : (62-765) 31487

6. Hotel Wisata
Type of room : Superior room, Deluxe room, Standard room.
Address:
Jl. Merdeka No. 19, Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 31600, 32550, 33355
Fax. : (62-765) 32558

7. Hotel Horizon
Type of room : deluxe room, VIP room, Standard room.
Address:
Jl. Tega Lega No. 42-44, Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 331029
Fax. : (62-765) 35432

8. Hotel Southern Asia
Type of room : Executive room, Deluxe room, Standard A&B room.
Address:
Jl. Datuk Lasamana No122, Dumai, Riau
Phone : (62-765) 31561, 31339
Fax. : (62-765) 33220

Night view of some parts of Dumai

Food and Beverages:
1. Rumah Makan Pak Datuk - Padang cuisine @ Jalan Jendral Sudirman
2. Rumah Makan Sederhana - Padang cuisine @ Jalan Jendral Sudirman
3. Hawker centres with varieties of Indonesian traditional cuisines @ Jalan Ombak (Evening only from 5.00 pm to 2.00pm or longer - whole stretch of the road)
4. Best Coffee Shop: Kedai Kopi Murni @ Jalan Sukajadi
5. Best Wantan Mee (Pangsit) - Kedai Kopi Ali - Jalan Cempedak
6. Best Kway Tiaw (non-halal) - The coffee shop 3rd building after Kedai Kopi Murni
7. Best Lontong (rice cube in curry and peanut gravy) - Gantino @ Jalan Sudirman (not forgetting their Teh Telur or most people called it in Minang language: Teh Tahluaa - good for health :p)
8. Best satay: Sate Usaha Muda @ Jalan Sukajadi - best evaarrrr

Markets:
1. Pasar Pulau Payung @ Jalan Pulau Payung (After Jalan Sukajadi)
2. Pasar Kelapa @ Jalan Budi Kemuliaan
3. Pasar Senggol @ Jalan Jenderal Sudirman
4. Dunno liaw, never go to markets.

Shopping Center:
1. Dumai Square - under construction

Supermarkets:
1. Rofina @ Jalan S. S. Kasim
2. Hari - Hari @ Jalan S. S. Kasim
3. Besta @ Jalan Ombak

Most houses are 3 storeys tall and some are covered with tiles on the wall

Cafes:
1. Asia Cafe @ Jalan S. S. Kasim

Coffee Producer:
1. Kopi Rasa Sayang @ Jalan S. S. Kasim By PT. Indraco @ www.indraco.com

2. Kopi 88

Main Activities/source of income:
1. Retailing
2. Wholesaling
3. Export Import
4. Oil plantation (Petroleum and Palm Oil)
5. Swallow Birds Nest plantation
6. Courier in and out of town
7. Shipping
8. Farming

How Swallow Birds nest location looked like

Center of gaming or fun:
1. FunStation @ Jalan Jenderal Sudirman

Biggest and famous Chinese temple:
1. Kelenteng Hok Liong Kiong @ Jalan Kelakap Tujuh

Fast Foods:
1. California Fried Chicken @ Jalan S. S. Kasim

Famous and main roads/streets:
1. Jalan Sultan Syarif Kasim
2. Jalan Sukajadi
3. Jalan Jenderal Sudirman
4. Jalan Ombak
5. Jalan Budi Kemuliaan

Related post: Dumai in Capture

written by surfnux

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