Banyan Tree Bintan

Top choice in Pulau Bintan


The private and privileged Banyan Tree has famed spa facilities and is a high-powered retreat deep in the jungle. The hotel shares a 900m-long beach with Angsana Resort & Spa Bintan.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Pulau Bintan attractions

1. Berakit

14.43 MILES

On Pulau Bintan's far northeast tip, Berakit is a small, curious fishing village populated with Orang Laut (which translates to 'people of the sea'), a…

2. Vihara Dharma Sasana

18 MILES

This well-maintained temple complex, looking out to sea, is accessed through a beautifully decorative Chinese archway and contains three main temples. The…

3. Banyan Tree Temple

18.05 MILES

This particularly unusual temple is housed in a building dating from the early 19th century. Originally owned by a wealthy Chinese man, believed to be…

4. Chinatown

18.1 MILES

When heading to Senggarang from Tanjung Pinang by boat, unless you ask to dock at the temples, you'll be dropped off at the jetties at Senggarang's so…

5. Pulau Penyenget

18.6 MILES

Pulau Penyenget, reached by frequent boats (7000Rp) from the Tanjung Pinang pier, was once the capital of the Riau rajahs. The ruins of the old palace of…

6. Cetiya Bodhi Sasana

18.8 MILES

This small Chinese temple down by the docks can actually be seen from the water as you leave on boats to Senggarang. There's a small open-air stage in…

7. Vihara Bhatra Sasana

19.05 MILES

Dragons adorn the beautifully painted upturned eaves on the roof of this Chinese temple. A statue of Kuan Yin (Guanyin), the goddess of mercy, stands at…

8. Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alamsyah

19.14 MILES

Housed in an attractive building built by the Dutch in 1918, this small museum is full of mostly Chinese artefacts – coins, pottery, musical instruments,…