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When Australian banker Andrew Dixon moved to Singapore in 1998, he began spending his weekends exploring the Indonesian islands scattered just across the water.
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he → move → water
The islands of the Riau Archipelago reminded him of something quite different: the uncomplicated coastal holidays of his childhood, camping around the Hawkesbury River and NSW Central Coast.
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islands → remind → River
In 2001, Dixon and a group of friends first visited Nikoi, a tiny 15-hectare island eight kilometres off the east coast of another island in the archipelago, Bintan.
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Dixon → visit → archipelago
They secured the leasehold in 2004 and began building the following year, initially creating the sort of simple island escape they wanted for themselves.
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they → secure → themselves
Nikoi Private Island opened to paying guests in 2007, turning Dixon into what he has since described as an “accidental hotelier”.
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he → open → hotelier
A decade later came adults-only sister property Cempedak, another private island off Bintan.
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Cempedak → come → Bintan
Almost three decades after Dixon began his explorations into tourism, Bintan Island and its surrounds constitute a major hub for luxury island holidays, with the international hotel industry big players moving in.
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players → begin → holidays
Long known to Singaporeans as a weekend getaway, the island may soon lure the rest of us across the Singapore Strait for a South-East Asian add-on.
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island → know → on
Movenpick Resort & Spa Bintan Lagoon is one of the latest resorts to open on Bintan’s northern coast.
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Resort → open → coast
408 rooms and suites all have balconies or terraces overlooking gardens or the sea, while the resort has five dining venues plus Sonada Beach Club, with beachfront cabanas, a pool and weekend DJs.
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resort → have → cabanas
It also has access to two 18-hole courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Ian Baker-Finch.
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It → have → Nicklaus
Hotel Indigo Bintan Lagoi Beach, which opened in October 2024, has brought IHG’s design-led boutique brand to Lagoi, the main tourism precinct on Bintan’s north coast.
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which → open → coast
Rooms are sized from a generous 42 square metres, and accommodation choices included suites with a private pools.
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choices → size → pools
Next door, Holiday Inn Resort Bintan Lagoi Beach, which opened in February 2025, is a more family-focused proposition, while Four Points by Sheraton Bintan, Lagoi Bay has added Marriott to the collection of international names on the island.
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Points → open → island
And the old guard isn’t standing still.
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guard → stand → ?
Club Med Bintan has been welcoming holidaymakers since the 1990s, making it one of the international resorts that helped establish Bintan as Singapore’s tropical playground.
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that → welcome → playground
It is now undergoing a significant refresh, with renovated accommodation and dining, new family facilities and an expanded line-up of activities being introduced through 2026.
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It → undergo → 2026
Then there is The Sanchaya, which offers almost the antithesis of the big integrated resort.
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which → be → resort
The elegant beachfront estate on Lagoi Bay has just 30 rooms – 21 suites and nine villas – surrounded by tropical gardens and lawns running down to the sea.
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estate → have → sea
Guests have access to the property’s own VIP lounge at Bintan’s ferry terminal.
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Guests → have → terminal
In 2026, The Sanchaya was admitted to The Leading Hotels of the World, the prestigious collection of independently owned luxury hotels.
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Sanchaya → admit → hotels
It has since received two Michelin Keys in the 2026 Michelin hotel awards.
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It → receive → awards
Cempedak Private Island, meanwhile, was added to Conde Nast Traveler’s 2026 Gold List of the world’s best hotels and resorts.
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Island → add → hotels
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