SL has gone completely sideways IMHO
[QUOTE=Dcrist0527;2903111]I'm about 50% complete with my research. August will be my firsr to CR. For many reasons, Sportsmen's Lodge feels like the right spot for me. I rarely do this but I used YouTube to get a feel for SL. I dislike Passport Bros and generally find YouTube to be a waste of time for my research purposes. And maybe this is the wrong way to look at it. But as far as the feel, the vibe, the process, would you say SL is similar to BB in the DR? Or maybe the Mansion in MDE? I'm not talking about the quality of the girls, as that is fairly subjective. But I'm getting the feel that it's a hotel with decent enough accomodations with girls onsite, very monger friendly staff. In the videos I saw, two things stuck out. It's fairly large and maybe it's just the videos I saw but the men seem to outnumber the women.
I really need to do more research for daytime options. My normal MO in other countries is to find nice massage places during the day. So my hope is SL is a nice place to party with the chicas at night. I'm only planning for maybe 4 nights on my first trip to CR.[/QUOTE]I started staying at the Lodge more than 10 years ago. Had some great times there. The place has gone completely sideways in the last couple of years. From cancelling confirmed reservations at the last minute (bc me for more details) to charging insane prices for Super Bowl Parties with terrible food and cheap liquor this past year. It has been beyond disappointing. The girls that hang out at the bar are a pack of abuellas now.
I made the switch this year to the Taormina, girls are better, food in the restaurant is better, the bar staff has really turned a corner on treating customers right from past years and the rooms are decent and reasonably priced. Plus if you're a poker player there is usually two good tables going on the weekends.