Hanoi

[Captain Solo]

A25 has about 20 locations in Vietnam. They don't hang signs outside but I am pretty sure they all rent by the hour. Ask them for their 2-hour rate, likely 100 K VNd or $4.

The A25 on 267 Pham Ngu Lao HCMC sure rents by the hour. I have seen many guys checked in and waited for girls. A couple Gaito girls work out of that location, hang out all night, but too old and ugly for me. The security guy took me on his bike to find girls sitting in bars or on streets in the back-packer district. Talked to half a dozen but they were either too old, too ugly or younger with way too many tats. I told him I would only sleep with 9's or 10's, no ugly trash.

That hotel is very well managed and run, nice, fairly clean for Hanoi, good free breakfast, unlike most other small hotels in Vietnam. I prefer it as it's the only girl-friendly hotels that each room has a streaming large screen TV that works and shows all Roku channels. Each room also has all supplies, including bath robes, tooth brushes, Q tips ect, a very thoughtfully-managed hotel.

The chef at this Luong Ngoc Quyen, Hanoi location makes delish Pho for breakfast, among other items, every morning, also a good breakfast buffet on weekend. I gave her and the workers good tips since they took good care of me.

Right next to this hotel is an AYCE Korean beef and seafood grill, $10. There are probably hundreds restaurants and street food carts near this hotel. A couple steak places nearby grill tender, tasty steaks for $5.

[Artyali]

2 blocks from Sword lake, next to Ta Hien beer street.

Building is old, about 2 star, but they take in ST, LT girls, no question asked.

Thanks for the suggestion, I may give it a go. I wish there were pay by the hour hotels around Hanoi but it's difficult to find with limited Vietnamese. Thanks again!

[Captain Solo]

2 blocks from Sword lake, next to Ta Hien beer street.

Building is old, about 2 star, but they take in ST, LT girls, no question asked.

[Artyali]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a short time hotel (guest friendly, obviously) around the Hoan Kiem lake area? Looking for a place for a few hours that isn't a complete dump but doesn't need to be height of luxury either. Thank you in advance!

[Artyali]

Is WeChat still used and reliable to find girls in Hanoi? Visiting soon and curious.

I would say yes. I have received quite a lot of invites for massages and 'boom-boom'. Be aware they often bait and switch. I had one recently who had great photos and surprise, surprise, another girl turned up at my hotel. She was still attractive so I had a fairly decent massage, uncovered BJ with a good technique. Price was 1500 k vnd which I know is way over what I should be paying. I was jet lagged and too tired to get into a debate.

[Golds]

If your reply on my statement is only some massage places and dating sites then you really don't understand what I mean.

Pride can be also put away as arrogance.

Hanoi people have character and lots of pride in their heritage. They are not easily impressed by crude foreigners with a few bucks in their pockets.

If you think white guys with a few bucks should be treated like kings, you would be making friends only with the stupidest trash of the world.

[JZJustin]

Is WeChat still used and reliable to find girls in Hanoi? Visiting soon and curious.

[Captain Solo]

Hanoi people have character and lots of pride in their heritage. They are not easily impressed by crude foreigners with a few bucks in their pockets.

If you think white guys with a few bucks should be treated like kings, you would be making friends only with the stupidest trash of the world.

[Golds]

I am not talking about massage places, I mean just in general, talking to girls on the streets, tourists are not seen here as guys with a golden dick. They are not really interested in you despite you are loaded with cash. There are other countries in the world with the same poverty but where you as a white guy be treated as a king. They really are not interested. And I don't make a comparison with Thailand because also there the golden years are over.

It depends on where you went. Where did you go and what kinds of people you meet? May be you were wearing a flight suit, looking like a be-52 pilot who dropped 1,000 dumb bombs.

On Hanoi during the war.

Hanoi is way too densely populated, difficult to scratch out a living for almost everyone. Life is very hard and people very competitive. Thousands after thousands high-rent store fronts sell the same goods or food with very few buyers. Tens thousands motor bikes, buses, vans, cars rush around on narrow colonial streets, every one trying to seize every inch of the road in front of them regardless of traffic signals or potential accidents. Working people are so stressed and sullied, they don't greet each other even among families, close friends ect.

Went to Neko, one of the top massages in Hanoi near US Embassy. Workers looked depressed, not doing much business. Took a hot girl into the room, got naked while she was filling the tub. When I found out she was not going to screw, I put my clothes back on and bailed. Was expecting a fist fight or at least a nasty confrontation with the 5 reception and security guys, but they were cool, did not get upset or demand payment.

Couple times I took long bus rides from Old Town to Cau Giay district to screw GAITO. ORG girls. People on the roads were neutral, not hostile but not friendly or helpful. Buses are cool since they move as fast as any cars or bikes on narrow, congested streets with drivers blowing their loud horns at encroaching traffic every 2 minutes. I took long bike rides and Grab cars to various red light districts. Drivers were cordial, some even chatty, offering to steer me to good spots where locals go.

Northern girls had more flexible and less aggressive attitudes when dealing with conflicts. Like when I turned them down for not looking like posted pics, they would back down and negotiate for lower rates. One was wailing in disappointment after I turned her down. Southern girls would likely swear obcenities and and try to attack me.

Over all I would rate Hanoi people generally gentle, fun, warm. Saigon is far worse, where people are ruder, more ruthless and offensive, shouting loud obscenities among themselves and with tourists, fighting on the streets. Every time I go out, walking or riding, I actually have to be prepared to fight aggressive, rude, nasty people.

Lacking infrastructure and unique cultural offerings, Vietnam is not a good tourist spot, besides lots of hot girls cheap. Vietnam should manage its prostitution better to bring in tourists and employment to hot girls, raising GDP.

[Captain Solo]

It depends on where you went. Where did you go and what kinds of people you meet? May be you were wearing a flight suit, looking like a be-52 pilot who dropped 1,000 dumb bombs.

On Hanoi during the war.

Hanoi is way too densely populated, difficult to scratch out a living for almost everyone. Life is very hard and people very competitive. Thousands after thousands high-rent store fronts sell the same goods or food with very few buyers. Tens thousands motor bikes, buses, vans, cars rush around on narrow colonial streets, every one trying to seize every inch of the road in front of them regardless of traffic signals or potential accidents. Working people are so stressed and sullied, they don't greet each other even among families, close friends ect.

Went to Neko, one of the top massages in Hanoi near US Embassy. Workers looked depressed, not doing much business. Took a hot girl into the room, got naked while she was filling the tub. When I found out she was not going to screw, I put my clothes back on and bailed. Was expecting a fist fight or at least a nasty confrontation with the 5 reception and security guys, but they were cool, did not get upset or demand payment.

Couple times I took long bus rides from Old Town to Cau Giay district to screw GAITO. ORG girls. People on the roads were neutral, not hostile but not friendly or helpful. Buses are cool since they move as fast as any cars or bikes on narrow, congested streets with drivers blowing their loud horns at encroaching traffic every 2 minutes. I took long bike rides and Grab cars to various red light districts. Drivers were cordial, some even chatty, offering to steer me to good spots where locals go.

Northern girls had more flexible and less aggressive attitudes when dealing with conflicts. Like when I turned them down for not looking like posted pics, they would back down and negotiate for lower rates. One was wailing in disappointment after I turned her down. Southern girls would likely swear obcenities and and try to attack me.

Over all I would rate Hanoi people generally gentle, fun, warm. Saigon is far worse, where people are ruder, more ruthless and offensive, shouting loud obscenities among themselves and with tourists, fighting on the streets. Every time I go out, walking or riding, I actually have to be prepared to fight aggressive, rude, nasty people.

Lacking infrastructure and unique cultural offerings, Vietnam is not a good tourist spot, besides lots of hot girls cheap. Vietnam should manage its prostitution better to bring in tourists and employment to hot girls, raising GDP.

I got the impression people don't like tourists that much, they hardly greet when you do first.

They turn away, are not friendly.

[Compuphonic]

It all depends the quality. I know places in Hanoi you can get sex for 200 k ($8. 20) the girls are gross but it is what it is. There are many blow and go places for $8-12 all over the city. I am an expert here in Hanoi. I speak Vietnamese and I have taken my Viet friends to very out of the way places, they had no idea existed.

Would be good if you could list your favorite places to hook up with pay girls.

[Golds]

I got the impression people don't like tourists that much, they hardly greet when you do first.

They turn away, are not friendly.

[FictionalSpace]

It all depends the quality. I know places in Hanoi you can get sex for 200 k ($8. 20) the girls are gross but it is what it is. There are many blow and go places for $8-12 all over the city. I am an expert here in Hanoi. I speak Vietnamese and I have taken my Viet friends to very out of the way places, they had no idea existed.

Will be in Hanoi soon and would love some intel on blow and go places if you're willing to share. I've always found the landscape in Hanoi much more challenging than HCMC, but I've never been a long term resident so don't have the time to explore widely.

[HanoiMongers]

If you wanted a happy ending a $5 or maybe a $10 tip in US cash dollars was all you needed. Anyone know what it is today?

It all depends the quality. I know places in Hanoi you can get sex for 200 k ($8. 20) the girls are gross but it is what it is. There are many blow and go places for $8-12 all over the city. I am an expert here in Hanoi. I speak Vietnamese and I have taken my Viet friends to very out of the way places, they had no idea existed.

[TConor]

If you wanted a happy ending a $5 or maybe a $10 tip in US cash dollars was all you needed. Anyone know what it is today?