San Jose - 2002 Reports*

[Shamas]

Just got back form a great week of stuffed pink snapper for Thanksgiving. Had a great time !.

Had visits from a few of the Park Hotel girls, went to the Park for the Friday night show and spent some time there on Saturday.

I met two new girls at the Park who work the day shaft. A & E. Both are very pretty and have great attitudes. I wanted to try A on but I let her get by me on Friday because I already had a date for that night, Saturday she was not in.

Tried Arte Sanua twice, I give it a full erection with two balls knotted up.

Three of us with dates from the Park Hotel went to Thomy Paprika for thanksgiving dinner. It was great. Not the place for a quick bite and run, we ate for over two hours. Ended up at 21KClones for two, drinks included. I'll post the address late.

High light of the trip was my second night. Around 10 pm I went to the Morazon. I had drank four beers and eaten so I wasn't drunk. My back is stiff from arthritis and my left knee is stiff (will see ortho doc in the morning for it). At the end of the day I can't sit down in a chain, I sit down and backwards. Well I aimed for the chain, got on the back a bit too much, and went ass over elbows, did a full flip. Got up and went straight out the door.

A newbee "J" showed up, he is having a great time.

At the Park Hotel a guy from Cleveland gave me his tickets for the free BJ, sorry I didn't get his name, nor do I know if he posts, but if so Thanks so very much man.

Gotta go

I'll post some more tomorrow.

Shamas O'Dognasty

[Jony Vegas]

Whitedog,
As iamlookin stated you should do. Also email them and have them return an email with the confirmation # and rate, otherwise they may not honor the TSM rate. Take that email with you at check-in.

Tasty,
Best Western will charge you for visitors.

DonRicoh.
Yep, that's the place, El Centro is a disco I went to in Jaco. El Pueblo is cool, but best if you go with a person or two. As far as non and semi-pro, it all depends on where you meet them, how you approach them, etc... I hear what your saying, but my M.O. was try for a non-pro and settle for pro otherwise. It worked about 25% of my time. Meeting some local Tico guys and buying them a beer or two helped...plus all chicks love to dance, etc... It is a matter of luck though. The non/semi pros I met all occurred in one evening and landed them that evening. Dance and drink with them and your half way there. If your traveling with a bunch of gringos, it is more difficult and my not be woth the effort then.

Hey Don, rather than pull the girls from Del Rey for the Quepos trip, why not get them in Quepos. Better than dragging along chicks that may end up having a bad attitude. I can tell you where we can get em.

Jamitio,
My experience was hot lip to lip kissing. But then again, much of it is your approach and where you pull the girls. I only took girls I would rate 8 to 10's, well maybe one 7 for a massage, and 6 of the 8 girls I had excellent lip to lip kissing. It is possible, again, from my experience it is where you pull them and whether they are non/semi/pros. 4 of them were total GFE. Pulling a pro from Blue Marlin, your chances are less to lip kissing or a real GFE. It's very possible, just think of what they want and play on that.

Trust me they didn't start out as a GFE experience, you have to invest a little time and energy and really be into her and sense if she is really into you. A tip that works for me, find something out about them, charm them, get them out of their work environment and you have a better chance of a GFE experience.

[DonRicoh]

Dear Jony Vegas:

The place you refer to as El centro is really named El Pueblo, this place is kind of fun, is like a maze of little shops and some discos.

The non-pro and semi-pro in my experience are a rare breed, I dont mean that you're incorrect, in fact my cousin used to go to these discos and get an occasional boyfriend for the night and get paid well for it. But things have changed, the cost of life in CR is very near to that in the US, and I have gained some 50 pounds since I last tried non-pros.

Also, I like a fast paced trip. The february trip lasts 8 days, not nearly enought time to get to know non-pros.

Semi-pros, I find are a rare breed since the government crackdown (too many faces on TV).

[Jony Vegas]

I just returned from 9 days and my first trip to CR. I have some advise to pass on to the first timer visitor, keeping in mind different strokes for different folks. I would only take girls 8-10, which can be had at reasonable rates to nothing, if you have a good technique.

First, Don, the trip you are planning in Feb and the price sounds about right. My travels were to the same places you listed for about the same price.

I will begin with my Cardinal Rules:

Cardinal Rule #1: Always take a taxi!!! During the day you are Ok in busy places, but at night, a taxi is a cheap insurance policy.

Cardinal Rule #2: Girlfriend, semi-pro, pro, in that order. If all else fails, as a back up plan you can pay for a hot girl, but if you are reasonably atractive, suave and can dance, you will likely score a true girlfriend experience at NO COST! I scored 3, one in each, SJO, Quepos, and Jaco

Cardinal Rule #3: Agree on all terms upfront...and I mean every little detail. Gringos = Suckers; Most pros and many others will lie, cheat or steal, either intentonally or unintentionally to get whatever they want from you. Buyer beware....one bad experience is all it took for me to REALLY learn what people mean by agreeing to everything upfront.

Hotel - I stayed at the Hotel Presidente. Ask for the TSM rate ($45), also they do not have a guest fee. Room 310 is interesting and street view. Very good personal staff who will do whatever you ask to make your stay comfortable. (only 1 1/2 blocks from Del Rey)

Massage - I payed a taxi driver to drive me to all the massage places listed on here and other places also. I negotiated a rate, and he waited while I entered each joint to check it out. He alerted me of which places were in bad locations and it was obvious as I entered. My recommendation to a newbie is for a massage place go to Artes y Sauna or Eros. They are in a safer area with plenty of 7's. Tables are hard, but service is good. Other locations may be cheaper, but I did not feel safe there. Also, most massage places are closed Sunday.

Blue Marlin - Previous post of $100+ with limited negotiation is correct, for 8 to 10's. I only shop blue marlin for a 9 or 10 at $100 for an hour; Note - was able to turn it into an all nighter for same price with one, paid $200 all night for another (personal recommendation - don't pay for an all nighter, save the money for another gir...also try for non-pros). Otherwise, shop elsewhere for a 7 or 8 at a lower price. My mistake at Blue Marlin, negoitiated an 8 for $65 and got what i payed for, my worst experiecne ever.

Girlfriend Experience - My preferable approach, when possible, is to go for non-pros, then semi-pros. Women are all over, if you treat them with respect and make an effort to charm them, dance with them, you are reasonably attractive, buy them drinks, etc.. at local discoteques, casinos, bars, etc... you can land a great all night experience at no charge to little charge. I prefer the total GF experience, others may not. Without going into all the details, I had two girls invite me to stay with them at their place, cook me breakfast and Dinner...sweet!

Newbies - Stick with the places most frequently listed on here for fun, safe, and reliable service. Many of the "off the beaten path" joints aren't worth the time and effort, UNLESS you are just looking for the cheapest experience you can find. I prefer quality, and there are plenty that can be had at reasonable rates. Try Artes y Sauna, Eros, or IDEM, during early evening hours.... if you like the girl, negotiate a rate for when she gets off work (you can get a good rate ($40) for a 7 or 8).

In the meantime, go shop around, and enjoy the scenery and see what you can line up for the following day. It would be too lengthy to explain how, but I landed a couple chicas (8 and 9) who spent the whole day and night with me for $0 (non-pros) and $100 for (semi-pros).

Try the El Centro (forget the name where there are many discos and restaurant) for non and semi-pros, and just a fun experience. Many don't like these places becasue you have to make an effort to get the girl, like a typical bar in the U.S., but the rewards can be great. Best thing is, you have the Blue Marlin as a back up plan.

See Quepos for my BEST experience EVER!! And my Jaco vist it posted there also.

Happy hunting, and Don, I am interested in the February trip.

[DonRicoh]

Hi Guys:

I have been reading posts for about 5 years now, I went to Costa Rica in '97 and met a very attractive blond in club Elite. Her name was Xinia, Roxinia. I was a virgin and she rocked my world, gave me BBBJ and we spent the night cuddling each other.

Well, this November 2, I went back and stayed at the Del Rey. On Friday, I arrived and registered on the $55 per night room, the guys sent me to the wrong room (the $45 one). Then moved me to a room that was in front of the street. I was advised by the board against this so I changed to one of the secluded rooms in the 5th floor. This was worst because at night the tobaco smoke from downstairs and the lobby gets inside, and since I don't smoke, this bothered me greatly. My suggestion is stay in one of the rooms with windows, and stay in the lower 3 levels.

On Friday afternoon I saw the action in the bar, I kept seeing the same 5 or 6 girls gringo hunting.

At 2 pm I took a taxi that took me on a sex tour of most massage parlors in the san Jose Area. The driver drove me to IDEM, Kryssis, elite, the former Green Door(now closed) and some other very underground places. He waited an hour while I went to Krissis and got a great BBBJ with massage. The girl I think was called karen. She charged me the standard $60 + $20 for the BBBJ, half of what I pay for a covered BJ on Puerto Rico. I took a bath after the BBBJ with a red liquid soap they have there, try it, it leaves your skin very nice. I then got back and got my massage.

After that I left for the DelRey. Took a bath and left for a visit to some family I have there.

By 10pm on friday I was Back at the del Rey and it was teaming with *****s. I had to take my bag to my room. But girls were hitting on me even before getting on the elevator.
When I got down I scouted the place for the 10's and put my eyes on a girl with perfect skin, natural blond hair and very sexy.
I lost her because there was a gringo already with her, Then this 2 girls entered, both redheads one a 8 one a 10, they are the ramos Twins, I invited them both for a drink some $4.00 each. I asked the price for the 10 one and she would not come down below $100 and $320 for the night. I negotiated an option for the whole night (for $220) after the first hour if I liked her. She was my girlfriend for a whole hour. Then she got a phone call which ruined my night, but it was good because I had no more dollars left for sex. I washed up and went downstairs ate a $10 hamburger in the restaurant and started looking for an ATM, but not my ATM or my American Express Optima Card would be taken by any ATM in Del REY or any other Street ATM. If this happens to you use the ATM station near Banco San Jose or Scotiabank.


I went back to the delrey with $135 at 3:00 AM and got myself 2 girls for 40,000 colones $135 for the night. They were a 6 and a 5 , and gave me standard oral sex. believe me I wanted them out of the room after the deed was done.

Lesson pick from the best girls at bargain time. Dont try 2 uglies it wont work.

Well, hope this helps you guys.

For more info email me at arrb@email.com

[DonGordo]

I just returned from another trip to San Jose where I, once again, had a great time.
I met up with many members of this and other boards (sorry LV Bob...we kept missing each other).The action in town is pretty much the same at the Blue Marlin where chicas are all asking $100 and more. Some first timers are happy to pay that price , because in the US the price is sometimes triple that. I have no problem with these guys.They are happy and they can obviously afford to pay those prices.
There are always going to be chicas who will not bargain with you. By the same token, there are always going to be the one who will come down on their price. Be patient and learn to recognize which of these types that you are talking to.
As far as I a concerned, the best deal in town is at Idem. For $40 you get your pick of up to 20 beautiful chicas for a full hour in a nice clean room with a nice atmosphere. Personally, I will always go to Roberto and ask for his recommendation...he has never steered me wrong.This trip, I broke one of my own "unwritten rules". I went with the same tica 3 nights in a row . Her name is Karla, a 21 yr old Tica with large breasts and a great attitude. If you like full titty massage (front and back) followed by a BBBJ , I highly recommend her.
Just ask Roberto for Don Gordo`s recent favorita.
For daytime action, you can`t beat 747 for 4000 col for a half hour. There is a new place called New Fantasy (near Hemingway`s) that has steam and sauna for 6000 half hr. and 12000 hr. I got a tour of the place and it looked ok to me.
I`ll be stuck here in Florida until mid January when I will be returning to San Jose with the new enthusiasm that I try to muster up every year.
I just love Costa Rica.

Pura sploooga

DG

[DonGordo]

I just got off the telephone with Roberto from Idem. He confirmed that all bars in San Jose will be closed from Nov 30 to Dec 2 because of the municipal elections.
How this will affect the hotels is not known because there are mini bars in the rooms where you can stock your own liquor.

DG

[Panadero]

I'm sure Bill at the Park Hotel is pissed. He was screaming, that they had elections right at the end of the HIGH SEASON last year, and on the week-ends. Now they are doing the same thing at the beginntng of the HIGH SEASON this year. The places that don't serve alcohal should be open. They tap the doors on allthe alcohol Bars. Seahawk

[KYJ]

Election prohibition means erection prohibition.
or
If my airline's phone don't ring it will be me.

The private party and show at the Park Hotel on a typical Friday or Saturday night is about $18. or 20. That includes the famous sex show and a very good chance for a free blow job, later. When it is dry due to the election/alcohol prohibition, there is NO show and the "private party" is just a closed club to sell alcohol, and is free. But there most likely will be no babes there. I guess that means you party with other male tourists? Thus no erections.

I do not recall about the gambling issue for sure, but I think, think it was allowed since it did not involve that evil alcohol.

By the way if anybody has the election schedule for San Jose or Costa Rica please let us know so we can plan on not being there.

I guess the election/alcohol prohibition is an erection prohibition.

[Ace00]

Shamas, I do not want to believe it. Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be dry when I am there. This is the second time this year I have been screwed. This means not only will there be no booze but the guys will stay away from the Blue Marlin so the girls will stay away too, to an extent. Furthermore, the last friggin time this happened the Idem was closed. Figure that? I may as well be with my sister and her family for all the action that is available there. Well, it is not that bad but almost. Yes I will stock up on wine and beer at the Max x Menos but the whole atmosphere is not the same. The last time the Blue Marlin did allow you to BYOB and the Park Hotel had a "private party" deal serving booze but the girls were not there in force. Naturally the Saturday night show will be nothing, so make the most of the Friday night show.
This pisses me off big time.
BUT there is one possible advantage for you readers. If you want to go to a very dry SJO that dry weekend, the airlines may offer very good deals because of empty seats. Keep checking.

By the way, look at the web camera from the Blue Marlin and if they have the guts to keep it running, it will show the bar covered with black plastic cover-up as not to display booze during the prohibition. They will serve cokes however.

[Shamas]

Credit this news to Don Gordo (getting to look like I'm his secratary on this board) :-) :-)
He just returned from SJO and found out that from Nov 30 to 2 Dec the bars won't be serving booze. It's election time. I thought we had it bad with one day. Stock up you rooms and get a hip flask. I'll take my Woodford and tough it out. I don't know if the grocery stores will be selling booze so prepare early and avoid the rush.

Shamas

[Pachangero]

.....most of the bartenders at the BM are married or have bfs......I always overhear them talking to each other about their relationships......

[Rockhunter]

Awhile back in this post, possibly now in the archives, one of our members stated that he took one of the barmaids from the Blue Marlin upstairs to his room. There were no details, and I am sure that one of our members wouldn't tell a fib, but you know, this is the Age of Verification !

[KYJ]

Jony Vegas-
No, nobody had been able to pick up one of the bartenders at the Blue Marlin, Hotel Del Rey. They probably make more money than most of us do.
Think of it. If you were a 23 years old latina in San Jose and making good money you would be looking for a young good looking professional successful latino type who understood the culture, was a native and who appreciated a good woman.
Many tourist has tried to pick em up but most all have fallen on their face.
Besides, there are so many sure-fire opportunities, just as good looking right in the bar, in the Monkey bar across the street and in the Key Largo club, across the parking lot, not to mention Sala de Massages, Centro Masaje, Club 40s, Black Door, 747, the no-name purple joint next to 747, Bar Tangas, Miss Caribe, Idem, Arte's Sauna, VIP Molina Rojo, Hotel Park, Dreams,Hotel Morazon casino bar, Krysis, Josephines, Eros/Lucys. What did I miss?
Other club's waitresses? Try em.
Remember however that all strip joints in San Jose are big tourist rip-offs, and sometimes cheat on your credit card and bill. I mean all. Read the archive reports on this.
If you want a strip show or a good time, go to the Park Hotel, pick up two good looking girls and take them back to your hotel for a private strip show with photos and sex from each. Should run you $120 total ($60 each) for two hours and multiple pops, including a BBBJ. Buy em wine, pina coladas or booze for best results. Use condoms upon entry.

[Shamas]

Guys,

This is a pass on from Don Gordo. He posted on a different board a few days ago and his wisdom is well worth the time to read.

GET OUT OF THE GULCH, there are many places other than the Blue Marlin and Key Largo.

IDEM, 747, Arte, Jochlyn, Bar Dandy, Club 40 are a few. All of these places + the Park Hotel almost always have a few solid pretty ladies and the price is so much better. The ladies are usually much nicer and more apprective than the BM KL pros.

Time is ticking down till Turkey Day in SJO.

Life is good

Shamas