Panama City

[Mfins]

Flew into PTY on Thursday. Was denied entry. If you have any kind of a criminal record you will be denied entry. I have been to panama over 10 times and never had a problem. It seems they are now checking everyone's record. They were waiting on my when I got off the plane. Does not matter what the offense is or how long ago it was. Had to sit in in the customs holding area for 14 hours till the next flight left the next morning. Guess I will scratch Panama off my vacation list. Guess I will try Costa Rica. Will do some research before I book. The USA Is now sharing all information with all country's. I would understand if it was serious crime or a felony. I well Panamas loss. No more of my money will they get. Just a heads up guys.

Thats a real shame. Canada does the same thing and more and more countries are doing this. If the crime you were convicted of happened more than a certain number of years ago you can apply for some type of exemption or pardon from the Panamanian govt. So that you can travel there freely again. Its not an easy process though. I'm wondering if this was a random check. I'm assuming they can't check everyone but, of course why risk it.

Imagine a family traveling there for vacation and the dad 20 years ago was arrested for smoking a joint or something. They are going to deny him, embarass him in front of his wife and kids and kick him out. Its a terrible rule.

[DuckmanII]

Just spent 4 nights in the city. Stayed at Hyatt Place hotel. Great hotel for the money. 87 $/ night, NO chica fee. They have done away with that. Walking distance to Habanos, Veneto, LE Palace, and Elite. The staff was extremely friendly and no problems bringing girls tho the room at all. My only complaint is the comp breakfast kinda sucks.

Just for clarification-this is my 2nd trip here- I speak very little Spanish. Basically just enough to get by.

I went on a tour of the following places:

- Habanos- full of hotties, mostly from Medellin and Cali, typical price asked is 200 $, negotiating to 150 $ was easy. Pulled 3 from here and had a great time with all. DATY, DFK, multiple positions, are all on the table but YMMV.

- Veneto- I personally had the best time here. I like casino action, the girls that would be considered 8's, 9's, and 10's are not as plentiful here-but they are there! If you go to Veneto and hang out they will pop up throughout the night. My best 2 experiences came from Veneto.

-LE Palace- I did not pull anything here. Girls are super hot but 350-400 $ to get action here. I just browsed and left. Equally hot girls are at Habanos all the time.

-Golden Fingers- near the Eldorado Bowling alley, I checked the line up -- only 4 girls nothing great -- 135+ tip, I left without partaking.

-Capri in Rio Abajo, 25 $ will get you 15 min, a few girls, I just looked and left, nothing special here, kind of a shitty place actually.

-Grut Azul in Rio Abajo, same as Capri- nothing special -- I just browsed and left.

Panama is now stopping people from entering if you have a criminal record. I have a couple of mistermenors and was denied access poss of Mary Jane and a DUI. It's doesn't have to be a felony. There were 6 other guys in the holding area the night I flew in. I wrote a letter to the Panama embassy in DC. To get clarification. Will post if they respond.

[TripAdvisor15]

Just spent 4 nights in the city. Stayed at Hyatt Place hotel. Great hotel for the money. 87 $/ night, NO chica fee. They have done away with that. Walking distance to Habanos, Veneto, LE Palace, and Elite. The staff was extremely friendly and no problems bringing girls tho the room at all. My only complaint is the comp breakfast kinda sucks.

Just for clarification-this is my 2nd trip here- I speak very little Spanish. Basically just enough to get by.

I went on a tour of the following places:

- Habanos- full of hotties, mostly from Medellin and Cali, typical price asked is 200 $, negotiating to 150 $ was easy. Pulled 3 from here and had a great time with all. DATY, DFK, multiple positions, are all on the table but YMMV.

- Veneto- I personally had the best time here. I like casino action, the girls that would be considered 8's, 9's, and 10's are not as plentiful here-but they are there! If you go to Veneto and hang out they will pop up throughout the night. My best 2 experiences came from Veneto.

-LE Palace- I did not pull anything here. Girls are super hot but 350-400 $ to get action here. I just browsed and left. Equally hot girls are at Habanos all the time.

-Golden Fingers- near the Eldorado Bowling alley, I checked the line up -- only 4 girls nothing great -- 135+ tip, I left without partaking.

-Capri in Rio Abajo, 25 $ will get you 15 min, a few girls, I just looked and left, nothing special here, kind of a shitty place actually.

-Grut Azul in Rio Abajo, same as Capri- nothing special -- I just browsed and left.

-Golden Time on Tumba Muerto-- Nice lineup of girls maybe 20- 120 $ HR + tip, great time here- all inclusive and very worthwhile...

The prices you quoted for Habanos and LE Palace was for TLN?

[GeechieBoy]

Just spent 4 nights in the city. Stayed at Hyatt Place hotel. Great hotel for the money. 87 $/ night, NO chica fee. They have done away with that. Walking distance to Habanos, Veneto, LE Palace, and Elite. The staff was extremely friendly and no problems bringing girls tho the room at all. My only complaint is the comp breakfast kinda sucks.

Just for clarification-this is my 2nd trip here- I speak very little Spanish. Basically just enough to get by.

I went on a tour of the following places:

- Habanos- full of hotties, mostly from Medellin and Cali, typical price asked is 200 $, negotiating to 150 $ was easy. Pulled 3 from here and had a great time with all. DATY, DFK, multiple positions, are all on the table but YMMV.

- Veneto- I personally had the best time here. I like casino action, the girls that would be considered 8's, 9's, and 10's are not as plentiful here-but they are there! If you go to Veneto and hang out they will pop up throughout the night. My best 2 experiences came from Veneto.

-LE Palace- I did not pull anything here. Girls are super hot but 350-400 $ to get action here. I just browsed and left. Equally hot girls are at Habanos all the time.

-Golden Fingers- near the Eldorado Bowling alley, I checked the line up -- only 4 girls nothing great -- 135+ tip, I left without partaking.

-Capri in Rio Abajo, 25 $ will get you 15 min, a few girls, I just looked and left, nothing special here, kind of a shitty place actually.

-Grut Azul in Rio Abajo, same as Capri- nothing special -- I just browsed and left.

-Golden Time on Tumba Muerto-- Nice lineup of girls maybe 20- 120 $ HR + tip, great time here- all inclusive and very worthwhile.

-La Gloria-- same as Capri and Grut Azul-- shitty -- few girls and crappy porn playing on TVs -- weird place.

- LOS Anos Locos-- again really shitty -- nothing here worth mentioning except a lot better places around.

-Bocatorena- OMFG-- I actually love this place-- its not for the faint of heart-- really geared for the locals more than gringos, tons of girls early in day- tons of local, the place smells shitty -- but I had a great time going in and out of here a couple of times, I finally picked a girl, you take here to one of the provided rooms 15 $ for 15 min, kinda creepy and dirty place but both girls were super nice and I had fun trying this place out. I think the girls will happily go to your hotel if you prefer. As I mentioned before- my Spanish is bad- but I was fine in this place-- I never felt unsafe or threatened.

-LE Mayor- next door to Bocatorenea -- It was really empty every time I stuck my head in-- It was earlier in the day however.

Ok that basically sums up my trip. I am concerned about the news that Panama immigration is kicking out convicted felons-- I have something old on my own record that would keep me out if they decided to check-- anyone else have info on this?

[YippieKayay]

Did they ask for guest name upon check in? Were you required to pay for chica fee on your first return?

Its a 15 dollar fee per guest. You just walk over and they register her. No need to do anything else.

[DuckmanII]

Flew into PTY on Thursday. Was denied entry. If you have any kind of a criminal record you will be denied entry. I have been to panama over 10 times and never had a problem. It seems they are now checking everyone's record. They were waiting on my when I got off the plane. Does not matter what the offense is or how long ago it was. Had to sit in in the customs holding area for 14 hours till the next flight left the next morning. Guess I will scratch Panama off my vacation list. Guess I will try Costa Rica. Will do some research before I book. The USA Is now sharing all information with all country's. I would understand if it was serious crime or a felony. I well Panamas loss. No more of my money will they get. Just a heads up guys.

[TripAdvisor15]

Did they ask for guest name upon check in? Were you required to pay for chica fee on your first return?

[YippieKayay]

Just got into PC this afternoon. Staying at the Hyatt. It's chica friendly, up the street from Habanos and about a block from the Veneto. I went by Veneto at around 6 pm and despite the early hour there were working girls around. Not many though.

Habanos looked dead but I went by around 8. I am fucking tired from the flight so I will likely do one more walk by Habanos and call it a night. I wouldn't mind a blow and go if it came with a good massage.

[Wrong Places]

I love reading all of your posts and flame wars regarding taxi fares. Like everyone here says the taxis are horrible, they overcharge, they text and drive, or are just horrible drivers in general. I don't take them anymore except when I am wasted. Is it worth fighting over a dollar? I don't know. I live close to the fish market (la Mayor, Boca) and visit there on occasion. Everything said here is true. But it is safe. It smells. Most of the women are 5's or below, but you do find some nice talent there too. I also like to go to the Veneto but I rarely pick up women from there. I just like to play in the casino and watch all the action. I have not been to Habanos, but would love to go.

Normal pay days here in panama are the 15th and the 30th or around there. These days are packed at the fish market. Sometimes there are more choices because the putas come out when there is more money around, but often there are too many men for the women so I don't normally shop for anything around these days. That includes going to the markets or banks. Just full of people everywhere.

The map is awesome by the way. I never realized there was a MP right by my house I will have to check out Hawai some time this week. I will post my experience.

I would love to meet up with some mongers. Going solo is never as fun. Setting up a meet up would be awesome if anyone is down. Let me know.

I'll give you the same advice I recently received here. Pay Jackson the $20 so you can get and send PMs. No one in their right mind would set up a meet on a public board like this.

[PervDrj]

I love reading all of your posts and flame wars regarding taxi fares. Like everyone here says the taxis are horrible, they overcharge, they text and drive, or are just horrible drivers in general. I don't take them anymore except when I am wasted. Is it worth fighting over a dollar? I don't know. I live close to the fish market (la Mayor, Boca) and visit there on occasion. Everything said here is true. But it is safe. It smells. Most of the women are 5's or below, but you do find some nice talent there too. I also like to go to the Veneto but I rarely pick up women from there. I just like to play in the casino and watch all the action. I have not been to Habanos, but would love to go.

Normal pay days here in panama are the 15th and the 30th or around there. These days are packed at the fish market. Sometimes there are more choices because the putas come out when there is more money around, but often there are too many men for the women so I don't normally shop for anything around these days. That includes going to the markets or banks. Just full of people everywhere.

The map is awesome by the way. I never realized there was a MP right by my house I will have to check out Hawai some time this week. I will post my experience.

I would love to meet up with some mongers. Going solo is never as fun. Setting up a meet up would be awesome if anyone is down. Let me know.

[MarianoRiv]

Hi all, I was just in PTY for 7 days. I enjoyed it. Here is some info from my experience. I stayed all 7 nights at the Trump, but this was because I got a good deal there ($58/ night) thanks to a mistake by Orbitz. They screwed up and offered the wrong rate on their website (they had it confused with a hotel in Poland), and I booked the Trump at that rate. And, to the credit of Orbitz, they honored the reservation and paid the difference in price! So I guess my first suggestion is to check Orbitz to see if they have any weird price discrepancies, like offering $180 rooms for $58! But I realize this is rare -- in fact, that's probably the only time I've seen something mispriced like that.

I did go to the fish market to eat ceviche, followed by a walk to Boca Torena and Interiores (next door) almost every day. Good stuff. My favorite day was the one where I got there at 11 am when they opened. No guys inside, but some cute Colombianas. So there's an idea that I haven't seen posted yet. Go to Boca Torena early for first crack at the chicas.

I should comment on the Trump property. I really liked it. Very nice! Totally chica-friendly, no fees, no security guard, or anything. The reason why it's lax is that you take the ground floor elevator up to the "SL" ("Sky Lobby" on the 15th floor) and then you transfer to the elevators that go up to the rooms. And no one is in sight. So that's good. I did get burned by a chica there, though. She took it upon herself to open up and pour some drinks from some bottles from the hotel room's minibar (including a $60 bottle of Grey Goose vodka) so I got hammered on that expense! She was from Ashe Discoteca. She's from Venezuela, and so sexy and so stacked, too (natural tits). But she is a real ho, like she asked if she could have a bottle of Scotch from the minibar (priced at $75), so you do got to keep an eye on her. Haha! But to her credit, she did want to come back the next day and hang out, and go out to the swimming pool and stuff, so maybe she might be good for a few days or a week, a GFE. I can't really say.

Veneto seems pretty similar to when I was there last year. I did take a chica from there back to Trump, one of the Colombianas I knew from last year. She said it's a $40 chica fee at Veneto now. She asked for $100, which is what she asked for last year. I'm sorry I don't have an accurate idea of what chicas at Habanos want nowadays, since I didn't go there this time around. I know, that's kind of weird, since I was there for a week! (I kind of got sidetracked by the idea of buying a condo down there, and I actually toured some with a representative from Punta Pacifica Realty, which is very close to Trump Hotel.).

Oh hey, there are some chicas in the Trump building. Check out the casino there, the Ocean Sun Casino. I did meet one there and took her upstairs. She settled for $100, but wanted more, of course. She was a Panamanian, but I saw Colombian chicas there, too.

That 5. 5% tax on chips and slots tickets is real. I saw the little placard at the cashier cage. And I cashed out a slot ticket for about $6 (That Trump casino gives you $10 of free slot play for signing up for their player's card), and did take the 5. 5% hit on it. The only casino thing I saw that I thought was interesting was a $200,000 poker tournament at the Ocean Sun casino, but even that has a $500 buy-in, plus the big thing is: Who knows how many players will show up?! There might be tons of players that show up from North and South America!

Any questions, please ask, thanks.

[DuckmanII]

Are they still charging a chica fee at the Veneto. I booked a room for the weekend. Should have RTFF be I did. Guess its to late to worry about it now. Was wondering if you use the elevator down stairs in front of the sushi bar if they will still charge the fee. Will have to walk by the front desk so will probably still have to pay the fee. 40 dollars is a high tax to pay. Is that every time you take a girl up? Usually like to have 3 a night.

[TripAdvisor15]

Just take numbers from the night before! You are set!

[GeechieBoy]

Hello all,

I will be in PC from Fri-Mon and was wondering what you all would recommend for good daytime action.

I will certainly provide a full report upon my return!

Cheers!

[Dickhead]

In reality it's only two blocks but they're pretty big blocks. A 5 minute walk. Which I have done as late as 10:30 PM.

The taxi ride back with the evening entertainment would be 6 to 10 dollars.

Lee.

Back in early May or late April I even counted how many steps it was, and posted that. But don't get me started about the taxi fare.