San Jose General Reports

[Stevewxly]

I trave to SJ on a regular basis but usually confine my activities to the Gringo Gulch area.

1. Are there any decent shopping malls in the area to walk around during the day?

2. Best resturaunt in the area, maybe to take a chica for dinner?

3. Strip clubs that don't nickle and dime you to death with drink prices, to sit back, watch the show and maybe negotiate a meet the next day or evening?

I can help you with a couple of your questions-

Shopping Malls - Yes the San Pedro Mall is very nice, fairly new, and should work well for you. It has some nice shops, a very nice food court with just about anything you would care to eat, and a good movie theater with about 6 screens.

It is located approx. 3 miles due East of the Del Rey Hotel. You can take a taxi the first time you visit (should run you about $ 2.50-3.00 for a taxi)and see where it is...then you can take the bus on your next trip - if you are comfortable doing this. I take buses everywhere in San Jose....good, cheap, safe, and fairly quick transportation.

Bus will be marked on the front with San Pedro Mall and other names. Make sure you get on the right bus. The bus stop to use in on 2nd Ave. ( walk out the main door of the Del Rey (towards Key Largo), turn left, cross the street, walk past the New York Bar on your left, keep walking abut another 2 blocks till you get to 2nd Ave. , cross the street, turn left, walk up about another 1 block until you are in front of an outside flower shop.
That is where you would catch the San Pedro Mall bus. bus ride should be about 35 cents or 110-150 colones.

Ride the bus until you see the Burger King on your right and the Mall will be directly across the street. Ring your bell for the bus there....and then you will go around the Rotunda with the fountain in the middle, and the bus should stop and let you off on the other side. You will then need to walk about 1 block back down the hill to the Mall. Or you can get off before hitting the Mall-if you time it correctly.

On your return to San Jose...the buses stop out in front of the Mall and all of them go into town (San Jose). Ask the driver, " San Jose"...he will say Si...get on and go back to town.

More than likely you will get off at the Mas y Menos Supermarket. Then it's a 2-3 block walk back up to the Del Rey. One of the buses goes a different route and will go to the Morazon Park - which is about 100 yards from the Del Rey.....within sight.
After a couple of bus trips out to the Mall and back - you will figure out which bus to take to get you closer your destination - on the return trip.

Best Restaurant -

This is like asking what is the best car - there will be several answers depending upon the person who answers....but for my money I like to take gals out to the Lukas Restaurant. It is very nice, with good waiters, good food that is reasonably priced - moderate - like $ 6.00 - $ 7.00 US for a steak dinner- drinks, wine, and all the trimmings.

It is North from the gulch about 3-4 miles, and should run you about $ 3-4.00 by taxi. There are lots of other fine restaurants...but I will let you discover them or ask others what their opinion on that is.

Strip Club -

There's De Pulufio's - just a few blocks East from the San Pedro Mall...does not open until about 11 PM. There was a small cover charge-like $ 3.00 -$ 4.00- which included 2 drinks- and they did not hassel you to purchase more drinks and also the ladies do not bother you at all.

Another club - Pantera Rosa....have not been there in a long time, but it used to be good.

[Nixonbd]

I trave to SJ on a regular basis but usually confine my activities to the Gringo Gulch area.

1. Are there any decent shopping malls in the area to walk around during the day?

2. Best resturaunt in the area, maybe to take a chica for dinner?

3. Strip clubs that don't nickle and dime you to death with drink prices, to sit back, watch the show and maybe negotiate a meet the next day or evening?

[Mr Jetsetter]

Hi,

What would be the place to watch olympic ice hockey in Barrio Amon? And is there a good gym/health club round Barrio Amon?

Thanks

Start using the "Search this thread" function to get tons of useful info. Re a good gym near Barrio Amon, go to the "General Info" thread (where you should have posted this query in the first place) and enter the word "gym" under the 'Search this Thread" prompt at the top righthand corner of the page. You will only get one hit, mine from 12/10/09, but it should help you out.

[Mr Jetsetter]

Some buddies and I are planning a trip somewhere quick (i.e. short direct flight) for 4/5/10 to 4/10/10. We are thinking about CR.

Noticed that April 4th is when Easter falls this year. One of the guys can only go these dates. I know it will be dead during Semana Santa but wondering if the talent will be back on the job the Monday after Easter? Do the Colombianas return a couple of days after Easter after being home? I could not find a specific post that addressed this.

Also thinking about Sportmens Lodge? Seems like pretty good reviews here. I think they have a 3br setup. We rent a 3br condo in Rio every time we go there. Thanks.

These dates are fine. Things will be back to normal the day after Easter Sunday.

[Oh Ya Papi]

Some buddies and I are planning a trip somewhere quick (i.e. short direct flight) for 4/5/10 to 4/10/10. We are thinking about CR.

Noticed that April 4th is when Easter falls this year. One of the guys can only go these dates. I know it will be dead during Semana Santa but wondering if the talent will be back on the job the Monday after Easter? Do the Colombianas return a couple of days after Easter after being home? I could not find a specific post that addressed this.

Also thinking about Sportmens Lodge? Seems like pretty good reviews here. I think they have a 3br setup. We rent a 3br condo in Rio every time we go there. Thanks.

i have been for 3 semana santas ( spring break, week before easter.) i rocked s.j and jaco. i am goin this year also!!!. lets keep the demand up. although i speak spanish and have many friends and a family in costa rica. It is still great . just go, its great. keep up the demand, what else are your options? its a cheap flight close, and easy. gfe possible!!! good luck

[Dave7427]

Some buddies and I are planning a trip somewhere quick (i.e. short direct flight) for 4/5/10 to 4/10/10. We are thinking about CR.

Noticed that April 4th is when Easter falls this year. One of the guys can only go these dates. I know it will be dead during Semana Santa but wondering if the talent will be back on the job the Monday after Easter? Do the Colombianas return a couple of days after Easter after being home? I could not find a specific post that addressed this.

Also thinking about Sportmens Lodge? Seems like pretty good reviews here. I think they have a 3br setup. We rent a 3br condo in Rio every time we go there. Thanks.

[Stevewxly]

Have no idea where Barrio Amon is, but for great sports viewing, I recommend Chubbs Sports Bar at Parque Morazan. At least eight big screen TVs all with individual satelite boxes. Plus Jessica bartends during the day, can always watch her too, lol. Wish I had thought about booking over Super Bowl weekend, damn. Will have to wait til the week after.

Barrio Amon is where the following is located: Sportsman's Lodge, Castillo Hotel, Dunn Inn, New Fantasy MP, Hotel Liittle Havana, Holiday Inn, and the San Jose Zoo - just to name a few places there.

Barrio Amon is a suburb (more or less) of San Jose and is located just 3-4 blocks North of the Hotel Del Rey. I suppose it starts just North of Parque Morazon which is the park adjacent to Morazon Hotel, Key Largo and the Del Rey.

Anyway if I wanted to kick back and have a comfortable place to watch the Super Bowl or the Olympics..... that is where I would go, as they cater 100 % to mongering Gringos.

[Nixonbd]

Sportsmans Lodge - right in the heart of Barro Amon has a nice bar, working girls, and several large screen TV's. I would check them out for watching some of the Olympic games.

Not sure of a good gym....look that up in the phone book when you get there and you should see several of them.

P.Vida

Have no idea where Barrio Amon is, but for great sports viewing, I recommend Chubbs Sports Bar at Parque Morazan. At least eight big screen TVs all with individual satelite boxes. Plus Jessica bartends during the day, can always watch her too, lol. Wish I had thought about booking over Super Bowl weekend, damn. Will have to wait til the week after.

[Stevewxly]

Hi,

What would be the place to watch olympic ice hockey in Barrio Amon? And is there a good gym/health club round Barrio Amon?

Thanks

Sportsmans Lodge - right in the heart of Barro Amon has a nice bar, working girls, and several large screen TV's. I would check them out for watching some of the Olympic games.

Not sure of a good gym....look that up in the phone book when you get there and you should see several of them.

P.Vida

[Vitruvian Man]

Hi,

What would be the place to watch olympic ice hockey in Barrio Amon? And is there a good gym/health club round Barrio Amon?

Thanks

[Tj Texan]

Spent a weekend in SJ, hadn't been there in a while. Things still about the same, but SJ is like a woman who is not ageing gracefully, she is starting to look a little rough around the edges, but that is just my opinion.

I was dissapointed in the deameanor of the chicas in the Del Rey and did not session, nor was I tempted to, with any of them there. There were some good lookers, not as many as before but enough. I imagine that there were some nice ones there also, but I did not run across them. I talked to several and did not like their come ons and views. I speak fluent Spanish, but I don't look like I do and in talking to a couple of these chicas I heard the comments they would make to their winggirls or amigas or whatever and that was not a turn on at all. It is one thing to be mechanical and business like, but another to rude and cynical. I did talk to one Nica that got freindly at the end, she was saying that the quality of the clients had really decreased in the last couple of years, from what I saw this I believe.

I saw two dudes get rooked by the chicas they were with, they carried them around for an afternoon and night, wined and dined them and then when they went back to the rooms the chicas sprung some big fees on the dudes and it all got sideways.

I was highly dissapointed with the gambling at the Del Rey. I play quite a bit of black jack and in the past have done fine with rummy there. But good lord this trip it was terrible. I noticed that the pit boss had the dealers shorten the shoe when the table would start to do well, actually I heard him tell him to go shorter in Spanish. The VIP black jack table is only VIP for the Del Rey, the rules are terrible and the size of shoe in play basically gives the house a huge, and I mean huge advantage. I was there two days in a row and saw nobody win, including me. I lost big time there. Yet I was able to go over to the Casino at the Clarion and win pretty substantially. Something is surely out of kilter when playing the same way you do well in one location and poorly in another. I am done playing at the Del Rey and most of the casinos around there.

Looked up a chica I knew through a friend in CR (not available to share) and had a great time saturday night. She was surely a pro/am, and much like many of the chicas in SJ used to be. Went over to NF for a rub and a tug, and it was fine, but much higher in price than in the past. I though the selection was OK. Patty, a cute little Nica was very friendly and I always enjoy their steam room, but man I wish they would circulate the steam or put it lower.

All in all things are what they are in SJ. I imagine that there are some good ones in the DR and for the most part still in SJ, but I don't think the overall quality is once what it was.

[Bunda Man]

Hey guys,

Does anybody know what the current going rate here is? Also, is there any negotiation involved at the strip clubs, ie, BBBJ, or just get what the girl gives? Same question with a place like Idem.

I went to NF last August twice and had two completely different results. When you arrive the front desk gal rings a bell and all the girls come pouring out. They are all looking at you, you at them of course, and then you point and pick. The girl I chose on my first visit did everything. I remember The Righteous Brothers playing on the radio in the cabin, and righteous it was. Everything! The second visit was not as fortunate. Maybe it was because I went 30 minutes before closing. Maybe it was because it was my 3rd session that day. The girl's name began with a B, can't remember it exactly. She was a very short, black haired girl, with a bit of a belly. First thing she did was ask for a $10 tip for BBBJ. The entire session was mechanical. Nyea. The place has nice facilities though and I do plan on giving it a try again on my upcoming visit.

Weasal

As of my early December trip, the rate for bringing a girl to the rooms located at the front of the club(the booths along the stage are no longer there) was 14,500 Colones. A chicas drink, which includes a full contact lap dance in the club, not private, was 4,500 Cs. As reported on the CRT website, the CRT card is once again being honored and includes free entrance but no drinks. Apparently the PR Manager observed that many gringos were taking advantage of the free entrance and drinks which were a part of the discount and not spending on girls or drinks.

I noticed that the quality of girls was down from previous trips, but the numbers were still there(saw 30-40 girls at 11pm). Certainly with the right girl you can negotiate extras (i.e. BBBJ) for a nominal tip. Best to ask prior to agreeing to go to the room. Same thing goes for all San Jose strip clubs but avoid the notorious rip-off spots(Atlantis, Centerfolds, Lipstick, Alcasar, etc.).

I usually avoid IDEM due to the cost of sessioning there (about $70US, which I would rather spend on a hottie from other venues where I can negotiate multiple hours, etc.) but same goes there as well for extras.

As for NF, I usually stop by every trip but the recent price increase(up to about $45 US for an hour now for gringos, plus the tip the girls usually asks for) and the premium gringos pay for being a gringo(Ticos pay about $20) turns me off. I stopped twice in December and observed that the selection was not very appetizing IMHO.

I plan on visiting all of these locations during my February trip and will post an updated report. Pura Vida, Bunda Man.

[Weasal]

Hey guys,

Does anybody know what the current going rate here is? Also, is there any negotiation involved at the strip clubs, ie, BBBJ, or just get what the girl gives? Same question with a place like Idem.

I went to NF last August twice and had two completely different results. When you arrive the front desk gal rings a bell and all the girls come pouring out. They are all looking at you, you at them of course, and then you point and pick. The girl I chose on my first visit did everything. I remember The Righteous Brothers playing on the radio in the cabin, and righteous it was. Everything! The second visit was not as fortunate. Maybe it was because I went 30 minutes before closing. Maybe it was because it was my 3rd session that day. The girl's name began with a B, can't remember it exactly. She was a very short, black haired girl, with a bit of a belly. First thing she did was ask for a $10 tip for BBBJ. The entire session was mechanical. Nyea. The place has nice facilities though and I do plan on giving it a try again on my upcoming visit.

Weasal

[Stevewxly]

Gentlemen my apologies, I have read the last 4 pages of reports and none of them have actual chica reports. Although taxi, hotel and other venue fees are important I beleive this forum is lacking info on the talent available and current rates girls charge do you have any of that vital information available to post?

As you have surmised, actual trip reports from San Jose and CR in general are not exactly flowing freely out of the country at this time. I know that things are seemingly a little slow in CR right now - as far as mongering goes - with the present economy - mongering travel to Costa Rica is down quite a bit over what it was previously from a year or two ago.

With all due respect - if you will take the time to do some research by going back to earlier reports I believe you will be able to ascertain what you are looking for from what guys have said about the talent available and the going prices in past reports.

Even with the present economy here and there - the mongering places have not changed, and the prevailing prices have not fluctuated much one way or the other.

FYI- In a nutshell - lots of P4P gals are currently available at the following venues:

Del Rey Hotel, Sportsman's Lodge, Hotel Little Havana, New York Bar, New Fantasy MP, Oasis MP, and many, many other spots throughout San Jose.

There is a fairly comprehensive list (elsewhere on this forum) compiled by Don Gordo on the massage parlors - with names and locations & prevailing prices - and the rest of the gals are available where you can find them - but like strawberries in season - once you find the field - then there are lots and lots of berries to pick.

On their prices - most of the gals at the Del Rey Hotel ,Sportsman's Lodge , or Key Largo club ( across from the Del Rey) will ask for $ 100.00 a pop - but this is just their asking price and can most always be negoiated down to a more realistic figure.
I would think that $ 60-70.00 would work for most of the gals right now at the Del Rey or Sportsman's. I have personally paid as little as $ 40.00 ( Oct. 2009) for a session with a gal from the Del Rey Hotel - granted she was not the 'best berry in the field' - being slightly overweight and less desirable than some of the other hotties - but her price was fair I thought, and worked for me at the time. We went down the street to the Hotel Asia and got a 'short time' room with bath for only $ 8.00 plus the $ 40.00 for her - total was $ 48.00.

You will pay close to that amount for a one hour session with a gal at the New Fantasy massage parlor ( at last check I believe the price for a full service massage was around $ 42.00) , and a little more for the same at Hotel Little Havana. Last time I was there - last October - Oasis MP out near the Machu Pichu resturant just off Paso Calon, was charging $ 22-23.00 for a one hour session.

So that should give you a fairly good idea of what is available in San Jose CR, the prevailing rates, and where to find the action.

[Xxnegrito]

Gentlemen my apologies, I have read the last 4 pages of reports and none of them have actual chica reports. Although taxi, hotel and other venue fees are important I beleive this forum is lacking info on the talent available and current rates girls charge do you have any of that vital information available to post?