San Jose General Reports

[D Cups]

I had a great time at Hemingway which meets all your requirements for $30 / night including tax and a nice breakfast if you pay on arrival.

Greetings. Am looking forward to a 4-day award trip on Spirit Airlines (yeah, I know.) for 3 weeknights and a Friday night in mid-September. Will be my third-ever CR trip and first in four years.

With an Orbitz deal and rates as posted now for those dates, I can stay at the Morazan at $43. 38 / night all-in, Europa at $41. 69, Vesuvio at $51. 17 or Santo Tomas at $55. 04. Only the Santo Tomas has breakfast included.

Criteria is pretty standard: good location, chica friendly, not a total dump. Am leaning toward the Morazan on location but am a bit bothered by TA reviews mentioning noise or mold. Also not sure if Santo Tomas is chica-friendly.

Of those four, which one would you pick?

[One Lucky Dogg]

Greetings. Am looking forward to a 4-day award trip on Spirit Airlines (yeah, I know.) for 3 weeknights and a Friday night in mid-September. Will be my third-ever CR trip and first in four years.

With an Orbitz deal and rates as posted now for those dates, I can stay at the Morazan at $43. 38 / night all-in, Europa at $41. 69, Vesuvio at $51. 17 or Santo Tomas at $55. 04. Only the Santo Tomas has breakfast included.

Criteria is pretty standard: good location, chica friendly, not a total dump. Am leaning toward the Morazan on location but am a bit bothered by TA reviews mentioning noise or mold. Also not sure if Santo Tomas is chica-friendly.

Of those four, which one would you pick?

If I had to pick out of those 4, I'd choose the Morazon. It's the only one that is chica friendly on you list. However, since I have been in business, I have only taken 1 guy to the Morazon. He was an old timer who had been staying there for years. The noise might get you. These are the top hotels I have taken mongers to in alphabetical order. Amistad, Casillo, Del Rey, Dunn Inn, Freebird, Hotel Little Havana, Mona Lisa and the Sportsmen. All are chica friendly. Pm me if I can assist you further.

[Ploughman]

Greetings. Am looking forward to a 4-day award trip on Spirit Airlines (yeah, I know.) for 3 weeknights and a Friday night in mid-September. Will be my third-ever CR trip and first in four years.

With an Orbitz deal and rates as posted now for those dates, I can stay at the Morazan at $43. 38 / night all-in, Europa at $41. 69, Vesuvio at $51. 17 or Santo Tomas at $55. 04. Only the Santo Tomas has breakfast included.

Criteria is pretty standard: good location, chica friendly, not a total dump. Am leaning toward the Morazan on location but am a bit bothered by TA reviews mentioning noise or mold. Also not sure if Santo Tomas is chica-friendly.

Of those four, which one would you pick?

[Jonesie]

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This report was deleted because Jonesie and his aliases are prohibited from commenting on the Pirate Club or it's management.

[One Lucky Dogg]

Just get back from San Jose two days ago, have a great time. Get my dental work done for more than half price when compare to Canada. Stay in Amistad for all inclusive, good food and good service. Big thanks to "One Lucky Dogg" for all all the appointment you arrange for me.

I forgot to add that I have never seen a little guy eat so much. Dang can you put it away. I couldn't finish the pork chop when I had it and you devoured it in mere minutes. Here's a pic of your Pork chop and your ladies jumbo shrimp I took with you guys the other night at the Amistad. Good times. Thanks again.

[PirateGM]

We had a great turn out last Friday, great lesbian show in the front room, we had quite a few first time customers who had a great time and will be supporters of the club. We will continue the shows of Fridays. We will always put together a show for customers on any given night.

Thanks for the support.

[Big Dogie]

You sir are more eloquent then I, old made that comment after my post about La Amistad and the trains, I did stay there for one sleep deprived week. Will never go back, and from that statement of old I won't trust a word out of his mouth or keyboard, I really doubt he has stayed there either, just an agenda to put forward.

Be well,

BD

O L D.

No disrespect intended, but you are currently running a business in San Jose / Costa Rica, specializing in "Tours, Travel & Transport." You have an inherent stake in promoting the "positives" surrounding the CR scene. While you have certainly posted some very useful information, you occasionally come off as somewhat of a "shill" (see above) , and I can't help but question the credibility of some of your posts. For example, you recently stated that people who had complained of the train noise at La Amistad mostly hadn't actually stayed there. This was patently false, and I think you know it, as you are also a CRT member, poster and sponsor. This board does not need another pitchman for the various hotel and bar owners in San Jose and Jaco, unless he is willing to report the unadulterated bad with the good.

Having said this, the consensus seems to be that you are a standup guy who runs a reputable business, and I'm seriously thinking of utilizing your services when I return to San Jose in late September for some major dental work. And Matt has taken concrete steps to greatly reducing the impact of the train noise in the morning hours. Nonetheless, I was eating a very fine dinner there a couple of months back and the train roared past, rattling wine glasses behind the bar and vibrating my dinner table, if only for a few brief seconds. People sensitive to this should indeed be advised to seek a room on the other side of the hotel.

You also very recently stated that the water quality in the Jaco area is greatly improving, and, dammit, it appears you are correct! Turns out fecal coliform counts are now well below the accepted level of "240 coliforms per 100. 000 milliliters of water." Interestingly, Quepos tested at 400!

[Mr Jetsetter]

Just get back from San Jose two days ago, have a great time. Get my dental work done for more than half price when compare to Canada. Stay in Amistad for all inclusive, good food and good service. Big thanks to "One Lucky Dogg" for all all the appointment you arrange for me.

Curious where you got your dental work done. It appears you are satisfied with the results. And yes, the all-inclusive promotion Matt is currently running at La Amistad is one hell of a good deal.

[Mr Jetsetter]

Let's all just try to get along. I went to the Pirate club a couple of weeks ago. Had some clients in town and I had a few hours to kill before I turned in for the night. We hit the Sportsmen first. Plenty of women for the taking and I will testify, it a great run business with all of my favorite bartenders. Next stop was the Pirate Club. Even though some of his regular girls were not there, there was plenty to go around. Ken was nice and gave us all a free beer as he was complicating promoting this beer for happy hour at 800 colones. Great deal I think. It may not be as it once was in it's heyday 2006-2008 but it surely is not dead. In my opinion, the short time rooms are some of the best in Costa Rica. There is so much competition now for the American dollar. More places to go than ever. I say give them all a chance. Sometimes in business you have to change and try new things. Think outside the box I always say.

Good Luck P. C.

O L D

No disrespect intended, but you are currently running a business in San Jose / Costa Rica, specializing in "Tours, Travel & Transport." You have an inherent stake in promoting the "positives" surrounding the CR scene. While you have certainly posted some very useful information, you occasionally come off as somewhat of a "shill" (see above) , and I can't help but question the credibility of some of your posts. For example, you recently stated that people who had complained of the train noise at La Amistad mostly hadn't actually stayed there. This was patently false, and I think you know it, as you are also a CRT member, poster and sponsor. This board does not need another pitchman for the various hotel and bar owners in San Jose and Jaco, unless he is willing to report the unadulterated bad with the good.

Having said this, the consensus seems to be that you are a standup guy who runs a reputable business, and I'm seriously thinking of utilizing your services when I return to San Jose in late September for some major dental work. And Matt has taken concrete steps to greatly reducing the impact of the train noise in the morning hours. Nonetheless, I was eating a very fine dinner there a couple of months back and the train roared past, rattling wine glasses behind the bar and vibrating my dinner table, if only for a few brief seconds. People sensitive to this should indeed be advised to seek a room on the other side of the hotel.

You also very recently stated that the water quality in the Jaco area is greatly improving, and, dammit, it appears you are correct! Turns out fecal coliform counts are now well below the accepted level of "240 coliforms per 100.000 milliliters of water." Interestingly, Quepos tested at 400!

[One Lucky Dogg]

Just get back from San Jose two days ago, have a great time. Get my dental work done for more than half price when compare to Canada. Stay in Amistad for all inclusive, good food and good service. Big thanks to "One Lucky Dogg" for all all the appointment you arrange for me.

Thanks Budlight. It really was a pleasure meeting you. Looking forward to your next trip. Enjoy the warm weather in Canada while you can. When it gets too cold and it will, come on down the the most perfect climate in the world. Not to mention the nice ladies to boot.

[BudLight]

Just get back from San Jose two days ago, have a great time. Get my dental work done for more than half price when compare to Canada. Stay in Amistad for all inclusive, good food and good service. Big thanks to "One Lucky Dogg" for all all the appointment you arrange for me.

[Dgfd]

Let's all just try to get along. I went to the Pirate club a couple of weeks ago. Had some clients in town and I had a few hours to kill before I turned in for the night. We hit the Sportsmen first. Plenty of women for the taking and I will testify, it a great run business with all of my favorite bartenders. Next stop was the Pirate Club. Even though some of his regular girls were not there, there was plenty to go around. Ken was nice and gave us all a free beer as he was complicating promoting this beer for happy hour at 800 colones. Great deal I think. It may not be as it once was in it's heyday 2006-2008 but it surely is not dead. In my opinion, the short time rooms are some of the best in Costa Rica. There is so much competition now for the American dollar. More places to go than ever. I say give them all a chance. Sometimes in business you have to change and try new things. Think outside the box I always say.

Good Luck P. C.

You said a mouthful that the Pirate Club wasn't like it was in its heyday 5 years ago or before under a diff name.

But it can be, it's a nice place, the rooms are very good, mgmt just needs to change what has already been discussed. You have been promoting him lately so do you have the phone number?

In your time in CR have you ever seen a working girl with a " CR Health Certificate" or know of the requirement that they get checked?

[Jonesie]

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This report was deleted because Jonesie and his aliases are prohibited from commenting on the Pirate Club or it's management.

[One Lucky Dogg]

Let's all just try to get along. I went to the Pirate club a couple of weeks ago. Had some clients in town and I had a few hours to kill before I turned in for the night. We hit the Sportsmen first. Plenty of women for the taking and I will testify, it a great run business with all of my favorite bartenders. Next stop was the Pirate Club. Even though some of his regular girls were not there, there was plenty to go around. Ken was nice and gave us all a free beer as he was complicating promoting this beer for happy hour at 800 colones. Great deal I think. It may not be as it once was in it's heyday 2006-2008 but it surely is not dead. In my opinion, the short time rooms are some of the best in Costa Rica. There is so much competition now for the American dollar. More places to go than ever. I say give them all a chance. Sometimes in business you have to change and try new things. Think outside the box I always say.

Good Luck P. C.

[One Lucky Dogg]

Halloween week is one, if not the busiest tourist weeks in San Jose. Most of the parties will be on Nov. 2nd and the majority of rooms are booked already. However, I am in touch with the hotels in the Gringo Gulch on a daily basis. As of yesterday, there are only about 25-30 rooms available. If anyone needs help securing a room, pm me fast. More than likely they will be gone and the only rooms left will be the Chica un-friendly ones. There will be rooms available in Jaco and I will run a shuttle from Jaco to San Jose on November 2nd if there is enough interest. The shuttle will leave Jaco at 4 pm and return at 1:30 a. M. Good thing about the airfares at this time, they are lower than most time of the year. R. T. From Chicago $384, L. A. 514, Miami $423, Toronto $593, Dallas $429, Houston $616, Orlando $273, Charlotte $545, Washington Dulles $557, San Francisco $574. Phoenix $547, Denver $515, Atlanta $357 and Newark $429. If you would like to know the rates from you airport, let me know. I would be glad to assist you in finding the lowest airfare in your area. Here's some pics I took a couple of years ago at the Sportsmen Lodge. It surely is a great time and a party you will want to attend.