San Jose General Reports

[Artisttyp]

Im a budget guy usually no more than $50 a pop for *hotel action otherwise $6 - 25 for 30/40 minutes onsite.

Could a guy like me stay busy in san jose for 25 days or would I be climbing the walls after 2 weeks ?

Ive been to jaco beach and I didnt like the vibe. I found CR to be unfriendly compared to peru or ecuador.

I have been putting off a san jose trip due to the negative feed back about too many gringos etc. I prefer not to be around other americans(Im american) when I travel but I dont want to miss out on a good time either.

The information and lists on this forum are great. I wouldnt be lost thats for sure. Thanks too everyone.

Ive mongered in dr,ecuador,argentina,lima,mexico,el salvador

*Im sorry this should have been in the general info thread.

Can anyone respond to this..thanks ?

[Member #2964]

There was a recent crime in the past weeks, a woman was killed in Morazon Park at 1am in the morning. Becareful.

Guys get it stright. Six shots were fired at a woman in the parking lot of the Key Largo.

A lot of you know the space; right between the DR and the dance floor of the KL.

Most of the shots connected and the woman fell dead to the pavement with mutable bullet holes in her head.

Was she a bad woman or doing something wrong? Only Prolijo can know for sure.

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[Member #2666]

I'd have to ask what a woman was doing out in Morazon Park at 1 in the morning anyway. Was she one of the street people that just hang out there all the time? At the very least, she probably was involved in some sort of business that she shouldn't have been. .

I respect the notion that we are all entitled to our opinions but you take the cake with this ignorant statement.

The presumption that those out before or after a certain hour are doing something they shouldn't be doing is foolish at best.

[Dgfd]

Somebody who knew her whereabouts laid for her.

[Prolijo]

I'd have to ask what a woman was doing out in Morazon Park at 1 in the morning anyway. Was she one of the street people that just hang out there all the time? At the very least, she probably was involved in some sort of business that she shouldn't have been.

Walking straight, quickly and determinedly through and keeping a really wide distance from anyone who might be hanging out there, will usually get you through safely even at that hour. However, there is really no good reason to walk through Morazon Park at that hour of night unless you're staying at the Holiday Inn (which has chica fees even higher than the Balmoral). If you're staying at the Amon Plaza, Casa Vino, Dunn Inn, Inca Real, Brittania or even Zona Blue it makes much more sense to take a cab at that hour. If you're staying east of those places at the Hemmingway, Castillo, SL or Amistad, you can easily skirt Morazon Park but you'll have to contend with the Park Espana area, which as I said before can be even more dangerous. Unless you're an extremely alert, street-saavy foolhardy risktaker like myself, you're probably best advised to take a cab late at night to those places too.

And if you're taking home a chica practically anywhere, don't make yourself look like a cheap dickhead, spring the buck for a cab and escort her back or pay for her cab when you're done. You've probably just paid anywhere from $40 to, God forbid, $100 for your session so what is an extra couple of bucks.

[DR Monger II]

There was a recent crime in the past weeks, a woman was killed in Morazon Park at 1am in the morning. Becareful.

[Prolijo]

I had such a great experience that I guess I just equated my great trip with the Balmoral.

No problem Dave. I think that is a very common phenomenon. Its difficult not to have a wonderful time the first time you go to CR and that "glow" very often seems to rub off on just about everything you wind up doing. Anyway, I'm sure you did have an excellent stay at the Balmoral and that other first timers would be happy there as well. I just think that one can do even better.

Now as for "a cheap hotel with similar local as the Balmoral, but with no chica fees and included breakfast", the closest thing I can think of would be the Presidente right across the street. Other than that, there are few if any chica friendly hotels in that general area that include as good of a breakfast as the Prez. I personally like the Castillo which is right next door to the Hemmingway, but the breakfast they serve, while adequate is not one of their strong points, but they have nice reasonably priced rooms, great service, no chica fee and a great location. I usually just grab some of their fresh fruit or, for a lousy 1000c or $2, go out for a tico breakfast somewhere else. The Morazon, which I already mentioned, doesn't include breakfast and charges $3 per chica, but even if you add $2-3 for breakfast and $3 per chica to their $35/nt it comes out waayy less than those other places. And there you really can still just walk from the HDR/BM since it is no farther from the BM than is the KL.

The Hemmingway is certainly another option. I don't know much about it myself, though I know some guys stay there so it must be chica friendly. I've heard the rooms are kinda small and not so great, so for the money I'd probably stay at the Morazon, which also has relatively small and so-so rooms too, but is probably the best monger budget option if you want to stay in the heart of the Gulch.
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As for crime/security, the beggars are mainly a real irritation. Unfortunately they're impossible to completely avoid (even if you take cabs) because they mostly hang out directly in front of the HDR. BTW, never take one of the cabs parked outside the HDR as they'll charge you double the usual rate. Always flag down a passing taxi off the street. Anyway back on the beggars, the real problem with them in my book is that they can serve as distractions while more dangerous characters move in. Similarly walking with a chica in that area late at night can be just as bad if it draws your attention away from what you should be paying attention to. Plus, it eliminates your best defense if trouble ever approaches which is to simply run away (unless you don't mind leaving the chica to fend for herself). Besides, many chicas don't wear the best shoes for negotiating SJ sidewalks (heck, I've been known to stumble on some of the larger cracks and gaps and I don't wear high heels) so taking a cab even a really short distance can be a cheap and chivalrous thing to do. The worst crime seems to occur walking down the hill from the HDR towards Avenida Central. If you hang out on the balcony at the NY Bar, you will have front stage seating to all the muggings. Another risky spot is at the bus stop at the corner, as the muggers have been known to use the crowds to hide in right before they jump out and make their move. Since buses stop running some time by mid-evening, the danger is obviously not limited to late night or to when the streets are more desolate. These guys can be pretty brazen. It might be a little safer walking in the direction of the Morazon and turning left to go to the Balmoral that way, but any of the streets in that immediate area can be pretty dangerous after dark. A highly popular monger named Circus in a well-known incident was actually attacked and robbed by a band of trannies right in front of the Morazon (and of course the bouncers just inside the door in plain view did absolutely nothing while all that was going on).

Heading north towards the hotels in barrio Amon (e.g. Hemmingway, Castillo, SL, etc.) can be dangerous too. Morazon ParK has a particularly bad reputation but is not nearly as bad as it once was. They have police patrols at least in the early evening. BTW, one tip for park safety is that if it is a "kissing park", ie you can see young couples sitting together in the evening on park benches, then it is probably pretty safe to walk through, as is Morazon in the early evening. Later at night it is more dicey but at least is pretty wide open so that you can see and avoid any suspicious looking characters that might be hanging out there. The nearby Park Espana always gives me more pause since it has many more trees and thus places for bad guys to hide. Never walk through there later at night after the couples have all gone home. You also have to watch out about getting too close to the tranny prostitutes that come out after dark all over the areas north of Morazon Park. I give them a wide berth and they've always left me completely alone (except 1 time when one of them flashed his surprisingly rather nice set of fake tits at me) but they've been known to swarm guys and pickpocket wallets and watches while their buddies groped the victim to distract him. Personally, I think those types are far easier to avoid than the punks who try to sneak up on you. But the safest way to avoid any of this, especially for a newbie, is to not walk at all in those areas after dark.

[Da Monger]

My July Trip report

Day 0 & 1

After some research on this forum and advice from my BA I decided that the only place to stay was SL. I arrived in Sanjose on a rainy Sunday afternoon by an US airways flight. Took a cab to SL and settled in. I had my dinner and headed out to DR and to be honest I was a nervous wreck. I met Jim at the roulette table and he kind of explained how things work and even picked out a girl for me, negotiated the rate $80 for 2 hrs and sent me on my way. Her name was Angela she was a 9 on my book. I don’t know a word of Spanish and communicating was bit difficult but once we got to the room it wasn’t necessary. She had a great attitude started with a BBBJ and did multiple positions except for anal. I really liked her and offered her $200 for the whole night but she refused and had to get back to her baby. I walked her to the cab and that was my night. Next morning I had some emergency work to do so couldn’t leave my room except for breakfast and was tied to my Laptop. At about 3 pomp I was at the bar and I met Stan. I have to say I was very lucky to meet him. After few minutes he and I headed out to ZB. When we got there he pulled a girl aside and said she is the best in here and I have to go with her. I took his advice went to the "massage" room and boy I have no shame in saying that was the best sex in my life. Her name was Pamela and I later learnt that she is like a superstar of ZB. That night I picked out a girl from HDR. She was ok. Sorry I don’t remember the names anymore it’s been three months.

Day 2 & 3

I was slammed with more work couldn’t do much but still found time to hook up with couple of beautiful ladies from SL and did a threesome. Thanks to Stan for introducing them. They had an excellent attitude and I was very satisfied. Visited Bar Idem and a girl I picked out were really bad. $50 down the drain.

Day 4 & 5

Went to ZB in the afternoon and had a great session with Andrea. Just hung out at HDR played some chips and took a tica home. The following day left Sanjose in the AM and reached home after 30 hr flights.

All in all this was an excellent adventure for me and I am going to Thailand next month and will be back in CR Dec/Jan. SL, HDR, ZB and Bar Idem pretty much did it for me. SL Brotherhood helped me out a lot and I don’t think I would have enjoyed the trip as much if I had not stayed at SL.

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[David Lasker]

Thanks for the intel on the Balmoral, I am glad to have dicovered someone like yourself that I can get info from.

Although my report on the Balmoral was positive, it may have been quite biased since it was my first trip to CR. I had such a great experience that I guess I just equated my great trip with the Balmoral. I still think the Balmoral is ok for first timers.

What would be a cheap hotel with similar local as the Balmoral, but with no chica fees and included breakfast. How is the Hemmingway?

Also, please expand upon the crime near the Balmoral that I seemed to have missed. Perhaps your info will help me, and others, to be more aware during visits to the area. The only problem I had when walking from Del Rey to Balmoral was the kids asking for coin and sleeping in front of the door to the ATM. No big deal. I was walking back and forth between Balmoral and Del Rey at like 3 am with ticas on several occasions.

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[Prolijo]

david,
with all due respect, i have to wonder whether we're talking about the same balmoral or the same city. to say that there is "very little crime in the area" based on "looking out your window and checking out the peeps on the sidewalk below", displays an incredible ignorance of what really goes on around that area. yes, you could save a buck on cabfares by walking instead of riding, but i hardly characterize that as "mucho dinero" and if you try that too often after dark it could wind up costing you a lot more than a buck. there are many gringos that stay in that area that would advice taking a cab after dark even for that one block. besides, you'd have to take at least 15 cab rides a day to offset those chica fees and there are other hotels that are just as "optimally located" that don't charge any chica fee at all or at least charge much less.

i just can't regard any hotel that charges that much extra for chica guests to be monger friendly. of course, the doorman are friendly to the sexy chicas, not only are they great eye candy but they aren't costing them anything and they represent a nice profit for the hotel (at your expense).

this was evidently your first trip and you haven't stayed anywhere else, so maybe you don't know. but most places that allow chica guests will check the chicas in very professionally and smoothly. any place in that price range will have nice clean rooms and friendly service.

the prez directly across the street from the balmoral, i believe still offers the $55 crt for its standard rooms and charges no chica fee. they do limit you to one chica at a time and require that they don't dress like complete ****s, but those limitations are usually no big problem for most mongers and allowing the more scantily clad chicas to wear your chica while you're checking in with them usually satisfies the front desk. the breakfasts there which are also included with the room are famous as are the views of the pedestrian mall from the rail.

the morazon is not quite as nice as either of those two places and does not include breakfast, but is even closer to the bm then either of those other 2 hotels and within a fairly safe and direct walk. their rates are only $35/nt and $3/chica, so even if you only bring back 1 chica per day they'd save you nearly half as much as what you'd pay at the balmoral and if you monger more than that they'd save you even more. that's like getting a free mp session every day.

and if you're going to need to take a cab at night anyway, as you very well might even at the balmoral, you might just as well go just a few blocks further (ie still well within a safe and easy daytime walking distance of the bm) that will put you in a much safer and quieter neighborhood and much closer to some of the better mp's. that will open your options up to a whole other group of hotels with reasonable rates, great rooms and service and no chica fees.

of course, you're free to hold a different opinion and ymmv, but personally i have a very different take on the matter than what you just posted.

[Nixonbd]

Thanks for the responses on the Balmoral.

I was in SJ just under two years ago and stayed at the Morazan. They charged me $10 - $15 for a chica guest there too. $15 bucks a pop isn't bad in my mind. I'm not there to set a record on chica count

I'm looking forward to my return. Happy hunting.

[Artisttyp]

Im a budget guy usually no more than $50 a pop for *hotel action otherwise $6 - 25 for 30/40 minutes onsite.

Could a guy like me stay busy in san jose for 25 days or would I be climbing the walls after 2 weeks ?

Ive been to jaco beach and I didnt like the vibe. I found CR to be unfriendly compared to peru or ecuador.

I have been putting off a san jose trip due to the negative feed back about too many gringos etc. I prefer not to be around other americans(Im american) when I travel but I dont want to miss out on a good time either.

The information and lists on this forum are great. I wouldnt be lost thats for sure. Thanks too everyone.

Ive mongered in dr,ecuador,argentina,lima,mexico,el salvador

*Im sorry this should have been in the general info thread.