General Reports

[GoodSense3]

1. What makes it "better" is the fact that it is much cheaper LOL. I have basic dental insurance, but like the guy mentioned in the video, it's basically worthless, save for maybe a couple of check-ups a year that get covered. A few years ago was quoted $1000-$1,200 for a deep cleaning in the USA I got the same deep cleaning done at Advanced Smiles in Tijuana for only $200 LOL. Also, most places in the USA Perform deep cleanings over 2 visits. Advanced Smiles did the entire cleaning in one visit, though I did have to be there for 2-3 hours.

2. I'd imagine the "quality" of dentists in the USA Is a bit better in the USA Than Tijuana, but highly doubt it's nearly enough to justify the price discrepancy, especially for non-major procedures like deep cleanings. Personally, I think the service I've gotten at Advanced Smiles is great and on par with any USA Dentist I've ever been to.

3. I do personally recommend Advanced Smiles, which is located in Zona Rio.

Thats wzup thanks for rec. But yea the deep cleaning type deals seem way more better price wise in Mex.

[MadMan19]

Here is all you need to know to get to the Hong Kong club area.

10 August 2023 Enter Mexico from PedEast where the trolley stops, by a McDonalds. Walk past the end of the tracks, bearing left and up a ramp to Mexican immigration and go through and show your passport (not sure what to do if you don't have one). When you exit the building you have to go left and down a long walkway. Where it turns left, there is a sliding gate by a hut you would run into if you didn't turn. Tell the guy Zona Shuttle, slide the gate to the left and go through into a small parking lot. Go to the right and exit onto a street. Looking left you see Zona Shuttle painted red on black on the wall. Walk there and go right and through a bigger parking lot, seeing Zona Shuttle, red on black, on another hut. Exit onto that street and go to the hut and tell them you want the shuttle and wait for the one of their black limos. It starts at 2 PM and runs to 3 AM (not sure about the 3 AM). It takes you to Hong Kong for free but tip the driver. Coming back, you wait for it outside HK and it takes you back to where you got on it. Facing the shuttle hut, you walk left along many shops to get to USA immigration. There is often a line stretching back past the hut in the other direction. If you have a Sentri or Global Entry card, you can walk along the line to skip it and enter the Sentri lane. If not, you may be in for a long wait in the line. Guys will try to sell you line bypass but they just walk you to the front of the line and leave you there to cut in, nothing official about it, just a scam. There is no separate line for US citizens who don't have Sentri / GlobalEntry.

[MadMan19]

A friend just got a porcelain on metal crown at Washington Dental in Tijuana for $275 including $28 payment for taxis, said equal to US. Savings paid for trip from IL and some girl money.

[Luis2]

I have had similar dental experience, not in Tijuana but in Mexico border town. Needed deep cleaning and root canal, crown. Thousands less ans good service. In past year I went to upper dentures. Removing my remaining teeth was $10-15 per tooth and dentures $235 complete. Dentist speaks good english, young and attentive and great prices and service.

[BrotherMouzone]

This new video link brags about Mexico dental tourism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwOlwQM3e_Y

1. What makes dental better in Tijuana than in you. S?

2. How does dental industry operate in Tijuana compared to you. S?

2. Any recommendations for top ranked dental places to go to in Tijuana?

1. What makes it "better" is the fact that it is much cheaper LOL. I have basic dental insurance, but like the guy mentioned in the video, it's basically worthless, save for maybe a couple of check-ups a year that get covered. A few years ago was quoted $1000-$1,200 for a deep cleaning in the USA I got the same deep cleaning done at Advanced Smiles in Tijuana for only $200 LOL. Also, most places in the USA Perform deep cleanings over 2 visits. Advanced Smiles did the entire cleaning in one visit, though I did have to be there for 2-3 hours.

2. I'd imagine the "quality" of dentists in the USA Is a bit better in the USA Than Tijuana, but highly doubt it's nearly enough to justify the price discrepancy, especially for non-major procedures like deep cleanings. Personally, I think the service I've gotten at Advanced Smiles is great and on par with any USA Dentist I've ever been to.

3. I do personally recommend Advanced Smiles, which is located in Zona Rio.

[GoodSense3]

This new video link brags about Mexico dental tourism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwOlwQM3e_Y

1. What makes dental better in Tijuana than in you. S?

2. How does dental industry operate in Tijuana compared to you. S?

2. Any recommendations for top ranked dental places to go to in Tijuana?

[Artisttyp]

Thanks for the info. Anyplace near the hotel you recommend for picking up girls?

There is a massage place across the street NB Elite spa is just over the Pueblo Amigo bridge. Dejavu strip club and El Albrije disco on weekends.

Personally I would just order an escort.

[VegasBoy7]

You will be fine. It is an approved escort hotel.

Thanks for the info. Anyplace near the hotel you recommend for picking up girls?

[Nothing24]

Never been to cueva but I have a coworker who swears by that place. He has several "novias" over there who he loves to spoil with his well accumulated pension hehe. I always advise him to ease up on how much he gives these girls but he says they reciprocate well beyond imagination. He says he prefers going over there because he has never liked the ambiance of the zona and prefers places that are more laid back.

Coincidentally, also never been to Marabu but I know of a guy who recently knocked up a girl that works over there. They were actually going to have the baby and move in together, but the girl ultimately decided to have an abortion due to their constant fighting and bickering. He was not able to look the other way on a couple of issues due to her past so she decided having the baby would only make things worse when she was hoping it would have the opposite effect.

[Rainman306]

Anyone have recent reviews on La Cueva Del Peludo? How is the attached hotel?

Are there food options nearby the club?

[LuvMexicanas]

La Gloria bar probably comes closest to the feel of the old Tropical bar. I also saw bar sinaloense mentioned. I tried going in there during the week recently, but dead dead dead. I was there once before on a weekend night and really enjoyed that place. For sure the only gringo in the whole place.

Also wanted to check out Bar Marabu but the GF said that place is way to dangerous for an elderly white dude. But I don't believe her she also tells me not to take the rutas " muy pelegroso" . But I take them all the time with no issues.

Any time Bax you want to go to Marabu, I'm in. I stayed at Hotel Cucapa across the street once to meet a few escorts but never made it into Marabu. It's really a good setup because you have Hotel Cucapa, right next to it is a Soriana so you can get whatever you need, and Marabu is across the street. The area even at night seemed pretty tranquilo to me.

[Baxter Slade]

I thought they had the feel of the old Tropical Bar. Guys addicted to HK will be disappointed.

La Gloria bar probably comes closest to the feel of the old Tropical bar. I also saw bar sinaloense mentioned. I tried going in there during the week recently, but dead dead dead. I was there once before on a weekend night and really enjoyed that place. For sure the only gringo in the whole place.

Also wanted to check out Bar Marabu but the GF said that place is way to dangerous for an elderly white dude. But I don't believe her she also tells me not to take the rutas " muy pelegroso" . But I take them all the time with no issues.

[Mexidan]

There is a big scene for the locals in Tijuana. Obligatory to speak Spanish.

That's what I'm hoping to experience this time, the locals scene where I am probably the only American in there (though I'm dual Mexican and American citizen). Yes, I'll do some zona norte because I'm there for almost two weeks. However, I want to experience some more of locals environment too.

So the goal is to go to Cueva (which Ive been to before), but also Siete de Copas and Bar Sinaloense among others.

[StRobert]

Baja Beach Fest August 11 -13th in Rosarito Beach link https://bajabeachfest.com/ The line at the San Ysidro border crossing to return to the USA on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings can be very, very long.

[Jackie888]

I hit up Cueva a few weeks ago on a week day late aftermoon. Not to busy. As a zona regular it was a nice change to get out of the zona for a bit. Several months ago I hit up siete de copa with the GF. Kind of an interesting place for date night. There was dancing and some conventional entertainment. And an occasional strip show. A huge place and I did notice some hookers sprinkled in but not many. I was there on weekend nights and strangely it did seem more like a nightclub than a hooker bar.

I thought they had the feel of the old Tropical Bar. Guys addicted to HK will be disappointed.