General Reports

[Asting]

How strict is Cascadas on their 3:00 check in time? I'm arriving around noon. Obviously easy to kill time in Tijuana, but would like to set my stuff down first. Thanks!

If they have your room available, they let you check in before 3. If not ready yet, you got to wait after 3.

[Baxter Slade]

My guess is that they would have a problem letting you keep your luggage at the front desk before check- in. I would call ahead to ask however. !

Not a problem at Cascadas. Also the customer service desk at HK. Both may expect a propina. And to be safe anything of real value, money, keys, phone etc. Better to keep with you.

[Hargow20]

My guess is that they would have a problem letting you keep your luggage at the front desk before check- in. I would call ahead to ask however. !

How strict is Cascadas on their 3:00 check in time? I'm arriving around noon. Obviously easy to kill time in Tijuana, but would like to set my stuff down first. Thanks!

[Colfaxer]

How strict is Cascadas on their 3:00 check in time? I'm arriving around noon. Obviously easy to kill time in Tijuana, but would like to set my stuff down first. Thanks!

[StRobert]

It's been open about 3 weeks now. Not sure if it was mentioned here but if you have been using the Ped West and tired of walking the extra distance back over the freeway to the trolley give it a shot. It was a breeze crossing back even on Labor Day around 4 pm.

I like "Ped East" because the connection with the trolley, very modern whole complex will be ready in winter. I always park my car at the trolley station along blue trolley line (parking free for 24 hours, but you must use trolley), exit trolley San Ysidro station ($ 2. 50 one way or $ 1. 25 over 60 yo.) and taxi to Zona Norte. Return to the car: the last trolley to San Diego 1258 AM sharp or the next first trolley in the morning after 430 AM. This way I avoid traffic chaos at the border and parking fees (weekend $ 20-25).

[Ninguno Especial]

It's been open about 3 weeks now. Not sure if it was mentioned here but if you have been using the Ped West and tired of walking the extra distance back over the freeway to the trolley give it a shot. It was a breeze crossing back even on Labor Day around 4 pm.

[StRobert]

According to the website TUSCL, there was a shooting at the entrance to HK way back in 2011 (no, I can't read Spanish but apparently a guard was shot there):

http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/inform...hong-kong.aspx

I translated this article using Google translate. "They assassinate Hong Kong bar guard.

By Said BETANZOS / EL MEXICANO.

* 11/20/2011 9:00:00 AM TIJUANA. - A security guard from the Hong Kong bar in the North Zone died when he was shot this morning by a man who showed up as an employee of municipal judges of the City Council.

The attack occurred around 03:00 hours in one of the entrances to the building located between the avenue and the Coahuila alley.

The employees arrested the person identified as "El Bazuca", a former boxer, who was seized by a 9-millimeter pistol.

The Municipal Police arrived at the place and was at the disposal of the person in charge, who revealed that around 23:00 on Saturday he wanted to enter the bar by force.

He was denied entrance and when he got angry, he was stopped by municipal policemen who are watching the area, but at dawn he returned "El Bazuca" and attacked the guard who was taken to a hospital, where he died later.

Unofficially informed the authorities that the person responsible said he was an employee of the City Council to try to enter the bar, which is why he was arrested the first time. The place after the incident is closed. (sba)".

[Captain Solo]

To Asting,

May be 5 years ago, a guy, who claimed to be a big shot at City Hall, showed up at HK's back door and was refused entry by the young security manager. He was insulted, threatened the guy then returned after midnight with a gun. He shot the young guy to death at HK's back door. Policia immediately arrested him as he ran East in the alley. Never heard how that case turned out.

HK's security guys know their targets. They are well trained and very good at keeping bad guys out of the club, stopping fights, restraining and evicting aggressive guys so everyone can have good, relaxed, sexy times. If a fight breaks out in the club, within a split second half dozen security guys and meseros would be piling on top of the aggressive parties, tackling them down on the floor, put them in head locks and drag them out of the club. I have seen it happen a few times right next to me at the stage.

There are dramas around the clubs occasionally. You should see a bar girl with a big bump in her stomach, crying hysterically, trying to get inside the club to pin it on some guy. The burly security guy was calm and quiet, gently blocking her entry with his big belly without uttering a word hehe. I admired the guy for his grace in handling such an emotional situation hehe.

[Travv]

"Four USA Towns ranked among the world's most dangerous, according to the council's ranking. Some had higher murder rates than non-USA Cities with notoriously unsavory reputations (at least among some Americans), such as Cali, Colombia; Kingston, Jamaica; or Tijuana, Mexico. (St. Louis, MO is ranked No. 14, or much more dangerous than Tijuana at No. 22) https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/m...the-list.html/.

As far as being normal, the area in and around HK are "Gun Free Zones" which are what attackers prefer, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center. 97.8 percent of mass shootings since 1950 have taken place in "Gun Free Zones" https://crimeresearch.org/2018/06/mo...ass-shootings/.

If you are worried, you can buy a cheap bullet proof vest on Ebay, which you can also use when visiting St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Juarez, Caracas or other adventure vacation cities.

Was having dinner in Azul's (restaurant attached to Cascadas) sitting on the terrace when I heard five shots crack out. Loud not far away. Everyone ran for cover, crouching behind the bar.

I had been chatting to an American guy opposite me and he didn't see the first one, but said he saw two policemen return fire, two shots each.

Don't know what happened but seems some guy shot at the police they tokk him out. On the street behind HK. WTF!!

[Asting]

I think it was just after Christmas 2015 but it could've been 2016. Some dude sitting at the booth closest to the main bar, right by the steps for the main stage, got shot and managed to stagger outside across the street and fell over dead on the sidewalk in front of the currency exchange next to Sonora Grill. HK management tried to deny there was a shooting inside, trying to explain away the gunshots as New Years fireworks accidentally igniting inside the club. But that was bullshit. There was a shooting. Certain friends of a HK manager are permitted to carry inside the club.

Yes, that's the one!

Of course HK management tried to deny it, not good for the business. After that incident they're starting to implement the pat down patrons policy.

[ClamSlammer]

There was a shooting inside HK before more than a year ago.

I think it was just after Christmas 2015 but it could've been 2016. Some dude sitting at the booth closest to the main bar, right by the steps for the main stage, got shot and managed to stagger outside across the street and fell over dead on the sidewalk in front of the currency exchange next to Sonora Grill. HK management tried to deny there was a shooting inside, trying to explain away the gunshots as New Years fireworks accidentally igniting inside the club. But that was bullshit. There was a shooting. Certain friends of a HK manager are permitted to carry inside the club.

[OlderMan4U]

There was a shooting inside HK before more than a year ago.

According to the website TUSCL, there was a shooting at the entrance to HK way back in 2011 (no, I can't read Spanish but apparently a guard was shot there):

http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/inform...hong-kong.aspx

[Asting]

. This is probably the first shooting inside Hong Kong in the history of this club.

There was a shooting inside HK before more than a year ago.

[OlderNotWiser]

It looks like this is what happened yesterday. The jealous wife entered the Hong Kong club and began shooting at her husband. Nobody is killed. Please see the details in Hong Kong thread. This is probably the first shooting inside Hong Kong in the history of this club.

Well I guess that's kind of reassuring!

I assume the jealous lady came out onto the street because the exchange with cops definitely was outside. After it happened it was hard to see what was going on.

Still not great to think of bullets flying in the street and clubs!

[TomJackin]

I had to beg for the sex.

You sound like a married man!