Bogota Reports

[El Pato]

Well it was my first trip, but it won't be my last.

[Hoof Hunter]

Just a picture of the hotel if anyone is intrested.

That's not Suites Real 85. Here's a picture of the front of Suites Real 85.

http://www.suitesreal.com/85/espanol.htm

[Team Stream]

Just a picture of the hotel if anyone is intrested.

Are you sure, because I don't recognize that hotel?

[El Pato]

Just a picture of the hotel if anyone is intrested.

[Medellin Executive]

I'm looking for a girl in Bogota. Her name is Viviana.

She is from medellin, thin big breasts and brown hair could be a million look a likes but if anyone has seen her please reply. Probably working in a house or strip club.

Thanks,

The exec

[Xxxplorer]

it has a great location. rooms are comfortable and similar in size and configuration as an embassy suites in the us . suite real 85 is five minutes to abejitas zona rosa (directions below). the hotel is girl friendly (they ring you up when she arrives and they check the girl's docs to insure safety). suites real 85 has an independent driver (jose?)who can to pick you up at the airport on your arrival upon request, and take you around during your visit (highly recommend it) although don't expect much info from him on girls except perhaps the location of places such as piscina. the hotel is walking distance to two shopping centers with movie theaters, and restaurants.

you will be close to the zona rosa where there is a pedestrian street with many bars and restaurants (very active on thrusday through saturdays).

directions to abejitas from suites real 85 (it's about an 8 minutes walk): as you come out of the hotel walk to the right towards the large avenue there you take a right. then you walk until you see the carulla supermarket on the right side of the road (about four minute walk - carulla is open 24 hours and it is a great place to stock your room's mini fridge). take a right onto the street just past the carulla immediately crossing the street then take the first street on the left. on this street you will walk to short blocks and take a right onto the second street; there walk less than a block. enter the open door and climb stairs. (there is a small sign at the window which i think reads "masajes or therapistas".

[Team Stream]

They're cool old ladies. I got the funny eye a couple of times (LOL!!!), but nothing to it. The security guys and Jose always have a chuckle over it. Pay them no mind. They'll all still help you out in the best way possible.

I absoutely agree. Those two old ladies (one of them wears way too much perfume) are so nice and endearing. They always had the best interest in mind for me. they always gave me tips about how to stay safe. gave me good directions etc. the whole staff was great and a big reason why I would stay there again and recommend it to others.

Jose the main security guy was very nice too.

Please note: that I didn't get a chance to bring any girls back, so I never had to face their wrath ;)

[Hoof Hunter]

Try Suites Real 85;check further down in the thread, it is discussed in more detail. I brought girls home every night without problem, although I did get the impression that the older ladies working the desk there didn't like my "practices" but, who cares?

They're cool old ladies. I got the funny eye a couple of times (LOL!!!), but nothing to it. The security guys and Jose always have a chuckle over it. Pay them no mind. They'll all still help you out in the best way possible. And NEVER a guest fee.

In this manner, most of Colombia is not like the Rio hotels. There are other plenty of places besides Suites Real with the same policy.

[Wubayou]

Try Suites Real 85;check further down in the thread, it is discussed in more detail. I brought girls home every night without problem, although I did get the impression that the older ladies working the desk there didn't like my "practices" but, who cares?

[Superboy1]

Hi,

I am thinking about visiting Bogota for afew days,i would like to know,if the hotels in Bogota have a problem with bringing girls back to your room?,becouse when i was in Rio it was a big problem,is it the same in Bogota?

Also can anyone recommed any good cheap hotels nearby the airport,that would not have a problem with girls coming to your room.

I would be so greatful for any help.

[Latina Passion]

Good report thanks!

Any other Hotel info or apartment info for Bog?

[Team Stream]

I have noticed many people recommending various hotels. Do any of these have wireless internet access?

At Suites Real 85, no connection was available in the room. I opened my laptop to see if there were any WiFi connections, and there was one that was not "locked" but the connection was too poor to surf the web.

They do have one computer that offers internet access (free), but I couldn't get gmail to work on it (using their version of IE). I think I was able to check my hotmail account though.

[Don Invest]

I have noticed many people recommending various hotels. Do any of these have wireless internet access?

[Team Stream]

I just returned from my first trip to Colombia, where I traveled to Bogota, Cartagena, and Barranquilla. I must say that the trip was wonderful and I WILL return. I will start my trip report saying that I'm Asian and I speak Spanish fairly fluently.

I took the Delta flight into BOG and arrived around 930pm. Cleared customs and a lady that I met on the plane ride there offered to give me a ride my hotel (Suites Real 85). If I didn't get the ride, I did see the area after exiting the doors of the airport and to the right where I would get an official taxi with the pre-quoted price.

Suites Real 85 was a very nice place in a great location. I highly recommend the place, like many other people on the forum, for first-timers. The hotel is fairly secure. I got a single room for 105.000 COP + 10% tax per night. Price is same whether you use a credit card or cash. My room was on the fourth floor of five. The higher up the room, the "bigger" bed, but worse the water pressure (hot water pressure on the fourth floor was very weak). It seemed that the fourth floor has queen sized bed, 3rd floor had full sized bed, and the 2nd floor had two double beds. I didn't venture up to the fifth floor.

The same evening (Saturday), I walked (5-10min) to the area near Centro Comerical Andino for dinner (I felt very safe and there were plenty of people around). In that area is a Citibank (not updated in the citibank website), where I subsequently took money out the next morning. I went to a salsa club called "Latinos" for the evening. Walked back to Suites Real at 4am by myself without any issues.

The next morning (Sunday), I first went to CC Andino to get a SIM Card with ComCel (Sunday is the day of rest, so most stores are closed, except for the stores in the malls). The price of the SIM card was 20,000 COP + IVA); they wanted a copy of my passport and another form of ID (which I didn't have). I had to pay another 1000 COP for a photo to go with my application.

Later in the day, I went to Monserrate and walked around the Candelaria. That morning is when I met Jose, the unofficial driver of Suites Real 85. He is a good man who is "safe" and "trust-worthy," because you'll never know where the random taxi driver may take you. I do recommend him to drive you where you want to go, but later on I just figured out how to take the Transmillenio and those mini-buses.

I arranged for Jose to meet me the following day (Monday) around 245pm to go to the Barrio Santa Fe. I met some local guys who thought that area was "dangerous." So I decided to check it out during the day, and I had Jose drive me around the blocks about 3 times to give me the layout. I asked Jose about how the P4P works. Unfortunately, Jose is not very familiar with how it works and gave me very misleading information. I explain how I found it work.

Jose dropped me off in front of La Piscina (what turns out to the exit; or entrance for employees) ~315pm, and I rang the doorbell (because Jose said that is way to go in). The guy who opened the door looked at me funny and asked me what I wanted. I thought, "Maybe this is the ploy that is used to only let people in who knew the password or something." I told the man that I want to enter inside to the Piscina. He told me that it was closed and that open at 4pm. He said that I can go to the daytime version of Piscina which was just down the street.

Well, that is what I did. I went to the daytime Piscina, and there were maybe about 7 guys and an equal amount of girls there. I stayed for a drink. Bottled beer (Consten~a and Aquila) were 2000 COP each, canned beers is much more expensive (5000 COP for Club Colombia). After watching a strip-show for a little bit, I decided to leave and walk around Barrio Santa Fe, to check out the other places while it was still daylight.

I walked around and into a whole bunch of places... and unfortunately they were MOSTLY empty. The were ones that had a substantial amount of people (because I later found out that they were 'daytime' bars). Atunes and Venus Show Bar had plenty of people there. There is no cover for entering any of these places, but as you walk in, people will start hounding to buy drinks. I would tell them I wanted to walk around and if I stay, I'll certainly buy a drink.

Thinking back, I probably should have stayed at Atunes for a drink, since there were plenty of girls around. But I was set to have an experience at La Piscina. I eventually left and walked to La Pisicina (not the daytime one). Entered there around 445p and had a seat. There were about 10 girls there, which only about 7-9 guys there. I ordered a beer (2000 COP). The girls in any of the places will just sit there and talk to their friends until you wave them over.

Because it is obvious that I'm not Colombian, nor the typical tourist from the US, I attracted a lot of attention (actually anywhere I went in Bogota). Soon I waved a girl over. We had reasonable conversation, she said that she was 18 (she didn't look 18.. more like 23) and originally from Medellin (I think that it is a typical line the girls use; it seemed everyone was from Medellin). I would say that she was a 6 out of 10, which beautiful bluish eyes, fair skin and black hair. She didn't have the best body, but her face was beautiful. I offered her a drink and she gets a Red Bull (14000 COP), goddamn it. Well... eventually we started to talk about a session. She opened with 60.000 and 10.000 for the room for ~20 minutes. 60k was the price that has been listed on this website, but I still thought about it for a while. I said that since it is early, I'm offering 50k for the girl and 10k for the room. She quickly agreed (maybe I could have offered 40k?). We discussed the rules: she doesn't give BBBJ, and she wouldn't kiss on the lips.

We went upstairs (seemed like Tijuana, Mexico) except the rooms are directly upstairs (no need to exit outside first like in TJ). Prior to going uptairs, I paid the house 60k (50k for girl, 10k for room). I had thoughts that maybe I should be paying the girl directly in the room AFTER the session, but it is my first time in Piscina so I didn't know what was the norm... oh well.

The session was okay (really weak in comparison to Rio, unforutnately). The act was fairly mechanical, but she did get me off. CBJ and cowgirl. She did kiss me on the lips with some mild tongue action. Somewhat satified (considering I spent around 30 USD$), I walked around Barrio Santa Fe some more. It is now night time around 7pm.

I walked into La Paisa bar, and there was about 20-30 girls there with an equivalent number of men. I sat down and ordered a bottle of beer (2000 COP). I was eventually approached by this blond girl (older) from Medellin (of course) who asked if she could sit next to me. I said sure and she said if she can order a beer (I figured it was better than a Red Bull, because if she did, I would have kicked out). The girl's beer was 2000 COP as well (not jacked up because it was a chica's beer (like in TJ). She gave a good pitch, and she offered a session with her (20 min) for 20k + 5k for the room. Not realizing that this was a normal price for Paisas, I agreed... (I thought the norm in the area was 60k). The session was worse that the last one (I guess I'm spoiled by Rio), but then again it was about 11 USD to get off.

I asked the bouncers to get me a safe taxi (~9pm) and they did that, I got safely back to Suites Real 85 (8000 COP).

Unfortunately, I didn't have much other experience with other mongering places, because I made friend with locals and I subsequently would meet up with them every night for dinner and drinks, etc. During the day, I would do touristy things like Catedral de Sal in Zipaquira, Museo de Oro, Botero expocision, shopping in Unicentro/Andino. I reallyed wanted to visit Salon La Fortaleza, abejitas, or Angelicales, but I'll have to wait until my next trip.

I left for Cartagena on Thursday evening, and I'll post my experience in Cartagena in that section.

Overall, I had a great time in Bogota. Mostly because I made some great friends in Bogota who showed me around and introduced me to many of their friends and colleagues.

Other thoughts:
1) I was on guard at all times when I walked through Barrio Santa Fe, however, I never felt in danger. I think it is imporant that the first timers go at least while there is still daylight to get a feel of the layout. The area gets hopping after 8pm and later. I hear that it gets really wild after 11-12am, and the next time I'm there, I'll be sure to go later in the evening.

2) A safety tip that was given to me by a friend in Bogota. Always call for a taxi. Do NOT hail one off the street (although you'll probably be fine, but it isn't worth it). IF you HAVE TO hail one off the street, take out your cell phone and call your friend (or pretend to call a friend). Say in Spanish, "Hey Juan, I'm getting into a taxi now, the license plate is ABJ-334, when I get to my hotel, I'll give you a call to let you know that I'm safe, okay?"

[Surfer]

200K for 90 minutes with an independent is way high, even for Zona Rosa. CBJ is a mjor bummer for me. Gotta charm them and convince them you are clean, but some are strict (Hate that). Also, you have to bargain man, this is Colombia.

I like Hamilton Court too but it is getting so popualr you have to reserve quite a bit in advance.