Cartagena Reports

[Kafka]

It seems like those touts have an eye for who to pester. They can almost pinpoint the gringos who will pay them to leave. Watching the scenario of them irritating guys is comical as hell.

Yes, it's a sport. As soon as they spot one it's game on.

[Kafka]

I've been to Cartagena a time or two but never had time to enjoy the place.

Looks like I'll be back for a couple of days this Fall. I've read the recent posts and it sounds like only a couple of the hotels allow guests to accompany you to your rooms. Dan hotel, and perhaps hotel Oz. The AirBNB sounds tempting but I don't like the uncertainty of it being guest friendly or not.

What is the routine for Hollywood Beach? How does it work for the chairs, umbrellas and food? And from what I can tell from the forum, it is a good spot for daytime action.

Find Pedro at Playa Hollywood. Tony will bring girls and make you buy drinks. One for you one for me


Ask for Luz or Emilie for a massage and they will take care you. Oscar sells cerviche. It's a bit of a circus and noisy but a lot of fun. All the girls will be there at the end of the day.

[RubberDuckyBos]

What's the scene like at Isla Grande / Rosarios? Is Isla Grande the best place to stay if you're going to do an overnight or two, in terms of general beach activities?

Is there any sort of clubs or nightlife at all on the islands? I'm seeing a lot of attractive women at some of the beach clubs on the Rosarios, I assume they're employees of these establishments. Do these beach clubs stay open at night, and is there an opportunity to meet some of these women after hours / TLN?

[GrownMan1]

The beaches in Cartagena proper suck. Dirty and filled to the brim with touts who won't leave you alone!

It seems like those touts have an eye for who to pester. They can almost pinpoint the gringos who will pay them to leave. Watching the scenario of them irritating guys is comical as hell.

[PerkinWarbeck]

The beaches in Cartagena proper suck. Dirty and filled to the brim with touts who won't leave you alone.

The proper way to do Cartagena is online or in the clubs. Find the best chica you click with. Try her out a few times. Take her to Baru for an overnight. The girls love that. The resorts in Baru are private, so no touts and usually only other couples. It's quiet and enjoyable and your chica will sex you crazy.

See why'all there next week!

[BiggusDickus39]

I've been to Cartagena a time or two but never had time to enjoy the place.

Looks like I'll be back for a couple of days this Fall. I've read the recent posts and it sounds like only a couple of the hotels allow guests to accompany you to your rooms. Dan hotel, and perhaps hotel Oz. The AirBNB sounds tempting but I don't like the uncertainty of it being guest friendly or not.

What is the routine for Hollywood Beach? How does it work for the chairs, umbrellas and food? And from what I can tell from the forum, it is a good spot for daytime action.

[Nypher]

Hey Glh,

I'm new to the forum (but I've been lurking for a long time, LOL). Your trip plan looks good to me, but be careful with Tinder and other dating apps in Colombia. A lot of people get set up and robbed that way.

It's always better to spontaneously meet women upfront and in-person in a public place like a bar, cafe, or disco. The women you meet spontaneously don't necessarily have the time to organize with others to "pre-plan" a theft or robbery in most cases.

I stumbled upon a pretty cool little channel on YouTube that's really getting into Cartagena. Check it out. I hope this helps!

https://youtu.be/IeGU3kUDxX0

- SmokeChill.

If they are going to rob the gringo, then they are going to rob the gringo. They don't need to preplan anything as they are opportunistic thieves.

Its all on the gringo and what he's doing, if he looks and moves like a target then he will be a target no matter if its a dating app, club, or meeting them in the street and this is true for anywhere in any country.

*Disclaimer*.

This is just my perspective as someone who been getting chicas from Tinder in Cartagena for years and never been robbed by a Tinder chica. Maybe I'm the exception which is why I always jokingly tell others don't do what I do because I have done lots of " that was a stupid thing to do but it turned out great" things.

[SmokeChill]

Haven't gone yet to Cartagena, but plan to go hopefully later this year. Couple tips I have discovered so far that I'm not sure is common knowledge:

1 - Guest friendly doesn't necessarily mean 100% guest friendly. Like Nypher said, some charge you for guests. Others, apparently according to reviews, allow guests, but only to a certain time. One Airbnb I saw said guest friendly, but reviews say they kick guests out at 6 am, which sounds like a PITA. Can't even get a full night's sleep.

2 - Since Airbnb doesn't have great search functions for guest friendly places, you can go to google, type "site:www.airbnb.com Cartagena guest friendly" and google will search Airbnb for those search terms. Note that this doesn't necessarily guarantee correct results. For example, it will return search results where the location had someone write a review with the words "guest" and "friendly" in there. For example a review could say "I was a guest here, and the host was very friendly", but that doesn't mean its a guest friendly location. But it will significantly improve your ability to search.

Someone tell me if my plan looks okay. I'm thinking about visiting sometime mid / late November. Intend on staying solo for a few weeks, though I worry about getting drugged / robbed a little bit since I won't have anyone to watch my back. Anyways, hopefully try to build a roster of potentials before my trip. Meet them, see which ones I vibe with and seem trustworthy. Invite the girl (s) with me to a trip to Isla Rosario for some beach / ocean fun as well as non-stop adult fun.

For building my roster, I'm going to look thru seeking, tinder, maybe some Colombian dating sites. I'd like to go thru some hot insta / facebook women, but I have no idea how to go about finding them. Maybe search thru some local university's social media and find people who are affiliated with those places? Would appreciate help there. Been also trying to hit up legit model agencies and seeing if any of their lesser known (less expensive) talent have social media accounts, but seems like that's more a Bogota / Medellin thing. Cartagena doesn't seem to have a lot to look up.

Hey Glh,

I'm new to the forum (but I've been lurking for a long time, LOL). Your trip plan looks good to me, but be careful with Tinder and other dating apps in Colombia. A lot of people get set up and robbed that way.

It's always better to spontaneously meet women upfront and in-person in a public place like a bar, cafe, or disco. The women you meet spontaneously don't necessarily have the time to organize with others to "pre-plan" a theft or robbery in most cases.

I stumbled upon a pretty cool little channel on YouTube that's really getting into Cartagena. Check it out. I hope this helps!

https://youtu.be/IeGU3kUDxX0

- SmokeChill.

[Sammon]

Haven't gone yet to Cartagena, but plan to go hopefully later this year. Couple tips I have discovered so far that I'm not sure is common knowledge:

1 - Guest friendly doesn't necessarily mean 100% guest friendly. Like Nypher said, some charge you for guests. Others, apparently according to reviews, allow guests, but only to a certain time. One Airbnb I saw said guest friendly, but reviews say they kick guests out at 6 am, which sounds like a PITA. Can't even get a full night's sleep.

2 - Since Airbnb doesn't have great search functions for guest friendly places, you can go to google, type "site:www.airbnb.com Cartagena guest friendly" and google will search Airbnb for those search terms. Note that this doesn't necessarily guarantee correct results. For example, it will return search results where the location had someone write a review with the words "guest" and "friendly" in there. For example a review could say "I was a guest here, and the host was very friendly", but that doesn't mean its a guest friendly location. But it will significantly improve your ability to search.

Someone tell me if my plan looks okay. I'm thinking about visiting sometime mid / late November. Intend on staying solo for a few weeks, though I worry about getting drugged / robbed a little bit since I won't have anyone to watch my back. Anyways, hopefully try to build a roster of potentials before my trip. Meet them, see which ones I vibe with and seem trustworthy. Invite the girl (s) with me to a trip to Isla Rosario for some beach / ocean fun as well as non-stop adult fun.

For building my roster, I'm going to look thru up.

1. Marriott Ermita hotel if girfriendly. If you say Marriott nobody knows about it. It is known as Ermita hotel. I have invited two girls to stay with me and no problem. The girls and all visitors have to fill a form and sign. It was in Spanish and do not know what it said. Hotel has a nice breakfast for two people if you book for two.

2. My impression is there are lots of girls you can meet but getting GFE is not. Maybe if you are a frequent visitor and develop a friendship maybe. Otherwise all business. Depending on how much you offer and how much you are willing to spend there are plenty of options to hire a boat or take a tour with the girl to the islands.

I am much more familiar with Puerto Rican Spanish but in Cartagena they do not understand many of the words I know. If you speak fluent Spanish it is a big plus because very few girls there speak English. Translation apps is for birds to hold a conversation.

I have had very good GFE in Costa Rica, Panama, DR.

[RubberDuckyBos]

It's friendly but good luck getting a reservation. Also you will be paying American prices to stay there and a believe it's a fee for each visitor you bring in.

Most AirBB inside Palmetto Beach is a safe bet not to be confused with Plametto Sunset (do not stay here if you want to enjoy chicas).

Get yourself or group an AirBB that's guest friendly. El Laguito and Getsemeni are the two locations that have many but they are booked way in advance. Read the house rules carefully, ask about visitors if they aren't in in there. Noise ordnance, capacity, etc.

If you choose Centro for the AirBB it will be expensive for what you get and you might not get hot water.

It's allot of homework but once it's done you will have a solid list of locations you can stay.

Haven't gone yet to Cartagena, but plan to go hopefully later this year. Couple tips I have discovered so far that I'm not sure is common knowledge:

1 - Guest friendly doesn't necessarily mean 100% guest friendly. Like Nypher said, some charge you for guests. Others, apparently according to reviews, allow guests, but only to a certain time. One Airbnb I saw said guest friendly, but reviews say they kick guests out at 6 am, which sounds like a PITA. Can't even get a full night's sleep.

2 - Since Airbnb doesn't have great search functions for guest friendly places, you can go to google, type "site:www.airbnb.com Cartagena guest friendly" and google will search Airbnb for those search terms. Note that this doesn't necessarily guarantee correct results. For example, it will return search results where the location had someone write a review with the words "guest" and "friendly" in there. For example a review could say "I was a guest here, and the host was very friendly", but that doesn't mean its a guest friendly location. But it will significantly improve your ability to search.

Someone tell me if my plan looks okay. I'm thinking about visiting sometime mid / late November. Intend on staying solo for a few weeks, though I worry about getting drugged / robbed a little bit since I won't have anyone to watch my back. Anyways, hopefully try to build a roster of potentials before my trip. Meet them, see which ones I vibe with and seem trustworthy. Invite the girl (s) with me to a trip to Isla Rosario for some beach / ocean fun as well as non-stop adult fun.

For building my roster, I'm going to look thru seeking, tinder, maybe some Colombian dating sites. I'd like to go thru some hot insta / facebook women, but I have no idea how to go about finding them. Maybe search thru some local university's social media and find people who are affiliated with those places? Would appreciate help there. Been also trying to hit up legit model agencies and seeing if any of their lesser known (less expensive) talent have social media accounts, but seems like that's more a Bogota / Medellin thing. Cartagena doesn't seem to have a lot to look up.

[Chicago85]

I might be in Barranquilla in September and am thinking about checking out Santa Marta and maybe Cartagena while there. I usually spend time in Medellin a few weeks every year and just want to see something a little different.

In Barranquilla I like Massage Zero Stress and have had great luck at similar places / casas.

Are the good places like that in Cartagena or is it more strip clubs / Gustos type clubs?

How about Santa Marta?

Cartagena Map - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/vi...NTzK9Bh7unYVeY.

Santa Marta Map - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/vi...7IBumSY97shYxt.

Many thanks to World Traveler 69.

[Bdd1124]

I might be in Barranquilla in September and am thinking about checking out Santa Marta and maybe Cartagena while there. I usually spend time in Medellin a few weeks every year and just want to see something a little different.

In Barranquilla I like Massage Zero Stress and have had great luck at similar places / casas.

Are the good places like that in Cartagena or is it more strip clubs / Gustos type clubs?

How about Santa Marta?

I live in Santa Marta as far as I can tell there are no strip clubs its even been hard for me too find a reasonable massage without going to a high end spa.

The only real place to find chicas is parque Los novias and that is not great.

[Just Incognito]

I might be in Barranquilla in September and am thinking about checking out Santa Marta and maybe Cartagena while there. I usually spend time in Medellin a few weeks every year and just want to see something a little different.

In Barranquilla I like Massage Zero Stress and have had great luck at similar places / casas.

Are the good places like that in Cartagena or is it more strip clubs / Gustos type clubs?

How about Santa Marta?

[TheMan31]

Is Oz Hotel Chica friendly?

Yes the OZ Hotel Chica friendly no charge and it's 50 $ per night when I stayed there earlier this year. OZ Luxury hotel looks better but I'm not sure about the guest policy.

[Nypher]

Is Oz Hotel Chica friendly?

It's friendly but good luck getting a reservation. Also you will be paying American prices to stay there and a believe it's a fee for each visitor you bring in.

Most AirBB inside Palmetto Beach is a safe bet not to be confused with Plametto Sunset (do not stay here if you want to enjoy chicas).

Get yourself or group an AirBB that's guest friendly. El Laguito and Getsemeni are the two locations that have many but they are booked way in advance. Read the house rules carefully, ask about visitors if they aren't in in there. Noise ordnance, capacity, etc.

If you choose Centro for the AirBB it will be expensive for what you get and you might not get hot water.

It's allot of homework but once it's done you will have a solid list of locations you can stay.