Cartagena Reports

[MJG Dogs]

Actually Jeff, there are a few others besides Juan. But I will agree with you, I also rented from Juan and from Mery. I also did not have any problems with Juan. The only drawback with Juan, was that he changes rates during seasons, eg: he gets top dollar during Miss Colombia etc, which is basic supply and demand, and I have no beef at all, where as Mery always charged me the same rate, regardless of season. Mery's rates were just about identical to Juan's regular rates, but Juan has Marinare # 802, which is one the best units. I do like # 703 in playa mar, which I believe at this time, until verified is still being rented by Mery.

Again Jeff, you are right there was an incident between Mery and ******, whom had several units that Mery was managing for him. Tom 33, has the best answer to all of this backing and fourthing. It is done with, and leave Mery alone, it is what it is and business relationships are like Virgins and Roses, They last while they last.................

[Jeff997]

Again, another person tries to twist what I am saying instead of looking at the facts. I think I mentioned Juan perhaps once? Was it even in this thread? Obviously if Mery is not renting apartments anymore the customers are all going to go to Juan. I did not make it that way. He is the only other guy who has been renting gringo apartments in Laguito over the years.

I was not the person who made Mery steal the money. That was her own doing and now she must face the consequences. My own axe to grind is I did not like the fact she was not planing on telling me or anyone else that our reservations were canceled. She was planning on leaving us on the street.

One of the owners who caught her stealing posted on another board that he gave her an email to send to all the people who had reservations saying that they should contact the new property manager. Mery did not send out this letter to anyone. I do not care what personal problem Mery has with this owner, but she should have respected her customers and informed us that our reservations were canceled. That would have been the honorable thing to do. I guess though when you are a thief you have little honor?

How much money will you save? Well, that might all depend on how much money you leave laying around for her to steal. But the fact remains that in a short while you will have no choice but to rent from someone else. Mery is out of business.

My impression is that Mery is successful in renting apartments in Cartagena, (I've rented three different places from her in the past month) and you would like to redirect her business to Juan Venturra. That is the underlying message you make.

You are attacking her character to move your message. As you know, in the United States we sometimes call that a 'cheap shot'. Personally, I am not insulted by the use of this kind of thing and, since it is often effective, I would not insult you for trying it on forum members.

Still, it doesn't add up to a serious argument. If you can break down for me how much money I will save by renting apartments from someone other than Mery I'd be interested in hearing about it. That would be a useful fact and part of a reasonable argument.

[Jelly Donut]

You guys are funny. None of you have any facts about Mery so you just insult me instead of discussing what I am saying. Obviously none of you are lawyers.

My impression is that Mery is successful in renting apartments in Cartagena, (I've rented three different places from her in the past month) and you would like to redirect her business to Juan Venturra. That is the underlying message you make.

You are attacking her character to move your message. As you know, in the United States we sometimes call that a 'cheap shot'. Personally, I am not insulted by the use of this kind of thing and, since it is often effective, I would not insult you for trying it on forum members.

Still, it doesn't add up to a serious argument. If you can break down for me how much money I will save by renting apartments from someone other than Mery I'd be interested in hearing about it. That would be a useful fact and part of a reasonable argument.

[Blue Jazz20]

Okay, I'm sure that the Senior members will probably also point out my low post count but I'm offering up this recent experience with no partiality. I'm going to Cartagena tomorrow and I contacted both Mery and Juan. It took Mery 4 days to get back to me and then when I responded, I still haven't heard back from her in over a week. Juan has gotten back to me the same day everytime I responded and even when one of my emails that I tried to send didn't seem to go through to him, he sent another email to confirm giving me instructions on address location how much to expect to pay from the airport.

I will post a follow up report to give you the final outcome when I arrive and have gone through the whole process but this is what I've experienced from both. Just the facts. I don't know either one and don't have any previous bias as this is my first trip to Cartagena.

Anyway, Mery seemed to always have a great rep and I'm not sure what's going on these days but I don't deal with the past, I deal with the here and now so for now, Juan is geting my business and if I come back and it looks like Mery has improved her communications and business situation, she will be contacted.

[Jeff997]

The reason no one complains about her service is because they will get attacked by everyone like what is happening to me right now. However, I believe to listen to the facts and not to insult other people.

I have been learning a lot about this whole apartment scam and feel I should expose it for what it is.

Yes, there are four apartments listed still on Mery's site that are owned by 3 different owners. The other 15 are already gone. However, Mery does not own the web site. The web site is owned by one of the owner of the apartment they call PM703. When you send an email to the site it is not answered by Mery but directly by one of the owners. I suspect that they are looking for a new manager right now but do not want to announce to the whole world that the person they entrusted their apartments to was a thief. The bottom line is Mery is out of business with the gringo owners.

I also check her out her site. She has four apartments listed. It seems to me in the past there were more, but I really don't recall.

I guess if all of the units disappear, we'll know that the owners took their business elsewhere.

But, at least during the time that I reviewed, I did not see a single report from mongers complaining about her service.

DB

[Jeff997]

You guys are funny. None of you have any facts about Mery so you just insult me instead of discussing what I am saying. Obviously none of you are lawyers.

As I said right from the start, Mery has lost almost all of her apartments because she was caught stealing. This fact has now been confirmed by several members of this and other forums. You can all say I am not credible but the fact remains the other long term members are now saying exactly what I said from the beginning. It looks like I was right.

I am posting this information for a reason which is to benefit the users of this forum. I had reservations with one of Mery's apartments that got cancelled once she lost it. I only heard about Mery losing the apartment from another post. I then inquired to find out if it was true. It turns out that Mery did in fact lose the apartment but DID NOT tell me. So, had I showed up in February I would have been screwed! I am not happy about this. She should have emailed me to let me know she was out of business. Everyone else in this forum can benefit from knowing this information since they too might have a booking that is no longer valid.

Some people on here are saying what a wonderful lady she is. If you had a great experience in the past the congadulations. I personally would not stay anywhere that is being managed by someone accused of stealing. I am sure the apartment owners know her much better than any of the ass-kissing posters do. If the owners do not trust her then neither will I.

[Tom 33]

I am in MDE looking for an apartment to buy. I won´t be reading this site regularly until Jan. 21 or so.

Mery has lost the management of many apartments. However, I do not want to get into any whys or wherefores. I live in Laguito. Mery still owns one apartment in Laguito. You should have no problem renting that from her. I would have no qualms about renting from her. She is a very nice lady.

[Beavis]

If they are saying this, it is not on this board. Nor were there any negative reports on the other Sex Guide that I occasionally check.

I just skimmed back six pages and 89 reports, back through October 28, and unless I missed something, no one except the Jeff boys have complained about Mery on this thread.

I also went through four pages and 59 reports on the "Cartagena Lists" thread, back to June 25. One of the Jeffs, Jeff997 trashed her (does he aways have to sign up with a different name to get back on?). Other than that, in one post NPaul1 questioned if she was paying the landlords in full.

No monger ever complained about her in all those reports.

I also check her out her site. She has four apartments listed. It seems to me in the past there were more, but I really don't recall.

I guess if all of the units disappear, we'll know that the owners took their business elsewhere.

But, at least during the time that I reviewed, I did not see a single report from mongers complaining about her service.

DB

A few very well known guys are saying this. I do not know, it has zero effect on me, all I was doing was saying that this has been said by some very reputable people that have been going there for many years. We need to wait for some input from somebody who knows like Tom33 but it is not just a rumor started by a newbie.

[Treeshark]

If Mery loses her rental places who profits ?????????

According to the Jeffs :-) "there is another guy named Micheal who will be taken over about a dozen of Mery's apartments."

Treeshark scratches his head with his fin and wonders wtf is going on.

[Dodger Bulldog]

Perhaps Tom33 knows more about this than anybody but there are several people who are saying this. I have used her and she treated me fine but there are a few people claiming this. Tom what's up?

If they are saying this, it is not on this board. Nor were there any negative reports on the other Sex Guide that I occasionally check.

I just skimmed back six pages and 89 reports, back through October 28, and unless I missed something, no one except the Jeff boys have complained about Mery on this thread.

I also went through four pages and 59 reports on the "Cartagena Lists" thread, back to June 25. One of the Jeffs, Jeff997 trashed her (does he aways have to sign up with a different name to get back on?). Other than that, in one post NPaul1 questioned if she was paying the landlords in full.

No monger ever complained about her in all those reports.

All you need to do is look at Mery's webpage and you will see she only has a couple of apartments left.

I also check her out her site. She has four apartments listed. It seems to me in the past there were more, but I really don't recall.

I guess if all of the units disappear, we'll know that the owners took their business elsewhere.

But, at least during the time that I reviewed, I did not see a single report from mongers complaining about her service.

DB

[Dodger Bulldog]

It seems a lot of the people who wrote these gushing reports about how great Mery is were simply owners trying to promote their own properties.

BTW, I am one of the members who wrote "gushing" about how well Mery treated me. I certainly am not an owner trying to rent an apartment, just a monger who appreciated her service.

How the hell can the "Jeffs" say that they know who posts here, anyway? Does he have access to our IP addresses so he can look up our true identities?

When he claims to know who writes what here, he is full of shit.

DB

[Sylvester]

I have been hearing some reports that Merry got caught stealing from some people. I do not know if this is true. Does anyone know? I have a reservation with her in February and am a little concerned.

I have used Mery on many occasions and never had any problems. She was always more helpful. On one occasion I overpaid and upon realizing that I had NO issue getting the overpayment back from her. My experiences with her have been positive, I have no negatives to report.

Jeff999, you have some personal axe to grind against Mery or are you just a mark for Juan Ventura ? Bring forth these so called reports you claim to have.

[Beavis]

Perhaps Tom33 knows more about this than anybody but there are several people who are saying this. I have used her and she treated me fine but there are a few people claiming this. Tom what's up?

[Jeff997]

Oh yes, LOL LOL LOL!

Call Mery and ask what apartments are available. She has already lost almost all of them. Seems I am right.

LOL!!!LOL!! Good call about "Jeff998"

[Jelly Donut]

Mery manages a number of very nice apartments in Cartagena. I've rented six seperate apartments from her over the past year; I've been able to rent from her on very short notice on three of those occasions. She's been flexible on a couple of personal requests I've had as well.

I've rented places from her in Sol de Caribe, Torre Centauro, Playa Mar and Marina del Rey. I was very happy with 4 of the 5 places, the fifth spot was not the best, but the price was low and she did not represent that place as anything other than what it was.

I believe the rumors you are hearing are just that. However, you may be able find other people in Cartagena who manage apartments to your satisfaction. Last month, Mery recommended I contact Juan Venturra when she was not able to help me, so as far as I can tell, he is a reliable person as well.

Jelly Donut