Medellin Reports

[World Travel 69]

Not too exciting.

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Chiva Bus from Hotel M on the 27th. I don't arrive til the 28th. Darn. All the bars will be open all night I'm sure on the 31st. I'll probably be on la 70 with a date

[RudeBwoy100]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP8HC-UBfGE

I'm not sure if you guys watched this video on this guy who got robbed by a girl he met on tinder but I think you all need to watch it.

Cliffs on the story:

- Gringo meets girl on tinder.

- Girl drugs and robs man.

- The following day the girl and her team breaks into all the rooms of the Airbnb and steals multiple items from multiple people.

- Guy does investigative work, gets police involved, he gets back his ID's & credit / debit cards but the perpetrators don't get arrested, the police gives him some crappy excuse and I can only assume they paid off the police.

Stories like this is why I stick to casas and strip clubs.

[Septimius]

A friend of mine stayed at Four Points Sheraton. He says that the hotel is chica friendly. They need to leave their ID at the front desk. He has told status with the hotel chain, not sure if that makes difference or not. Hope this helps.

I don't know how your buddy was able to get around that one. I called the hotel myself and they told me they charged a fee. And people on Tripadvisor posted the same thing as well. I'll post a pic of the review but one guy basically said if they are busy enough during the day they might just miss a girl coming up. Highly unlikely though. I tried this same stunt at the Marriott and it did not work. I brought the girl in when it was super busy. They didn't have a chance to ask about her or anything but about 15 minutes later they called my room telling me I had to register the guest. I am assuming I was being watched on camera because how else would they know what room I was in? I don't have Gold status but honestly I don't think it matters in Medellin. I will stop saying to post in the Medellin Hotel section LOL. I give up.

[Surfer500]

I've been on this forum for a while but never posted anything. Just want to contributed something as I'm heading to Medellin and spend my Christmas vacation there.

I was searching for a nice hotel in El Poblado area, the Hotel Du Parc Royal got all my interests. Called in and spoke with a manager at front desk to confirm its visitors policy. Although I just asked "what if I bring a friend as a guest", he understood immediately, "Bringing a girl up is 130,000, in USD it's about $40." LOL.

Thus, I believe it's a girl friendly hotel, but $40 per visit on top of $100/ night Room Rate. Hummm. I'm not sure if worth it. Any thoughts?

Thank you!

Maybe think about finding an apartment, any Hotel that charges $ 40 per visit isn't really girl friendly, and the Hotel makes a ton of money off of this, unless the employees or managers get this money which may be the case somehow. And the Hotel said there would be a fee of $ 40, even if you booked the room for two people on their website? Another thing you should consider doing wherever you land up, is always book a room for two people, than at least if it isn't clear about their policy, you have booked a room for two and would have to register the guest in and have an argument to avoid the guest fee, but that might be an issue bringing in multiple girls. Again, your best bet is to find an apartment, but security, etc. Can be issue depending on which building, and their policies. I don't know if this has helped much but hopefully things will work out for you and the Hotel section should provide you with a list of girl friendly places.

[SJobs]

Chiva Bus from Hotel M on the 27th. I don't arrive til the 28th. Darn. All the bars will be open all night I'm sure on the 31st. I'll probably be on la 70 with a date

Thanks. I won't get in until the 30th. Are you sure the clubs in Lleras will be busy on the 31st? All my gusto-girl contacts are telling me they will spend New Year's Eve with family. Some girl is telling me about a penthouse party, but it seems like it's invite only. Do you know if the mansion or gusto is throwing a big party on the 31st, or will paradise be open?

I was in a crazy party in paradise on Columbus Day (it was a Sunday), they brought in a good DJ and opened until 11 am. Lots of working girls showed that night, they were in groups, very intoxicated and high, all they were interested in was dancing, which was a lot of fun. Half of the girls are normal girls who just want to party. Is there a similar party for New Year celebration?

[SpiderRider]

I will be in Medellin in about 2 weeks, right before New Year's day. Does anyone know any good place to party all night on December 31st?

Chiva Bus from Hotel M on the 27th. I don't arrive til the 28th. Darn. All the bars will be open all night I'm sure on the 31st. I'll probably be on la 70 with a date

[MMHikeus]

A friend of mine stayed at Four Points Sheraton. He says that the hotel is chica friendly. They need to leave their ID at the front desk. He has told status with the hotel chain, not sure if that makes difference or not. Hope this helps.

[Mojo Bandit]

If you stayed in Laureles would you still go to Lleras Park and pick up SW and bring them back to your spot? (In Laureles) Is that doable, or can you find a short time spot right there near the park? I'm gathering intel, since I'm new to the Medellin Forum. I will go back about 6 to 12 months and catch up on the forum. I'm staying in the Laureles area. I'll be there almost a month late Jan until Feb. I also intend to visit Cartegena while I'm in Colombia. I hear it's a short flight from Medellin.

Its possible but Lleras Park is not what I would have in mind, I actually only picked up there one night (three chicas in one night) Taxi from Lleras to Laureles is a good 30 minutes so she would have to be the last chica of the day. Staying in Laureles I was thinking more about using FB chicas, and I am also exploring options in Centro for checking out SWs there for part of my trip but I would definitely not be bringing those chicas to Laureles, so I am also exploring hotels in that area. When I picked up three chicas in one night in Lleras I was ten minutes from there by taxi. It is possible I might split my time between Laureles and Centro next trip but I am not focused on Mongering in Lleras Park if I do. My thinking is that if it is later in the night or very early in the night and you offer to pay the chicas taxi home or back to Lleras and she is the only chica you plan to hit that night, it is doable, just not super convenient. Never used a short time hotel but I am thinking that I have heard there are some in Poblado area (which is where Lleras is).

I am not familiar with Laureles, so you should research the forum concerning if there are any strip clubs or casas in that area, at a minimum you could hit these places and get numbers from chicas that you like. Many forum members like Laureles so they are making it work for them.

Yes the flight between Cartagena and Medellin is short like one hour fifteen minutes, depending on your luggage situation and how far in advance you book, you can conceivably find a round trip ticket for under $100 flying on a Colombian Airline.

[Cypolo]

I've been on this forum for a while but never posted anything. Just want to contributed something as I'm heading to Medellin and spend my Christmas vacation there.

I was searching for a nice hotel in El Poblado area, the Hotel Du Parc Royal got all my interests. Called in and spoke with a manager at front desk to confirm its visitors policy. Although I just asked "what if I bring a friend as a guest", he understood immediately, "Bringing a girl up is 130,000, in USD it's about $40." LOL.

Thus, I believe it's a girl friendly hotel, but $40 per visit on top of $100/ night Room Rate. Hummm. I'm not sure if worth it. Any thoughts?

Thank you!

[Septimius]

Adding to that there are many party friendly apartments in lleras now, you can step outside after 11 and you will see girls on cra 38 and infront of the clubs, myself and my baddies booked a decent place in lleras on Airbnb - https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3936727...j5XPDQqP%2BB8M - picked up chicas on the same street, specially on Friday, Saturday they stand outside the clubs smoking or just trying to make eye contact.

During weekdays it is pretty much dead the action starts Thru, Fri, Sat from 11 to 3 AM, lleras is also very safe as no motorcycles are allowed on some streets and good security.

You must really love this place because every post you make has a link to it. Are there any other properties you could recommend? Post them in the Hotel section, thanks.

[Turgid]

Stories like this is why you should never walk on any deserted street, it doesn't matter if it's in Poblado, Centro or anywhere else. The silver lining to this story is that nobody was injured & it seems that most of the stick up kids are cowards who only prey on the weak so we men will generally be less of a target, I feel bad for the Colombian women though.

One should never let ones guard down no matter where you are. I once got robbed of a bag full of items I had bought to take back to the US on the penultimate day of a stay in Frankfurt, Germany. I rested the bag down on the sidewalk to take a photo and after I took the photo it was gone.

[SJobs]

I will be in Medellin in about 2 weeks, right before New Year's day. Does anyone know any good place to party all night on December 31st?

[SJobs]

Saturday night at 7:30 PM I was with one of my regulars in Poblado....It's not safe anywhere in Medellin. Carry as little as possible with you, and always be aware of your surroundings, even when it's raining. There's some very cleaver thieves here, and they know what they are doing.

Thanks for this post. I'm sorry this happened to you and I'm glad that you are OK. I walked around Lleras almost every night for more than a month, most of the time I feel safe, mainly because I stayed in areas where there are a lot of people. Based on my experience, Poblado is still the safest area in Medellin, whenever I pick up a chica on the street, I either get a taxi to my apartment right away or I take her into bars and clubs in the park. Thanks for this warning post, I will never take a girl to walk around the empty streets of Poblado.

[Mojo Bandit]

Even with my limited spanish I can tell this obviously about community concern regarding sex tourism in Lleras Park (it is over a year old), anyone fluid in spanish care to convey the gist of what the residence being interviewed are saying?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGB5rZFCdH0

[Knowledge]

It's not so easy to find taxis when it's raining hard. In Surfer's case, he mentioned he and the chica got caught in a sudden downpour, something that is not rare in Medellin, and the street became deserted suddenly. The scumbag bandits had the advantage of surprise. They likely realized they had the drop on the couple and could get close without being seen.

For those who are not familiar with Medellin, that area is not near Parque Lleras. It is in Patio Bonito. There have been reports in the past (none recently that I have seen) warning about possible dangers there. For anyone staying in that area, take a taxi, especially if you are walking with a chica. In a taxi you don't need to be concerned about the rain, and you will be relatively safe. If you insist on walking, tell the chica to leave her bag in the hotel or apartment.