Bogota Reports

[Dcfan77]

Semana Santa, worst week IMO to visit Colombia for mongering.

There will be some out and about most likely, but not the best for planning fun.

Especially Thursday and Friday.

Especially Friday because it's Good Friday.

[Balboa]

I will be arriving late Thursday evening and staying at Hotel San Francisco de Asis. Plan on visiting Santa Fe on Friday and Saturday, if anyone wants to message me. Have been to Cartagena and Medellin before, and a couple of times to Bogota, but this will be my first visit to Santa Fe.

I understand it is their vacation week, but hope the clubs will still be open? Maybe understaffed but hope to meet a few Venezuelan girls.

Thanks!

Semana Santa, worst week IMO to visit Colombia for mongering.

There will be some out and about most likely, but not the best for planning fun.

Especially Thursday and Friday.

[Balboa]

SF has never been better, all types of women running around there. I gave 4 tours last week all were impressed. The going rate on the South side is $26-35 mil.

There ya go again, taking more gringos to SF to fuck it up, LOL.

[Riina]

http://www.solitasparati.com/9/en-us/inicio.aspx

Any comment on escort agencies in Bogota? Santa Fe sounds great, but there has to be a program where higher end girls can work discreetly. Not all girls are open to outing themselves as prostitutes to a staff.

The above site looks legit. Would they offer an incall. Doing the walk of shame through a hotel lobby with a girl I never met isn't my thing.

[Turgid]

I have used Colombia ATMs for almost 7 yrs and never lost a dime, I use BanColombia occasionally, usually Banco Pinchinca and Davivienda.

I have never been robbed by an ATM in Colombia or anywhere else in the world for that matter (knock wood) but I have no difficulty believing guys who say they have.

[The Tall Man]

OK as I have said that my friend got drugged and robbed in el Primer de Mayo. There needs to be a correction. The club that drugged, robbed and beat him is actually called Pasarela which is on the first floor of the building that is called Coliseo Romano. The club Coliseo Romano is located on the 2nd floor of that building. We have been appointed an investigator from the Fiscalia who we talked to last Monday so she can get the camera footage. She was very busy on that day and have not heard from her ever since. I would say stay away from primer de mayo period. But if you insist, just stay away from that corner and avoid the clubs Fiebre, Pasarela, Coliseo Romano and Castle Blue.

Update on Charles Schwab $100 withdrawal: Now about 2 months ago I used my Charles Schwab card to withdrawal $100 from a Bancolombia ATM on a Saturday. The machine said that it's having technical difficulties and didn't give me any money. The bank did however, charge my bank account and didn't reimburse me 2 minutes later like it usually does. I filed a claim with Charles Schwab and they reimbursed me 1 week later. Now 5 days ago Charles Schwab took back the $100 it credited me 2 months because they say that Bancolombia gave them a receipt (as evidence) that the ATM machine did give me the money. What? I talked to Charles Scwhab saying that there is video footage of the cameras of the ATM machine not giving me the money. The representative said "I believe you but that's how the bank works". My friend got robbed by a club and I got robbed by a bank. We could both prove it with the cameras in these institutions but somehow these institutions won't let us access it.

Welcome to Colombia, yes Bancolombia is corrupt as they can be, the golden rule, they got the gold so they rule, 3 years ago in a small pueblo right outside Medellin I used my CapitalOne card to withdraw 600 mil, yep technical difficulties on the first and second try, the ATM made all kinds of counting the money noise but no pesos, I filed a report and a month later got the reply from Bancolombia that I did in fact receive the money so case closed, I lost $440 USD.

It sucks.

The Tall Man.

[Woodman09]

SF has never been better, all types of women running around there. I gave 4 tours last week all were impressed. The going rate on the South side is $26-35 mil.

[Woodman09]

I have used Colombia ATMs for almost 7 yrs and never lost a dime, I use BanColombia occasionally, usually Banco Pinchinca and Davivienda.

I personally like to change money at the Cambio because you can control the transaction. However, in Colombia the strong recommendation is to use ATMs.

An ATM machine tracks every Dollar that is withdrawn. It should be easy for Bancolombia to check if the transaction was completed or not.
You lost 315,000 COP which is ONE weeks salary for a Bank employee. (Per Routard's post, average salary is $500).

[BKKguru]

Update on Charles Schwab $100 withdrawal: Now about 2 months ago I used my Charles Schwab card to withdrawal $100 from a Bancolombia ATM on a Saturday. The machine said that it's having technical difficulties and didn't give me any money. The bank did however, charge my bank account and didn't reimburse me 2 minutes later like it usually does. I filed a claim with Charles Schwab and they reimbursed me 1 week later. Now 5 days ago Charles Schwab took back the $100 it credited me 2 months because they say that Bancolombia gave them a receipt (as evidence) that the ATM machine did give me the money. What? I talked to Charles Scwhab saying that there is video footage of the cameras of the ATM machine not giving me the money. The representative said "I believe you but that's how the bank works". My friend got robbed by a club and I got robbed by a bank. We could both prove it with the cameras in these institutions but somehow these institutions won't let us access it.

I personally like to change money at the Cambio because you can control the transaction. However, in Colombia the strong recommendation is to use ATMs.

An ATM machine tracks every Dollar that is withdrawn. It should be easy for Bancolombia to check if the transaction was completed or not.
You lost 315,000 COP which is ONE weeks salary for a Bank employee. (Per Routard's post, average salary is $500).

Do you think this is a new scam in the making? Why not escalate by filing a written complaint with the General Manager of this Bank?

It would be good to know if anyone else has experienced this?

~BKKguru

[BlueCar]

OK as I have said that my friend got drugged and robbed in el Primer de Mayo. There needs to be a correction. The club that drugged, robbed and beat him is actually called Pasarela which is on the first floor of the building that is called Coliseo Romano. The club Coliseo Romano is located on the 2nd floor of that building. We have been appointed an investigator from the Fiscalia who we talked to last Monday so she can get the camera footage. She was very busy on that day and have not heard from her ever since. I would say stay away from primer de mayo period. But if you insist, just stay away from that corner and avoid the clubs Fiebre, Pasarela, Coliseo Romano and Castle Blue.

Update on Charles Schwab $100 withdrawal: Now about 2 months ago I used my Charles Schwab card to withdrawal $100 from a Bancolombia ATM on a Saturday. The machine said that it's having technical difficulties and didn't give me any money. The bank did however, charge my bank account and didn't reimburse me 2 minutes later like it usually does. I filed a claim with Charles Schwab and they reimbursed me 1 week later. Now 5 days ago Charles Schwab took back the $100 it credited me 2 months because they say that Bancolombia gave them a receipt (as evidence) that the ATM machine did give me the money. What? I talked to Charles Scwhab saying that there is video footage of the cameras of the ATM machine not giving me the money. The representative said "I believe you but that's how the bank works". My friend got robbed by a club and I got robbed by a bank. We could both prove it with the cameras in these institutions but somehow these institutions won't let us access it.

[NeilGeorge]

I will be arriving late Thursday evening and staying at Hotel San Francisco de Asis. Plan on visiting Santa Fe on Friday and Saturday, if anyone wants to message me. Have been to Cartagena and Medellin before, and a couple of times to Bogota, but this will be my first visit to Santa Fe.

I understand it is their vacation week, but hope the clubs will still be open? Maybe understaffed but hope to meet a few Venezuelan girls.

Thanks!

[NeilGeorge]

I will be arriving late Thursday evening and staying at Hotel San Francisco de Asis. Plan on visiting Santa Fe on Friday and Saturday, if anyone wants to message me. Have been to Cartagena and Medellin before, and a couple of times to Bogota, but this will be my first visit to Santa Fe.

I understand it is their vacation week, but hope the clubs will still be open? Maybe understaffed but hope to meet a few Venezuelan girls.

Thanks!

[Dcfan77]

Ibis Museo, Tequendama suites, Hotel Dann, Also many great studio and 1 bedroom aps on AirBnB (Teusaquilla / SantaFe area area).

There are also some hotels right in Santa Fe that are cheaper. Santa Fe Suites, Hotel Normandie and many more a few blocks away Hotel Europa, El Duque, Hotel Bogota to name a few.

I like hotel san Francisco. On Calle 10. Only a 9 min walk to Santa Fe. Clean modern rooms with breakfast. I paid $83 for 3 nights.

[Woodman09]

Ibis Museo, Tequendama suites, Hotel Dann, Also many great studio and 1 bedroom aps on AirBnB (Teusaquilla / SantaFe area area).

There are also some hotels right in Santa Fe that are cheaper. Santa Fe Suites, Hotel Normandie and many more a few blocks away Hotel Europa, El Duque, Hotel Bogota to name a few.

Hey guys,

I will be in Bogota 3 days this week.

Planning on doing as many hookers as possible.

Any suggestions on a hotel close to all the action.

I will gladly share a detailed report.

Thanks in advance.

[Hookerphilia]

Hey guys,

I will be in Bogota 3 days this week.

Planning on doing as many hookers as possible.

Any suggestions on a hotel close to all the action.

I will gladly share a detailed report.

Thanks in advance.