Medellin Reports

[Steve 9696]

I have a week in São Paulo on business. And a week in Mexico city on business. And the weekend intervening I can go ANYWHERE in south / central America. A few parameters:

I love the club scene when traveling. I have a girl at home so dinners and GFE are standard. So I like to get out and party on the road. So like Scandallo and Casarao etc will def be done. But I can do that during the workweek.

I've been to Medellin and found it only OK for what I was after. Did Facebook girls at my condo. Was def fun but missed the club scene and didn't like the plastics at La Isla.

Absolutely got to have BBBJ. $$ not a problem.

Want to balance of nice place to hang out, maybe beachfront, with club / girl options but not the only thing. Rio? Costa Rica? Panamá? The options are wide open. What would you guys do given the above parameters?

[Bill]

Some of these girls are dumb as rocks, and visitors need to stop paying according to US dollar prices.

I agreed to bring a girl back to my hotel for 300 k pesos. We get back to my hotel and I realize I only had 200 k pesos. So, I would pay the rest in US dollars.

Then she says that I have to pay her in only US dollars. So, I'm like whatever, fine, that's like $66 bucks.

She says no. 300 k pesos is $100 US dollars. At this point I'm just thinking to myself how dumb and clueless these pea brains are.

Anyway, I show her that she can exchange for $1 US dollar for 4. 5 k mil. And eventually it makes sense to her.

The calculation came out to $66.70. And I gave her 66 bucks. Then she says she wants $1 more. Who complains about 70 cents, dumb a $$ hookers do evidently.

Love this city and have been coming here frequently for 10 years, but I think this trip was my wake up call to venture out and visit new countries and cities to monger.

Yes, it probably a good idea to monger in other countries and not look back at Medellin.

[Knowledge]

You have to check with your card issuer about international fees. There is no reason they should be unexpected if you ask a simple question: "do you assess foreign transaction fees when the card is used in Colombia?

Depends on your card. I use my Amex Platinum for everything I possibly can except paying hookers, Indriver, or small shit I may buy downtown. Restaurants and the like I always use my card. Never a problem. But like you said you better be sure your card does not charge exchange rate fees first. The only 3 I have that.

Don't are Amex, Discover, and X1.

[RealDeal80]

Ok good to know! So please can you tell me hotels name which accept we bring a prostitute without paying extra if I book the room for 2 people?

I just got back from meddlin stayed in a nice Hotel / airbnb with hottub in Laureles. One apartments. Close to everything walkable. They charge 10 dollars or 50.000 cop to sign girl in and out. I would chose this route as number one there friendly and 2 it's an extra 10 bucks who cares.

[Surfer500]

There are some practices to follow.

At stores they will have a card reader at the counter, just like in US stores. Restaurants will bring you a handheld card reader. Don't hand your card to a waiter or lay it on the table. All transactions will be done in front of you.

Your bank may charge additional fees.

When you ask for your check you'll be asked 1 or 2 questions. "Con tarjeta o efectivo?" Or something similar. Are you paying with a card or with cash? The other question is "se incluye servicio?" Do you want to include the tip. Colombia has a standard 10% tip. You don't have to pay it. If you do pay it, you don't need to tip more. Your bill will have both totals with and without the tip.

A brief footnote to this, more common in stores, versus eating establishments is they will ask how many "quotas", meaning how many payments or how many months do you want to pay the amount over. This is the norm for Colombian credit cards, not sure how it works with a foreign credit cards when buying something, but if asked this question, just say "one" meaning your not going to finance the purchase over time.

[JjBee62]

Are cards safe to use at places like restaurants and stores in medellin? Not sure whether to use cash or card. The last thing I'the want is having to report my card for fraud or have unexpected international fees pop up. What has your experience been?

There are some practices to follow.

At stores they will have a card reader at the counter, just like in US stores. Restaurants will bring you a handheld card reader. Don't hand your card to a waiter or lay it on the table. All transactions will be done in front of you.

Your bank may charge additional fees.

When you ask for your check you'll be asked 1 or 2 questions. "Con tarjeta o efectivo?" Or something similar. Are you paying with a card or with cash? The other question is "se incluye servicio?" Do you want to include the tip. Colombia has a standard 10% tip. You don't have to pay it. If you do pay it, you don't need to tip more. Your bill will have both totals with and without the tip.

[Mr Enternational]

Are cards safe to use at places like restaurants and stores in medellin? Not sure whether to use cash or card. The last thing I'the want is having to report my card for fraud or have unexpected international fees pop up. What has your experience been?

Depends on your card. I use my Amex Platinum for everything I possibly can except paying hookers, Indriver, or small shit I may buy downtown. Restaurants and the like I always use my card. Never a problem. But like you said you better be sure your card does not charge exchange rate fees first. The only 3 I have that.

Don't are Amex, Discover, and X1.

[Gilolo]

Two possibilities. I have only been able to have a second guest at many places if she is registered with me before I arrive, or at least is with me at check in. That is the normal case in my experience. Or if the place is friendly to sex trade then they may allow you one non pre-registered visitor.

The people running hotels are not stupid and they know that if you book for two and the other person is not with you when you check in then probably she is going to be a hooker. So If they are against that, which many are, then they will only allow a second guest if she checks in with you and is obviously "with you" such as another family member or someone you are actually travelling with.

Ok good to know! So please can you tell me hotels name which accept we bring a prostitute without paying extra if I book the room for 2 people?

[Zeos1]

Hi,

Very interesting! I'm going to Medellin for the first time next month. I want to stay in hotels too! I don't like flats in Airbnb and when I'm on holidays I prefer to stay in nice hotels! Can you tell me in which hotels you stay in Medellin? And I can read on this forum we have to pay reception of hotels to bring girls in our room? But if we book a room for 2 people on Booking, normally we shouldn't pay for a girl if we bring her in our room? What do you think? Can you tell me more about this?

Thanks.

Two possibilities. I have only been able to have a second guest at many places if she is registered with me before I arrive, or at least is with me at check in. That is the normal case in my experience. Or if the place is friendly to sex trade then they may allow you one non pre-registered visitor.

The people running hotels are not stupid and they know that if you book for two and the other person is not with you when you check in then probably she is going to be a hooker. So If they are against that, which many are, then they will only allow a second guest if she checks in with you and is obviously "with you" such as another family member or someone you are actually travelling with.

[Tonesz]

Are cards safe to use at places like restaurants and stores in medellin? Not sure whether to use cash or card. The last thing I'the want is having to report my card for fraud or have unexpected international fees pop up. What has your experience been?

I personally used a CC at the Isla and no strange transactions or anything I could see.

I normally use a CC that I never use in my day to day back at home so that I can keep track of everything I spend on trips and make sure there are no shady pop out of nowhere transactions that appear. I used my credit card is most places in Medellin if I could and haven't had any issues.

[CatchMeIfUCan]

Are cards safe to use at places like restaurants and stores in medellin? Not sure whether to use cash or card. The last thing I'the want is having to report my card for fraud or have unexpected international fees pop up. What has your experience been?

[JjBee62]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u78EuCDTK9o

Probably not. I don't take men to bed. You avoid a lot of problems that way and it cuts way down on the number of men who drug you. Then there's all the unwanted penises as well.

[Mr Enternational]

The calculation came out to $66.70. And I gave her 66 bucks. Then she says she wants $1 more. Who complains about 70 cents, dumb a $$ hookers do evidently.

She wanted to keep the extra $1 as a souvenir to put in her phone case.

Love this city and have been coming here frequently for 10 years, but I think this trip was my wake up call to venture out and visit new countries and cities to monger.

I have always said all women and all men are the same. The difference is that you are tired of the BS of the chicks where you are from and do not want to deal with it anymore. One day you will be tired of the BS of the chicks of the other place you like to go, which seems to be the case right here. You have had it up to here with the BS of Colombians and need to go experience the BS of another nationality now.

[Anthony2023]

Its bemusing that mileage is often a concern yet so many want to know who is the most popular. Is that bcos they want to avoid the most popular?

It can be either or. Still the question remains a mystery. Who is this mysterious Maria? Maria who? Where are the links? Why does nobody know if she's number 1?

[JustTK]

But if we book a room for 2 people on Booking, normally we shouldn't pay for a girl if we bring her in our room?

I used to have success by doing that. But then I was never in to bringing streams of girls back or having wild parties.