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[QUOTE=SaltyPete;2055640]...In case you are not, EDSA Entertainment is quite a ways from QC in traffic, as is Makati...[/QUOTE]And I experienced the "quite a ways" traffic. It was simply brutal! On my last trip, I stayed in Makati and I sampled the massage parlors in QC. I liked them as a day option, and kept going back. The only day when the taxi ride was normal was Sunday. On other days, many taxi drivers refused to take me. Some of them demanded more money and I did not blame them. I would not do it myself if I were a driver, if I can help it.

Next time, I am thinking about staying in QC and sampling the MPs to my heart content, then moving to Makati.

[QUOTE=Lefeu;2055656]And I experienced the "quite a ways" traffic. It was simply brutal! On my last trip, I stayed in Makati and I sampled the massage parlors in QC. I liked them as a day option, and kept going back. The only day when the taxi ride was normal was Sunday. On other days, many taxi drivers refused to take me. Some of them demanded more money and I did not blame them. I would not do it myself if I were a driver, if I can help it.

Next time, I am thinking about staying in QC and sampling the MPs to my heart content, then moving to Makati.[/QUOTE]Hey Lefeu, would you care to elaborate on the QC massage parlors you sampled and wish to visit on your next trip? So far Airforce One's Flight 168 south of the airport is the only massage parlor I have visited in the PI and I am very curious about the QC parlors and KTV's. I liked the girls at Flight 168 and service was pretty good. Some of the girls working in Airforce One are knockouts and so are their prices. 555.

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[QUOTE=NattyBumpo;2055662]Hey Lefeu, would you care to elaborate on the QC massage parlors you sampled and wish to visit on your next trip? So far Airforce One's Flight 168 south of the airport is the only massage parlor I have visited in the PI and I am very curious about the QC parlors and KTV's. I liked the girls at Flight 168 and service was pretty good. Some of the girls working in Airforce One are knockouts and so are their prices. 555.

N.B.[/QUOTE]In QC, I sampled two of them, the Kremlin and Sylvanus, and I enjoyed both of them. The kremlin has 3 floors, Gulag, Politburo, and Proletariat, and they are listed on the elevator of the building. I would stay away from Gulag, I heard only HJ is available. I also read that the Proletariat has much nicer facilities, but I did not notice a difference between them in the quality of the girls. I stuck to the Politburo, and often did 3-somes. The prices were very reasonable, and much lower than Makati. I was pleased with my choices, and happy with the service. The girls are in a room, similar to the MPs in Thailand. You select a girl and you pay the cashier. You will be sent to a room and the girl would join you shortly.

Sylvanus is close to the Kremlin and the process is similar, but I believe Sylvanus does not have as many choices. I enjoyed it too.

[QUOTE=Lefeu;2055678]In QC, I sampled two of them, the Kremlin and Sylvanus, and I enjoyed both of them. The kremlin has 3 floors, Gulag, Politburo, and Proletariat, and they are listed on the elevator of the building. I would stay away from Gulag, I heard only HJ is available. I also read that the Proletariat has much nicer facilities, but I did not notice a difference between them in the quality of the girls. I stuck to the Politburo, and often did 3-somes. The prices were very reasonable, and much lower than Makati. I was pleased with my choices, and happy with the service. The girls are in a room, similar to the MPs in Thailand. You select a girl and you pay the cashier. You will be sent to a room and the girl would join you shortly.

Sylvanus is close to the Kremlin and the process is similar, but I believe Sylvanus does not have as many choices. I enjoyed it too.[/QUOTE]Lefeu: How would you say Kremlin and Sylvanus compared to Flight 168? I'm asking because I recently went to Flight 168 and was quite disappointed. Firstly, the uniforms cover up quite a bit so you really can't tell what you are getting. Also, the girls didn't look that great when I was there. A bunch of young-looking aunties, but still aunties. As for service, nothing special. Mainly just ticking a few basic boxes in a mechanical way. Also, the rooms were very old. Would that match your experience with Kremlin and Sylvanus?

[QUOTE=Lefeu;2055678]In QC, I sampled two of them, the Kremlin and Sylvanus[/QUOTE]I have been to Flight 168 and Starfleet many times. Kremlin and Sylvanus are the same format but at the time (many years ago) were a little less expensive. They all can have good looking women but it's been awhile since I was there so can't speak to their current lineups. I do remember that the cab ride from Ermita to QC was brutal: long and several times when we barely moved.

[QUOTE=ScoobieDiver;2055758]Lefeu: How would you say Kremlin and Sylvanus compared to Flight 168? I'm asking because I recently went to Flight 168 and was quite disappointed. Firstly, the uniforms cover up quite a bit so you really can't tell what you are getting. Also, the girls didn't look that great when I was there. A bunch of young-looking aunties, but still aunties. As for service, nothing special. Mainly just ticking a few basic boxes in a mechanical way. Also, the rooms were very old. Would that match your experience with Kremlin and Sylvanus?[/QUOTE]Unfortunately, I have not tried Flight 168 yet. It is on my TDL. In both Kremlin and Sylvanus, I was pleased with the girls. They were young, friendly, and enthusiastic, more so in Kremlin than Sylvanus. The facilities were not the greatest, as the rooms were rather bare, with tiny showers. But that did not bother me too much, given what I was paying. I enjoyed all my sessions there, as it was really easy to connect with those girls. My suspicion was that they do not see too many foreigners, rather more local mongers. I believe we treat them better and they respond to that. Also, I did not meet any hard core WG there, unlike Burgos.

[QUOTE=Lefeu;2055932]Unfortunately, I have not tried Flight 168 yet. It is on my TDL. In both Kremlin and Sylvanus, I was pleased with the girls. They were young, friendly, and enthusiastic, more so in Kremlin than Sylvanus. The facilities were not the greatest, as the rooms were rather bare, with tiny showers. But that did not bother me too much, given what I was paying. I enjoyed all my sessions there, as it was really easy to connect with those girls. My suspicion was that they do not see too many foreigners, rather more local mongers. I believe we treat them better and they respond to that. Also, I did not meet any hard core WG there, unlike Burgos.[/QUOTE]I've only been to the Kremlin once, when I was staying in Eastwood, QC. Young aunties is what I witnessed that day (about 2 pm). I did not see any girls that compare with the better lookers at Kojax. I chose the thinnest one but she was still a little heavy for my tastes. But that was my single experience. I've never been to Flight 168.

If it means sitting in traffic for an hour, the Kremlin is probably not worth it IMHO.

[QUOTE=SaltyPete;2055640]I'm not sure if you are familiar with the locale of Manila and QC; you probably are. In case you are not, EDSA Entertainment is quite a ways from QC in traffic, as is Makati. There are not too many reports about QC here, and you must be careful about going into a local bar and assuming the girls are available for take out. There are a couple of Massage Spas available in the area, including The Kremlin, that you might want to check out during the day.

I'd stay away from the escort service; they are priced for suckers who don't know any better, pictures are not updated, and the bait and switch happens a lot. EDSA is about php2000 to the bar and 2500-3000ST to the girl, or 3500-4000 LT if you can get it. If you have a choice in location, stay in Makati or Pasay instead of QC.

There is a Quezon City thread here, but it hasn't been updated in over a year.[/QUOTE]Which one you prefer? Petite or chubby one? Check on Facebook.

[QUOTE=Mackerel47;2058193]Which one you prefer? Petite or chubby one? Check on Facebook.[/QUOTE]I'm not understanding you.

Flew into T3 last week around 2:30 pm. Taxis are no longer a problem. No lines for taxis. White and yellow taxis circling for customers. Apparently Uber and Grab have taken a huge market share from them.

Grab has a kiosk on the middle median to the left as you come out of T3. I saw many Filipino customers lining up for Grab. I used my app and had my car within 3 minutes there.

In other parts of Manila I saw hungry empty taxis circling for fares. I guess their bad reputation and operation has caught up with them. I feel bad for the decent taxi drivers but they may need to join Uber or Grab.

[QUOTE=HardyHarry1968;2054622]Gents,

I am visiting your famed city next week for 3 days. Usually I RTFM to find out where how when, went back several pages on this site but could not find real pointers other than EDSA complex.

So need your help.

Staying in Quezon City. I am on the other side of half life, hence not much into dancing, wooing! Will appreciate if someone can point out what is the best way of getting game delivered to the room for the night?

Should I just lookup the various escort websites? All ask for 10 k-20 k. Different scale as one reported here!

Or I should do the normal- go to a bar pay fine and pick a damsel?

Thanks folks. Expecting a few PMs.

Read my earlier reports from other cities. You might enjoy. Promise to do the same for this encounter (s)!

H.[/QUOTE]You can always use dating apps. You'll find normal + WG and all willing to meet up, something like dateinasia or okcupid, sayhi, badoo. All works fine there. Escort sites are no good because they're expensive + a lot bait and switch.

Good luck.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;2062332]Flew into T3 last week around 2:30 pm. Taxis are no longer a problem. No lines for taxis. White and yellow taxis circling for customers. Apparently Uber and Grab have taken a huge market share from them.[/QUOTE]I am glad you had a good experience Dg and I have also noticed a definite improvement in taxi services in all terminals (which I regularly use) but I would caution other potential arrivees that Dg's experience on one day at 2. 30 pm is not necessarily generalizable.

I came in last Friday at around 6. 30 pm and it was an absolute clusterfuck at T3.

Long lines for all modes of taxis (white, yellow and coupon) with very few taxis joining the line intermittently, and the surge prices for Uber and Grab were off the scale because they simply couldn't get into the terminal.

It might have been the usual Friday jam or another unusual circumstance but I would suggest that Dg's comment that "Taxis are no longer a problem. No lines for taxis. . " is not always the case.

[QUOTE=RedKilt;2062448]It might have been the usual Friday jam or another unusual circumstance but I would suggest that Dg's comment that "Taxis are no longer a problem. No lines for taxis. . " is not always the case.[/QUOTE]Concur. I flew in through T3 recently on a Saturday, early afternoon. There were all modes of taxis, but also lots of customers queuing up. I walked about for a minute watching the queues, ignoring the p1200 touts. I walked over to the white taxi line, which was long and wrapping, but it appeared 10 minutes wait or more. I hollered at a p1200 tout guy and said 700 to the Makati Century mall area. He jumped on that and ushered me to a waiting car. He opened the door to the car and there were 2 other gents already inside. I declined, telling him that 700 gets me my own vehicle. A moment later he had an empty vehicle for me. There were also lines for the coupon taxis (p440 to my destination). The extra 260 ($5) I paid for the vehicle over the coupon taxi was worth not waiting in the heat. While congestion existed at the airport, troppik was light and I was at my condo 20 minutes later.

The problem of lack of taxis around prime time like 5 pm - 8 pm anywhere may have been alleviated but not eliminated. This is true anywhere around world I. E. New York City.

I remember a few years ago coming out of SM Mega Mall around 6:30 pm on a Saturday, the wait in line was over 2 hours outside. The 15 minute ride to my hotel was over one hour.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;2062332]Flew into T3 last week around 2:30 pm. Taxis are no longer a problem. No lines for taxis. White and yellow taxis circling for customers. Apparently Uber and Grab have taken a huge market share from them.
[/QUOTE]Thank f*! At for Uber. They have revolutionised the transport infrastructure in Manila (and many other places in the world) and forced taxi companies to improve their fleets and level of service to remain competitive. Whether Manila based taxi businesses can keep up and invest in upgrading their rolling stock, I very much doubt and I can see many going out of business. But I don't think many will mourn the passing of the familiar tired old Manila cab with its bone rattling, shot suspension, dodgy air-con and devious, thieving drivers always looking to squeeze an extra buck or two from jet lagged, frazzled travellers.

The thing I love most about Uber (and I rarely use anything else in Manila nowadays) is being able to get your latest squeeze picked up at home or at a place of her choosing. Then sit back and watch her progress through the city chaos and know, almost to the minute, her arrival time at your place. Its sheer technological magic. 😁.