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[QUOTE=IguanaSix;1741441]I agree. The parties are extra above and beyond the bed and breakfast the guests signed up for. Their formula works, and it fulfills the role the Sportsman's Lounge or the old Hotel Little Havanna used to fill for San Jose.
How much are they charging for the party, anyway? I might just go.[/QUOTE]Just visiting this thread, and would like to ask if there is a website, etc for the Mansion.
If not, feel free to PM me with any info.
Muchas Gracias.
Yanqui69.
Staying in Medellin for the month and looking for others that might want to trade information. I've been coming to Medellin every year (give or take) for the past 15 ish years. I usually visit the casas in el Centro and some of the clubs scattered around town, as well as the occasional dip in the Mayorista. PM me if you're in town.
[QUOTE=Buckinup;1741596]Here is the schedule and info for the party:
Place: Hotel M1.
Date: Saturday July 4th 2015.
Starting Time: 2:00 pm.
Ending Time: What's that?
Price Guest: $110.000 COP.
Price Non-guest: $130.000 COP.
(Price includes: Food and liquor until supplies last).[/QUOTE]Price includes food and liquor, ok I take back what I said before about charging guest for entry into the party. I was just having a drunken rant at the time. I think part of it is because I am jealous, because I cannot make it to enjoy the party.
[QUOTE=Superboy1;1741727]Price includes food and liquor, ok I take back what I said before about charging guest for entry into the party. I was just having a drunken rant at the time. I think part of it is because I am jealous, because I cannot make it to enjoy the party.[/QUOTE]I've been to these types of parties and it's worth the entry fee just to collect phone numbers since there will be soooooo many girls there and some that aren't mansion regulars might pop in to check out the scene. Food is typical paisa fried and greasy stuff and licor is usually bottom shelf tequila / vodka. And don't hesitate to just walk up and ask for numbers straight up because some girls won't stay all day or night and you might miss out. I remember it being like a 8-1 girl-guy ratio at one point. I actually counted and lost track at 40 at its peak. Anyways, enjoy!
Everything you mention is true and exactly why I always have chosen the Mansion. I am always usually only there for a few days. So having everything prepared and ready to go at your fingertips is so worth the extra $20-30. I like the casa runs during the day it keeps an extra $100-200 k in my pocket to be later enjoyed with the girls that come to the Mansion bar. The fact that prices have stayed the same since 2010 and the dollar is way stronger now. I will take those numbers any day of the week. I will admit Colombia Jake services do sound good also and would def try him out as well. I love 3 somes and at the mansion its so easy to put one together. Plus those chicks are nice they stay longer they go on dates show you the city all for the $150 k. Its a win win for me. All the vets there are very helpful too. You mentioned all the services available like dentist, doctors, pharmacy, massage, etc. Pool could be a little warmer I can say. Honestly feels like a heart attack when you jump in. LOL. I've stayed at both M1 and M2. I like M1 bc I'm younger fluent in spanish and like to get at least 6 girls per day. Since I get a lot of help from the Vets I always try to help out new guys by translating. And helping them negotiate better deals too. One of my favorite things is the laundry sevice. $7/ day and the very nice ladies that make breakfast. Fuck staying in an apt and then going grocery shopping then making food yourself I barely do that here at home. Let alone travel 5 k miles to do that in MDE. LOL. I will be there later this month and can't wait to land in MDE.
[QUOTE=EllissDee;1741695]Staying in Medellin for the month and looking for others that might want to trade information. I've been coming to Medellin every year (give or take) for the past 15 ish years. I usually visit the casas in el Centro and some of the clubs scattered around town, as well as the occasional dip in the Mayorista. PM me if you're in town.[/QUOTE]But you need to purchase subscription. I will in in Medellin for two weeks at the end of July and can share a beer and intel.
[QUOTE=JamesDandy;1741607]Does the typical mansion guest bring down those snappy black tee-shirts they wear all over Poblado, or does the hotel include one in that price? At least everybody got the memo!
Just kidding, but to be more serious, I can understand why somebody would try the mansion, I just can't understand why they would keep relying on it if they were making progress with their Spanish, or had bettered their proficiency in meeting regular priced pros and non-pros that are much hotter than the photos I've seen, or the girls rolling out of the mansion in the morning. Some guys don't mind paying 5 x as much for things, some even think something is better only because they paid 500% more, to each his own.
I've met some cool guys that have stayed at the mansion before, but they were the ones that spread their wings eventually and did things like rent apartments on subsequent trips, taken Spanish lessons, pick up regular girls in Centro, or how to make the casas work for them. Those things do take effort though, and some are only on vacation for a week.[/QUOTE]Uh, I'm fluent in Espanol and I have stayed at the Mansion / Castillo on each of 14 visits to MDE. I don't think language ability has a thing to do with it. I do understand the appeal of staying elsewhere -- you can get a much nicer place for less money. But I like the camaraderie with fellow guests at the Mansion. I visit MDE by myself and I like the ease of showing up and immediately having 8 or 10 buddies to hang with (half of which I know from previous trips). If a monger is very independent and doesn't need this camaraderie, then yes, he's better of getting an apartment. Maybe I'm weak for needing this "support" system, but I like a sociable environment. If you know of another place that I can find this, I'd love to hear about it.
I have, on two occasions, rented a hotel room in addition to my Mansion / Castillo room because I was dealing with strict non-pros. Girls that were introduced to me by Colombian friends in the US. I suppose in that instance, it would have been easier to have had my own apartment. But I wouldn't consider that unless I had a couple fellow mongers to share the place with.
Hell, one of the reasons I stopped going to Rio (my absolute favorite place in the World) years ago was that so many of my fellow mongers stopped going because of cost and/or distance.
Oh, and I've never paid close to 300K pesos for TLN with a Mansion girl. There is no "official price."
Now I understand, I did get it. It's about like minded friends. I struggled to understand the attraction but now I see. I have lots of friends at home. I want to spend all my time with paisas, not with people like me. I am ok with being a weirdo cheapskate.
[QUOTE=Combo;1741838]Uh, I'm fluent in Espanol and I have stayed at the Mansion / Castillo on each of 14 visits to MDE. I don't think language ability has a thing to do with it. I do understand the appeal of staying elsewhere -- you can get a much nicer place for less money. But I like the camaraderie with fellow guests at the Mansion. I visit MDE by myself and I like the ease of showing up and immediately having 8 or 10 buddies to hang with (half of which I know from previous trips). If a monger is very independent and doesn't need this camaraderie, then yes, he's better of getting an apartment. Maybe I'm weak for needing this "support" system, but I like a sociable environment. If you know of another place that I can find this, I'd love to hear about it.
I have, on two occasions, rented a hotel room in addition to my Mansion / Castillo room because I was dealing with strict non-pros. Girls that were introduced to me by Colombian friends in the US. I suppose in that instance, it would have been easier to have had my own apartment.[/QUOTE]
Saludos a todos.
Have been looking through the threads unsuccessfully for a website for information for the Mansion.
Could anyone direct me, por favor?
PM is okay.
[QUOTE=Yanqui69;1742032]Saludos a todos.
Have been looking through the threads unsuccessfully for a website for information for the Mansion.
Could anyone direct me, por favor?
PM is okay.[/QUOTE][URL]hotelmedellinplaza.com[/URL]
[QUOTE=Knowledge;1742017]Now I understand, I did get it. It's about like minded friends. I struggled to understand the attraction but now I see. I have lots of friends at home. I want to spend all my time with paisas, not with people like me. I am ok with being a weirdo cheapskate.[/QUOTE]You're probably younger than me! I generally only fuck once or twice a day, so I like people to hang with in the "downtime. ". If MDE had surfing or diving or a great dance scene like Cali, I might feel differently.
[QUOTE=Knowledge;1742017]Now I understand, I did get it. It's about like minded friends. I struggled to understand the attraction but now I see. I have lots of friends at home. I want to spend all my time with paisas, not with people like me. I am ok with being a weirdo cheapskate.[/QUOTE]I don't particularly care for the company of other gringos at the mansion although I have met a few that are OK guys to go out with. Most are a bore and have no interest in Medellin night life or other activities.
But I do stay at the Mansion from time to time just to meet women outside my social circle and facebook friends.
The only real down side to staying at the Mansion is that some women just don't want to be seen there. And the down side to staying at an apartment is that some women just don't want to go to some guys apartment that they have never met in person. That's why I alternate between the two and some times rent an apartment while still having a room at the Mansion.
[QUOTE=Combo;1742183]You're probably younger than me! I generally only fuck once or twice a day, so I like people to hang with in the "downtime. ". If MDE had surfing or diving or a great dance scene like Cali, I might feel differently.[/QUOTE]If you care about surfing and diving, why come to Medellin in the first place? It's for the beautiful women. Besides, if you have to dive on your trip, the Galapagos are right around the corner, or you can be in Cartagena for around $50 or $60.
Like I said before, to each his own and many will never agree on this topic so take it for what it's worth. If you want to pay and extra $30+ to hang out with guys that are like you, that is fine, but that is on top of the jacked up chica prices, so it's not just an extra $20 or 30 as you suggest, but more like an extra $100. Then, the mansion is inviting guys like us in there for an extra $20 K only over your ticket price, if we would want to go. I'm not sure how selling more tickets to guys like me helps paying guests like yourself, but I'll keep an open mind.
As far my comment about black tee wearing gringos in Poblado, that gig is played out. Nothing screams "I'm a monger" like the black tee and wraparound shades. It's getting creepy, fellas. If you don't believe me, just take a short walk from the Mansion to CC Santa Fe, sit for a half hour near pedestrian entrance and tell me it's not so obvious it's getting embarassing. If you can't pick out every retard with ease, I'll give you a 100% refund for the price paid for my opinion. I only mention it here because it seems to be in the Mansion 101 handbook.
If a guy only has a few days and he has never been to Medellin before, maybe the the mansion is his best option?
I have met many cool guys that have stayed at the mansion, and I don't want to come off like a big dick, but the coolest were always onto bigger and better things. Just how I see it, maybe I'm blind.
Tonight at around 12:30 in the morning I was returning from El Centro to Poblado in a taxi. On Calle 10 going up the hill before Parque Poblado there was a checkpoint and we where stopped. I was searched and then asked for my "credentials" I had a reduced copy of my Passport that was laminated in plastic along with a US Passport card I showed them. They looked them over and than said they needed to see the original documents. I told them that they could see the original of the Passport but they would have to come to my Hotel as it was locked up in a safety deposit box. After that they said I could go.
[QUOTE=IguanaSix;1742091][URL]hotelmedellinplaza.com[/URL][/QUOTE]Muchas Gracias!