Habana, Akershuz (+Blush, 122)
Both of these are an easy walk from the Mariscal or Placa Foch area. At Habana the bouncer patted me down (he patted everyone down) and haggled over my producing a passport photocopy which he felt ought to have been 'stamped' but eventually he just held it up to the camera and let me in. I had the correct money ready as I always try to do, but no attempt to charge me more than the $3 entrada. Upstairs into the club area. Pilsener with your entry chit if you ask for it instead of the cheap nasty brand (forget what it's called). Small dance area, disco lights and so on. Maybe about 20 women when I went in. I wanted someone slim and nearly all of these had a little bit too much around the middle. One that looked a bit doable but I didn't get her quickly enough.
Akershuz was a similar story. Ground floor, undisguised entry, but I found the women were barely passable. At $8 maybe, but at $20 I'd like something a bit better.
The attitude at Blush, which again does not exactly have catwalk models, makes up for some shortcomings. It's very relaxed, the girls flirt gently and it is quite easy to circulate. Circulating is harder at the nightclub versions and the disco lights AMP up what is quite ordinary for the benefit perhaps of the beer-goggles visitor. The attitude in both places also seemed rather disinterested. What I would like is the standard that can be seen of women at 122 but without the sardine dogfight to bag one. Maybe, as WT tried, it's a case of getting there at opening time (but if the girls are free to choose the working hours, I don't know, it stands to reason that the best lookers will probably opt for maximum business periods).
Sorry to hear about you upset stomach, WT. I heard you could get most things at the chemists here but maybe not. I always carry basics for upset stomach but if asking for them abroad of course the generic is more likely available (Loperamida for diarrhoea, and Loratadina for mozzies if travelling outside Quito). Pleased to hear you are back in the saddle.