Ho Chi Minh City - General Info

After 9pm.

Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dao Duy Tu, Hoa Hao in D5 has a lot of young girls. About 300k plus room.

Worth the try.

Cheers,

Mash

Sorry mate, but can you provide some more specific details? Nguyen Chi Thanh is the street, but what is Dao Duy Tu and Hoa Hao?

[QUOTE=Mash Potatoes]After 9pm.

Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dao Duy Tu, Hoa Hao in D5 has a lot of young girls. About 300k plus room.

Worth the try.

Cheers,

Mash[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Alleno151]Sorry mate, but can you provide some more specific details? Nguyen Chi Thanh is the street, but what is Dao Duy Tu and Hoa Hao?[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.diadiem.com[/url]
punch those names in and you will see they are all streets. They are all close to eachother.

heres a interesting read about a popular place mentioned in this forum.
Hookers and their pimps working along Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street
[url]http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=54407[/url]

Hookers and their pimps working along Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street

[url]http://www.Thanhniennews.com/features/? Catid=10&newsid=54407[/url][/QUOTE]Read this article yesterday. Pretty fukked up system going on there. Sometimes you pity the girls cause they're pretty much stuck in a never ending cycle.

I presume the girls are instructed/taught and forced to go and 'scam' mongers as well. That's Asia for you.

[QUOTE=Alleno151]Sorry mate, but can you provide some more specific details? Nguyen Chi Thanh is the street, but what is Dao Duy Tu and Hoa Hao?[/QUOTE]Nguyen Chi Thanh/ Dao Duy Tu & Hoa Hao form a square block... so just ride around that area at about 9pm.

[QUOTE=Mash Potatoes]Nguyen Chi Thanh/ Dao Duy Tu & Hoa Hao form a square block... so just ride around that area at about 9pm.[/QUOTE]

Those three streets all run parallel so I can understand why the punters are confused!

I visited the hot tocs on NPK a few times a few months ago. Was surprised, because this had been described by other posters as "haircut heaven," if I recall correctly, and I found only 3 hot tocs there that appeared to offer extras. This was at night, perhaps there are more during the daytime.

Also quite a few of what appear to be "bia oms" on this street, but that's another story (I'd love to hear more about people's experiences in bia oms because I've never gone in one, as the touts outside never seem to invite foreigners inside, at least that's my experience).

But, to get back to the subject, the hot tocs: There were some attractive girls in there, but I think perhaps I was overcharged. The first place on the right (entering the street from VTS) wanted 120K for the massage. HJ was 100K tip, BJ was 200K

The second place on the right said 200K for HJ, 300 K for BJ -- all-inclusive fee including massage, and no need for additional tip to the girl.

But I think I have read on this forum that the real fees are supposed to be: 60K for massage. 100K tip for EITHER HJ or BJ.

This is a bit hard for me to believe as a BJ seems to me a more valuable service than a HJ and would rightly command a higher price.

So, was I overcharged (particularly in the basic massage component of the fee)? And do you think I could go back and pay the correct fee after they already took me for a sucker? (I was last there 3 months ago, so maybe they won't remember me).

I live here, am not a tourist, so I don't want to pay tourist sucker fees.

Are prices on NPK normally the same as prices on DBL?

I will also say that I was freaked out by the facilities in these shops on NPK. In both places where I had service, massage takes place on a massage table separated from the next tables on the left and right by sheer curtains. I could see the guy next to me getting serviced, and he could see me. I really hate that, but it's so typical of VN. VNese seem to have no conception of privacy, though undoubtedly there are also govt regulations specifying lack of privacy in these massage places so as to prevent social evils.

I am flying into HCMC and staying in Vietnam for a month.

I would like to rent a cheap beach house somewhere in the warmer south.

Any advice please. Any resorts or beach towns recommended for mongering?

Budget stuff please. Costs?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Pokey Penguin]
So, was I overcharged (particularly in the basic massage component of the fee)? And do you think I could go back and pay the correct fee after they already took me for a sucker? (I was last there 3 months ago, so maybe they won't remember me).

I live here, am not a tourist, so I don't want to pay tourist sucker fees.

Are prices on NPK normally the same as prices on DBL?

I will also say that I was freaked out by the facilities in these shops on NPK. [/QUOTE]
Penguin, First, why go back if the 'facilities freaked you out'? Also, sucker prices are not exclusively for tourists, they are for suckers--for those that pay them. You live here, you read the Forum where pricing info is readily available. If you had all those advantages and you still paid 'sucker' prices, what can we say?
JD

[QUOTE=Spanish Main]I am flying into HCMC and staying in Vietnam for a month.

I would like to rent a cheap beach house somewhere in the warmer south.

Any advice please. Any resorts or beach towns recommended for mongering?

Budget stuff please. Costs?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

Vung Tau, Nha Trang - read about them under other places thread.

[QUOTE=Johndao]Penguin, First, why go back if the 'facilities freaked you out'? Also, sucker prices are not exclusively for tourists, they are for suckers--for those that pay them. You live here, you read the Forum where pricing info is readily available. If you had all those advantages and you still paid 'sucker' prices, what can we say?

Jd[/QUOTE]Okay, Johndao, good logical questions to which I have answers.

The facilities freaked me out in one shop because it was busy when I went there. The other place was not busy and the cubicles next to me were unoccupied. So I would still go back, but not when the place is busy. Maybe in daytime on a weekday.

Wait. I'm remembering it wrong. The place where it was not busy did not have cubicles. I think I was taken into a private room. That was the place with the 120K massage fee. It was the other shop near it that freaked me out.

I have read the forum, but don't recall seeing any info specifically about pricing in the npk hot tocs, only about hot tocs generally. The npk places seem like they might command higher fees as they are less grungy and have better looking staff than the places I've seen on DBL for example (I've cruised DBL a few times but didn't see anyone who looked nice enough that I wanted them to service me. It is also nearly impossible to cross that street which makes things difficult as shops are on both sides of the street)

Also, inflation is so high in VN that one would expect prices to continually go up.

I don't think I paid real sucker fees, like, real TOURIST sucker fees, did I? Maybe slightly sucker.

So, I'm asking you, and others, if you might divulge what you pay for entrance and tip specifically on npk. I don't want to pay more than the real price and know that doing so can cause problems for fellow mongers.

Pokey Penguin,
I like NPK. I don't mind sharing the big room with others. The curtains are private enough and I like hearing all the girl noises. If you don't like that, then ask for the VIP room. I think these places generally have a room that is more private and costs extra. I think saying "VIP" will get you there.

I pay 80,000 for a HJ ticket and 100,000 for a bj ticket. I tip 100,000 at either place.

I find that the service is generally better early. These places may open around 10, but I'd wait until 11am so the girls can get their make-up on. I think they close around 10pm.

The girls in the HJ place are better looking. But I prefer the BJ because the HJ's are often a little rough and can leave marks. I don't want to have to wait a week to pull my pants down around my gf. Does anyone know how to say "gentle" in tieng viet?

[QUOTE=Pokey Penguin]
So, I'm asking you, and others, if you might divulge what you pay for entrance and tip specifically on npk. I don't want to pay more than the real price and know that doing so can cause problems for fellow mongers.[/QUOTE]
80k to the house and 100k to the girl.
JD

Is there any morning action? What time do those cafe oms open?

I think the hot tocs start around 10 or 11am.
Bia oms...what? Maybe mid-afternoon?
I believe street action is around lunch time or evening.