Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=ShawMan74;2229766]I just got back last week from a month in Medellin, wow what an adventure. And for as long as I was there, I still didn't do everything the city has to offer!

Finally got caught up on work here at home, so lets get into the report, starting with the guides. I highly recommend you do this. Your trip will not be the same without one. Ever since Rio, its the only way I'll roll. (and I now that I know better, I wish I did this in Buenos Aires. Go to that forum to witness my struggles and shenanigans HAHA).

You can check my review on Cali and see what I went through over there before I found a reputable contact. Much of the same first happened here in Medellin with the first driver / guide I met. I met him through the apartment company (same company as in Cali too), as they used him as transportation from the airport. Not only was he more expensive, he was not responsive or responsible. And his intel was garbage..[/QUOTE]Is this the guy that helped you?

[URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297478-d6513892-Reviews-Willi_s_Best_Guide_Medellin-Medellin_Antioquia_Department.html[/URL]

He has good reviews for the normal touristy stuff but I would be interested in knowing how else he helped you with chicks besides taking you to two of the most well know casas in Medellin?

[QUOTE=ShawMan74;2229766]William, (the best damn guide in Medellin) was the first to text me back![/QUOTE]The big question is what did he charge for his services?

[QUOTE=Manizales911;2229804]The big question is what did he charge for his services?[/QUOTE]Also, what surcharges if any were charged for drinks & girls at these casas? What notoriously happens in Tijuana and other places is the taxi or guide will take his client to casas, stripclubs, hotels etc, and then go in and request his kickback for bringing the client. The business will gladly pay it because they just charge the client extra for all goods & services.

This may not have happened in this case because the guide seems to have been paid well. However I wouldn't be surprised if any guide decided to double dip a little.

That trail of tears flite suks ass. I feel your pain everyday for many years now.

Me and many other guys on here would have given you that information for free. You would have to RTFF but it wouldn't take you long to know all about the places you visited and many more. No worries, we should all do what works for us.

[QUOTE=ShawMan74;2229766]I just got back last week from a month in Medellin, wow what an adventure. And for as long as I was there, I still didn't do everything the city has to offer!

Finally got caught up on work here at home, so lets get into the report, starting with the guides. I highly recommend you do this. Your trip will not be the same without one. Ever since Rio, its the only way I'll roll. (and I now that I know better, I wish I did this in Buenos Aires. Go to that forum to witness my struggles and shenanigans HAHA)..[/QUOTE]

The real question is why are guys going to Vane? Makes no sense with the wealth of information available in this site to do so. How many times has it be written that all you need is to build Facebook contacts. When I go I never spend over 200 k for a couple of pops. And yes the session is very intimate. Some girls that know me actually ask me for TLN and for that I pay 300 K and as many pops I can muster. Why are guys paying someone to show them Energy or Loutron? Is it a language barrier? These are the same girls that have told me how desperate gringos pay them 300 k at the Mandion The info is available in the website but I guess people don't want to read and accept it. For the record, I am 62 years old and balding, I could lose a few pounds. I do speak Spanish fluently

[QUOTE=BigBossMan;2229235]Wow! Prices in Vane's group have gone up in the last 4 weeks. It was 250 k the last two weeks in August and it was the price Vane posted in her thread. Vane gets 50 k of that price so I thought it was comparable to a Facebook chica asking 200 k and using Vane was far more efficient for me. Although it must be said that I had to settle for second and third choices at 250 k. I never asked if first choices were available for more.[/QUOTE].

[QUOTE=IamLookin;2230048]

The real question is why are guys going to Vane? Makes no sense with the wealth of information available in this site to do so. How many times has it be written that all you need is to build Facebook contacts.

.[/QUOTE]It really isn't as easy as all that. It would be the difference between me giving a guy my facebook contacts and saying here you go.

Most likely there will be quite a few no shows or no response all.
Or me calling the girls up that I know and saying. Come on over I have a friend I want you to meet.

Then there would be very few no shows if any at all.

[QUOTE=BigBossMan;2229235]Wow! Prices in Vane's group have gone up in the last 4 weeks. It was 250 k the last two weeks in August and it was the price Vane posted in her thread. Vane gets 50 k of that price so I thought it was comparable to a Facebook chica asking 200 k and using Vane was far more efficient for me. Although it must be said that I had to settle for second and third choices at 250 k. I never asked if first choices were available for more.[/QUOTE]Does anyone know of a situation where posting mongering information on the Internet caused prices to decrease?

[QUOTE=IamLookin;2230048] I do speak Spanish fluently

.[/QUOTE]Bingo. That's the game changer right there.

Last month after diving in Key Largo travelled down to Medellin for a week. Watching Narcos TV series, and reading these trip reports it became a must place to visit! I stayed at Mansion 2, a converted house maybe a 100 m up the hill from Mansion 1 where the bar is downstairs. Room is functional with big mirror, easy to meet the others staying in the breakfast balcony, lounge area. All the Mansion staff were friendly, and every night ladies turned up at Mansion 1 bar downstairs. Most seemed to be requesting 200 k plus taxi. If they stayed all night, certainly wanted more. Girls were pretty but business like. There were banks and restaurants nearby. I had a great afternoon trip to Pablo Escobar museum and found it very interesting. Many things referred to in Narcos TV series you can see exhibited at the museum which is a former safe house run by Roberto Escobar after he served 14 years in jail. Back to the ladies. It helps if you can speak some Spanish, very few people seemed to speak English. Google translate is not sexy in bed LOL. My favourite places were Fantasia Energy. An hour was 150 k in a smart room with shower, girls do a walk-by and introduce themselves. New Life massage had a lot of girls and was much cheaper, time was charged in 15 minute increments once you were in the room 30 min was 50 k. A new massage shop which a Mansion driver took us to was "Divini Women" near New Life, had a prepaid menu system and some hot ladies, but no aircon in the room. Fase 2 and La Isla were strip clubs with some hot girls. After a dance you gave the girl a nominal dollar tip, and buy them a drink if you are interested. Entry fee was 10,000. Both places had rooms available too. La Isla was on a hilltop with a lot of restaurants outside. If you like silicon and arse implants this is the place for you. Colombian money seems more expensive than it is really with all the zero's. The exchange office at the airport had terrible rates, but to use a card and withdraw money from ATM's. Girls in Medellin don't seem to use WeChat, they all connect using WhatsApp and Facebook. I subscribed to Colombian Cupid for a month on the premium service, but was a lot of time wasted filtering messages. Medellin is a nice high altitude city with hot ladies, but learn some Spanish before you go there to get maximum enjoyment from it.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2228181]So the girls at the Mansion are under contract or something and are forced to go there? I would expect the morals of the building to be low seeing that it is a fuckshop.[/QUOTE]Not under contract but an invite. They do get the most money there because it's mainly Americans and we pay more versus local spots. So when they get excited to come there to make good money (for their standard) and cheap for ours those last 5-10 bucks people try to negotiate down is killing the deal for them. It is safer and nicer there but in the end it is a major convenience for us so the amount you pay is worth it versus trying luck at another establishment or in the street. To each their own.

[QUOTE=MedellinGringo;2229781]Is this the guy that helped you?

[URL]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297478-d6513892-Reviews-Willi_s_Best_Guide_Medellin-Medellin_Antioquia_Department.html[/URL]

He has good reviews for the normal touristy stuff but I would be interested in knowing how else he helped you with chicks besides taking you to two of the most well know casas in Medellin?[/QUOTE]Yes, he is the tour guide who helped me, the GOOD one, not the one you mentioned in your quote of my report. The chica help I listed is all we did because its all I wanted to do. Willi custom-tailors the experience for each client, so no two excursions are going to be exactly alike. He has such an encyclopedic knowledge, I would point at a random buildings or small houses while we were touring the city, and without missing a beat he would give me a storied history of the place. IMHO if you wanted something more underground or off the beaten path, he would be the first source to ask.

[QUOTE=Manizales911;2229804]The big question is what did he charge for his services?[/QUOTE]$45.000 COP / hour flat rate. Willi didn't pass a charge on to me for anything, didn't hustle for tips, nothing. Incredibly professional.

[QUOTE=StripperMan;2229821]Also, what surcharges if any were charged for drinks & girls at these casas? What notoriously happens in Tijuana and other places is the taxi or guide will take his client to casas, stripclubs, hotels etc, and then go in and request his kickback for bringing the client. The business will gladly pay it because they just charge the client extra for all goods & services.

This may not have happened in this case because the guide seems to have been paid well. However I wouldn't be surprised if any guide decided to double dip a little.[/QUOTE]None of the casas asked me for anything. No surcharges or extras.

I agree with you.

I use whatsapp and fb messenger communicating with the girls quite a bit before meeting. However, still mongers should be aware what prices can be had for services. Even the prices I pay are way higher than what a colombian would pay.

[QUOTE=Manizales911;2230317]Bingo. That's the game changer right there.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2228181]So the girls at the Mansion are under contract or something and are forced to go there? I would expect the morals of the building to be low seeing that it is a fuckshop.[/QUOTE]I believe he meant morale was low.

I always read that you don't need Spanish if you stay at Mansion, or stay at Mansion if you can't speak Spanish. This guy stayed at Mansion but mentions needing Spanish, I'm confused.

[QUOTE=Manizales911;2230317]Bingo. That's the game changer right there.[/QUOTE]