Cartagena Reports

[QUOTE=Love Handler;1362211]BP, can you recommedn a chica friendly hotel in Cartagena?[/QUOTE]I would recommend the Lee Hotel if you want a good Hotel at a reasonable price. Message me and I'll give you the owners name and info.

[QUOTE=Black Page; 1362227]I have the same question for regulars here. Next time, I want to stay in a good place, but having no problems if I want to take a couple of friends to my room (without making noise or causing problems) like it happened this time.

This is my contribution about ST hotels (not what you are asking for, probably) , from my past reports all linked from the RoD section.

EL CENTRO.

There are various decent hotels nearby Reloy, which will rent you a clean room for 15k / hour. One I tried various times is Sol de las Indias 1 block from Elektra. I think it's the best option if you are there and don't want to go far.

OUTSIDE EL CENTRO.

The place where to go, if you have a good chica but you cannot take her to your room, is a motel specialized for this business. There, you will relax in a good environment, at any time 24h / 24h, for a very cheap rate, without worrying about your stuff or what the personnel of your hotel may say.

- JAIBA (pronounce: "haiva") , a motel in a barrio just after Crespo (the way from El Centro to the airport, at right).5-10 minutes by taxi from the Clock Square (Reloy).

Rooms from small and cheap to luxury suites. Cost is about 14k or 20k (2008 price) per 2 hours minimum (YES. 7-10 USD!). Time is counted automatically, so you can stay all time you want. Different types of rooms are available. Usually, they take you to the cheapest available, unless you don't ask differently.

You arrive by taxi, the car enters the slot, you walk up and nobody sees you. At the end, you call the bill by phone and it is delivered on a small window in 5 minutes. The rooms of medium quality are large, very clean, with glass shower box, well furnished, even a "sex chair" for trying multiple positions (see it to believe). It is a deluxe environment, with privacy guarantee, even drinks and food available "a la orden".

- CANGREJO. On the same street of Jaiba, cheaper and less beatiful. I did not try it. Maybe if Jaiba is full.

- DUNES. Not far from Jaiba, in a near barrio. Deluxe accommodation, better quality than Jaiba, more expensive, but still very cheap for the service provided: 28k for min 2 hours (2007 price)!

Standard price to go there by taxi: 10k$ from El Centro (15k$ from Bocagrande) , max 12k at late night. Ask before leaving, so you will be not overcharged. Leave 2000$ tip. I was asked also 15k from El Centro. It depends how you look and how greedy is the driver (and how willing you are to be overcharged).

A bit more the price to go back (15k). The motel will call you a taxi to return.

Don't worry to get lost: just ask the taxi driver "haiva" or "dunes". They ALL KNOW THEM. All girls also know these places. So, you may let her to talk to the driver, if you don't feel confident. The place is SAFE, clean and well attended.[/QUOTE]Those rates are 6-7 years ago! I'd be curious to know what the rates are today. BTW, I think they also have an overnight rate during the week.

[QUOTE=Hioctane;1362449]Those rates are 6-7 years ago! I'd be curious to know what the rates are today. BTW, I think they also have an overnight rate during the week.[/QUOTE]I apologize. I copied the text without checking the numbers, but I am able to give the correct rates in some cases (personally checked 2 weeks ago.).

SOL DE LAS INDIAS
15k / hour was the rate ONE year ago. I did not try this year.

JAIBA, Crespo
I don't have the exact numbers of my stay of 2 weeks ago, but the total I paid was something on the order of 30k for 1 hour and half, maybe.
Standard price to go there by taxi: 15k$ from El Centro at night (I wrote 10k 5 years ago). It depends how you look and how greedy is the driver (and how willing you are to be overcharged). Take the phone number of the driver who takes you there, to call him back and agree the same price to return, to avoid to be overcharged by some other called by the reception.

[QUOTE=Hioctane;1362449]Those rates are 6-7 years ago! I'd be curious to know what the rates are today. BTW, I think they also have an overnight rate during the week.[/QUOTE]The Las Dunas rates updated as of 7/31/12 on the Cartagena Lists thread.

Has anyone seen or been with this girl, Rosa Maria Perez, lives in Cartagena en El Centro. 23-25 yrs old, cute, fun, like to dance / party. Trying to see if she is a working girl, any feedback greatly appreciated.

High season is coming up, in ctg, new women arriving for vacations from all over Colombia.

And abroad. Crowded beaches and a few new bars in centro. Hot weather as well, anyone need more infor contact me using the private message system.

Regards,

Nicolas11

[QUOTE=Nicolas11; 1363408]High season is coming up, in ctg, new women arriving for vacations from all over Colombia.

And abroad. Crowded beaches and a few new bars in centro. Hot weather as well, anyone need more infor contact me using the private message system.

Regards,

Nicolas11[/QUOTE]:/

Judging on the amount of info you have provided in your previous posts in ISG, I'd suggest the opposite: if you need any more hints on CTG, try to contact any of the senior members here. We will be happy to help :-D

[QUOTE=RobertSmith;1363393]Has anyone seen or been with this girl, Rosa Maria Perez, lives in Cartagena en El Centro. 23-25 yrs old, cute, fun, like to dance / party. Trying to see if she is a working girl, any feedback greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]Again?
You asked the same a few times already 6 months ago in July! Are you stalking her??

I cannot find better words to reply than quoting another member who replied your same question in July:

[i] No Idea!
But I've seen enough pictures of her. No disrespect but I doubt she's playing too many if she is at all. One mans trash is anothers treasure though. Good luck. [/i]

[QUOTE=Black Page; 1362620]I apologize. I copied the text without checking the numbers, but I am able to give the correct rates in some cases (personally checked 2 weeks ago.).

SOL DE LAS INDIAS.

15k / hour was the rate ONE year ago. I did not try this year.

JAIBA, Crespo.

I don't have the exact numbers of my stay of 2 weeks ago, but the total I paid was something on the order of 30k for 1 hour and half, maybe.

Standard price to go there by taxi: 15k$ from El Centro at night (I wrote 10k 5 years ago). It depends how you look and how greedy is the driver (and how willing you are to be overcharged). Take the phone number of the driver who takes you there, to call him back and agree the same price to return, to avoid to be overcharged by some other called by the reception.[/QUOTE]I think 15k would be too much, if it matters to anybody. Usually at that point you have other more important things on your mind, and the cabbies know it.

[QUOTE=TheShadow2;1364090]I think 15k would be too much, if it matters to anybody. Usually at that point you have other more important things on your mind, and the cabbies know it.[/QUOTE]LOL!

Good point, but let me point out that the standard regulated price from the airport to Bocagrande or Centro (the one printed on the voucher at the taxi boot) is 17k. Therefore, if a driver asks 15k from Centro / Bocagrande to la Jaiva, which is right after the airport, it does not sound too much to me. Anyway, it really sounds bad taste to me negotiating with the driver for 2k less, when he knows you are going to give AT LEAST 100k to the girl, and you spent maybe the same on drinks in the past 2 hours.

Pre-Pago or Normal girl? Anyone seen this 24 yrs old, young, cute, Rosa Maria Perez from Cartagena, usually hangs out in El Centro. Loves to dance and party. Trying to find out if she is a Pre-Pago (working girl) or Normal girl, any feedback appreciated thank you.

[QUOTE=RobertSmith;1364452]Pre-Pago or Normal girl? Anyone seen this 24 yrs old, young, cute, Rosa Maria Perez from Cartagena, usually hangs out in El Centro. Loves to dance and party. Trying to find out if she is a Pre-Pago (working girl) or Normal girl, any feedback appreciated thank you.[/QUOTE]Oh Shit you started over again! :-(

You asked the same a few times already 6 months ago in July! Now you start again. Is this a joke or what?
Name her as you wish, but "cute" is sincerely inappropriate. I cannot find better words to reply than quoting another member who replied your same question in July:
[I] "I've seen enough pictures of her. No disrespect but I doubt she's playing too many if she is at all. One mans trash is anothers treasure though."[/i]

[QUOTE=RobertSmith;1364452]Pre-Pago or Normal girl? Anyone seen this 24 yrs old, young, cute, Rosa Maria Perez from Cartagena, usually hangs out in El Centro. Loves to dance and party. Trying to find out if she is a Pre-Pago (working girl) or Normal girl, any feedback appreciated thank you.[/QUOTE]Hey bro, I know how frustrating it is trying to figure a lady out, specially if it is a girl you like or love, I know someone that works in one of those bars close to Tu candela, he can help you track her down or investigate on her, lets hope she is not selling booty, Merry Christmas to everyone on this board and website.

[QUOTE=Black Page; 1364251]LOL!

Good point, but let me point out that the standard regulated price from the airport to Bocagrande or Centro (the one printed on the voucher at the taxi boot) is 17k. Therefore, if a driver asks 15k from Centro / Bocagrande to la Jaiva, which is right after the airport, it does not sound too much to me. Anyway, it really sounds bad taste to me negotiating with the driver for 2k less, when he knows you are going to give AT LEAST 100k to the girl, and you spent maybe the same on drinks in the past 2 hours.[/QUOTE]I'm going to have to disagree somewhat, or to an extent.

The "standard or regulated" taxi fare from the Airport to Bocagrande is not comparable to say the Crespo to Bocagrande taxi fare. Why not? Because the "standard / regulated" fare from / to the airport includes an airport surcharge, so to speak.

For example, here are some 2012 published fares for Cartagena:

Airport to Bocagrande (or anywhere in Zone 5, which includes Laguito) is 16 mil pesos.

Bocagrande to Crespo / Marbella / Canapote / Daniel Lemaitre is 8 mil pesos.

Centro to Canapote / Crespo / Marbella is 5 mil pesos.

Centro to Danile Lemaitre is 5600 pesos.

Airport to Centro is 8500 pesos.

Now, is it standard / typical to pay an additional charge for night time and then even a little more for the "wee hours of 3 to 5 am.? Yes. As an example, I typically pay 5 mil for Laguito to Centro during the day, but 6 mil later at night. At 5 am coming out of Electra, the taxis (vultures) waiting right there like to even ask for 7 or 8 mil to take you back to Laguito. You decide if you want to pay that extra 1 to 2 mil pesos "Electra back home" wee hours upcharge.

The first time I went to Las Dunas back in July of this year, I used the taxi fares listed in World Travel69's post on the Cartagena List thread as my guide. The 10 mil I paid that time was a little too much. Why? Because I relied on the Cartagena List post that suggested 10 mil from 2007, I was intoxicated and I used one of those taxi drivers waiting outside of Electra (they like to upcharge tourists). The 15 mil I paid for the trip back from Las Dunas to Laguito wasn't too off because we did have to drop the chica off in some barrio around el centro and he stopped and waited for me at Olympica in Bocagrande before finally dropping me off at the apartment in Laguito (they like to look at it as 3 separate trips: 5 mil from Las Dunas to Centro; 5 mil from Centro to Bocagrande; 5 mil from Bocagrande to Laguito).

Subsequent to the July 2012 visit to Las Dunas that I posted about in the Cartagena Lists thread, I have been an additional 3 times from Centro to Las Dunas and Las Dunas to Laguito. I've also been 1 time from Bocagrande to Las Dunas. Each time from Centro to Las Dunas was between the hours of 4 am and 5:30 am. On those 3 post-July occasions I paid 8 mil, which is in essence a 3 mil premium over the published standard daytime fare. On the way back to Laguito, I paid 12 or 13 mil each time, which included dropping the chica off on the way.

On the Bocagrande to Las Dunas trip, it was during the afternoon and I paid the standard 8 mil fare, as well as an 8 mil fare back to Bocagrande (no separate stop for the 2 chicas, as they came back to Bocagrande as well).

My feeling on the matter? The 2012 standard daytime published fare from Centro to Canapote / Crespo / Marbella is 5 mil pesos. During the day time, that's what a feller should pay. At 4:30 am the morning, intoxicated, and coming out of Electra into the hands of one of the taxis (vultures) waiting right there, well a 3 mil premium for a total of 8 mil is sufficient (more than) given the time of day and convenience of not having to walk out the main street, etc. Coming back to Bocagrande or Laguito at around 7 or 8 am.? 8 mil unless the taxi has to make a trip / stop to drop off the chica at her place around centro, then 12 or 13 mil.

Each year the Mayor de Cartagena's office publishes the taxi fares. Here's a link to 2012 published fares for Cartagena:

[url]http://www.transitocartagena.gov.co/links/Decretos/Decretos_2010/Decreto0150.PDF[/url]

My 2 cents on taxi fare is to use the annual published fares as your guide. Then a guy can pay a little more for late night / wee hours and if he likes, even another mil or two for the convenience of having a vulture waiting right there at 4:30 am to whisk him away before the Vitamin V kicks into full effect, LOL. Adjust for having the driver drop off the chica on the way back, making a pit stop for you, etc.

[QUOTE=Hilltopper;1364567]I'm going to have to disagree somewhat, or to an extent.[/QUOTE]Chapeau!

Your post should be linked in the RoD section.