Cartagena Reports

[QUOTE=Cerebro;1691578]Mr. Furley, for CTG casas Look at the compiled listing made by World travel 69 located in the CTG List threat: [URL]http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1146393[/URL].

La Casa del Rosio / House of drew Distric Bruselas, Calle Benjamin Herrera (transversal 42) #24-34 (Bruselas). Nice selection of women here from all over Colombia. They all live there. There is a bar and the rooms are there. They charge a fixed rate of 150000 pesos (less than $70 US with current exchange rate). Take a taxie or a public bus to Bruselas if you are brave enough to go that way. I found the place via public bus and the casa is a few blocks away from the main park in Bruselas. Just note that nobody knows Calle Benjamin Herrerain Bruselas but they know Transversal 42.

And there is a map too here with some info (there is an ISG member that did not like that I posted this map / link but I find it has valuable information): [URL]http://www.revistadonjuan.com/multimedia/mapa-de-putas-colombia[/URL].

Hope you enjoy your trip. I am heading there too in May or June this year.

Cerebro[/QUOTE]Much appreciated, Cerebro! Understood, on just using the street address. I will checkout the links. Why do folks give such a hard time about information sharing? Isn't that we do here? I don't understand it. We booked yesterday, here, in Medellin. Thank goodness we came across an Avianca storefront in Oviedo. Very convenient. Got thru the transaction with my broken Spanish but of course it took 15 minutes for the 1 person who spoke English to come over and assist finally. Anyway, $144 round trip.

I hope to be back in May or June or the rest of my life.

Mr. Furley,

Good luck in Cartagena. I agree many members just complain about anything they find to complain about and don't share shit. I did not like Carta that much compared to Medellin because I just got scammed in my first trip there. First by the low life Aunsa, who rents imaginary apartments and after I paid him $70 deposit, he sent me to his imaginary beach front apartment (the beach) and then he disappeared. Great way to start as a newbie in Carta and at night time with no place to go. I ended up staying in hostel el viajero [URL]http://www.hostelcartagena.com/as[/URL] that is usually my back up emergency accommodation plan and it all worked out fine. Then the next day I got scammed by a cangrejo seller near playa Hollywood in Bocagrande. He got me with the free Oyster / crab scam which is not free at all. Watch out for the cangrejo people in Bocagrande and the black massage girls. When they approach you because they will find you, just tell them no gracias and don't eat shit from them or don't let the massage girls touch you and if they insist tell them to get the fuck away in Spanish (no me jodan, vallanse al carajo mierda! My only good experience in Carta was at Casa del Rocio at Calle Benjamin Herrera (Transversal 42) #24-34 (Bruselas). I went on December 23th or the 24th which is a bad day because most of the girls were gone due to Christmas but still I found a jewel from Cali and who provided great service (her pic is bellow). There were only 3 or 4 girls that day. The place in Bruselas is pretty safe during the day because there are a lot of businesses and seems to be an okay community (sort of lower class type of neighborhood but did not seem that bad during the day of course). I walked all over that area as I was looking for the place and nobody knew that Benjamin Herrera street. Finally, a teen boy in a bodega pointed out to me the casa with his hands and said it was on Transversal 42 which is the same Benjamin Herrera street after I asked him if he knew any casa the mujeres putas in the neighborhood. He smiled and pointed out with his hands saying that it is a nice big house in that street. It is just a couple of blocks away from the main park in Bruselas. Just take a taxi from the city center or a buseta to that park and walk from there.

[QUOTE=MrFurley;1694318]Much appreciated, Cerebro! Understood, on just using the street address. I will checkout the links. Why do folks give such a hard time about information sharing? Isn't that we do here? I don't understand it. We booked yesterday, here, in Medellin. Thank goodness we came across an Avianca storefront in Oviedo. Very convenient. Got thru the transaction with my broken Spanish but of course it took 15 minutes for the 1 person who spoke English to come over and assist finally. Anyway, $144 round trip.

I hope to be back in May or June or the rest of my life.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Cerebro;1694437]Mr. Furley,

Good luck in Cartagena. I agree many members just complain about anything they find to complain about and don't share shit. I did not like Carta that much compared to Medellin because I just got scammed in my first trip there. First by the low life Aunsa, who rents imaginary apartments and after I paid him $70 deposit, he sent me to his imaginary beach front apartment (the beach) and then he disappeared. Great way to start as a newbie in Carta and at night time with no place to go. I ended up staying in hostel el viajero [URL]http://www.hostelcartagena.com/as[/URL] that is usually my back up emergency accommodation plan and it all worked out fine. Then the next day I got scammed by a cangrejo seller near playa Hollywood in Bocagrande. He got me with the free Oyster / crab scam which is not free at all. Watch out for the cangrejo people in Bocagrande and the black massage girls. When they approach you because they will find you, just tell them no gracias and don't eat shit from them or don't let the massage girls touch you and if they insist tell them to get the fuck away in Spanish (no me jodan, vallanse al carajo mierda! [/QUOTE]This time, accolades for you, for being sincere and admit mistakes. Not everyone does it.

I write this, only to warn everyone new here to always listen to advice given by old regs of this forum, but especially to not venture in questions if not after having RTFF (and I really mean it! Scroll back many months).

Before your trip, you were repeatedly warned to not trust this Aunsa, who scammed many before you, etc. I have all sympathy for you, because you must be a good guy, and now you know, but JEEZ why you did refuse to trust advice given here by many??

A final remark for all newbies: avoid to name anyone on the beach with such unkind sentences, really uncalled for. There are many ways to get rid of vendors, without risking to be involved in a fight (and guess who would win, should you....?)

[QUOTE=NordicTom;1693509]Thanks, yes, I've seen about the short term hotels, but I like the TLN experience, and like the comfort of being in my own place, so would much prefer a chica friendly hotel (don't min paying a reasonable fee), or apartment.[/QUOTE]Again, RTFF!!

No such hotels in CTG, maybe not even in Colombia.
Rent an apartment. Dozens of reports here already discussed the issue in detail.

[QUOTE=BlackPage;1694481]Again, RTFF!!

No such hotels in CTG, maybe not even in Colombia.

Rent an apartment. Dozens of reports here already discussed the issue in detail.[/QUOTE]Easy enough to answer that. You're wrong however about the rest of Colombia, currently staying in one of the better hotels around Parque Lleras in Medellin, where it's no problem to bring a guest.

Agree with you 100 percent BlackPage. Unfortunately, by the time I read the first warning post or advice directed to me I have already paid the $70 reservation I was also in denial and hoping that all of his critics were wrong. Well, I was wrong and I paid the price. Lesson Learned.

[QUOTE=BlackPage;1694478]This time, accolades for you, for being sincere and admit mistakes. Not everyone does it.

I write this, only to warn everyone new here to always listen to advice given by old regs of this forum, but especially to not venture in questions if not after having RTFF (and I really mean it! Scroll back many months).

Before your trip, you were repeatedly warned to not trust this Aunsa, who scammed many before you, etc. I have all sympathy for you, because you must be a good guy, and now you know, but JEEZ why you did refuse to trust advice given here by many??

A final remark for all newbies: avoid to name anyone on the beach with such unkind sentences, really uncalled for. There are many ways to get rid of vendors, without risking to be involved in a fight (and guess who would win, should you....?)[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=NordicTom;1694482]Easy enough to answer that. You're wrong however about the rest of Colombia, currently staying in one of the better hotels around Parque Lleras in Medellin, where it's no problem to bring a guest.[/QUOTE]Was it the Mansion?

[QUOTE=BlackPage;1694481]Again, RTFF!!

No such hotels in CTG, maybe not even in Colombia.

Rent an apartment. Dozens of reports here already discussed the issue in detail.[/QUOTE]So very not true, and especially the statement "maybe not even in Colombia". Kind of makes me wonder if some of these posters have ever been to Colombia. Been traveling to Colombia for 20 years, nearly 100 trips and have yet to encounter a hotel that has not let me bring a girl to my room. I have been charged fees, but never has a girl been denied entry. That includes the Hilton and Santa Clara in Cartagena.

I would agree though that an apartment is far more ideal.

Black Page:

I have used short term hotels in CTG several times only two minutes from El Reloj. One is called the sol why Mar., which is fairly decent, the other, I believe, is called Tropicana just up the same street from the first. The chicks know about it and it has been discussed in the forum on several occasions. The latter, by the way, is a real dump!

In fact, the first time I used Sol why Mar, I stayed there as a long term guest unaware of the true nature of the place. At this time, it had a different name -- something like Cartagena de Indios, which was a little to close in name to the five star hotel a short distance away.

[QUOTE=BlackPage;1694481]Again, RTFF!!

No such hotels in CTG, maybe not even in Colombia.
Rent an apartment. Dozens of reports here already discussed the issue in detail.[/QUOTE]

Agree with BP here: "A final remark for all newbies: avoid to name anyone on the beach with such unkind sentences, really uncalled for. There are many ways to get rid of vendors, without risking to be involved in a fight (and guess who would win, should you. ?

Everybody knows how annoying the the beach vendors can get. I happen to think the vendors in Copa are the most numerous and insistent. However cursing them out or trying to intimidate them to stay away will never work. BTW most are in great shape. Think about it, they walk up and down the beach on soft sand, carting heavy shit, better then any gym workout. The best way to get them to leave you alone is to put up your index finger and wave it back and forth in a negative motion while shaking your head no and remain silent, don't say a word and they will walk off.

[QUOTE=BlackPage;1694481]Again, RTFF!!

No such hotels in CTG, maybe not even in Colombia.
Rent an apartment. Dozens of reports here already discussed the issue in detail.[/QUOTE]Hey BP, I always enjoy your posts and its obvious you travel, however, very odd that you would post that statement about hotels in Colombia.

Take care.

[QUOTE=Ricker;1694645]Hey BP, I always enjoy your posts and its obvious you travel, however, very odd that you would post that statement about hotels in Colombia.

Take care.[/QUOTE]Thank you for your polite remark. I apologize for the quick statement, written from phone, which should have been detailed more. But I still confirm the substance.

In Cartagena, as well as in most places of Colombia, there is a sharp distinction between "regular" hotels, which do not welcome occasional accompanying guests, and other hotels (incl. Love hotels).
The higher the rate, the more difficult will be to bring a guest. Try to bring a girl to Santa Clara.

There have been several posts in the CTG thread, right to discuss this issue in detail. The univocal conclusion has been: rent an apartment.
My personal experience with hotels in CTG has been in a 4 stars and in a 2 stars in Bocagrande. In both cases, I was asked to pay a significant fee, not worth, seen ex-post. In a nice hotel in Centro, where I've been several times, they even require guests to register any additional guest THE FIRST DAY (imagine), or they deny entrance.

Why all this? Because the managers want their hotels "puta-free", to the benefit of families etc.

There is a quantity of ST hotels available, however, where one can rent a room for few hours.

Tomasb: you may not know me, but I've been patronizing those hotels since 2008 LOL, duly reported here. I fucked in Sol Del Mar (or Sol de las Indias, or whatever name, they changed many times). There are still my old reports linked from RoD, with caracteristics analyzed in detail. Those are ST hotels, totally different from hotels like Santa Clara, Almirante, Dann, etc.
If you like ST hotels, pay 15k for the taxi and go to the motels in Crespo: La Jaiba, Duna, etc. Another category.

NinoBravo: entering Hilton and Santa Clara in Cartagena with a girl is something I never heard. Either you have special qualiities, either the security was sleeping. They are not chica friendly at all.
BTW, I travel to Colombia, yes, may times. I could count 20-30 stamps on my passports. My oldest report from Colombia (CTG) was in 2008 or even earlier, but I forgot. And I like to walk around in the Centro of Medellin incl. Prado, Raudal, etc. also after midnight.

In Medellin, I always stay at Sheraton Four Points. They admit a guest, but they charge a significant fee. If you bring ANOTHER GIRL during your stay, the fee becomes something like 150 k or more (I don't remember). I had to pay that once. When I asked, they told me explicitely "sorry, this is the policy, to avoid people brings here occasional guests".


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Some months ago, I made the exercise to make a search of posts about this topic in this CTG thread in the last year, to explain a friend who was going to CTG for the first time (with me) why he should have rented an apartment instead of going to hotel. He finally went to Dann, poor soul. And he felt so frustrated afterwards, having to pay fees and discussing with secuirty, while I was showing him the photos of my parties with 2 girsl in my apartment LOL.
This is a non-comprehensive list of random excerpts from reports (and also some PM). All authors are well-reputed contributors of this forum (I wish I'd be considered among them), with a long record of reports here.

Dann:
"Hotel Dann will not allow guests after 6 PM and watch it like hawks. "
"Only know 1 guy that stayed there, he had a lot of chica problems with the hotel. "

Caribe:
"I believe the Caribe charges 150k for a guest. I don't think the Hilton allows them at all. The higher end hotels always charges a high guest fee because they don't want those types of guests at all. "
"Last time my friends stayed there a year ago. They were charged 175k chica fee. Colombia is not really a place for staying in hotels. The higher end hotels usually charge a high chica fee to discourage it. Even if you reserve for 2, most require her to check in the same time as you. "

"Bringing working girls to the Hotel Caribe is not something most mongers experienced with Cartagena would advise, or even consider. "

"Cartagena, actually Colombia in general, really isn't geared for a guy to bring back a working girl to his hotel room. I could write a long paragraph or two delving into certain cultural aspects and explaining why that's so, but I'll spare you the time"

"if you insist on staying in a hotel, save yourself the trouble and don't worry about chica policy when searching for a hotel and just bang your working girl at one of the very well-appointed, clean and safe Love Motels that are rented by the hour"

"A guy can have his reason for wanting to stay in a hotel even though he's advised by dozens of guys who have been there dozens of times each that it is much better to rent an apartment or house: he's using company credit card; he's using points; he wants verifiable name of hotel on credit card statement for a wifey at home to see in order to back-up his business trip story, etc, etc.

For those guys, the best advice I can share with you from countless trips to Cartagena and a countless number of conversations there on the ground with fellow mongers and locals alike: if you insist on staying in a hotel, save yourself the trouble and don't worry about chica policy when searching for a hotel and just bang your working girl at one of the very well-appointed, clean and safe Love Motels that are rented by the hour."

"No self-respecting Colombiano with any sense would bring a working girl to a regular, respectable hotel, now why on earth would some foreigner? Cause they don't know any better; now you do. "

Ok, thanks for clarifying. I stayed at the Santa Clara last July and the first thing I noticed walking in was their sign at front desk stipulating that BOTH guests have to be registered at check in and no other guests are allowed afterwards. This also applies to using the pool.

Since I was staying for free (long story), I was not in the position to complain. I used the aforementioned short term hotels during that week but also rented an apartment in El Centro via AIR for the following weekend. I preferred the apartment over the other options but they are not always so easy to find in the old city.

[QUOTE=BlackPage;1694481]Again, RTFF!!

No such hotels in CTG, maybe not even in Colombia.
Rent an apartment. Dozens of reports here already discussed the issue in detail.[/QUOTE]Blackpage,

I know you are a long timer in CTG but you are misinforming people with the comment that there are no chica friendly places. There are chica friendly hotel in CTG and all over Colombia. They are just more difficult to find in CTG than other places. I booked a night at Pueblito Playa in CTG Bocagrande through [URL]booking.com[/URL] at avenida San Martin no 4-115. [URL]http://hotelpueblitoplaya.com/tarifas.php?idioma=en[/URL] 85000 pesos ($32 us) a night for a single room, girl friendly and just a few blocks from Playa Hollywood. It is probably the cheapest place in that area and it is clean and has comfortable beds, safe area. There is a chica fee 45000 pesos ($17 dollars). I stayed there 1 night last December. I did not bring a chica while I was there but I asked, and the attendant told me that there was no problem with bringing a girl and that I needed to do was to pay for the additional person or chica fee. See also the list list bellow from W69 listing post:

Short Time Hotels / Motels.

1. Hotel El Pueblito, Avenue San Martin #4-115, Piso 3, CC El Pueblito, on Avenida San Martin (Carrera 2), near the Hotel Playa, Bocagrande, about 4 blocks from LDV. Rates: US $41. Tel: (57) 665 54 35. [URL]http://www.hotelscombined.com/Hotel/...l_Pueblito.htm.[/URL].

2. Hotel LOS Coches, Calle del Cologio #34-45. El Centro. Rates: __k hour. Tel: _.

3. Motel Pasiones, A 500 Mts de La Terminal de Transportes. Rates: _K Hour. Tel: (57) (5) 673 1105.

4. Motel Sans Sousi, Olaya Herriera, Calle 32 be, #70 A-20 be. Rates: _k hour. Tel: (57) (5) 663 1384,663 1890. [URL]https://www.facebook.com/motelsanssouci.[/URL].

5. Estadero La Cangreja, Calle 65 #17 A 109, Daniel Lemaitre, in the airport zone. Rates: _k hour. Tel: (57) (5) 666-1340,658-0111.

6. Estadero La Jaiba (La Jaiva), Calle 65 #17-269, Daniel Lemaitre, in the airport zone. Rates: US $23 hour, US $35 2 hours. Tel: +57 5 666-1931,666-0776. [URL]http://www.estaderolajaiba.com/.[/URL].

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

7. Motel why Hospedaje Las Dunes, UCG3, Carrera 17 #62-19. Not far from Jaiba, in a nearby barrio. Deluxe accommodation, better quality than Jaiba, more expensive, but still very cheap for the service provided: _k hour, __k 2 hours. Tel: (57) (5) 666 6678. [URL]http://www.motelescolombia.com/motel...aje-las-dunas/.[/URL].

8. El Paraiso del Conde, Las Palmeras, Dg32 #78-35. Rates: 30 k hour, 40 k 2 hours. Tel: (57) (5) 663 3666. [URL]http://www.elparaisodelconde.com/home.htm.[/URL].

9. Motel Villa Campestre, Transversal 54 #2272, La Cordialidad. Rates: _k Hour. Tel: (5) 663 2106.

10. Motel El Castillo Del Amor, Las Palmeras, Transversal 53 or 54? #77-75. Rates: _k hour. Tel: (5) 661 2122, +57 5 681 7233. [URL]http://www.losmejoresmoteles.co/mote...-del-amor.html.[/URL].

+57 5 6817233.

11. Motel LOS Laureles Criba, La Quinta, Calle 33-#27 A-67. Rates: _ Tel: (57) (5) 672 0708.

In regard to renting a hotel or apartment I think what is the most important consideration would be how long are you in town. A weekend stay is more a hotel stay. Anytime you are in country for a longer stay than an apartment has so many advantages that it is almost a no brainer. I think of the many times I tried to bring more than one girl to the hotel, and was rebuffed by the front desk. Also the overall comfort of having

Your own lair cannot be beat. Another factor is it is less expensive to be in an apartment for longer stays.

All that said many times either by a tip to the person working in the hotel or other ways to operate I have at times defeated the hotel police. Of course my nature is such, and at times I was defeated in my attempts.