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Great report MS. On On the Hash HQ is a great place to waste a few Hrs on the pool tables and watch the girls pass by.

Yes the wife could walk down the street and not know whats going on.

I didnt know the price had gone up from 150,000 as it was 3 weeks ago,Ill check again

Hey Gang. The 'X'in the street address means eXtension. Not X rated, though the street in question is ground zero for P4P, so be careful not to insult a family thinking that every house in that area is a 'cat house'. I also find that the prices quoted were somewhat high. I live here and would usually pay 120,000-150,000 plus tip. I find that for those not versed in bahasa Indonesian, the simple word 'sudah', means 'already' let the person in charge know that you've 'already' paid a certain price there, it'll work at least 75% of the time, be it true or not.

- jF



"The X houses in Sanur, Bali are easier to find than I had thought, given what I had read earlier on ISG. I visited 4 different X houses, none of them were dumps, and 3 of the 4 featured mainly young girls (early 20s)."

[QUOTE=Jijjy]Hey Gang. The 'X'in the street address means eXtension. Not X rated, though the street in question is ground zero for P4P, so be careful not to insult a family thinking that every house in that area is a 'cat house'.
- jF

Hey thats great to know as every Kampung has houses with an X or XX or XXX. I have offen wondered what it ment. Now us Bali rats are in the know.
RL

[QUOTE=Jijjy]Hey Gang. The 'X'in the street address means eXtension. Not X rated, though the street in question is ground zero for P4P, so be careful not to insult a family thinking that every house in that area is a 'cat house'. I also find that the prices quoted were somewhat high. I live here and would usually pay 120,000-150,000 plus tip. I find that for those not versed in bahasa Indonesian, the simple word 'sudah', means 'already' let the person in charge know that you've 'already' paid a certain price there, it'll work at least 75% of the time, be it true or not.

- jF

"The X houses in Sanur, Bali are easier to find than I had thought, given what I had read earlier on ISG. I visited 4 different X houses, none of them were dumps, and 3 of the 4 featured mainly young girls (early 20s)."[/QUOTE]Right. It's the same as in western countries, when the numbers along a street are already laid out. A new house built between house number 49 and 51 will be numbered 49a. In Bali, they would call it 49x.

By the way, I accidentally found another way to establish the minimum price. I had 110.000 rupiah in my pocket, really. They told me to come back with at least 130.000 rupiah. That was in Sanur, June 2007. I don't think prices really have risen, different people will always get different prices depending on knowledge and negotiation skills, it was always thus.

Apart from looking through these forums, is there a sure fire method of knowing which houses to go to without annoying the locals?

Thanks

[quote=jedi knight]apart from looking through these forums, is there a sure fire method of knowing which houses to go to without annoying the locals?

thanks[/quote]not really, unless...

- :) girls smiling and waving you in would be a good sign.

- or allow a taxi man his commission just once. you could even say no at the first few addresses to get a tactical overview and let him really earn the commission. even if you took none, give the man 50.000 rupiah (5$) tip for the valuable info you got, the man has kids to feed and is working hard to scrape by and gave you something you needed, fair enough.

better still, be honest up front and tell him you just want the overview and will pay him 50.000 on top of the meter price for a comfortably seated guided tour. be sure the meter is on though.

- or, to get you started: walk south along the very long street parallel to the beach with all the cafe's and restaurants. at the south side junction with several streets gathering, turn sharp right. keep looking right until after ca. 100 meters you see some nice clean inviting smiles.

[QUOTE=Jedi Knight]Apart from looking through these forums, is there a sure fire method of knowing which houses to go to without annoying the locals?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

You will find that most places will have girls coming and going on the back of motorbikes, apart from that if they see you walking past by yourself, someone will notice you and ask you to come and look.


Enjoy the Hunt

[QUOTE=Sftck]Great report MS. On On the Hash HQ is a great place to waste a few Hrs on the pool tables and watch the girls pass by.

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For those who cares, the owner of On On is Dutch.

Thanks Guys,

I'll spend a little time wandering through Sanur in awe :) when I'm there in August.

What's the best time to visit? Seems like any time is good :)

Cheers

Anytime of the day or night is ok, but the peak is after 18.00/19.00 on weekdays and around 21.00 on weekends.

Have fun

Ildom

[QUOTE=Jedi Knight]Thanks Guys,

I'll spend a little time wandering through Sanur in awe :) when I'm there in August.

What's the best time to visit? Seems like any time is good :)

Cheers[/QUOTE]

When I was in Bali in October last year I met Iluh, who worked at Dianita on Jl Patimura.

She had a fantastic body which I enjoyed many times over the week I was in Kuta.

Does the Dianita still exist, and I wonder if Iluh still works there....

Cheers,

Jedi

[QUOTE=Wanderinawe]Right. It's the same as in western countries, when the numbers along a street are already laid out. A new house built between house number 49 and 51 will be numbered 49a. In Bali, they would call it 49x.[/QUOTE]

It's even more weird than you mention. In streets previously sparsely built up which have not been subdivided into plots, the first house built will be number 1, the second house to be built will be number 2.

Doesn't matter if they are separated by 100 metres or on the same side.

Gets crazier, as every subsequent house gets built, it takes the next available number, so after a period of time, you can get number 44 next to number 1, which is next to 17, next to 6, next to 31 and so on.

And then there are the X's just to make it interesting.

I'll have a look and let you know.

Where is Jalan Patimura?

[QUOTE=Jedi Knight]When I was in Bali in October last year I met Iluh, who worked at Dianita on Jl Patimura.

She had a fantastic body which I enjoyed many times over the week I was in Kuta.

Does the Dianita still exist, and I wonder if Iluh still works there....

Cheers,

Jedi[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Dom Perignon]I'll have a look and let you know.

Where is Jalan Patimura?[/QUOTE]

There is a Jl Patimura in Denpasar where the 911 Dental Clinic is, but I don't think that is it.

There is a small lane off Jl Legian called Patimura, which is far more likely.

It is past the Sol Inn Legian hotel & Mama Lucia's restaurant. It is the first lane to the left, following the Go-Kart sign. The Bali Legian Church is in this lane.

Thanks

Tomorrow is the Day.

Ildom

[QUOTE=Lama Di Bali]There is a Jl Patimura in Denpasar where the 911 Dental Clinic is, but I don't think that is it.

There is a small lane off Jl Legian called Patimura, which is far more likely.

It is past the Sol Inn Legian hotel & Mama Lucia's restaurant. It is the first lane to the left, following the Go-Kart sign. The Bali Legian Church is in this lane.[/QUOTE]