Cartagena Reports

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2604434]Cartagena is growing on me. Staying at the Dann Hotel and this morning I got up at 6:30 AM and had coffee. Walked about 25 minutes along the beach up to the Dubai Hotel, put on my flippers and goggles and it took about 30 minutes to swim back to the Dann Hotel. Got back to the room, sessioned with my Chica, we had breakfast, then went to Playa Bonita and came home at 4:30 PM. Sessioned again, then went into the Old City for dinner. Back in the room now but to tired to session and will wait for sun up as it has been a long day.[/QUOTE]Sounds like a great trip. Do you know what the deal is at the Dann as far as bringing in multiple chicas one at a time? Have you seen anybody doing that?

[QUOTE=NapataJohn;2604256]Playa Blanca and Isla Baru and the bird sanctuary is a must see when you are in CTG, take the girl with you and it will be a forever romantic memory!! I pad 250 to the taxi but paid a lot more when we got to the Playa to get private beds and food etc and waiters to take care of you. It is a slight ripoff as they charge Gringo extra price hahaha but worth it very easily to have a seamless and fun day![/QUOTE]I have found a hack that works for me when it comes to gringo prices. When I am with a chica I discuss with her first and let her do the negotiations on the prices. I kind of play the background and let her bargain and barter. This has worked for me on numerous occasions in Cartagena and honestly it's how I roll now. Me and the chica get our game plan together beforehand and she is the one out front making the deals and then she reports back to me. The chica will already know or can find out what the locals are paying versus what the gringos are paying.

[QUOTE=Sailor501;2604615]Thanks for posting, while there are you bothered by the locals to buy stuff, and beggars.[/QUOTE]There were none. The (white sand) beach was private with only the guests there. Really fun time.

[QUOTE=PerkinWarbeck;2604607]If you are willing to spend, the high end resorts on Baru are excellent. I stayed at Hotel Islas and the amenities were better than any I had in Cancun or Tulum. The chica I took with me was stunned. Made the sex way better. Happy hunting![/QUOTE]Thanks for sharing and it looks like a nice place to relax. It gives me the vibe of Bali. Hotel Islas is probably a good 50 km away from Cartagena. I think this is the link to the hotel ([URL]https://www.lasislas.com.co[/URL]).

May I know how did you get there and the approx transportation cost?

[QUOTE=PerkinWarbeck;2604676]There were none. The (white sand) beach was private with only the guests there. Really fun time.[/QUOTE]From the parking lot where did you head to and how far did you go? Did you walk it or take a lancha?

[QUOTE=Ggekko2009;2604714]Thanks for sharing and it looks like a nice place to relax. It gives me the vibe of Bali. Hotel Islas is probably a good 50 km away from Cartagena. I think this is the link to the hotel ([URL]https://www.lasislas.com.co[/URL]).

May I know how did you get there and the approx transportation cost?[/QUOTE]I took a private car arranged by the resort. The driver picked us up from my Airbnb in Centro and drove us to Baru. Was 200 k COP both ways in an air conditioned car. Love the countryside outside of CTG.

[QUOTE=AmorPorFavor;2604721]From the parking lot where did you head to and how far did you go? Did you walk it or take a lancha?[/QUOTE]This isn't in Playa Blanca. This was a private resort. I walked from my cabana to the beach.

[QUOTE=PerkinWarbeck;2604994]This isn't in Playa Blanca. This was a private resort. I walked from my cabana to the beach.[/QUOTE]What was the name of the resort?

[QUOTE=AmorPorFavor;2605002]What was the name of the resort?[/QUOTE]Hotel Las Islas.

[URL]https://www.lasislas.com.co/[/URL]

[QUOTE=AmorPorFavor;2604626]Sounds like a great trip. Do you know what the deal is at the Dann as far as bringing in multiple chicas one at a time? Have you seen anybody doing that?[/QUOTE]I honestly did not see any other mongers at the Hotel with young tarts in tow like me there and I've stayed there about six times in the last two months. I always just check in with one Chica and no problem doing that, but mutiple Chicas, I don't know what the policy is.

The Hotel is unique in that it is one of the few located right on the beach versus across the street like most of the other Hotels. This photo is from the balcony of the room I typically get there. I highly recommend the place if your thinking of staying with one Chica for a few days.

I'm in Cartegena Now and things are much improved since June when everything was uptight there are many chicas everything is fun and open there are all kinds of posse's running around here which is entertaining to watch and the world is already out about the posse's being cheap and hard to deal. One girl told me flat out she won't have anything to do with them. But they're still attract the vendors like flies. I think this would be on a case-by-case basis but the squad concept is kind of unattractive to begin with..... However everybody is friendly enough to fellow gringos which is all I really care about to each his own.

As far as the guys who take a hard line on trying to get deals out of the girls and try to bargain too hard with the vendors it's not going to work it's coming back on you, I just will put a Target on your back. I've been coming here for several years several times a year everyone knows me they know my face they welcome me and they understand the way I operate it's the same for all the people who try to be difficult-.

Hello everyone!

Second trip to Cartagena here; last trip I hung out under the clock tower drinking beers and mongering for a week.

I prefer strip clubs; and it seems Medellin was much better for that type of atmosphere (Any and all suggestions welcomed! Also what's the universal going rate for take out back to my hotel these days?

Thanks in advance!

I am arriving in Cartagena in mid October for a weeks stay and I have an additional week to visit other areas if I tire of CTG. I am considering a jaunt to a little town called Playa Palomino, which is past Santa Marta or going in the other direction to Playa Rincon Del Mar or perhaps some of the nearby islands in that archipelago. From a review of Air BnB and trip advisor, the accommodations at Rincand appear fairly primitive and the islands are either absurdly expensive or cheap hostel shared dorm style. Palomino may have a few nicer places to stay but they too appear few and far between.

Curious if anyone has been there or has comments on their experiences. Obviously, it would prob be better to BYO as I suspect mongering on the ground in either place is quite limited. But maybe I can find company in CTG?

[QUOTE=Kafka;2605340]I'm in Cartegena Now and things are much improved since June when everything was uptight there are many chicas everything is fun and open there are all kinds of posse's running around here which is entertaining to watch and the world is already out about the posse's being cheap and hard to deal. One girl told me flat out she won't have anything to do with them. But they're still attract the vendors like flies. I think this would be on a case-by-case basis but the squad concept is kind of unattractive to begin with..... However everybody is friendly enough to fellow gringos which is all I really care about to each his own.

As far as the guys who take a hard line on trying to get deals out of the girls and try to bargain too hard with the vendors it's not going to work it's coming back on you, I just will put a Target on your back. I've been coming here for several years several times a year everyone knows me they know my face they welcome me and they understand the way I operate it's the same for all the people who try to be difficult-.[/QUOTE]Great advice on the bargaining. I just keep it to a minimum and don't try to beat them down too hard. I find that a lot of the time the chicas end up spending 2,3 hours or more because of the good vibes and time I am showing them instead of a hard bargained business like 1 hour. Then they come back for more. Not all the time but when it happens its awesome and then you really get a bargain. Where do you stay in CTG that is chica freindly?

[QUOTE=PerkinWarbeck;2605302]Hotel Las Islas.

[URL]https://www.lasislas.com.co/[/URL][/QUOTE]Very nice, how many nights did you stay there? Is there any good snorkeling available?