Fortaleza

[QUOTE=Gianni Versace; 1134266]Can anyone recommend a nice hotel thats girl friendly in fortaleza that is in a great location?

Gv[/QUOTE]As always personally I'd recommend the Hotel Americas, a smaller hotel which is a bit old fashioned (colonial style). Just across the street you have the Hotel Casa Blance, more modern, rooms are a bit more expensive.

I payed like R$ 80 or 100 per night, no extra fee for the girls. But this was three yeas ago.

Both are in a walking distance to the Iracema bars.

Maybe I am there too. Again I'd like to ask the experts how is the situation around Easter?

Pyjama

[quote=gianni versace; 1134266]going to fortaleza in april. can anyone recommend a nice hotel thats girl friendly in fortaleza that is in a great location? any info would be appreciated.

gv[/quote]the casa blanca is 120 reales cash price. for superior (you don't want a smaller room) and gf. info accurate as of today. there are better hotels if you don't mind a more or less 50 reales guest surcharge. $ exchange rate, btw, at sedoc on mons. tabosa was 1. 69 yesterday.

at forro mambo and environs (for me) 90% of the girls are non-doable, even for free. anything longer than a week visit here, you end up doing repeats. the few good ones know who they are and don't show up 'til like 1:30. but, if you're someone who's willing to compromise, there are a lot of bodies in play on weekends. thing i like here is that many are in it for the fun and will spend time with you in the city, at the beach, whereever and don't mention cash. possibly because the are getting monthly retainer from their 'boyfriend' in italy or spain primarily. it's easy to make dates here with regular girls to go out: just look like something in her peer group and pick up the tabs (like everywhere). final random note: girls getting free beers at fm seems to be over for the moment.

as i have stated in previous reports, the ibis is gf, about $110 br and $20 br guest charge. they are renovating the hotel now and who knows what this will do to prices. i am in an updated room, face lift only. biggest problem is no in-room safe. i am not happy with this and i will not use a lobby accessible safe. i will figure something out for next time.

i was out one night and it was dead. i was told it is a slow time of year for tourists. i will go again tonight and get a better idea. i am getting 1. 6 per $ exchange at one of the change joints near the macdonalds.

don't get caught up on the rating systems others use about the girls. there are ones here for everyone. just don't pay over $100 br. it makes it tougher for me to negotiate.

btw. any good places to change money near the holiday inn? i have cash to change and not an atm / bank card.

dev.

[quote=golfinho; 1134581]the casa blanca is 120 reales cash price. for superior (you don't want a smaller room) and gf. info accurate as of today. there are better hotels if you don't mind a more or less 50 reales guest surcharge. $ exchange rate, btw, at sedoc on mons. tabosa was 1. 69 yesterday.

at forro mambo and environs (for me) 90% of the girls are non-doable, even for free. anything longer than a week visit here, you end up doing repeats. the few good ones know who they are and don't show up 'til like 1:30. but, if you're someone who's willing to compromise, there are a lot of bodies in play on weekends. thing i like here is that many are in it for the fun and will spend time with you in the city, at the beach, whereever and don't mention cash. possibly because the are getting monthly retainer from their 'boyfriend' in italy or spain primarily. it's easy to make dates here with regular girls to go out: just look like something in her peer group and pick up the tabs (like everywhere). final random note: girls getting free beers at fm seems to be over for the moment. [/quote]

[QUOTE=Devileyes;1136615]in previous reports, the IBIS is GF, about $110 BR and $20 BR guest charge. BTW. Any good places to change money near the holiday inn? I have cash to change and not an ATM / bank card.[/QUOTE]The Ibis shows its price on a big sign outside. You can't miss it. Have to go inside to see how tiny the rooms are, but if you've seen one Ibis, you've seen 'them all. From Holiday Inn, walk to Mons. Tabosa, go right to SADOC a couple blocks on right before Praia Centro Hotel. 1.69 last week. Everytime I've been in Forta, they've always been a little above what is quoted by xe. Com. Bring your passport.

What ratings? Objective description of what is in play at any place is important: you don't want to go somewhere with outsized expectations or go under-funded. In Fortaleza, something can be found for low budget types. The top talent here (as everywhere) commands its own price.

[QUOTE=Devileyes;1136615]in previous reports, the IBIS is GF, about $110 BR and $20 BR guest charge. BTW. Any good places to change money near the holiday inn?.[/QUOTE]The Ibis shows its price on a big sign outside. You can't miss it. Have to go inside to see how tiny the rooms are, but if you've seen one Ibis, you've seen 'them all. From Holiday Inn, walk to Mons. Tabosa, go right to SADOC a couple blocks on right before Praia Centro Hotel. 1.69 last week. Everytime I've been in Forta, they've always been a little above what is quoted by xe. Com. Bring your passport. Glad to help.

What ratings? Objective description of what is in play at any place is important: you don't want to go somewhere with outsized expectations, or go under-funded. In Fortaleza, plenty things can be found for low budget types. The top talent here (as everywhere) commands its own price.

Thanks G. Agreed about the size of the rooms, but if you cannot do an apartment for your stay, and need a GF hotel that is cost effective, IBIS is pretty good. I did the Casa Blanca a while ago and my local team I work with gave me too much crap about the area (I had no problems). IBIS is more acceptable to them. Gptta keep the peace.

I will try the SADOC for my next exchange. If that is the place across from the sandal shop, I have yet to see it open when I am not working.

As for the ratings systems, I agree with you 100, I said it poorly, but I have found that one man's 7 is another man's 9. 5.

[QUOTE=Golfinho; 1136623]The Ibis shows its price on a big sign outside. You can't miss it. Have to go inside to see how tiny the rooms are, but if you've seen one Ibis, you've seen 'them all. From Holiday Inn, walk to Mons. Tabosa, go right to SADOC a couple blocks on right before Praia Centro Hotel. 1.69 last week. Everytime I've been in Forta, they've always been a little above what is quoted by xe. Com. Bring your passport. Glad to help.

What ratings? Objective description of what is in play at any place is important: you don't want to go somewhere with outsized expectations, or go under-funded. In Fortaleza, plenty things can be found for low budget types. The top talent here (as everywhere) commands its own price. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Devileyes; 1136673].

I will try the SADOC for my next exchange. If that is the place across from the sandal shop, I have yet to see it open when I am not working.[/QUOTE]The cambio is across the street directly from the store that sells hammocks and made-in-Ceara textile products. Good quality and good value there. A chick put me on to SADOC. They always know. They can also recommend a chica friendly hotel for you as they've (LOL) seen them all.

The rating concept is useless. Here and always. Consider in Fortaleza when you come across a nice, thin young body only to see her turn around and show you that pitted complexion and those hardscrabble eyes. The talent pool is not deep.

[QUOTE=Devileyes;1136673]As for the ratings systems ... I said it poorly, but I have found that one man's 7 is another man's 9. 5.[/QUOTE]Absolutely, I have always been happy with the choice of girls here in Iracema, I had to look but always found a GDP up to my liking. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and apparently these girls are _MY_ type. I wouldn't be too happy with many of the girls that other members here rate as 8s. 9s or 10s.

Just my 2 cents.

Pyjama

Thanks again G. That is why I keep thinking of that old saying. Butter face. She was really sexy, but her face. Not so much!

[QUOTE=Golfinho; 1136697]The cambio is across the street directly from the store that sells hammocks and made-in-Ceara textile products. Good quality and good value there. A chick put me on to SADOC. They always know. They can also recommend a chica friendly hotel for you as they've (LOL) seen them all.

The rating concept is useless. Here and always. Consider in Fortaleza when you come across a nice, thin young body only to see her turn around and show you that pitted complexion and those hardscrabble eyes. The talent pool is not deep. [/QUOTE]

Beauty and attitude go hand in hand. I will take a very happy 7 over a jaded 10 any day!

Everyone's type is different.

BTW it is dead here. At 12:00, I was THE ONLY GUY at Cafe Del Mar. 6 or 8 girls. Nice odds, but over numbers are very lacking. Tonight will be Wednesday. Should be as dead since Armazen is usually the hot spot. We will see.

Dev.

[QUOTE=Pyjama; 1136766]Absolutely, I have always been happy with the choice of girls here in Iracema, I had to look but always found a GDP up to my liking. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and apparently these girls are _MY_ type. I wouldn't be too happy with many of the girls that other members here rate as 8s. 9s or 10s.

Just my 2 cents.

Pyjama[/QUOTE]

A friend of mine told me he knew a guy who had been to a club in Fortaleza he considered the best in Brazil. Where might that be? Appatently amazing looking garotas.

GK

[QUOTE=Genghis Khan; 1145671]A friend of mine told me he knew a guy who had been to a club in Fortaleza he considered the best in Brazil. Where might that be?

GK[/QUOTE]If it was a club with GP's it was propably Forró Mambo or maybe Armazem, even though none of them is that spectacular.

If it was a regular club it must have been Mucuripe. A great place.

[url]http://mucuripe.com.br/[/url]

[QUOTE=Henry R; 1107639]I had a question about this place, because several people mentioned it has a lot of programa girls on Wednesday nites. I went there twice on Wednesday nites, the first time in 2008, and the second time this past November.

Usually programa girls make eye contact or smile, or do something to let you know. This is true at Mambo, Zipi club and other places that have programa girls. I did not see this the two times I went to Armazem. So my impression was that the programa girls that were at Armazem the two Wednesdays I was there, were taking the nite off and just going to Armazem for fun and dancing, not to work. But other posters have said they really were working. If so, why the lack of eye contact or smile? Why were they not acting like programa girls that were working? I am not trying to deny what other posters have written. They may be right. I am just curious as to why the GDPs were acting different at Armazem than at other places. If they were working, shouldn't they let you know? [/QUOTE]I used to lived / worked in Fortaleza, seeing this thread reminded me how I used to go there with Brazilian friends and not once we've seen semi-pros! Armazen is no different than any US club. Maybe even worse. More guys, there are some women partying of various level of attractiveness, but it's not a place for P4P. The music is loud and it's just not the vibe for pickup. I've seen guys from Italy and Netherlands looking like models trying to get with women who were 6-7s at the most. They can do better in their own country for free!

The best way to find something attractive is to hire a taxi driver to drive around and pick up girls on the streets. They know where they stand. I picked up the most attractive girls this way for R75.

[QUOTE=Start123;1155399]I used to lived / worked in Fortaleza, seeing this thread reminded me how I used to go there with Brazilian friends and not once we've seen semi-pros! Armazen is no different than any US club. Maybe even worse. More guys, there are some women partying of various level of attractiveness, but it's not a place for P4P.[/QUOTE]Wednesdays are ho-nights at Armazem. Not a place for P4P? Funny...

[QUOTE=Devileyes; 1136823]Beauty and attitude go hand in hand. I will take a very happy 7 over a jaded 10 any day!

Everyone's type is different.

BTW it is dead here. At 12:00, I was THE ONLY GUY at Cafe Del Mar. 6 or 8 girls. Nice odds, but over numbers are very lacking. Tonight will be Wednesday. Should be as dead since Armazen is usually the hot spot. We will see.

Dev.[/QUOTE]The time the best talent arrives at Cafe del Mar is 1:30. Get there primed a bit before.