A friend of mine is planning on spending two nights at the Cascadas. He is also planning on bringing his notebook computer, and leaving it in the room. This seems extremely foolish to me, but I don't have the recent experience to back up my opinion.
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A friend of mine is planning on spending two nights at the Cascadas. He is also planning on bringing his notebook computer, and leaving it in the room. This seems extremely foolish to me, but I don't have the recent experience to back up my opinion.
I left cash, lap tops and cameras in Cascada rooms and did not lose anything.
However, for peace of mind, he can leave his lap top at the hotel's front desk, or with Miriam, the coat girl at HK and tip her when he gets it back. She holds all sort of nasty, kinky things stowed under her ass in that little cubicle.
[QUOTE=Sunset;1839023]A friend of mine is planning on spending two nights at the Cascadas. He is also planning on bringing his notebook computer, and leaving it in the room. This seems extremely foolish to me, but I don't have the recent experience to back up my opinion.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Sunset;1839023]A friend of mine is planning on spending two nights at the Cascadas. He is also planning on bringing his notebook computer, and leaving it in the room. This seems extremely foolish to me, but I don't have the recent experience to back up my opinion.[/QUOTE]I've stayed there a number of times and have never had a problem with being ripped off. I see a fair amount written about the VIP discount. Go to the Las Chaveles web site (shared links with Hong Kong and Cascadas). Print the coupon for 50% off for free. You do have to by a bucket of beer which you take with you to your half priced room. The bucket cost about $20 for 10-12 beers and you get a half priced room Sunday-Wednesday. To me that is a better deal than paying more for a VIP card for the same discount. Did I mention you get the beer! There are also BOGO drinks and free limo rides from Hong Kong on the Hong Kong link.
[QUOTE=Donorita;1839048]I've stayed there a number of times and have never had a problem with being ripped off. I see a fair amount written about the VIP discount. Go to the Las Chaveles web site (shared links with Hong Kong and Cascadas). Print the coupon for 50% off for free. You do have to by a bucket of beer which you take with you to your half priced room. The bucket cost about $20 for 10-12 beers and you get a half priced room Sunday-Wednesday. To me that is a better deal than paying more for a VIP card for the same discount. Did I mention you get the beer! There are also BOGO drinks and free limo rides from Hong Kong on the Hong Kong link.[/QUOTE]An exceptional post.
Thank You.
Anyone tried this place before? Any suggestions.
NB Elite Men's Spa.
[QUOTE=CaptainSolo;1838996]Depending on what time your flight arrives.
Before midnight the trolley from San Diego to San Ysidro is still running and is cheapest, but slowest, way. Take a city bus from the terminal to the trolley station. Trolley to the border at San Ysidro. Follow the crowd heading to the pedestrian border entry behind the infamous McDonalds where a horny guy with an SK-47 mowed down 2 dozens innocent people not too long ago.
Cab to the border would cost about $60, Uber probably $40.
If you want to bring lots of girls into the hotel, Cascada has no match. The front and back desk guys, Miguel and Armando, were waiters in Hong Kong, good, honest guys. They were telling me I can bring in 100 girls a night and it would be OK with them. You should tip them $1 and tell them your name, shake their hands. It makes them happy if you have any extra services..[/QUOTE]Killer info captain! Thanks so much. Some awesome info here. Your right the hotel above tropical looks awesome on the website but you say dark and ddanky. Def staying at the cascadas. Does at&t cell phones work in this area? Or do I have to get international coverage? Really need to have coverage to keep the girlfriend at bay with some texts. Hehehe. Def not hitting the alleys for no reason. Appreciate this insight as well. That was always the case in Nuevo Laredo as well. Sounds like the alley behind Cascadas is safe during the day. Is this true? Maybe find a diamond in the rough for a $20 spot? That would be killer! By what I've been reading and researching on this epic site is I ll be back and forth between HK and ADelitas. Is there any good restaurants (sit down) in this area where you can order some tasty seafood? Seen your post on the new taco place. Thanks for info on Viagra as well. I'm 34 and in decent shape but will def cut them up and try them out if needed. Take care brother and happy mongering!
[QUOTE=BeHeMoth904;1839293]Def staying at the cascadas. Does at&t cell phones work in this area? Or do I have to get international coverage? Really need to have coverage to keep the girlfriend at bay with some texts. Hehehe. Def not hitting the alleys for no reason. Appreciate this insight as well. That was always the case in Nuevo Laredo as well. Sounds like the alley behind Cascadas is safe during the day. Is this true? Maybe find a diamond in the rough for a $20 spot? That would be killer! By what I've been reading and researching on this epic site is I ll be back and forth between HK and ADelitas. Is there any good restaurants (sit down) in this area where you can order some tasty seafood?[/QUOTE]I know my Metro PCS cellphone can get signals from cell towers located in San Ysidro when I'm on the top floors of Cascades and some other locations in LZ. I set my cellphone to "home" and do not allow any roaming in order to get spotty US domestic service and no linking to Mexican cell towers. You'll just need to see how good of a signal you get.
The alley is one of the safest places in LZ, despite the rampant drug selling in that area. Steer clear of strangers that approach & try to talk with you. You do not need anyone's help in finding a girl in La Zona. The Tijuana Policia like to stop, interview & search monger / tourists that they see talking to know drug peddlers.
You will fare much better if you pay for most things in Tijuana (especially chicas) using pesos instead of dollars.
La Perla restaurant (on the NW corner of Coahuila Ave. & Nino Heroes) has the best seafood dishes in La Zona.
[QUOTE=BeHeMoth904;1839293]Does at&t cell phones work in this area? Or do I have to get international coverage? Really need to have coverage to keep the girlfriend at bay with some texts. Hehehe.[/QUOTE]At&T does work in MX. Do you have plan for Mexico coverage with AT&T? If not, I got this text from AT $T: International Rates apply. $2. 05/ MB, $1/ min, $0. 50/ text sent.
[QUOTE=BeHeMoth904;1839293]...Does at&t cell phones work in this area? Or do I have to get international coverage? Really need to have coverage to keep the girlfriend at bay with some texts.... [/QUOTE]I've used AT&T cell phones in Zona Norte for years without a Mexican plan. The AT&T coverage is spotty, but you will always have an option to connect via another network. My phones have all given a clear display when AT&T isn't available; the display shows the name of the provider to which you are connected.
I get reliable home network coverage on the street. Marginal coverage in AB or Cascadas (perhaps better coverage on upper floors at the northern end of the building). I have never gotten home network coverage inside Hong Kong.
Some have reported that callers hear a different ringing sound if you are in Mexico on an alternate network. I don't know this first hand, but I still keep my phone turned off in ZN unless I am going to use it right then.
Gentlemen,
Can anyone offer good recommendations on a long-term parking establishment (s) near OTAY & the S. The. Airport?
Thank you for your recommendations.
Fryer.
[QUOTE=Fryer45;1839500]Gentlemen,
Can anyone offer good recommendations on a long-term parking establishment (s) near OTAY & the S. The. Airport?
Thank you for your recommendations.
Fryer.[/QUOTE]I have been researching myself.
These links might help.
http://otaymesaparking.com/
[URL]https://www.crossborderxpress.com/[/URL]
[QUOTE=Fryer45;1839500]Gentlemen,
Can anyone offer good recommendations on a long-term parking establishment (s) near OTAY & the S. The. Airport?
Thank you for your recommendations.
Fryer.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Tomjackin;1839504]I have been researching myself.
These links might help.
http://otaymesaparking.com/
[URL]https://www.crossborderxpress.com/[/URL][/QUOTE]There is no parking near BOTH SAN and Otay. They are miles apart.
As Tom said, those 2 links are good options. I've used both.
The first is within walking distance of the foot crossing at Otay Mesa.
The second is too far to walk and would require a taxi, or something, to get to the Otay Mesa crossing. Maybe there is a shuttle, not sure. The cost of the Long Term parking at CBX is $10/ day. I just returned from a trip to Tuxtla Gutierrez and I used CBX.
[QUOTE=Phordphan;1839554] The cost of the Long Term parking at CBX is $10/ day. [/QUOTE]I looked at the CBX site a few times already. How many days are considered long term?
[QUOTE=Tomjackin;1839560]I looked at the CBX site a few times already. How many days are considered long term?[/QUOTE]Anything over 24 hours. The long term is hard to find. You have to go into the regular lot, then make kind of a loop up to the front of the lot, then turn left and go to the back and you see another gate. You put the ticket you received at the regular gate into the long term gate and it gives you a different ticket. Total cluster fuck, no signage, and I found this out the hard way.
On the positive side, it's not busy, you breeze right through check-in. It's a bit of a trek across the skybridge into the airport, and some semi-confusing hoofing around through the departure area of the airport. But there are quite a few people to point the way. Buy your ticket on-line and you must have it with you (they scan it when you cross to Tijuana and again when you cross back) and, on return, you MUST, MUST, MUST have your boarding pass for the flight you took into TIJ (nobody tells you this). I damn near tossed mine, but at the last second I kept it. Phew!
Lusacell is the network AT&T recently bought out for roaming in Mexico. Lusacell owned the old Nextel infrastructure. The service works great in La Zona. From what I understand they are the second largest network in Mexico behind Telcel.