Ho Chi Minh City - General Info

[QUOTE=MrFish]The nw is a pain in the ass completly impossible at night I was one year back there during tet 2006 hotel was may be 20%full same as sgn during tet so I know after 10 pm hard so I was friendly and said we book one room for my 2 friends front desk guy sayes no possible all fully booked. Hello,, it was 10 pm we were 7 people in lobby 1 guy open door one security one duty magaer in the office behind reception and 2 ladys and 1 friend and my self, and they guy told me fully booked. If you know sgn at 10 pm 5 star loby is like a bee house, I say you boy lie to me do you look araound?

Fullybooked. Do you take new drugs. So I called the duty manager. He agree on 20% but can't give room tomuch camera and police he say sorry I say sorry to hasta la vista nw and took small hotel close for 30 usd free loundry no pb. If you have someting consitend and you wanne stay 5 star book under her name let her pay cash as usally no cc than she walk in registred you go 2 m elevaterride later you will not be ask as farang if you life here be smart and fuck the bloody coorupt system.[/QUOTE]

Would appreciate a translation of this into ENGLISH!

Can you advise on the first floor connection from Catwalk to New World Hotel elevators - are there cameras, security?

I have been into that bar a couple of doors up from Papas - it has a garage at the front with a billiard table. Name definitely not Su or anything like it. I only ever sat at the bar counter. They say they have rooms upstairs but I never found the cattle that interesting.

There is another bar further up the hill near the corner - again not much in the way of cattle.

Where is Ben Ben?

I'm pretty sure it USED TO be called Su Bar. I know it isn't now. Maybe the original guy who mentioned it can clear this up, let us know if this is the one he means. I don't remember the current name. The one up further on the corner has gone thru many name changes, and it's now called Chot Nho (don't know English translation). They both stink tho.

Ben Ben is down at the start of Le Thanh Ton (it's a one way, so where you start to drive UP Le Thanh Ton). It's just to the left of the bar that's called Insomnia now (was called Gecko Bar before). It's very easy to miss. Street number is probably 3, 5 or 7.

Mr Fish may be from Singapore or somewhere, Eng is prob his 2nd language... but I think if you just talk to someone inside Catwalk (girl, mamasan) they'll know all the details.

This sounds like the place I was talking about. There is a garage with a pool table and then you walk through to a small bar area. Past this is another room with a bigger better pool table. To get to the back room you pass a stairwell which gives access to the two rooms upstairs.

The rooms are quite large, over 4 m by 4 m, with attached bathroom. As I mentioned in my report it was after midnight and I had had a few jars so I am sure someone told me the name was Su's bar, or maybe that was the name of the girl.

As for the quality of the talent, once again I had had a few jars, but then sometimes a 10 will give a poor performance and a 6 will knock your socks off. Often its about chemistry, not about the looks.

Hopefully I will get back again soon and confirm the name and the quality of talent. [QUOTE=Sudsoz]I have been into that bar a couple of doors up from Papas. It has a garage at the front with a billiard table. Name definitely not Su or anything like it. I only ever sat at the bar counter. They say they have rooms upstairs but I never found the cattle that interesting.

There is another bar further up the hill near the corner. Again not much in the way of cattle.

Where is Ben Ben?[/QUOTE]

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[quote]Originally Posted by [b]Sudsoz[/b]
[i]I still need to make my way into "Bin Bin" on Le Thanh Ton, "Pa-Pa" on Thai Van Lung, and now I see these new small bia-om like places on the side streets of Le Thanh Ton. Weird.[/i][/quote]

Sudosz: Can you give more information about these new small bia-om places?

thanks

Hi Everyone,

I visited Ho Chi Minh City during the month of March. I was not able to get to meet any of you guys who live there, and I guess it is a good thing! I could not get out, anyway! It seems my wife and her three sisters were sitting for me, and had all ideas that I was not going to get to do anything! Even when I went to the bathroom, I had an escort, to make sure I could not get out the back door. Ha ha Anyway, I wanted you to know, in Phu Nhuan, on Nguyen Khem Street, right across from where Thich Quang Duc Street ends, there is a hotel, I forget the name of it, but on the 6th floor is a Massage Parlor. 70k Dong for a one hour Massage, and you negotiate any extras. 200k dong will get you what you want. Also, on Phan Dang Luu, also in Phu Nhuan, there is a huge Massage place called Nguyen Huu, not far from the corner of Pham Xich Loan Street, that charges 60k for an hour massage, but you better negotiate very hard, unless you are asian. White skin in that place tells them you will pay more. I'm afraid I paid a little too much, however, all's well that ends well. Ha ha Now, all that being said, I have several friends here in the States that are Viet Kieu, and wouldnt you know it? After I got back, they decided to tell me about all the good places downtown in District 1, and when I get all the particulars, I will post it here. Be aware, from what they said, if you know someone who frequents those places, and have a name to give them that they recognize, your negotiations for extra services will go no higher that 50k or 75k Dong, for full service! And you see? Secrets are still kept, but friends are golden! Ha ha.

[QUOTE=Wendella]Sudosz: Can you give more information about these new small bia-om places?

thanks[/QUOTE]

Not my post - I believe it was Elvis1969.

Oops.

Elvis1969, Can you give any more information about these new small bia-om places you mentioned? Did they have girls in the long Vietnamese traditional dresses? Those are standard at the Japanese bars that are all over that area.

thanks

Wendella - a couple of weeks ago I was in this Le Than Ton area on my own early evening and tried two of these small japanese places with ladies in Aoi Dai. No action, no takeout no nothing.

I did find a couple of small quite bars with nice ladies where there was clearly no action in the bars but the girls were pleased to give me a phone number for a later liaison. One of them was a smallish girl with the best set of natural hooters I have seen in VN. One of these bars was east of Thi Sach and the other one to the west of it near the VN BBQ place.

"Be aware, from what they said, if you know someone who frequents those places, and have a name to give them that they recognize, your negotiations for extra services will go no higher that 50k or 75k Dong, for full service!"

That is not true! There is no way on earth that you can get fs for 50 to 75k. Your friends are either liars or not true mongers. Ask them to come here and chat with us. I will show them how mis-informed they are. For all of you non-asian and can't speak Vietnamese, you may have to pay more because they EXPECT you to do so. But be firm with them once you know the price. In massage place the average hj price in District 1 is 100 to 150K. Some of my Caucasian/Chinese friends ended up paid them 200k or 250k because they didn't want to let the girls down or the girls kept asking for more even I already told the girls not to charge them more than 150k. If hj is 100 to 150k the 75k fs is completely bs.

[QUOTE=Sudsoz]Wendella - a couple of weeks ago I was in this Le Than Ton area on my own early evening and tried two of these small japanese places with ladies in Aoi Dai. No action, no takeout no nothing.

I did find a couple of small quite bars with nice ladies where there was clearly no action in the bars but the girls were pleased to give me a phone number for a later liaison. One of them was a smallish girl with the best set of natural hooters I have seen in VN. One of these bars was east of Thi Sach and the other one to the west of it near the VN BBQ place.[/QUOTE]


In order to arrange for after hrs activities with these ladies you must be a frequent visitor to the establishment. Once you have established yourself at the business you will have access to services not available the first time around.

Came across this news item.

"April 6, 2007

Chu Hoang Thao Tram
Ho Chi Minh City police raided the Quang Hotel in District 1 Tuesday, cracking a major prostitution ring that provided women for affluent clients and arrested its leader, who also worked as a prostitute.

Chu Hoang Thao Tram, 29, who was caught red-handed "entertaining" a customer in the raid, had allegedly supplied girls to wealthy businessmen at USD $100 per customer. "

Anyone heard of Quang hotel or this lady Tram?

[QUOTE=Sudsoz]Came across this news item.

"April 6, 2007

Chu Hoang Thao Tram
Ho Chi Minh City police raided the Quang Hotel in District 1 Tuesday, cracking a major prostitution ring that provided women for affluent clients and arrested its leader, who also worked as a prostitute.

Chu Hoang Thao Tram, 29, who was caught red-handed "entertaining" a customer in the raid, had allegedly supplied girls to wealthy businessmen at USD $100 per customer. "

Anyone heard of Quang hotel or this lady Tram?[/QUOTE]

Quang Hotel is on Nguyen Van Thu St. Ward Da Kao, District 1

Here's a picture pf Thao Tram for the local newspaper