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Today 03:21 #6998
Posts: 54Thank you
By far the best ever report in my hobby. So much information, thank you for taking time to share this. I am going to copy and save your entire report, so much valuable info that will save tons of time during my next trip.
Originally Posted by TomJackin [View Original Post]
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02-03-25 21:07 #6997
Posts: 2764My 4-night romp in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Welcome to San Jose!
According to CostaRicaorg, "San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica and found in the Central Valley. It has become a modern, cosmopolitan city and is presently home a third of the country's entire population. Popular places to live include Escazu and Santa Ana, on the west side of the city. Many also choose to live in Heredia, a suburb located in the mountains where it is evidently cooler and rainier.
Home to the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), San Jose is also a great landing point for tourists who wish to visit many more Costa Rica destinations like Arenal and the monteverde cloud forest. Many even choose to stay and explore the many museums in the metropolitan area, cultural spots and exciting bars and restaurants that the city has to offer. A lot of tourists also like the authentic experience of wandering through the hectic yet fascinating mercado central. ".
Why did I return to San Jose?
I returned to San Jose because I am running out of places to visit in Latin America. The last time I was there was in March 2010 and now I am revisiting the city in order to see what has changed since then.
Logistics & Other Stuff:
References:
I used several references: World Travel 69's map, ISG, Tijuana Talk, CRT, and Google search.
Travel Insurance:
The SquareMouth web-site gave me over 50 quotes from over 50 different companies. I chose Trawick from National Mutual. It was for 5-days and cost $127.
All the money I quote is in Costa Rica Colon, unless you see the dollar sign.
I used CBX from Otay to the Tijuana airport and back. CBX round trip was around 38 bucks. CBX prices are seasonal. They have a low season, regular season, and high season. I crossed during the low season.
After clearing immigration at the Tijuana airport, I relaxed in the lounge for some chow and adult beverages. Returning, I used my Priority Pass to enter the Copa Lounge. The place sucked! The food was less than average and I had to pay for the adult beverages.
Flight:
I flew Aeromexico round-trip to San Jose. Each way, there was a layover in Mexico City. Beware of layover times at MEX! Make sure you have at least 1. 5 or 2 hours layover between flights at that airport! Between the four flights, two of them were delayed.
Immigration / Customs:
I did not have to fill-out any forms whatsoever coming or going from San Jose. I arrived there around midnight and getting through immigration took an hour. The agent did ask to see my proof of my returning flight and where I was staying; that was it!
Hotel:
I stayed at the Sportsmen Lodge. My room was the Oso Grande, pricy, but worth every Colon. The room was very quiet and spacious. I joined CRT for the 10% discount card, it cost $39 for a one year membership. Compared to the other hotels I stayed before, the Lodge just seemed more friendly and welcoming.
The bar / restaurant always had 1 to 20 chicas running amuck; depending of the time of day. The staff that worked the bar was pretty hot as well. Also, I did not need any bottled water in my room because the tap water tasted just fine. I would stay there again.
Communication:
I have the T-Mobile Go5 GPlus55 plan; no worries whatsoever.
Money:
I use the Oanda web-site whenever I travel. The currency in San Jose is Colon. When I looked at the exchange rate online, it was one US dollar to 496 Colones (basically 500). I found the conversion quite simple: If the price was 30,000 colones, I took the 30 and doubled it to equal $60. Many chicas wanted 50,000, so I took the 50 and doubled it to equal $100.
The US dollar was widely used in San Jose. Either way, I brought some cash with me. At the airport, I withdrew some Colones; just in case. I did not need to use any ATMs. My advice would be to only use US dollars; so much easier! But with taxis, smaller bills in Colones were quite helpful. Also, I used Colones in the pensions and some smaller bars / clubs.
Transportation:
The Sportsmen Lodge arranged for a driver to meet me at the airport; the cost was $30. Returning, I took an Uber and the cost was $18.
During my stay, I mostly used Uber and some taxis. Both were reasonably priced. I noticed in taxis, they had meters, but the meters were never used.
Spanish:
English was spoken at my hotel and by some Uber drivers. English was not spoken in the clubs / pensions, mercados, and by taxi drivers. The two chicas I brought to my hotel room from the Sportsmen's bar did not speak any English as well. So yes, knowing some Spanish would be very helpful.
Restaurants:
In San Jose, there was a butt-load of Soda restaurants. What is a Soda: A soda is a small, family-owned restaurant in Costa Rica that serves traditional dishes. Sodas are known for their affordable prices, large portions, and welcoming atmosphere.
I did a lot of research before I left and here are my thoughts on the food scene:
Furca. Outstanding.
Soda Tala #1 – Excellent.
Super Cholo Gigante – Very Good.
La Empanda – Very good.
La Casona Tipica – Good.
Overall, the food was good to outstanding. I only saw a few street food venders during my romp.
Strip / table dance clubs:
In each club / bar, I asked several questions and did my best to write down the answers. Thus, if I am wrong with any of my notes, feel free to chime in with the correct information.
Club: Pantera Rosa (included 2 beers OR 2 shots).
Cover: 5000.
Ficha: 13,000.
Sex: 32,000 for 30 minutes.
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: Saw 20+, but was told there would be 35-40 on the weekend. Good to hot.
Day / Time: Thursday /1:30 am.
Comments: This was a good size club with a significant amount of hotties.
Club: Elite (included 1 drink).
Cover: 6000.
Ficha: $25.
Sex: $600 for one fucking hour! All the chicas must have pussies made of gold. Oh, it included a bottle of their finest champagne; what a bargain!
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 15, good to hot.
Day / Time: Thursday /2:20 am.
Comments: When I laughed at the $600 sex fee, the mesero tried to negotiate with me; seriously?
Club: Margaritas (included 1 beer).
Cover: 5000.
Ficha: $20.
Sex: 40,000 for 1 hour and 25,000 for 30 minutes.
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 15, OK to good.
Day / Time: Thursday /3 am.
Comments: This was a strange club. It was long, narrow, and a bit unorganized. But I still enjoyed the place.
Club: Jet Set.
Cover: None.
Ficha: $8.
Sex: $40 for 30 minutes (I think).
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 20, good to very good.
Day / Time: Friday /8:45 pm.
Comments: This was a small place that was next to VIPs. I was told it was a freelancer bar. I loved the place.
Club: Vip's (included 1 beer OR 2 shots).
Cover: None.
Ficha: 3500.
Sex: $100 for 1 hour and $65 for 30 minutes.
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 6, OK to very good.
Day / Time: Friday /9:30 pm.
Comments: This was another small place and the chicas were very friendly.
Taormina – After VIPs, I stopped in this hotel around 10:30. Jesus-tap-dancing christ! That place was puta central! The hotel was jam-packed with chicas that were all different shapes and sizes. For me, the scene was a bit stressful. I stayed long enough to wrap my mind around the place. But I still had an agenda, so I moved along smartly. However, I really understand why mongers stay there, especially because of the sheer numbers and convenience.
Club: Alcazar.
Cover: 5000.
Ficha: 6000.
Sex: 66,000 for 1 hour and 33,000 for 30 minutes.
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 20, good to very good.
Day / Time: Friday /11:15 pm.
Comments: This was a great looking club, I enjoyed the place.
Club: Josephine Nicole.
Cover: None.
Ficha: 6000.
Sex: 48,000 for 1 hour and 24,000 for 30 minutes.
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 12, OK to very good.
Day / Time: Friday / Midnight.
Comments: This club had a strange set-up. There were two separate parts, the stage and some other section. With no cover, it is a nice place to check out.
Club: Tango India VIP.
Cover: $28 (ouch).
Ficha: $26 (ouch again).
Sex: $340 for one hour (pinche ouch).
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: I lost count, good to freaking hot.
Day / Time: Friday /12:45 am.
Comments: This was a great place. The club was huge and the majority of the chicas were hot! It was one of my favorite clubs during my romp.
Club: Arcades.
Cover: 3000 (included one drink).
Ficha: 6000.
Sex: $42 for 30 minutes and $84 for 1 hour (I think).
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 10, good to very good.
Day / Time: Friday /2 am.
Comments: This was the point when I started getting my notes mixed up. Thus, the prices might be off. I was a small place and the chicas were quite friendly. It was another favorite during my romp.
Club: Vincent Gold.
Cover: 5000.
Ficha: 10,000.
Sex: $270 for 30 minutes (oof).
On Site: Yes.
Number / quality of chicas: 25+, good to quite hot.
Day / Time: Friday /3 am.
Comments: This was a great looking large club; I liked the place, but not their prices.
Pensions:
Pension: Krysis.
Sex: 20,000 for 30 minutes and 27,000 for 1 hour.
Number / quality of chicas: 2, one OK and one good (I chose the good one).
Day / Time: Friday /3 pm.
Comments: Nice little place.
Pension: Relax.
Sex: 15,000 for 30 minutes; forgot to ask the price for 1 hour.
Number / quality of chicas: 5, all good (I had to play eeny menny miny moe to choose the one for my session; it worked!
Day / Time: Friday /4:30 pm.
Comments: Nice place with nice chicas. There were no signs, so the place was hard to find.
Pension: El Castillo.
Sex: 30,000 for 1 hour; forgot to ask the price for 30 minutes.
Number / quality of chicas: 6, OK to good (one chica came up and sat next to me, she was the chosen one).
Day / Time: Saturday /3 pm.
Comments: This was a small place with a regular bar in the back. Another place that was hard to find, but worth looking for.
The next two pensions were in a pretty rough area, on Calle 6 and the nearest cross road was Av 5:
Pension: Maizon? (Near Pension Portugesa).
Sex: $20 for 30 minutes.
Number / quality of chicas: I only saw 1, and she would do in a pinch.
Day / Time: Saturday /9:15 pm.
Comments: I was just walking looking for Pension Portugesa when this half-naked chica ran out to the street and kidnapped my old ass. She kind of raped me, but I did not complain; fun times!
Pension: Pension Portuguesa.
Sex: $20 for 30 minutes.
Number / quality of chicas: 4, OK to good.
Day / Time: Saturday /10:30 pm.
Comments: I found a real cutie in the bunch. After sex, we went out to one of the bars and did some shots; loved that chica!
Pension Golden VIP – I assumed Golden VIP was a pension because of their operating hours. Sundays, the place was only open until 5 pm and the rest of the days, the place closed at 9 pm. I went looking for the place around 4 on Sunday, but I had an Uber driver that could not find his ass, even if his thumb was stuck inside of it! I gave up!
Open or closed or no longer exist?
Places that were closed OR I could not find OR I ran out of time:
G-Club.
Molino Rojo.
LE Grillon.
Exilo's Girls.
The Peufo.
New Fantasy.
Lipstick.
Monaco.
Latin Divas VIP.
Idem Bar.
Again, please chime in and help correct my listings.
Street Girls:
I saw very few street chicas during my romp. But I did see a dick-load of street trans.
Escorts:
I did not have enough time to order-up any escorts. Before I left, I checked out Wilas, On Date, and Euro Girls and they all seemed quite pricy. I decided to pass on the escorts before I even arrived there.
Final thoughts on San Jose:
It was a seeking putas and eating good food trip. I was told several parts of San Jose were unsafe. The area around Pension Portugesa was quite shady, but not dangerous, IMHO. Other than that area, I thought the city was quite safe and I never felt threaten in any manner. But then again, I took a lot of Ubers throughout the city at night.
Would I ever return to San Jose? YES, I felt I barely scratched the surface of the city; especially the pensions and other places to eat. Overall, I had a great time! Would I recommend it to other mongers? Absolutely!
Como siempre, ¡Solo mis dos pinche pesos, por supuesto!
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01-19-25 04:27 #6996
Posts: 19Little open signs
Originally Posted by MaddTraveler [View Original Post]
Would really love if you could expand upon that part about the open signs. I mean they're literally everywhere. I have a hard time believing they're full of working girls except in San Jose Centro. But I'd be keen to find out for sure. I guess I'll just have to go up and ask embarrassedly.
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01-13-25 20:31 #6995
Posts: 923Broaden one's horizons
Originally Posted by Hanzon [View Original Post]
IMHO, Costa Rica has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, I love the country, and I have been there over a dozen times, but IMHO San Jose is not in the top 10 of worldwide punting destinations even though I still fondly remember the 1st time I visited SJ, pre internet, sometime back in the last century and I accidently came across a small, Go Go bar called Colt 45 a couple blocks from downtown. The Colt 45 girls back then were ALL Ticas! Bad performance was unheard of and BTW Jaco was nothing more than a small, 2nd rate beach town, nothing like it is today. Boy, have the times changed CR.
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01-13-25 18:34 #6994
Posts: 117Never pay first in Costa Rica
Paying after in Costa Rica is and always has been the standard. A chica asking to be paid first is a huge red flag. If I get to the room and she asks for the money up front, I end the session immediately. I've had this happen twice, once at the Taormina and once at the Sportsmens. Hotel security will back you up. That's one of the advantages of staying at a Monger hotel like the Taormina or SL.
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01-13-25 02:24 #6993
Posts: 6941Alternatives
Originally Posted by Hanzon [View Original Post]
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01-12-25 23:40 #6992
Posts: 8Originally Posted by Hanzon [View Original Post]
From other trip report experiences there's still a good time to be had at Taormina if you're upfront about what you want and how much you're willing to pay and don't make the mistake of paying the girls first as I did.
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01-12-25 21:17 #6991
Posts: 3Worth it?
I've traveled to Costa Rica nearly a dozen times but never for the hobby. I've made reservations at Amistad with plans for Taormina, local restaurants, relaxing for a couple of weeks. However, the reports as of late are troubling. Questioning if I should bite the bullet on a further destination, Brazil or Germany?
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01-12-25 19:28 #6990
Posts: 54Yeah, its 50/50. I buy a drink and try to engage in a general conversation to check the vibe of the ones I'm interested. Worst case I bail out and paid for a free drink, but generally had better success with the ones I ended up taking with me. Need some patience.
Originally Posted by TheCane [View Original Post]
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01-12-25 17:23 #6989
Posts: 8Originally Posted by TheCane [View Original Post]
I've caught on to their game though: they dress and look the part, but they have no intentions of sucking dick or getting pounded, even though that's what they're supposed to be there for. If I decide to go back, I'll inform the girls I'm not paying until after. Sometimes I just sit in the lobby and observe girls go in an elevator with a guy, come down in less than twenty minutes not long after some other guy is kissing that same girl taking her for the elevator ride. The objective seems to get money rather quickly while doing less as possible to get it.
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01-11-25 14:34 #6988
Posts: 6941I second!
Originally Posted by PulteCR [View Original Post]
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01-11-25 05:46 #6987
Posts: 8Ghost Town
Trip Report New Years Eve was a ghost town as all the girls stayed home with their boyfriends and kids. The next two nights at Tao the girls returned saw some 7's and 8's that were attractive but nothing that blew me away, Just a few months ago girls were asking for $100 to my surprise rates have increased girls were quoting $120 even $150 for the HR I guess to see if I was green or an idiot. Knowing these girls are worth no more than $80-$100 an hour I declined. I applaud them if they can get some sucker to give them $150 or $200 an hour.
Now pass midnight and approaching 2 am I should have went to sleep and called it a night but I saw a brunette who had just gotten off the elevator from sucking and fucking and we agreed on $200 for the night. She performed the agreed upon services but five minutes in she's asking me for leche, WTF you expect me to leche within five minutes, and to make matters worse she started talking on her cell phone. I begin to realize I am getting scammed classic bait and switch At this point I'm annoyed and frustrated. I also miscounted and overpaid her.
She refused to give me back the overpayment and I wasn't going to haggle about it. I just wanted to get it over with and get her out of my room. I finally finished in her mouth, called a taxi and politely asked her to leave. The next day I foolishly went back to Tao and saw a twenty year old, 6 in looks tica who wasn't getting any dates. I didn't see her go into an elevator the whole time I was there. I felt bad for her and offered her $120 for two hours. She happily accepted but once we got to the room she refused to perform the agreed upon services and only allowed missionary, no other positions although she stayed the full two hours. After being ripped off for both nights at Tao I decided not to go back for the remainder of my trip.
I went to pension Monica's the highlight of my trip, only two girls working. I settled on a store bought big tit, fat ass, multi-tatted Tica named Solita, paid $60 for the hour she fucked and sucked me to completion, gave me her number to see her OTC which I will do when I return. Although others have reported better experiences I can't recommend Taormina based on my experiences unless you have money to waste and don't mind getting ripped off. Some of the girls at Tao are experienced, cold blooded, heartless scammers and really don't care about repeat business. If you do find someone there with exceptional service, I'd suggest saving her number and repeating as they are hard to find.
I was planning on visiting more pensions, but l enjoyed Monica's. I'll stick to pensions from now on and let suckers fund these scammers.
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01-05-25 01:12 #6986
Posts: 54Been to the locations mentioned, high end is bit over for Taormina but relatively speaking you can say that. Rooms are serviced and maintained, clean sheets and they are ok to give you fresh towels as many times. But the biggest advantage is the ease of taking some one you like upstairs without any logistics is super comfortable. I found gems mid-day that are good looking and not negotiate much, also felt safe as long as you are inside the premises.
Originally Posted by Tacoma101 [View Original Post]
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01-03-25 14:52 #6985
Posts: 3Re: OTC from Taormina?
Originally Posted by Zeos1 [View Original Post]
Years ago, I had a unique experience entirely out of the ordinary placing me out of my depth. Only had one night before heading to mountains followed by beach. Arrived directly after flight, checked in, cleaned up, downstairs by 4. Met a dime piece, blonde (dyed), latter 20's, a buck at most soaking. Had fun even though we could only chat over translate. Hours at the bar, upstairs 11, late night dinner after. She texted the next day and ended up joining in Arenal for 3 nights. Highly recommend places with a private plunge pool. Only left the resort twice. Once for Tabacon and another for an underwhelming tour by horseback. No, I did not bribe her with some fortune to join the tip. She never asked but did give her something after.
Sidenotes based mostly on other SJ plus Jaco discussions. First, bus is really not bad if time is available. Yes, shuttles / taxis are convenient, very reasonably priced, and bus is much much slower. However, the bus is pleasant and scenic because, well, it's a slow vehicle and so comfortably pleasant in its own way allowing better views of the scenery on the way especially descending into Jaco. Second, food has never been terrible as many others experienced. Sure, it can be mediocre but I've had terrific meals on the main strip, Italian stands out, and Herradura nearby. Excellent tattoo artists in the area.
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01-03-25 03:56 #6984
Posts: 1191Originally Posted by Hanzon [View Original Post]