El Centro Hotel Advisory And Tipping Guidelines
[QUOTE=JohnnyWalker55;2407276]Hey guys,
I'm headed to MDE finally for 9 days in January. After reading the past 200 pages and taking notes I have 2 questions:
1) What are the up to date hrly hotels with hot water in centro? I understand hotel premier plaza (16 k), Calle real (22 k), and hotel zona rosa (13 k) are the main ones. (and possibly Ensensonte (12 k) along with these.).
I understand these are hourly rates, Do they have daily rates as well, say if I wanted to set up camp there? I'm looking to bring the SW back for 2 leches, say spend an hour and half with each one for GFE, shower and shit. I figure 50-60 k will do the trick.
2) how much is a good tip for the front desk / door guys? 5 k? 10 k? Considering I'm going to be spending all of my 8 days hanging out in centro though I'm staying near estadio, I want to make sure I get good treatment from the staff. I'm fluent in Spanish.
Thank s a ton Jjbee, Wolf, Pollo, Surfer, Tallman, and many others. Ill be sure to write a good trip report.[/QUOTE]In answer your questions. The rates you posted for short time are correct but are really good for a couple of hours, versus one hour. At the Calle Real you will get three hours for 22 K or it's 60 K for all night. At the Zona Rosa they are not licensed to accept foreigners overnight so it's not an option. I don't know what the overnight rate is at Premium Plaza but probably around 60 K a night as well. As far as multiple guests if your renting by the day, you need to confirm that there is no extra charge for bringing in more than one girl a day. Your best option for this will probably be the Premium Plaza Hotel. Get a room on an upper floor in the middle of the building if your staying at Premium Plaza overnight. Make sure you have a legible color copy of your Passport along with a photocopy of your date of entry into the Country, you will need this for renting overnight. And if your going to be doing an overnight with a Chica, they will need a copy of their Cedula or other ID. They are very strict about this for someone staying overnight so make sure they have ID which may be an issue with some of the girls, I know from first hand experience about this, so I am giving you a heads up. Short time won't be an issue, and most places won't ask to see anybody's ID, as long as they look old enough.
In regards to tipping. A 10 K tip is huge, you can get girls for as low as 20 K. I use both the Premium Plaza and Zona Rosa a lot and tip anywhere from 1 to 2 K to the reception girls for short time use. It may sound cheap, but trust me it's not. Just the idea of someone getting a tip is almost unheard of in these hotels and when I arrive they give me an extra towel and soap. I guess I am a preferred guest at these establishments. There are lots of 5 K Hotels on the backside of the Church, so 5 K as a tip is way too much as well, unless your staying overnight, etc. And they are changing towels for you etc. Then it's warranted.
Hotel Options For Those With An Extra Twenty Bucks To Spend
[QUOTE=Nounce;2407492]What happen if you like the first or second place and the rest suck, not to mention that you are wasting a lot of time moving between places? You try to solve one problem by creating a whole new set of issues.
You are staying at Mansion, followed by an ABB, energy living and another hotel. That is 4 places[/QUOTE]Perhaps another way to look at staying places in Colombia should be considered. As an example, I visited Santa Marta earlier this year. I booked a room at the Marriot, which had an Olympic pool, ocean views, AC, Netflix, etc. In a relatively safe neighborhood, and in addition to this, I rented a room with AC adjacent to the street scenes there for 60,000 COP a night for my entire stay. I made it clear with the front desk what I would be doing, ie. Bringing in random girls to dump loads in, and no problem, they were just happy to rent the room. And I had no intention of bringing any of the girls I pulled off the street to the Marriot.
So as an example, a guy could stay say in Laureles or Poblado in a nice neighborhood, with lots of nice places to eat around, kind of like a little "safer haven", and I say that lightly, given being held up at gunpoint recently in Poblado, and besides this place, have a room at ground zero always available. Makes perfect sense to have two places if the money is not an issue and fits how you like to roll. For those not into El Centro though, just ignore this post and head directly to one of the Hotels you mentioned.