Monterrey

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2312486]It appears that on weekends the macro plaza is more family oriented and safe but on weekdays is when it's more isolated and when the bad people hang out. I went toward the front block of the palacio municipal in order to get a massage from the blind people who give 15 minute massages and there they were in groups of about 7 sitting down on benches or standing up. I noticed them drooling over my big cellphone that I have in my pocket, I noticed another group walk by and one of them said "look there's one" as if saying that there is an American they can rob. Well I walked a further away from these people but still able to get a massage from a blind man and as soon as I put my head down where I could not see anyone and the man was massaging me, one of this Hondurans walked up to the man giving me a massage and asked the blind mind for money and the blind man shouted back at the Honduran and said "work for it" and then the Honduran acted like he was so offended and that people should just take care of them while they go around asking for hand outs. Well, not long after that I was still getting a massage and with my head down and a group of Honduranians walked up to where I was and they told the blind mind giving me a massage to hit me as hard as he can and then another Honduran guy said "yea hit him hard so he starts to cry". Well the day before which was Monday I saw another Honduran guy just staring at me while when I woke up from getting a massage. So it's hard to describe but to conclude my discovery, they are there during the weekdays when there are not so many people there and they want to steal from people. It was very obvious to me that they hold Americans responsible for their misery because in their minds we are not letting them cross our border which is so ignorant of them to think that way.[/QUOTE]I have heard the locals complain about the migrants leaving trash everywhere but not to this extent so this is something new to me. Thanks for the heads up.

Unstoppable, I have an answer to a question you had about hotel 500 being girl friendly. It is actually girl friendly, they just ask they the girls don't spend the night. Also, they are looking for a partnership with a restaurant company that would want to open a restaurant on the second floor which is going to be very nice and unlike anything on Madero street so far. There are nice views looking down on Zaragoza and Madero from the hotels upper floors and the rooms that overlook Madero which can make many men happy that they chose this place.

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2312985]Unstoppable, I have an answer to a question you had about hotel 500 being girl friendly. It is actually girl friendly, they just ask they the girls don't spend the night. Also, they are looking for a partnership with a restaurant company that would want to open a restaurant on the second floor which is going to be very nice and unlike anything on Madero street so far. There are nice views looking down on Zaragoza and Madero from the hotels upper floors and the rooms that overlook Madero which can make many men happy that they chose this place.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the update. I'll give it a try next time I'm in town.

[QUOTE=Unstoppable;2313133]Thanks for the update. I'll give it a try next time I'm in town.[/QUOTE]Unstoppable,

I owe you an apology because a few weeks ago I think I may have put down your preference of going to strip clubs in a previous post that was full of helpful information. Well today I happen to walk by 2 of the matehuala franchises and in both cases I saw some gorgeous strippers walk into the clubs. These girls are just how I like them, beautiful and with big booties. I may get the courage to walk in to those clubs tomorrow or within the next few days but since I don't drink then I don't know what I could order from the bar. I guess I can ask the bouncer or waiters to help me with that. But on a different note, I was wondering what mty is like during holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and new years. Are the clubs open and do girls work during the holidays? Monday was the first day after Semana Santa which is a whole week of several spas being closed and on that day after Semana Santa there were so many girls and customers ready to get back to it and do as much business as possible. Many of the girls didn't really do much over that whole week of semana Santa and were ready to get back to work. To be honest, since I don't have any kids, I would rather be in mty over the holidays but I don't want to look stupid. I guess I can ask the Mexican forum for the spas but since you have lived there over a year in the past I wanted to get your input. Thank you.

I was waking downtown not far from the central bus station where many people don't like to walk and it's probably because they don't feel safe. I over heard people there talk about la migra which translates to immigration as I was walking by them. So this told me 2 things, that many of those people downtown are not Mexicans, they are illegal immigrants that reside in Monterrey and 2 that they connect me with immigration somehow. I am tired of feeling scared to be honest. Its not to say that I have not gotten scared to walk down a street but that only happens very rarely now.

I don't mean to offend anyone and if the person I am talking about is reading this message then sorry but someone walked into a spa that I was in with flowers and this guy was completely in love with one of the girls. I could not hear what the guy said because he talked so softly so maybe this guy was American and he did look like he could be a gringo. I think the man in charge of the spa took the flowers or told him to put them back into his car because first the flowers disappeared and then that guy disappeared. This particular spa has rules where customers cannot ask for girls numbers and girls cannot ask for guys phone numbers and they do this in order to uphold the level of service which is top notch and very professional.

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2313270]Unstoppable,

I owe you an apology because a few weeks ago I think I may have put down your preference of going to strip clubs in a previous post that was full of helpful information. Well today I happen to walk by 2 of the matehuala franchises and in both cases I saw some gorgeous strippers walk into the clubs. These girls are just how I like them, beautiful and with big booties. I may get the courage to walk in to those clubs tomorrow or within the next few days but since I don't drink then I don't know what I could order from the bar. I guess I can ask the bouncer or waiters to help me with that. But on a different note, I was wondering what mty is like during holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and new years. Are the clubs open and do girls work during the holidays? Monday was the first day after Semana Santa which is a whole week of several spas being closed and on that day after Semana Santa there were so many girls and customers ready to get back to it and do as much business as possible. Many of the girls didn't really do much over that whole week of semana Santa and were ready to get back to work. To be honest, since I don't have any kids, I would rather be in mty over the holidays but I don't want to look stupid. I guess I can ask the Mexican forum for the spas but since you have lived there over a year in the past I wanted to get your input. Thank you.[/QUOTE]I didn't take it personally. Ntp.

I don't drink either so I order a coke. I tell them Coca por la botella so they'll bring you the whole bottle instead of a tiny glass. It costs 70 pesos plus propina.

There's no Thanksgiving in Mexico so they're working while we're off. Other holidays like Christmas and New Years they're closed for a couple of days. Not all clubs were closed for semana santa. Matehual was closed but I took my friend to Chocolat and Desextres. They cost more than Matehuala but they were open so I didn't care.

I walked through Alameda park today, I was scared to walk there a few days ago but today I didn't care and wanted to inform everyone that there is police presence there. I felt protected by the few police that were there. One police got in between me and a group of Hondurans and made a gesture to those Hondurans to not mess with me. Everyone was having a nice and relaxing time. Many people were laying down or sleeping on the grass. I didn't walk the whole six blocks because there was a sense of risk and I didn't think it was worth it anyways.

[QUOTE=Unstoppable;2313488]I didn't take it personally. Ntp.

I don't drink either so I order a coke. I tell them Coca por la botella so they'll bring you the whole bottle instead of a tiny glass. It costs 70 pesos plus propina.

There's no Thanksgiving in Mexico so they're working while we're off. Other holidays like Christmas and New Years they're closed for a couple of days. Not all clubs were closed for semana santa. Matehual was closed but I took my friend to Chocolat and Desextres. They cost more than Matehuala but they were open so I didn't care.[/QUOTE]Cool, I'm glad you found another club to go to. The same thing happened to me today where I see a beautiful big booty girl walk into an adult establishment and this time it was a spa and it was very unexpected the spa where this happened at. I followed her in and ended up becoming friends with her and got her number. This is the second girl's number that I get from a girl I meet on the street so I am feeling more confident and it's nice to have made those new friends thst I can text on what's app. It seems like when you said that you come to Monterrey allot you really meant it. Well it's nice to know you go to Monterrey allot like me now.

Banorte is by far the best bank to withdraw cash. They offer the best exchange rates and lowest cash withdraw fees. For example, Wells Fargo in the USA charges me 282 dollars to withdraw 5000 pesos and Banorte only charges me 262 dollars for the same 5000 pesos. Another comparison is the cash withdraw fee, Santender charges me 100 pesos plus another 12 pesos for insuring my withdraw (scam) and Banorte only charges me 48 pesos to withdraw cash. Banorte is also much nicer inside with many more ATMs at their locations and has 24/7 ATM service.

As I was walking down a street close to the central bus station, I saw a few hot girls so I stopped to get a better look at them. One of them pulled me away to a strip club and asked me to buy her a drink for 20 pesos, when the drink came I was charged 120 pesos (scam) and then she insisted that we go to a back area but that back area was so dark that I just asked the waiter for my change and left. I told what happened to one of my big booty friends and she told me that I was being set up. The strippers are sometimes in with the waiters. Be careful out there guys, my opinion about strip club is now changed. I don't think the people who read this forum go to the same places that I go to anyways.

Today I was eating at a restaurant not far from hotel hacienda and saw a couple of Americans that I would never see myself hanging out with in the USA. Many of the people who come here just do not fit in but it's not to say that Mexicans will be rude or anything, it's just to say that they will most likely get repelled in some ways. I realized again that my reviews are for me and probably for me only. I feel like I need to go ahead and stop posting if I am just attracting the wrong people.

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2313900]Today I was eating at a restaurant not far from hotel hacienda and saw a couple of Americans that I would never see myself hanging out with in the USA. Many of the people who come here just do not fit in but it's not to say that Mexicans will be rude or anything, it's just to say that they will most likely get repelled in some ways. I realized again that my reviews are for me and probably for me only. I feel like I need to go ahead and stop posting if I am just attracting the wrong people.[/QUOTE]Yeah, if you are going to give reviews with no information on how to get to the same place as you did, then I agree with you.

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2313894] One of them pulled me away to a strip club and asked me to buy her a drink for 20 pesos, when the drink came I was charged 120 pesos (scam) and then she insisted that we go to a back area but that back area was so dark that I just asked the waiter for my change and left. [/QUOTE]So, did you really expect to pay 20 pesos for a ficha in a strip club; really?

Fichas in Tijuana are 144 to 162 pesos; you got off easy!

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2313801]Banorte is by far the best bank to withdraw cash. They offer the best exchange rates and lowest cash withdraw fees. For example, Wells Fargo in the USA charges me 282 dollars to withdraw 5000 pesos and Banorte only charges me 262 dollars for the same 5000 pesos. Another comparison is the cash withdraw fee, Santender charges me 100 pesos plus another 12 pesos for insuring my withdraw (scam) and Banorte only charges me 48 pesos to withdraw cash. Banorte is also much nicer inside with many more ATMs at their locations and has 24/7 ATM service.[/QUOTE]I have a BBVA Compass debit card, use BBVA Bancomer ATMs in Mexico. No charge on either end, only the regulatory 1% international fee,. Top exchange rates. 100% recommended by me.