Monterrey

[QUOTE=Unstoppable;2316019]I stayed at a hotel in the Centro area once where a big group like you described were staying but they weren't asylum seekers or attempting to cross illegally. This group had H2-A visas which is a visa for temporary agricultural workers. Not every caravan is crossing illegally.

I don't know where you hang out in MTY to encounter these Honduran killers but if you don't feel safe, stop going to those areas. I honestly have never encountered these Hondurans in touristy spots though.

I think you can drive your vehicle across the border next time so you can venture outside of centro when you're not mongering. You'll get to know MTY more and appreciate what the city can offer.[/QUOTE]Agree 100 percent.

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2314318]Bbond, Do you know if it's possible to transfer money from an American bank to your BBVA bank?[/QUOTE]Of course it it is. Open a BBVA Compass account with a check from your old account. On the other hand, a Schwab card makes more sense for traveling a lot. I tried to open a CS account, but, for some reason, was denied. BBVA Compass works fine, no ATM fees but a 1% international fee, at BBVA Bancomer bank ATM's.

[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2316033]Agree 100 percent.[/QUOTE]Yesterday I went to a nice place called plaza nuevo sur which is not far from el tecnolgico and it was really awesome. I went with a date from tinder who is about 7 years younger than me to a movie there and afterwards she said that I didn't look like my pictures and that I was thicker in person. Well that the third time that I feel like a woman in monterrey from tinder is kind of using me. A good friend that I hang out with at the macro plaza, actually one of the massage therapists, asked me why I have not gone walking at paseo Santa Luca and I said because I don't have a partner and she said that I should go alone. I said I would rather be amongst the street vendors, restaurants and markets. To me being around a bunch of mexicanas is funner than being at touristic areas by myself.

[QUOTE=Bbond;2316317]Of course it it is. Open a BBVA Compass account with a check from your old account. On the other hand, a Schwab card makes more sense for traveling a lot. I tried to open a CS account, but, for some reason, was denied. BBVA Compass works fine, no ATM fees but a 1% international fee, at BBVA Bancomer bank ATM's.[/QUOTE]There is a BBVA compass bank in the United States but they don't share the same banking system than BBVA bancomer in Mexico, from what I was told. Yea, I like the idea of banking with Charles Swabb and just having money in another good bank aside from Wells Fargo brings me peace of mind also. Thanks for the info guys. Bbond, do you know of any benefits that you may have from the American BBVA compass bank given that they are under the same BBVA umbrella as BBVA bancomer in Mexico?

It's busy on weekends yes but not terribly but there are lots of options and I would say very good options.

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2316464]Bbond, do you know of any benefits that you may have from the American BBVA compass bank given that they are under the same BBVA umbrella as BBVA bancomer in Mexico?[/QUOTE]Other than no ATM fees? No.

Zygo, I got a pocket full of pesos and want to get neck deep this weekend.

Please point me in the right direction?

And, also, thanks for tips in avoiding the Honduran version of mSTtreice.

[QUOTE=Zygomatic;2313894]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.[/QUOTE]You can't even get your own drink for 20 pesos, much less a drink for a girl. Maybe you didn't correctly hear "ciento veinte" which is $6. 30 and is not unreasonable at many strip clubs. The strippers and waiters work at the same club. They are in cahoots? Poor guy, you bought the drink but didn't reap the benefits in the "dark area"? That is where she was going to "work" on you to up sell to a privado.

Does anyone know if the Sheraton Ambassador Hotel, Safi Towers Hotel, LQ Hotel by La Quinta Monterrey Centro, iStay Hotel Monterrey Histrico, or NH Monterrey La Fe are ok with bringing in ladies? I am trying to change from Best Western Plus Royal Courts (which is girl friendly) to a different hotel. Also have anyone of you stayed at Motel Casa Blanca, Hotel Cascada, Motel Kyoto Suites, or Hotel Begona. I am curious to know.

There is a project with major hotels to monitor and report male guests suspected of "[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url]" to the US government and NGO's such as the SPLC. " Typical tells that a male guest is a "human trafficker" include parking your car by backing it into a parking lot, paying cash, having women visit him in your room. This ID covers most men staying in a hotel. For this reason, you are better off using non-chain hotels who do not spy on or snitch on their guests. In short, most guys who have their girlfriend travelling with them are at risk of being reported as a "human trafficker" by a nosy hotel employee "trained" to ID male guests with women like this. While the hotel may allow you to bring girls to your room, it doesn't mean you aren't being snitched off by a feminasty hotel worker. FYI.

[QUOTE=HotelAl;2320061]Does anyone know if the Sheraton Ambassador Hotel, Safi Towers Hotel, LQ Hotel by La Quinta Monterrey Centro, iStay Hotel Monterrey Histrico, or NH Monterrey La Fe are ok with bringing in ladies? I am trying to change from Best Western Plus Royal Courts (which is girl friendly) to a different hotel. Also have anyone of you stayed at Motel Casa Blanca, Hotel Cascada, Motel Kyoto Suites, or Hotel Begona. I am curious to know.[/QUOTE]

Advice for MTY.

1. NH Hotel is great.

2. I was using the the High End Escort Agencies, and SA. Met some great girls.

A. If you use these type of sites it will help eliminate some of the issues with the lower end sites. Time is money.

Be. Had great luck with girls from the Higher End Escorts giving me there phone numbers, just deal directly with them moving forward. No need for the agency.

3. Strip Bars are marginal, you need to be careful, they are in a bad area of town. You will be fine just do not be walking around. Get directly in Uber, no playing around.

4. Spas are not my thing other have way more experience then me with this.

Love the girls in MTY, the city, food are OK, weather sucks, traveling too MTY is expensive and way to difficult for me to travel to MTY, from Houston, so I will not be going as much as thought. Tijuana and Moscow are my favorites. I can fly to San Diego much cheaper then MTY, makes no sense, but that is Houston. No way will I pay $900 to fly to MTY from Houston, 1 hour flight. I can fly to Moscow for that, but I just do not have time to do that all the time. Short term trips will be to Tijuana. If I lived in San Antonio or Austin, or Surrounding areas this would be my primary destination, but since flying from Houston is just too expensive and MTY too far to drive.

Another factor is I just do not like dealing with Laredo, I just get a bad feeling and I just do not feel safe there are all now.

Good luck, happy to help if I can.

[QUOTE=Travv;2320117]TIn short, most guys who have their girlfriend travelling with them are at risk of being reported as a "human trafficker" by a nosy hotel employee "trained" to ID male guests with women like this. While the hotel may allow you to bring girls to your room, it doesn't mean you aren't being snitched off by a feminasty hotel worker. FYI.[/QUOTE]Paranoia much?

[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2320130]Advice for MTY.

traveling too MTY is expensive and way to difficult for me to travel to MTY, from Houston, so I will not be going as much as thought. Tijuana and Moscow are my favorites. I can fly to San Diego much cheaper then MTY, makes no sense, but that is Houston. No way will I pay $900 to fly to MTY from Houston, 1 hour flight. I can fly to Moscow for that, but I just do not have time to do that all the time. Short term trips will be to Tijuana. If I lived in San Antonio or Austin, or Surrounding areas this would be my primary destination, but since flying from Houston is just too expensive and MTY too far to drive.

Another factor is I just do not like dealing with Laredo, I just get a bad feeling and I just do not feel safe there are all now.

Good luck, happy to help if I can.[/QUOTE][URL]www.flights.google.com[/URL] shows IAH-MTY round trip for 3500-5500 mexican pesos, no more than 300 USD round trip? That's prohibitively expensive?

[QUOTE=Porker;2321167]Paranoia much?[/QUOTE]You may be right to be paranoid about spying.

The GOOD news is that you will not be profiled by your nationality unless you offer that ID info at your abode, and never a passport required. If you use a credit card, well, you signed up for their tracking?

There's a reason my uber spots (30 pesos 1 way in the middle of the night) weren't from bro-thel A to brot=hel point be in a straight line: I can easily walk from the Cabrito place to the Matte across the street.

Hi gents,

I'm about to pull the trigger on a trip this weekend to Monterrey, this will be my third visit. First time I stayed at Hotel Antaris Cintermex, which worked out well. Had no problem with guests visiting. Nice room, good a / see, high speed internet, connected to a TGI Fridays.

Second visit I stayed at Safi Towers, which I liked better. Upscale rooms, cool little lobby bar and attractive pool. I only had one main guest that time, she stayed the night, no problem. I may stay there again this trip.

If anyone will be in Monterrey this weekend, let me know.

C.