Jaco / Jaco Beach

I just got back from my second trip to Jaco, last time I was there it was May of 2014. I have to say I liked it better the second time. Things are alive and kicking in Jaco with the action centering at the Cocal Hotel and Casino. We got in early Wednesday morning into Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica. We had a shuttle driver waiting for us whom we hired and it cost us $100 which we split 4 ways to drive from the airport to Jaco. The ride is a short hour and forty five minutes, and is very pleasant. The weather was phenomenal at this time of the year and although it is in the Green Season which is the rainy season, we found it would rain only about 30 minutes to 1 hour max in the afternoon, then it would clear up at night. I strongly recommend mainly bringing cool clothing such as shorts, nice t shirts, or short sleeve polos. One can also wear jeans with a short sleeve short. It is very casual dress though in Jaco.

We rented our condo through Day Star Rentals and they set up with a gorgeous Modern condo at a building called Diamante Del Sol. 2 of us stayed there and 2 of my friends stayed at the Copacabana Hotel which they said was mediocre. The Cocal has limited rooms so it can be sold out if you wait. Crocs has nice rooms but is at the very end of the main strip so it can be quite inconvenient. I really believe the best value is to rent a condo if you are with at least 1 other guy (get a 2 bedroom) or 2 guys (get 3 bedroom). Condos can be found on many websites such as VRBO, Homeaway, Flipkey, AirBNB, [URL]daystarentals.com[/URL], [URL]jacomonaco.com[/URL]. There are also condos right in back of the Cocal hotel called Vista Mar condos that can be arranged by calling the Cocal Hotel through their toll free number, just google it.

Activities and Sightseeing- During the day, there are many activities and tours in Jaco. You only need to walk on the main strip which is Avenida Pastor Diaz and you will run into many places that offer tours. You can also go online. There are ATV tours, zip line tours, fishing excursions if you want, and many other types of tours. We did an ATV tour that was $75 for 3 hours and took you up to the mountains, and then back. You get to stop at a waterfall, and jump in which was cool. Highly recommend this and the zip line tour which I did last trip. The beach in Jaco is somewhat disappointing as there is mainly gravel and rocks instead of pure sand. Also, the water is rough so its not really a beach going destination other than for surfing.

The strip (Avenida Pastor Diaz) has many restaurants, shops, pharmacies, souvenir shops, and just about anything you need can be found here.

Currency and Banks- we found all businesses including the girls (ha) will take dollars or Colones but you usually lose about 5 percent by paying in dollars unless you exchange your dollars for Colones at the Bank of Costa Rica in Jaco. There are a few places to exchange money but the rates are nowhere as good as the banks. The current rate was about 528 colones for 1 us dollar.

Restaurants- for lunch try Taco Bar, for breakfast The Green Room, or Poseidon Hotel were good. For dinner the Cocal has great food as well as Lemon Zest and Graffiti but they are more sit down style and slightly more expensive. For Sushi, Tsunami Sushi was good with large portions and reasonable prices as sushi is never cheap.

Venues- In my opinion, the only real good place in Jaco and the heart of the action is at the Cocal Hotel. As other reports have said, the quality of women here is off the charts. There are plenty of beautiful girls to be found, and some average ones. The majority of the girls are from Costa Rica (at least 50 to 60 percent, the rest of the girls a mix from Nicaragua, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. There are girls of all shapes and sizes but most are professional girls that really try hard to look good. The most amount of girls there will ever be at one time there at peak is about 80 to 100 as the bar area and casino are not big. The cost of girls was never less than $100 paid by all of us which is generally for short time or about 1 to 2 hours or 1 pop. Some girls will try to quote you $150 but just tell them that your friends all paid $100 and they will drop their price quickly. Also, you can just negotiate and tell them the most you will pay is $100 and they will go, if not just walk as there are a few greedy ones. All night long here is not recommended unless you are willing to fork out at least $300 to $400 as the girls know they can get at least 2 clients per night and are used to leaving early. So, unlike Thailand, Philippines, or even Sosua, don't expect TLN or All Night Long. The women are very nice though and will treat you like a king for the time you are with them and niceness goes a long way with them. CBJ and covered sex are the norm but you can find some that may do uncovered BJ.d But again, the quality of the girls is bar none the best I have seen anywhere in Latin America so this offsets the more business like, non GFE experience. We all had good performers for the most part except for a couple of mediocre experiences here and there. Crocs had no action in the casino, and it was dead on Saturday night for their Halloween party. Jaco Blu was only okay on Wednesday night but not until around after midnight LE Loft can be decent after things clear out at Cocal, but I do not recommend waiting to pull from there. Try to get a girl from Cocal or you could go home empty handed. The action at Cocal starts getting good around 9 pm and finishes around 1 am, but there are always a few girls in the early afternoon looking for a an afternoon quickie. The Monkey Bar closed we were told recently as there was a shooting outside the club and they were having other issues. The Beatle Bar had no action and is more of a drinking bar for a few locals and expat guys.

We went to San Jose on Sunday night, and it was terrible. The girls were older, less attractive, and San Jose is a dump in my opinion. Will definitely hit Jaco again in the future.

Just got back was my 2nd trio to Jaco as well, was there first weekend in October 2014, I only stayed Thursday and Friday before heading to San Jose smh. But I stayed at the vista Mar. Awesome condos, Thursday kinda of a chill day since spend half the day in the airport and driving to Jaco. Cocal had its usual eye candy but I ended up with a girl last year after I went to the loft. Wasn't in there more than 10 minutes but seemed nice LOL.

Friday did a Atv tour which was also awesome, after that grabbed a bite to eat before heading to the cocal left with something after that closed no orange or loft reviews but Jaco / cocal is still alive and well wish I would of did Halloween in Jaco rather than going to the del Rey.

Looking into my next trip I've done two low season trip want to do a high season trip any recommend times?

[QUOTE=Sargent50;1795598]Just got back was my 2nd trio to Jaco as well, was there first weekend in October 2014, I only stayed Thursday and Friday before heading to San Jose smh. But I stayed at the vista Mar. Awesome condos, Thursday kinda of a chill day since spend half the day in the airport and driving to Jaco. Cocal had its usual eye candy but I ended up with a girl last year after I went to the loft. Wasn't in there more than 10 minutes but seemed nice LOL.

Friday did a Atv tour which was also awesome, after that grabbed a bite to eat before heading to the cocal left with something after that closed no orange or loft reviews but Jaco / cocal is still alive and well wish I would of did Halloween in Jaco rather than going to the del Rey.

Looking into my next trip I've done two low season trip want to do a high season trip any recommend times?[/QUOTE]High Season in Costa Rica is from December to the end of April as this is when the weather is the best. Rainfall is virtually nonexistent and it is their summer. As others have mentioned in the San Jose, CR threads avoid Christmas and New Year week, and Easter week as the majority of girls will spend time with their families.

Has anyone ever brought little gifts for the girls and if so what do they seem to really like?

I am planning a trip to Jaco Beach during last week of December. Wanted to book a room at Cocal hotel. Multiple attempts to send them reservation request form with my email and dates information resulted in no reply. Finally I called them directly and the lady took my information and gave me a confirmation number for my booking for the dates I wanted. Requested her multiple times to email me this confirmation. Still didn't receive it. What surprised me most that she didn't ask for any payment information and still gave me the confirmation number. When asked about the payment she said I can pay when I check in. So I am confused. Is there any forum member who stayed in this hotel can advice me whether my confirmation would be valid when I arrive. Is this a normal way of booking in this hotel? I just don't trust the confirmation number as she didn't ask for any payment. Please advice how to resolve this to get a true confirmation for my booking. They absolutely don't respond by email. Phone is the only way.

Thanks.

[QUOTE=Wilfred1;1799125]I am planning a trip to Jaco Beach during last week of December. Wanted to book a room at Cocal hotel. Multiple attempts to send them reservation request form with my email and dates information resulted in no reply. Finally I called them directly and the lady took my information and gave me a confirmation number for my booking for the dates I wanted. Requested her multiple times to email me this confirmation. Still didn't receive it. What surprised me most that she didn't ask for any payment information and still gave me the confirmation number. When asked about the payment she said I can pay when I check in. So I am confused. Is there any forum member who stayed in this hotel can advice me whether my confirmation would be valid when I arrive. Is this a normal way of booking in this hotel? I just don't trust the confirmation number as she didn't ask for any payment. Please advice how to resolve this to get a true confirmation for my booking. They absolutely don't respond by email. Phone is the only way.

Thanks.[/QUOTE]I couldn't get them to respond on line either. During the last week in December 2014, I simply walked in with cash in my hand and got a room. I did it one other time too during 2015. Maybe not the preferred way, but it worked both times for me.

Just got done booking my stay in Jaco.

Dec 2 at Sportsman.

Dec 3 - 8 at Monaco in Jaco.

Dec 9-11 at Sportsman but trying to change to La Amistad.

I worked my booking for the stay, using alot of the information I gathered from this board.

Considering all my options, I worked [URL]booking.com[/URL] to check hotels, then I went to the top 10 list from here at visited each of their websites.

I then went to VBRO and did a search and started working the list.

A lot of great deals to be had and once I saw the pricing vs a hotel, it was way too easy.

I narrowed down to five properties and at the time I started, I had a wing man coming with me, so 2 bedroom condos were the search.

I worked it for a week and then my wingman broke a wing and can't make it.

Now I am a single and do another search for 1 bedrooms. Almost none but did find a gem for $95 a night, one block from Beetle bar.

That booked while I was negotiating and then she offered another unit for $125 a night.

I worked the other properties and told my story of losing my partner and asked if they had any other properties.

In less than three hours today, I ended up in a 3 bedroom condo at the Monaco for $119 a night + tax.

Very generous of them and hey, it was going to be empty anyway.

I ended up in a brand new luxury condo with a 60" plasma on the wall and a shower 6 people could have dinner in.

All you got to do is work it a little, maybe get a little lucky and be ready to pounce when opportunity knocks.

[QUOTE=Rayy371;1796435]Has anyone ever brought little gifts for the girls and if so what do they seem to really like?[/QUOTE]CASH Cash Cash.

I'm in Jaco right now. Arrived Friday night and checked out the Cocal poolside bar. At 9 pm it was totally packed with a 4-1 girl guy ratio. Unfortunately I found the hookers there to be overly aggressive, strictly business, a little older than I prefer, and too much huge boobs and huge ass. Hardly any spinners. I turned down every girl that came up to talk to me (lots). Saturday around 5 pm there were a few girls working but not many. Saturday night it was packed again and I did see a couple I was interested in but the sharky vibe of the whole place turned me off. I discovered that many girls will offer to take you to their place if you don't have a room to take them to. I got a few threesome offers. Left alone again Saturday night. Sunday (today) I was going to leave but I missed the bus so decided to stay another night. I rented a bike and rode around and noticed some hot girls around town were smiling at me when I looked at them. Maybe semi-pros not working at Cocal? If I had another day here I would explore that option, meeting girls around town that aren't hardened professionals at Cocal but wouldn't mind some extra cash for a date.

I will head over to Cocal tonight again, but I doubt I will take a chica out. I'm really super picky about who I will go with for $100, because I live 20 minutes from Tijuana and I have a reliable rotation of hotties there. There is also a strip club called Centerfolds 1 or 2 blocks south of Cocal, but I am dreading going in there because I have a feeling it will be a total ripoff joint.

Got a ocean view room (right behind the bar) for 2 nights and last night a parking lot room. Ocean view room is nice during the day. Beautiful view out the rear window. During the night it is loud as hell and difficult to sleep. I tried to move after 1 night but they had nothing. Last night I moved to a parking lot 2nd level room which was much better and I could actually sleep. No complaints on the girl situation. There were lots of girls at night on Thurs, Friday and Sat. I am pretty picky so the large majority of the girls I was not interested in. I usually wait till I see one that makes me go "Oh My God! I found 4 total. One girl I noticed on the first day set me off. I approached her and soon realized I had seen her 3 years before. A Panamanian. She remembered too and off we went to the room. Nice girl who knows what she is doing but a little too rehearsed performance for my tastes. We talked for 3 hours afterwards and she wanted to spend more time together. Off to dinner that night. A walk on the beach and a little shopping for food the next day. She acted like I was a boyfriend. A little too clingy as I was seeing a few beauties around the pool bar. I did manage to snag 3 other girls while I was at the Cocal.

One tall voluptuous blond who gave a very nice performance. A very cute 22 year old Costa Rican with a very fit body. And another 21 yr old Costa Rican who was the best of the bunch. Total girlfriend, kissing, BBBJ, passionate performance. So loud that I knew the guys in the next room or anybody walking by the room heard that session. Cocal is nice in that you can just relax at the pool or beach all day talking to the guys and soaking up the rays and then the girls come right to you. Really not much of a reason to leave the place unless you want to do some tours. The place is well run, food was good, no complaints. There are girls of every shape and size in the night. It would be hard to imagine not finding something that you like here. Saturday night I saw a stunner at the bar talking to 2 guys. I just happened to be with my first girl having dinner at the bar. I knew we were going to be together the rest of the night as she was acting like we were on a date. I was dying to get my hands on the stunner, but it was not going to happen. I saw 2 or 3 others that I would have gladly taken, and like I said I usually just hold out for the best of the best. Make a reservation at the hotel early. Try to get a parking lot room as they are much quieter and 20 to 25 dollars cheaper. This was my 20th time to Costa Rica. First time was in 1995. Costa Rica is no longer cheap. It's well on it's way to becoming an expensive destination. Go soon before the $100 girls start charge $200 or more. I've been 20 times and all 20 trips have been good. Never had one serious problem in all those trips. And now that gas prices are down my flight from Nashville was only $360 on American. Hard to beat.

[QUOTE=Methius;1801129]I couldn't get them to respond on line either. During the last week in December 2014, I simply walked in with cash in my hand and got a room. I did it one other time too during 2015. Maybe not the preferred way, but it worked both times for me.[/QUOTE]A lot of smaller places do it that way due to the fact they can up charge walkin's and charge them double or triple. If they don't bite they know a person will be arriving. If you arrive and they sold your room for double / triple. They just tell you. I'm sorry. Been there. Especially during Holliday time.

I just got done reading a report on another website dated January 2015 about the ladies of CoCal. 300-400 $ for the good looking. 100-120 $ for the uglies. (Short time) is this information accurate. Are the decent looking ladies asking 300 and up for a wham bam thank you adios? Thanks dudes.

[QUOTE=SportMongr;1813735]I just got done reading a report on another website dated January 2015 about the ladies of CoCal. 300-400 $ for the good looking. 100-120 $ for the uglies. (Short time) is this information accurate. Are the decent looking ladies asking 300 and up for a wham bam thank you adios? Thanks dudes.[/QUOTE]This is ridiculous info.

[QUOTE=SportMongr;1813735]I just got done reading a report on another website dated January 2015 about the ladies of CoCal. 300-400 $ for the good looking. 100-120 $ for the uglies. (Short time) is this information accurate. Are the decent looking ladies asking 300 and up for a wham bam thank you adios? Thanks dudes.[/QUOTE]I have been to Jaco several times, and all girls are between $80 to $120 , with $100 usually being the default price. This is of course, short time, usually a couple of hours. Do not pay more than this, even the prettiest girls will take this.

No! Previous poster was correct. If any ask for that price just walk. I had this quite decent Nica box for $80, offer immediately accepted. Paid another $20 tip after owing to the fairly common side effect of RE (retarded ejaculation) that some of us on V have, and that placed a serious, yet unharmful, effect on her box. She even spoke decent English. Most Nicas don't hablan. Go figure? Pic below is the immediate post coital DDA (dick damage assessment.).

[QUOTE=SportMongr;1813735]I just got done reading a report on another website dated January 2015 about the ladies of CoCal. 300-400 $ for the good looking. 100-120 $ for the uglies. (Short time) is this information accurate. Are the decent looking ladies asking 300 and up for a wham bam thank you adios? Thanks dudes.[/QUOTE]