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Dboy,
The boots on ground report is appreciated.
I'm undecided on which is my best suited.
I've stayed in vista Mar. And loved being right in the mix of everything. I'm planning a upcoming trip with more people and considering renting a casa. Any thoughts on pros and cons of a condo vs casa a few minutes away?
[QUOTE=JayBoy300;1988525]Is it true that just recently, now the Cocal, does not allow anyone to enter unless they are staying at the hotel? Anyone visited recently?[/QUOTE]Was there in Nov. No issues going in or taking girls out to nearby hotels. Me and my friend had a great time and both enjoyed the company of beautiful young ladies.
Quality is higher than del Rey, prices about the same. I paid $80 each time for short petite girls. One Costa Rican one Dominican. Both light skinned. One of them 18 one 21. One couldn't have been more than 4'11'. Terrific place but if I went back I'd probably just stick to del Rey for the convenience factor.
IDK if this should go under SJ or Jaco reports but I'll post it here since we spent 4 of the 5 nights in Jaco. Very boring report guys but I'm just trying to contribute! Thanks for reading!!
SJ / JACO FEB 1-6, 2017.
TRANSPORTATION:
2/1 Early am Commuter flight to HOU left & landed a little early. Flight to SJO left & landed a little early. Customs was as busy as I've ever seen it. At least 3 Intl flights landed at the same time. 30-45 min to get thru. My Uber driver was a bit late getting there so I went upstairs & changed some money (551 CRC:$1 USD) & waited in the a / see. The ride into town was a little different with bridge being down so that took about 45 min Goin a different route. 9 k CRC for the ride into town. 11 k CRC on Thu for the ride to Adobe RAC to wait for the rest of the crew who were coming in on Delta from ATL. Waited for ever as they had several flights come in at once as well. Got the rent a van & made our way to JACO stopping off at Tarcoles to see the Crocs. The return trip to SJO Monday am Got off to a slow start as there was some road construction just outside of JACO & just past the turn off to go to LOS Sueos. About a 20-25 min delay there.
LODGING:
Stayed at Marcela's place, the Golden Frog, on the walking street between C5 & C7, a 5 min walk to the HDR. Very hot in Apt 7 this time of year with the Solar Gain in the afternoon & no fan or a / see. Marcela & her DDS husband are so nice & accommodating, but I doubt I'll stay there again unless it is cooler in SJ & I get a room on the other side of the hallway facing AV Central. Got settled in to VistaMar, 2 of us were in 6 B & the other 3 were in the Penthouse 7 C. The rooms were awesome as usual, overpriced as usual but really quite nice. The room in 6 B that faced the Ocean never was quiet as the music from the CoCal could be heard till 2 or 3 when they shut down! The rooms are programmed to never get below 72 F but it was very nice after a hot day of fishing.
FOOD:
Wed Pm: Chubbs chicken wings, awesome as usual.
THU am: Tico Burger double cheese burger. Very good & well worth it!
Thu PM: Taco hut in Jaco, , shrimp taco and a chicken taco, again, very good and it has become a tradition on our first night in Jaco.
Fri. AM: Bacon eggs and toast in condo before fishing trip.
Fri lunch on the boat: mashed potatoes, chicken in rice and fried yucca root. Decent for boat food. The mashed potatoes were over the top awesome!!
Fri PM: Dos Amigos Shrimp bowl very good but nothing to brag about.
Sat AM: Bacon eggs and toast in condo before fishing trip.
Sat Lunch on the boat.
Sun & Mon a.m Breakfast: Complimentary breakfast at the CoCal. Barely qualified as a breakfast. Not really good at all. The coffee was good tho!
FISHING:
Fished with Captn Mitch Fri & Sat & had 2 fairly decent trips, 12 sailfish Fri then 5 sailfish & 3 Mahi-Mahi Sat. Nothing like fresh caught Mahi-mahi sashimi that was caught 30 min ago! Dang! 3 of the guys went for a 1/2 day trip Sunday am For rooster fish with a guy named Captn. Chino. Avoid this guy at all cost! He took them for a 5 hour boat ride for $500 & they caught 1 Jack Cravelle. They spent 2 hours looking for bait & Captn Chino apparently hasn't learned how to throw a cast net yet! WTF! It was a waste of time and money for those 3! Oh well, at least everyone caught sailfish!
CHICAS:
Went by the HDR Web afternoon, Wed PM till about 9:30 then again on Thu am Very slim pickings at best. I know I wasn't there at peak hours so that had a lot to do with it but there just wasn't a whole lot to choose from. The usual cast of characters were there. The 'Librarian' was looking good as usual but apparently has put on the Freshman 20 since I've seen her last. If the Kardashian look alike isn't a tranny (and I know she isn't) she could fool a lot of people if she wanted. There were also several I have pulled from the past but just wasn't interested. So I just stuck with a couple of tried & true favoritas that I had been keeping in touch with. One Wed pm & the other Thu am.
Thu afternoon at the CoCal there were several spinners & several well enhanced hotties but I was to tanked up and worn out from the 2 pops Thu am With my favorite, the waiting at the RAC place & travel to Jaco drinking beer the whole trip to pull anything. 2 little fat Gordita Nicas came up to us like sharks after a scent of blood & were over the top aggressive. They asked how much & in my most perfect drunken sarcastic spanish, I told them that the first one would be on the house / free! The lead shark flipped me off & off they went! Ha.
THU PM: COCAL too tired to pull anyone.
Fri pm ran into Rajan from Panama, probably not her real name. Sessioned with her 2 X last SuperBowl & she was awesome! She did not disappoint. Good looking older used to be a spinner but put on about 10 or so lbs so probably about 120# now, long dark hair (I know, shocker coming from Panama with dark hair huh? Nice seno implants & fairly good attitude. All they girls wanted 1. 5 but quickly relented to cien when I countered with ochenta o nada. Sat after fishing pulled Jenny from SJ, tall blondie, decent looking, very skinny, needs breast implants, very shy, almost like she was being forced into what she was doing or she would suffer the consequences. Very nice session with a very humble chica but something was amiss! Maybe it was just the fact that I am old, fat & baldheaded, IDK!
Sun am Sessioned with the Panamanian again. So-So session, probably the last with her, 4 X is enough!!
Awesome trip as usual because any trip to the CR is better than staying here in the PoonTang prison!!
El Mechanico.
[QUOTE=NYCassman;1992412]Dboy,
The boots on ground report is appreciated.
I'm undecided on which is my best suited.
I've stayed in vista Mar. And loved being right in the mix of everything. I'm planning a upcoming trip with more people and considering renting a casa. Any thoughts on pros and cons of a condo vs casa a few minutes away?[/QUOTE]We have thought about this also & I have always voted no because of the taxi there & back for the chicas. To much hassle & you know they are going to ask for $20 going back if you don't go with them. Either way, you add 2 taxi fares to the mix which will increase your chica cost by at least 15-20%. I also don't like to leave the compound at night other than a walk to a nearby restaurant to eat! JMHO!
El Mechanico.
Thinking of booking a trip to Jaco in the near future. Can anyone comment on Cocal vs. Crocs?
The impression that I get is that the main scene is at Cocal, but that Croc's is a better place to actually stay, with good wifi. Online, the pictures of Croc's look way better. They seem to cost about the same, about $180/ night.
Does Croc's have its own scene? Has anyone here stayed at Cocal, and also hooked up at Cocal while staying at Crocs? How did the experiences compare?
The reason I ask is that I have been to San Jose several times. I have been online for several discussions, where I have strongly advocated staying at HDR instead of one of the nearby hotels. In my experience, HDR is the ONLY wortwhile scene in the city, and that staying anywhere else just isn't worth it, UNLESS you place a high premium on quiet. I am someone who generally places pretty high premium on convenience, unless the alternative hotel location is much better.
How bad is Cocal as a place to stay?
Thanks in advance!
[QUOTE=Manny51;1999028]Thinking of booking a trip to Jaco in the near future. Can anyone comment on Cocal vs. Crocs?
The impression that I get is that the main scene is at Cocal, but that Croc's is a better place to actually stay, with good wifi. Online, the pictures of Croc's look way better. They seem to cost about the same, about $180/ night.
Does Croc's have its own scene? Has anyone here stayed at Cocal, and also hooked up at Cocal while staying at Crocs? How did the experiences compare?
The reason I ask is that I have been to San Jose several times. I have been online for several discussions, where I have strongly advocated staying at HDR instead of one of the nearby hotels. In my experience, HDR is the ONLY wortwhile scene in the city, and that staying anywhere else just isn't worth it, UNLESS you place a high premium on quiet. I am someone who generally places pretty high premium on convenience, unless the alternative hotel location is much better.
How bad is Cocal as a place to stay?
Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]Disagree about San Jose. I've always preferred Sportsmans to HDR. Can't help you with Jaco though, I haven't been there in at least 5 years.
[QUOTE=Manny51;1999028]Thinking of booking a trip to Jaco in the near future. Can anyone comment on Cocal vs. Crocs?
The impression that I get is that the main scene is at Cocal, but that Croc's is a better place to actually stay, with good wifi. Online, the pictures of Croc's look way better. They seem to cost about the same, about $180/ night.
Does Croc's have its own scene? Has anyone here stayed at Cocal, and also hooked up at Cocal while staying at Crocs? How did the experiences compare?
The reason I ask is that I have been to San Jose several times. I have been online for several discussions, where I have strongly advocated staying at HDR instead of one of the nearby hotels. In my experience, HDR is the ONLY wortwhile scene in the city, and that staying anywhere else just isn't worth it, UNLESS you place a high premium on quiet. I am someone who generally places pretty high premium on convenience, unless the alternative hotel location is much better.
How bad is Cocal as a place to stay?
Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]I have stayed at both Cocal, Vista Mar condos and Crocs. I paid $150 a night at Crocs using [URL]booking.com[/URL] and really loved it. You have to bring your chicas back from the Cocal but it's only 2 k colones taxi ride.
[QUOTE=ElMechanico;1997946]We have thought about this also & I have always voted no because of the taxi there & back for the chicas. To much hassle & you know they are going to ask for $20 going back if you don't go with them. Either way, you add 2 taxi fares to the mix which will increase your chica cost by at least 15-20%. I also don't like to leave the compound at night other than a walk to a nearby restaurant to eat! JMHO!!
El Mechanico.[/QUOTE]We got the casa, trip is end of March I will report back.
Taxi is 5 $ , I'm not concerned with a few bucks it's the convenience of having everything steps away that I was worried about. I like to be out all hours so I'll see how it goes.
[QUOTE=Manny51;1999028]Thinking of booking a trip to Jaco in the near future. Can anyone comment on Cocal vs. Crocs?
The impression that I get is that the main scene is at Cocal, but that Croc's is a better place to actually stay, with good wifi. Online, the pictures of Croc's look way better. They seem to cost about the same, about $180/ night.
Does Croc's have its own scene? Has anyone here stayed at Cocal, and also hooked up at Cocal while staying at Crocs? How did the experiences compare?
The reason I ask is that I have been to San Jose several times. I have been online for several discussions, where I have strongly advocated staying at HDR instead of one of the nearby hotels. In my experience, HDR is the ONLY wortwhile scene in the city, and that staying anywhere else just isn't worth it, UNLESS you place a high premium on quiet. I am someone who generally places pretty high premium on convenience, unless the alternative hotel location is much better.
How bad is Cocal as a place to stay?
Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]Back from San Jose and Jaco, stayed at mango marr next door to cocal, family place but you can walk chikas Back after dark, had one naked puta try to go on my balcony when kids were swimming, several GFE, will be back in a few weeks.
Streets are not well lit at night, taxi to crocs would not be a problem IMO, Jaco blu is still the late night spot on wed. LE Loft every night but small and crowded. Cocal has average overpriced rooms.
Watch out for the "banana boys".
Avoid this one in Jaco, GFE then no fun in the room.
[QUOTE=Manny51;1999028]Thinking of booking a trip to Jaco in the near future. Can anyone comment on Cocal vs. Crocs?
The impression that I get is that the main scene is at Cocal, but that Croc's is a better place to actually stay, with good wifi. Online, the pictures of Croc's look way better. They seem to cost about the same, about $180/ night.
Does Croc's have its own scene? Has anyone here stayed at Cocal, and also hooked up at Cocal while staying at Crocs? How did the experiences compare?
The reason I ask is that I have been to San Jose several times. I have been online for several discussions, where I have strongly advocated staying at HDR instead of one of the nearby hotels. In my experience, HDR is the ONLY wortwhile scene in the city, and that staying anywhere else just isn't worth it, UNLESS you place a high premium on quiet. I am someone who generally places pretty high premium on convenience, unless the alternative hotel location is much better.
How bad is Cocal as a place to stay?
Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]I got back from my first trip in January. It was a blast. I stayed at Crocs. It is a very nice resort but I saw no nightlife, unless you were already with a chica, at night. At night, I was charged $5 for a cab ride to the Cocal. It is s short ride but don't walk it at night. Cabs are abundant at both hotels. All the chicas were at the Cocal. Average rate was $150. I did notice that while things started early, some real talent seemed to be showing up as the night went on.
On the last night I splurged and got a second, poolside room at the Cocal so things were easy. Crocs is quiet, nice and safe. However, the beach is pretty quiet and most people stayed by the pool. Cocal hit me as like an older, motel you would find on the beach in Daytona. However, the beach seemed just as nice and there was a lot more activities going on there. If you stay at Cocal, get a room away from the pool because of the noise and bring ear plugs. Other than that, you should be good either way.
Haas anyone spent time at or picked up a chica at the Man Cave. Reviews say the owner is a great guy. They were charging $50 for the Superbowl party.
[QUOTE=TombStoneMan;2007185]Haas anyone spent time at or picked up a chica at the Man Cave. Reviews say the owner is a great guy. They were charging $50 for the Superbowl party.[/QUOTE]Been there, small inside but nice. Think it is a mix of tourist, locals and working girls on weekends.
Are all the hotels in Jaco cool with bringing in chicas? Any to avoid? I heard a few in San Jose were not cool. Is there any problem with going to the Cocal and then taking taxi back to a nearby hotel? Also, how about the short stay hotels in the area, are they convenient and cheap, and open all hours?
Thanks everyone.
[QUOTE=MagicTrain;2009992]Are all the hotels in Jaco cool with bringing in chicas? Any to avoid? I heard a few in San Jose were not cool. Is there any problem with going to the Cocal and then taking taxi back to a nearby hotel? Also, how about the short stay hotels in the area, are they convenient and cheap, and open all hours?
Thanks everyone.[/QUOTE]You should call and ask what the guests policy is, most are "family" places but some like mango Marr next to cocal will let them come back after dark, it gets dark early in CR, don't know about short time.