FWIW is For What It's Worth. YMMV is Your Mileage May Vary. And I guess BDR is Back Door Receiving. I hope this helps.
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FWIW is For What It's Worth. YMMV is Your Mileage May Vary. And I guess BDR is Back Door Receiving. I hope this helps.
[QUOTE=Sammon;2301386]There are many cheaper hotels. May not be high standard. Since the action have moved from San Jose to Jaco hotels and chica prices have gone sky high. There are condo rentals you can check also. If you have a rental car there are cheaper hotels little far from action. I usually rent a car. Chicas will come with you wherever you stay. Their dorm rooms are not any better.[/QUOTE]Any insights about prices? 10 months ago I visited Tamarindo and normal price was $100 (usd) - today, on Tinder, chica is asking 150 ("minimum" Would you consider the higher price at all?
[QUOTE=Sammon;2301386]There are many cheaper hotels. May not be high standard. Since the action have moved from San Jose to Jaco hotels and chica prices have gone sky high. There are condo rentals you can check also. If you have a rental car there are cheaper hotels little far from action. I usually rent a car. Chicas will come with you wherever you stay. Their dorm rooms are not any better.[/QUOTE]Flytoplay provided excellent plan for visiting Costa Rica. I did similar while going to Costa Rica twice.
Flew in. Bought local SIM card even before getting out of the secure area. Took care of departure papers right away, not to lose time on the last day.
Took a shuttle and rented a car.
Drove to San Jose.
Upon arrival from and before departure to the airport stayed one night at Hotel La Amistad.
There is very loud railroad line on one side of the Hotel.
Booked on the other side. Somewhat better.
Girl friendly, but girls do not hang out there much, as Sportsmen's lodge is a known spot literally two minutes away walking distance.
Food at La Amistad is excellent.
Looked for ticas at Sportmen's Lodge or HDR.
HDR is a hit and miss. I would call it rather dirty. Definitely not classy. Cocal is much nicer. Checked out from HDR rather accommodating full bodied tica, that I still have fond memories of)).
Sportsmen's Lodge IMHO is better, but not 24 x 7. I once met there a law school student Carla that was super hot. Also had a girl that was good to begin with, but then she drank too much, and I went to my room leaving her at the La Amistad bar downstairs. 15 minutes later she decided to go join me. Receptionist called me saying that. I explained to receptionist that I do not love her anymore. He calmly suggested not to open my door for her. She scratched a little and left.
Next day I drove to Jaco in my rental. Beautiful ride.
Used my points to stay at great Marriott Los Suenos hotel. It is not girl friendly, as it is more of an upscale family oriented establishment.
Checked-in and made a note that there are two persons in my suite. Reception asked the name of the second guest. I explained that this would be my corporate Spanish interpreter and I do not have her name at the moment. She smiled and didn't object.
Drive one way between Marriott and Cocal in Jaco is 16 minutes. When I brought new girls from Cocal to Marriott, there was a Marriott guard in the booth and the gate controlled around the clock. He asked for my room number, I gave it in Spanish, they saw my new girl, different one every evening. And I proceeded, but not to the main front entrance. I didn't want not go to our room bypassing vigilante receptionists. I did a shortcut to the parking lot on the right and we walked through the grass into a side entrance. Worked many times.
Had one beauty staying with me for 3 days and nights, going to swimming pool, restaurant for buffet and everything else. To her credit she had very good manners. Most ticas are very nice. Dominicanas can be noisy and arrogant. Taking them that far away is a gamble, but I played it OK.
I usually drove visiting girls back to Cocal, but one of them ordered a cab in the morning, and went out through the main Marriott entrance, where judging by her very revealing non-family oriented outfit, she was stopped by the employee with an attempt for interrogation. She frowned, ignored and departed. I explained that she is my friend, and thanked the guy for being watchful and taking care of guests safety.
One of the days I checked out from Marriott, went sight seeing at Manuel Antonio National Park, and on the way back decided to have a 12 noon lunch at Cocal. Food there is also quite decent. Just myself, no girls, as I had no local place to stay anymore. My plan was after eating, drive straight to San Jose, stay there 2 nights already having a reservation at La Amistad, have a girl or two at massage places, and so on, just like Flytoplay prescribed.
Except walking into the restaurant I ran into gorgeous Elenita. She joined me for lunch, then we checked with her sleeping roommate at Cocal, who refused to provide us with a landing spot. We ended up driving along the main Jaco street Pastor Diaz looking at various options and finding very cheap studio under 10 K colones a night, but we didn't care. Two hours later, sweaty and happy, we went out of the room to find German bikers curiously looking at our relaxed faces (Elenita was very loud while appreciating in our newly found room my admiration for her delights and amenities).
Called La Amistad, to warn I'll be 1 day left. No Problem. Spent another 24 hours in Jaco, having great fun with Elenita, then left her for eventual solo drive to San Jose. The usual adventures followed upon arrival, almost missing my flight in the morning.
Sammon is right. It may make a sense to rent a car. Then girls will go with you wherever you stay. And most of them easily agreed to stay with me overnight afterwards for nominal pay or even without. Without points this Marriott can be pricey though, especially during the high season. But there is a great maze of interconnected swimming pools and channels plus beautiful food and drinks bar with chair seats in the water, and secret corners to have a kiss with a hot tica.
Pura vida!
[QUOTE=Flytoplay;2303148]The Interbus is solid transport at a reasonable price of $44 USD compared to $5 USD for a bus ticket, and $70 for an Uber. It's a shared ride so you stop at each pickup and dropoff location depending on other bookings, and then they make a pit stop about halfway at La Puesta del Sol so you can use the bathroom, get some food, and shop at a tourist trap. They meet their schedule and are easier than taking the local bus lines, and have air conditioning. I still found it hot, cramped, damn slow, and the radio is a power struggle among 9 people.
Tried Uber from San Jose airport to Cocal in Jaco during November 2018 and felt the benefits were worth the extra $25 USD; if you have two or more people then Uber would definitely be cheaper than Interbus. It's faster, driver can stop along way if you want something, radio is yours and, as a hidden benefit, you're not sharing a ride with other people who aren't mongering. My driver offered a cash option of 25,000 colones before we confirmed the Uber ride, but as a solo I didn't want the risk so kept it on the app and he was fine with it.
Aside from Cocal the one massage place I tried in Jaco had no showers, using just wet wipes instead, and only did a handy finish. That same week I went to San Jose and at Pension Monica about $40 USD was full service with a real shower at start & end, with both of us washing each other, and she did a fairly good massage too.
In San Jose my experience has only been with two hotels:
Hotel Del Rey (HDR) - ground zero for constant action, but like any place will have hours of the day that the lineup will encourage you to look elsewhere. Their rooms are fine for sex but I don't like sleeping there, and have never had a meal there since there are other more interesting options nearby. Chicas available early in the morning and low prices then too.[/QUOTE]Great insight into both Sjo & Jaco. Looking to hit PTY & CR the same week. Panama City talent is insane during the week and slows down on Weekends. Is Jaco worth the trip Mon-Thurs or primarily a weekend destination.
[QUOTE=PhotoSlider;2314917]Flytoplay provided excellent plan for visiting Costa Rica. I did similar while going to Costa Rica twice.
Flew in. Bought local SIM card even before getting out of the secure area. Took care of departure papers right away, not to lose time on the last day.
Took a shuttle and rented a car.
Drove to San Jose.
Upon arrival from and before departure to the airport stayed one night at Hotel La Amistad.
There is very loud railroad line on one side of the Hotel.
Booked on the other side. Somewhat better.
Girl friendly, but girls do not hang out there much, as Sportsmen's lodge is a known spot literally two minutes away walking distance.
Food at La Amistad is excellent.
Looked for ticas at Sportmen's Lodge or HDR.
HDR is a hit and miss. I would call it rather dirty. Definitely not classy. Cocal is much nicer. Checked out from HDR rather accommodating full bodied tica, that I still have fond memories of).[/QUOTE]I've been reading and posting on this sight for almost 7 years. Reporting mainly on Panama City, Hong Kong and Tijuana. Without a doubt one of the best reports I've read!! Thanks for the in depth info. I can't wait to get back down to Ticaland in July.
[QUOTE=Trifecta68;2314923]Is Jaco worth the trip Mon-Thurs or primarily a weekend destination.[/QUOTE]I wouldn't say the quantity of talent is insane during midweek at Cocal, but in my limited nights there it looked like 60 women vs the two other guys besides me out by the pool area. Makes for a lot of fun when it's clearly a buyer's market and most are not going to make money that night. The quality of the talent was very enjoyable, but it's definitely not all peaches & cream. Haven't seen it on a weekend yet, so can't offer that comparison. Did encounter a couple of women who were clearly either not interested in me, or who just wanted to socialize with friends, but they were a minority and easily avoided since they stayed rooted in one spot just talking with one another. Otherwise it's a hell of an experience with that much of a disparity in numbers, and I'd love to take a newbie there just to see their face the first time!
Also don't know about the casino area inside during that time of night. Have only been into the casino once, just out of curiosity and that was mid-morning but didn't see any working girls inside.
[QUOTE=FlyToPlay;2315257]I wouldn't say the quantity of talent is insane during midweek at Cocal, but in my limited nights there it looked like 60 women vs the two other guys besides me out by the pool area. Makes for a lot of fun when it's clearly a buyer's market and most are not going to make money that night. The quality of the talent was very enjoyable, but it's definitely not all peaches & cream. Haven't seen it on a weekend yet, so can't offer that comparison. Did encounter a couple of women who were clearly either not interested in me, or who just wanted to socialize with friends, but they were a minority and easily avoided since they stayed rooted in one spot just talking with one another. Otherwise it's a hell of an experience with that much of a disparity in numbers, and I'd love to take a newbie there just to see their face the first time!
Also don't know about the casino area inside during that time of night. Have only been into the casino once, just out of curiosity and that was mid-morning but didn't see any working girls inside.[/QUOTE]Fly- thanks for the update. Looks like I'll be spending a few weekdays locked in at Jaco. If your ever in Panama and you haven't tried Habanos across from the Marriott in the financial district; you may want to venture out. Trust me you'll be thanking me! An absolute onslaught of Latin bunnies from all over central and South America.
Hey fellow mongers,
I'm still searching for a monger friendly hotel in Jaco August 1st - 4th. I'm kind of scared to book just any room before I do some research. Would hate to book rooms that aren't chica friendly. Seems to be a common question here. I've emailed all of these hotels to ask about the guest policy with no response. I don't speak Spanish so.
I WISH there was a maintained and updated list of Monger Friendly hotels in Jaco. At this point I don't care if the hotel charges us a fee for guest. Any help on this would be great guys!
I'm considering:
1. Villa Montana (its really cheap).
2. Flamboyant.
3. Balcondelmar.
4. Selina.
5. Puertoazul.
6. Hotel Zbiza.
I've search post after post I've read that Balcondelmar "Maybe" chica friendly. I think someone sneaked a girl in LOL.
Venturing to Jaco with 3 mongering friend in July (Thur., Fri., sat). Staying at vistamar jaco condo. Need recommendations to get info where to get chic. Looking chic in profession of law, medicine and high class. Any references location is good.
[QUOTE=Bababzun;2339885]Venturing to Jaco with 3 mongering friend in July (Thur., Fri., sat). Staying at vistamar jaco condo. Need recommendations to get info where to get chic. Looking chic in profession of law, medicine and high class. Any references location is good.[/QUOTE]Don't use the condo safe I've had thefts from them before.
I am looking at traveling to Jacó in October and one of the places I am thinking about staying at is Monte Carlo condos. Has anyone stayed here before? And most importantly is it girl friendly?
[QUOTE=JnTampa;2346089]I am looking at traveling to Jac in October and one of the places I am thinking about staying at is Monte Carlo condos. Has anyone stayed here before? And most importantly is it girl friendly?[/QUOTE]I stayed there most recently about a year ago. The place are nice. I won't recommend the place now though. The do not want you bringing girls in except later at night and the fee is $50 per visit. I ended up getting the fee down to $25, we brought a ton of girls in there, and I can't say they were happy about it even though we were paying. Stay at Vista Mar or get a Cocal room and sleep at another non chica friendly hotel.
[QUOTE=DRR777;2347320]I stayed there most recently about a year ago. The place are nice. I won't recommend the place now though. The do not want you bringing girls in except later at night and the fee is $50 per visit. I ended up getting the fee down to $25, we brought a ton of girls in there, and I can't say they were happy about it even though we were paying. Stay at Vista Mar or get a Cocal room and sleep at another non chica friendly hotel.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the advise. I looked at the Vista Mar but was trying to stay away from the $300 per night rooms. So would the only chica friendly places be Vista Mar and Cocal? I also looked at staying at Cocal but their website didn't really show the rooms and even they charge $15 per night for a guest. I was also looked at Oceano and Crocs but wasn't sure if they were chica friendly or not.
I reached out to Crocs, Oceano, and Monte Carlo condos in Jaco about being girl friendly and below are the responses.
[QUOTE=Bpt17;2336885]Hey fellow mongers,
I'm still searching for a monger friendly hotel in Jaco August 1st - 4th. I'm kind of scared to book just any room before I do some research. Would hate to book rooms that aren't chica friendly. Seems to be a common question here. I've emailed all of these hotels to ask about the guest policy with no response. I don't speak Spanish so.
I WISH there was a maintained and updated list of Monger Friendly hotels in Jaco. At this point I don't care if the hotel charges us a fee for guest. Any help on this would be great guys!
I'm considering:
1. Villa Montana (its really cheap)..[/QUOTE]Hotel cocal is a great safe hotel and there's lots of action.