Caracas

[QUOTE=Haitek;2119515]Also Dallas hotel and other hotels in the same street in Chacao area are love hotels with chicas available at the lobby reception.[/QUOTE]Thank you! That's exactly what I suspected, but never got around to checking out when I was down there which is one of my big regrets.

A lot of good info coming out here MaraCucho, Haitek, and LeDarth.

Question, what is this el Canagua place? A bar with girls and rooms available? What kind of quality can you expect there and where is it at? I wish I'd known about all of these places while I was there.

[QUOTE=LeDarth;2119371]Hi,

Don't want to post a long report.

Summary of the things I encountered:

- the big club in CC bello campo (I think it is Antonella's) refused to take my card.

- the smaller one accepted, I don't remember the name.

- Dallas refuses to take my card. There are working girls there. I booked from an agency and the girl was ringing at the door 5 minutes after my call. Also, I was having a drink at the bar and the barman offered me some help by bringing 4 or 5 girls.

- Gil-Mar, just in front of Dallas refused to take my card.

- finding the studios from the information we have here has been difficult. Some of them are not easy to find without detailed explanations.[/QUOTE]Why are these places refusing your card? Because it's not in your name? How did you pay the agency girls, cash? These girls the barman presented you, is there a way to pay them with your card or do they only accept cash?

Just curious, what are the causes of shortage of the cash? Is it because of the inflation? There is no sufficient money for the inflated prices of everything?

[QUOTE=Britisher;2119002]I am sorry to say this (I say this as I am the person who restarted this thread in 2013-14 after it was closed since 2003) but even people born and bred in Caracas don't go to Capitolo Metro station to change money. I am not sure who advised you to go there! Its extremely dangerous even for locals!

I am glad you escaped unscathed.[/QUOTE]

I hope you are not using a non-chipped card? Even then I doubt that will stop them.

I used it for three weeks in 2005. I used my card 5 times, only at the hotels, one beach store and one airport store.

They ran up $5000 on my card. They bought car parts, hamburgers, they used in a few casinos and other things.

[QUOTE=LeDarth;2119371]Hi,

Don't want to post a long report.

Summary of the things I encountered:

- the big club in CC bello campo (I think it is Antonella's) refused to take my card.

- the smaller one accepted, I don't remember the name.

- Dallas refuses to take my card. There are working girls there. I booked from an agency and the girl was ringing at the door 5 minutes after my call. Also, I was having a drink at the bar and the barman offered me some help by bringing 4 or 5 girls.

- Gil-Mar, just in front of Dallas refused to take my card.

- finding the studios from the information we have here has been difficult. Some of them are not easy to find without detailed explanations.[/QUOTE]

Hi,

I tried El Rora (90 k short time standard room), Dallas (around 160 k), Gil Mar. (around 130 k), Aladin, and another one: the owner of the card has to be there, otherwise it is a no go.

American Dallas accepted but I had to explain myself and it did really sound like a one time favor.

There is a restaurant on the right when you leave American Dallas, a few girls were waiting there at 5 am today. I think they spend the night here. I forgot the name but I will probably see it soon.

The club Ibiza has a lot of very pretty girls inside. One them was really better looking than all (she has everything in the right proportions and the right place).

It closes around 5.30 am and I can use my card there. I saw like 50 or more girls. They all were really nice looking, and I would say a good 20% were more than nice looking.

Price is also way higher (and experience told me that more expansive does not mean better quality) 1. 500.000 bsf separated 50/50 between club and girls (to be confirmed) if you go to a room and something like 2. 000.000 if you want to take her out. There are frequent shows and pole dancing during the night. Girls come to your table if you are alone. At the very beginning I was not really sure about the public there, a few girls are casually dressed inside. But after a few secs I saw a girl taking her boobs out on the table she was sitting at in front of everybody and then all doubts were gone.

I had a very good time there, at some moments there was brasilian funk music and reggaeton.

El Canagua has all types of girls. Last time they were at least 15 to 20 and some of them are really hot looking.

[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;2119601]I hope you are not using a non-chipped card? Even then I doubt that will stop them.

I used it for three weeks in 2005. I used my card 5 times, only at the hotels, one beach store and one airport store.

They ran up $5000 on my card. They bought car parts, hamburgers, they used in a few casinos and other things.[/QUOTE]He is talking about a local debit card he got from an hotel doorman, if I am not mistaken.

After reading Maracucho's post, I've been to calle LOS Hoteles. I found an hotel there who accepted to rent me a short time room taking the local debit card that have been passed to me.

The room was not as comfortable as those in El Rosal like Dallas etc but still it was ok, well, no, it was a little bit cheap but not horrible.

Usually restaurants accept it.

[QUOTE=Jinxx;2119565]

Question, what is this el Canagua place? A bar with girls and rooms available? What kind of quality can you expect there and where is it at? I wish I'd known about all of these places while I was there.[/QUOTE]Check my report about Canagua a few months back. But Ledark went there a few days ago, he should have better informations.

A lot of clubs were closed yesterday by night.

I tried Trio's yesterday and the day before: closed. I have been told that they did have some trouble, and I understood that it will not be opened before January (not sure about this part if I correctly heard).

The one in CC mata de coco was closed when I went yesterday around 11 pm.

The one in CC la placette also, the day before too.

Ibiza was opened but I wanted to try a new one. After checking all those, I decided to go sleep.

Morrison was closed Wednesday, forgot to try yesterday.

[QUOTE=LeDarth;2119966]A lot of clubs were closed yesterday by night.

I tried Trio's yesterday and the day before: closed. I have been told that they did have some trouble, and I understood that it will not be opened before January (not sure about this part if I correctly heard).

The one in CC mata de coco was closed when I went yesterday around 11 pm.

The one in CC la placette also, the day before too.

Ibiza was opened but I wanted to try a new one. After checking all those, I decided to go sleep.

Morrison was closed Wednesday, forgot to try yesterday.[/QUOTE]Odd. The clubs in CC Mata de Coco and in CC La Placette even open during daytime, I know this for sure. Seems like there is some sort of situation going on with those places.

Hi,

From my understanding, they will reopen in January.

[QUOTE=Britisher;2119002]I am sorry to say this[/QUOTE]If you feel sorry to say something before you say it, then just don't.
[QUOTE=Britisher;2119002]but even people born and bred in Caracas don't go to Capitolo Metro station to change money.[/QUOTE]Well then let me tell you that a moto taxi from Caracas took me exactly there so you might to be careful about what you say because it is not true. Obviously experience shows that some people born and bred in Caracas sometimes go there to change. Is it a good or bad idea, that is another story.

[QUOTE=Britisher;2119002]I am not sure who advised you to go there![/QUOTE]Nobody advised anything, did you read the post? I have been taken there by a local which obviously knew where he was taking me.

[QUOTE=Britisher;2119002]Its extremely dangerous even for locals!

I am glad you escaped unscathed.[/QUOTE]No particular danger seen, many normal people crossing the place some making photos (there is "I don't know what special building" there). Place was crossed a lot by the police so may be it is the reason why the place is not unsecure anymore if it has been. Actually the only problem was the police. Please note that it was daytime.

But well in the end I do apreciate your kindness for wishing me to stay unscathed.

[QUOTE=Haitek;2119955]Check my report about Canagua a few months back. But Ledark went there a few days ago, he should have better informations.[/QUOTE]On the same parking basement, 50 meters from Canagua, there is Antonia club.

I was in Caracas between December 19th and December 22nd.

Arrival:

Having read all the previous warning about the hustling and badgering at Caracas airport, I thought I was prepared for any eventualities. I had finished the Learn Spanish with John Noble Course a few days before my trip and it made me feel confident that I could speak Spanish as good as the native speakers. My first rude awakening was inside the flight to Caracas when I tried to speak to the flight attendants in Spanish, but every time they did not understand what I was saying; I tried not toilet this dampen my spirit, so I assumed because they are a Portuguese airline, the first language of the attendants might be Portuguese and not Spanish.

On arrival to the immigration desk, I had put $20 in my pocket to settle the officials but I was determined to push it as far as I could. I would rather tip a girl with the money than give it to some corrupt officers.

I was bombarded by lots of questions in Spanish that I started sweating profusely and did not even know what they were asking. I was told to wait until they brought an official who could speak English. She asked me the most set of ridiculous questions imaginable like confirmation letter from employer that I work for them, my passport does not look real. I countered by showing them showed them a page printout that confirms that UK nationals do not need Visa for entry, confirmation of my hotel booking and my return ticket to Bogota UT to no avail.

I was almost about ready to give them the $20 when I started thinking about my pre-booked taxi leaving when they looked at me in the most disgusted way possible and told me to go.

I met my taxi driver outside and away to my hotel we did go. I was handed the bank card and sim card that I had prepaid for.

The time was around 6:00 pm at this point and thought I should quickly call some agencies to get a girl or two to relieve the pressure I have been through.

All the agencies I spoke through kept saying I should pay them through "transferencia" or "effectivo", I quickly contacted my link through who I got the card but he said the card was not registered for online banking.

I spoke to the receptionist and the hotel manager to see if they could help me change some dollars to effectivo, but they said there was nothing. I promised the dooran a $20 tip ifhe could help me get it but he said nobody has cash in Venezuela and all the cash has been taken to Culcutta.

I was extremely tired at this point combined with a 12 hour flight from Europe that I did know what to do and fell asleep.

The following day, I contacted a few agencies about accepting dollars, none would not bulge from $20 for two hours, one agency even said $40 for one hour. I had one girl over for $20 for 2 hours. The service was great.

In the evening I took a taxi to San Igancio to eat there, on getting there, the taxi driver demanded for his money of 50,000 Bsf, I brought out the debit card to pay him but he started saying, "no punto". Luckily I had a one pound coin in my wallet and gave it to the driver. I told him the pound "es mas que dolares" and he looked happy when he collected. After eating I was effectively stranded at this point in a dangerous country where I couldn't even speak the language because I had left all my dollars at the hotel, I walked to the authorized taxi stand and tried to explain my circumstances in my broken Spanish to the lady inside the office. She said nobody has a punto to take card payments but later she called over a driver and said I should negotiate with him.

The driver seemed like a nice person and I wanted him to take me to a few clubs and asked if I could pay him with my tarjeta, he said he would try his best and see if the places we are going to could give him cashback in Bolivares.

I told him I wanted to try Trio, Ibiza, El Canagua and Antonella. Trio was closed when we got there, Ibiza said they would not let me in without seeing my passport, we ended up at Antonella, they initially refused to take my card, but after showing them the copy of the owner's cedular, they accepted it. There were about 20 girls working on a Sunday and I was happy when they said said I could pay for the girls with my card. I took two girls to my hotel for 2 hours for 4,000,0000, the service from the girls pale in comparison to the escort where everything was on offer.

The next day, there was no light and internet in Caracas for about 8 hours during the daytime, so could not even contact the agencies as I depended on Whatsapp for the translation. When the internet came back on, I quickly contacted the previous night's driver to let him we would be going out again in the evening. I told him we should go to the place Maracucho suggested, Studio Piccola, in Las Mercedes, but the driver said it was a far from where we are so we went to Antonella again and the ladies recognize me again and I took two stunning ladies back to my hotel room again, I was still doing the business when the receptionist called my room to inform me that my prebooked taxi was already downstairs to take me to the airport for my 07:00 flight to Bogota.

Verdict.

Venezuela has some of the most stunning ladies on the planet and even some of the most beautiful ladies I met in Colombia are Venezuelans, but the country is not suitable for mongering at this point in time.

Good know that immigration likes to see confirmation of employer. A backpacker on a gap year would send them into a pink fit! Unbelievable how rude they were to a bona fide tourist entitled to 90 days, visa-free. Show them the regulations (for Europeans), in Spanish, such as from their embassy in Spain. What do seasoned Venezuela travellers think about simply putting $20 into the passport, with a wink and a smile? If flying in to Valencia international airport, immigration is more pleasant than Caracas -- but you then have the 2-hour ride to the capital to contend with.

Your ATM card was unfortunately not set up for online banking and transfers -- and online payment machines (puntos) were not used by taxis, or the clubs you visited (except Antonella). So a good mixture of small US bills would have saved you a lot of grief. Anyone can carry in up to $10,000 without declaring it. Good luck to the taxi redeeming his British pound ($1.34) ... one for his son's coin collection, methinks.

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