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How to get there and where to stay: There are no direct flights that I can find but as far as connections go Continental has a flight from Houston to San Jose, CR (Capital) and is about 3.5 hours. If you are on the west coast United has a flight from Los Angeles which passes through Guatemala City with an hour layover. American routes their flights through Miami and you should avoid this one unless you love Miami airport which I happen to despise. You need a passport but customs are very easy especially if you have only carry on bags. Unless you look like you fit the profile of someone from the dark side you should have no problem as it is pretty loose. There is a number of taxi’s outside the airport and they will actively solicit your business. Price to any downtown hotel is $10 and they accept American currency so you don’t need to exchange money at the airport. Have a number of $1’s on hand as well. A man will handle your luggage and will consider a $1 tip as generous. On the language, a fair amount of Spanish is extremely helpful for the girls but not necessary for the hotels. I learned enough Spanish from 1 Baron's workbook (available at any book store) that took me 2 weeks to get through working on it in the evenings. It is immensely helpful. Stay at a downtown hotel many of which you can find on web sites. Hotel Don Carlos has a registered travel agent that you can make reservations through at no extra cost. Their web site is http://www.doncarlos.co.cr/index.html. Depending on your budget there is a number of hotels to stay in ranging from $25 to $120+. The hotels down where the action is is the Aurola Holiday Inn http://www.ticonet.co.cr/hotel/aurola/aurola.html The Hotel Del Rey http://www.ticonet.co.cr/delrey/DelReyinfo.html The Balmoral, Presedente, Morozan, and Don Carlos. The best I have found is the Aurola Holiday but it is expensive. E-mail me separately and I can probably get you a $108 rate there. Your best bet is to walk to all the hotels which are close together and ask to see the room they are all very happy to show you. All hotels I have found will charge you $10 or $12 each time you have an extra person in your room. They take down the girl’s identification which insures you will not be ripped off. If you have a minibar in your room it is best to hide the key or they may talk you into the chocolate bars and other stuff in there. The Costa Ricans are pretty honest people but it is my policy to always exercise precaution. Take taxi’s late at night and verify the fare before you get in. Everything local to the downtown hotels should be no more that 500 colones ($2.50). Bandidos are not uncommon, stay away from walking around corners and watch for groups with one person having a stick. Midnight on be very cautious. I have never had any problem but I am fairly well built and do not appear to be an easy target and I always look alert (not daydreaming or intoxicated). I don’t want to blow this out of proportion as it is not like there is gobs of gangs, there is not, but exercise the same precaution you would in any big city walking the street at late night. The local currency is colones. There is $238 colones per dollar or roughly, a $1000 colones bill (called 1 mil colones.) is $5. The most fun I have found is to grab a girl and head off to the beach (Playa). There are several to choose from and all the good ones are on the pacific coast. If you like to be with lots of people I suggest Playa Tambor, an all inclusive resort that will cost $140 a day/night for 2 people ($70/person). Includes drinks, food, room, entertainment and much more. Their web site is http://www.barcelo.co.cr/hoteles/tamborcri.html but be aware the telephone numbers on the web site are incorrect as the numbers have changed and their e-mail does not work. Don Carlos can set you up there but they want prepayment. Playa Tambor’s fax No. is (506)683-0304. They will request a credit card no. but wont charge it until you arrive. Getting to any beach is simple and you can find a number of the on the internet. Quepos is another really good one. Travelair or Sansa Airlines is the best way to get to the beach. Travelair web site is http://centralamerica.com/cr/tran/travlair.htm they are a little more expensive than Sansa, fly out of Pavas airport (10 miles from city) and the planes are older as well. Sansa is a division of Lacsa, the local airline company, and they fly out of Santamaria (main airport in San Jose). Planes are new, the outfit is professional, and the cost is cheaper. Don Carlos can set your flights up with Sansa and prices can be viewed on Don Carlos’s web site shown above. One thing to note is that Sansa wants you to check in an hour before the flight. I showed up ½ hour before the flight with no problem. It's simple, Taxi to airport to Sansa is 2,500 colones. (about $12.5) and round trip for two to Play Tambor is $160. Where the girls are: There are 4 sources of women: escort services, bars, adult night clubs, and massage parlors (lavanderias). Escort services advertise in the English written newspaper which is published every Thursday called Costa Rica Today. The escort service called Costa Rican Nights is run by an American guy named Richard who use to run the BBC. He’s a wonderful person and will help you any way he can. He has an internet sight http://www.multicr.com/escort and his telephone number is (506)380-5389. His e-mail address is escort@multicr.com. He has some excellent women at a price of $250 per 24 hours. If you describe what you want he will do his best to get you the right girl. One shortfall is that some of his girls you might find in the local bars for a price quite a bit cheaper. Another service is (506)222-8502 and is run by a guy named Tony from Louisiana. His girls are so so from what I have seen. He will bring girls over 3 at a time for you to view. Tell him what you want and tell him you have time for 1 meeting, if he doesn’t have what you want, tell him you will go to other sources. Otherwise he will bring the ones that have not been chosen for a while. He can be bartered quite a bit on price and he will originally tell you $300 per day (24 hours). There is a couple other services in Costa Rica Today which, by the way, can be picked up in the lobby of Hotel Del Rey at Avenida 5, Calle 5. If there is none sitting on the coffee tables ask the bellman (botones). The other services are (506)380-0878 (no name), (506)381-8496 for G&G, (506)441-3878 for Zuberth. I don’t have any experience with these.The bars in my opinion are the place to get the best value but if you are picky like me, it will take you a little time to find Ms. Right. The bar in the Hotel Del Rey is the prime source and is called the Blue Marlin Bar. Girls start strolling in at 2:00 in the afternoon and about half are overweight except during the tourist season - Jan through Mar- at which time prices are a little higher as well. Hold out because there is usually a few 8’s or higher which stroll in. Make eye contact, lift your glass like "cheers", when she smiles(and she will) walk over and buy her a drink. Its very laid back. If you are picky about the service verify oral sex without a condom and if you like 69, kissing etc., don’t be bashful about asking. Again a bit of Spanish is helpful. The Key Largo bar is one block east of the rear section of Hotel Del Rey. This is a well known meat rack and anyone can tell you where it is. It opens about 9:00 PM and has a large selection of nectar ranging from 3’s to 10’s. The higher ones are more expensive. Always verify all the services you want. Don’t just say todo la noche (all night), say hasta nuevo en la manana or mediodia (until 9 in the morning or noon). Verify "Compania para sexo cuando yo quiero" verify "cuatro o cinco vez ok?" 4 or 5 times OK? She will giggle and go WOW but ultimately say yes. If you find one you want to take to the beach you can probably barter a good deal ($100/day/night) because the love to go to the beach. Its nice to take them to your room for a test drive first. Key Largo has a 600 colones. cover charge and did not use to allow re-entry but they have changed that policy and give you a hand stamp now. The place really picks up at 10:00 PM and if you see a 10 move quick because it may not last long. I like to get the early and view them as they come in. There is another bar on the same street called Happy Days. Girls are scrubs here and my suggestion is to stay away. Rogers bar is across the street from the Blue Marlin bar and has some descent women at night because Hotel Del Rey (Blue Marlin) only lets so many in there at a time. Stay away from "Yesterdays" on the same street as the Blue Marlin. Its a gay bar!! As I walked in the fellow told me how attractive I was. I almost •••• my pants. The adult night clubs: The Olympus Club is a 3 minute Taxi ride from Key Largo or Del Rey. There is a number of nude dancers some of which are really hot. Table/lap dances are $12 but be careful with their drinks which are $16 each. You can hire them for the next day to do to the beach - usually $150 per day or more. The club gets a cut as they lose a worker for the evenings they are gone. The place is honest. I have always checked my tabs over here and they were accurate. Cover charge is $3500 colones. ($17) and there is a 2 drink minimum. They have gorgeous bedrooms in the back and you can hire the girls for 2 hours for $250 but its a better deal to take them for a day. You can also get a righteous blow job in one of the smoked glass rooms where you can watch the show as you get serviced. Another good similar club is called Club Hollywood. It is a $5 taxi ride away and the cover charge is less but there is a 2500 colones minimum so it works out roughly the same. The club is lighter but has a larger selection of women. There is also bedrooms in the back. STAY AWAY FROM JOSEPHINE'S AND CLUB ELITE. These 2 night clubs are shady and do not tell you all the details of the cost there. They will tack on a 10% service charge for a credit card, a charge they say is a tax, and then a tip for the waiter which is bull because service charges and tax are included in everything else in Costa Rica. I hired an awesome looking babe to go to the beach from Josephine's (they are owned by the same owner- Clib Elite is in Paseo Colon -$5 taxi from Del Rey). They want $100/night for the club every night the girl is away and then the girl wants $250. You can barter it but it is a big hassle. After a fair amount of hassling I was able to leave with the girl. She got to my hotel room and I gave her a lingerie gift I bought from Frederick’s of Hollywood. She ordered room service and made several telephone calls. I gave her $150 as a prepayment and was not going to pay more until I got her at the beach. We got down to the fun stuff and she would not let me go down on her although during the private dances in the club she acted as if she would. I don’t have a picture but she had an absolutely awesome body with slim firm tummy, large firm real breasts and the nicest round ass you ever saw. After the sex she said there was a problem and she pulled a tampax out. I said that's a real problem as our flight leaves in the morning and it was now 1:30 AM. I had already paid the club $300 for 4 nights with the babe. We went back to the club and there was a hassle as the girl wanted another $100 for the sex. I told the club manager bull, she took the lingerie, ordered room service, and then bagged out on the beach deal. He spoke with her and told her to get lost. The club manager said I could pick out another girl or have my $300 refunded. I saw another awesome babe not quite as good looking (but very nice none-the-less) and she made it up on personality. I just had it and did not want to pay anymore for that night so she said she would meet me at the hotel in the morning after we negotiated $200/night for 3 nights at the beach. Well, she never showed up at the hotel. I had to rearrange my flights and beach hotel reservations then worry about going there that night and getting my money refunded. That night they did not have it until they took in some money from customers. I finally got it back at about 1:00 in the morning. They really push the wine and tell you its cheaper to buy a bottle for $100. Ok if your gonna be with the girl a while but the other girls come up wanting to try the wine and chug an entire glass. The girl walks away with a full glass and returns with it empty thinking your a drunk idiot. The entire place is a big scam as is there sister club Elite. Stay away from both; you can do better ANYWHERE else. I ended up getting Rosana from the Key Largo bar and negotiated $350 for 3 nights and 3 days. We stopped at her apartment and she got clothes for the beach. The girls from the night club expect you are going to buy them a bathing suit and maybe a couple outfits since they come from the club. If you go that route you better let them know they need some clothes. Also let them know you are paying for company and sex whenever you want it, tell them you get a "no" from your esposa (wife) and you want to be sure that won’t happen with them. They will laugh - you can be nice about it, don’t be a dick. Massage parlors are the lower end of the spectrum but a good value for those on a budget. They are called Lavaderias as you get a sauna, massage, full service sex, a shower, all for $7000 colones. (about $35). The places are run down, not the cleanest, and have girl’s that range from 3’s to 6’s. You may find a better one at one so check them out, you might get lucky. The places generally have a mildew odor but its not overwhelming. There is Arte's Sauna 2 blocks south of Hotel Del Rey on Calle 5. Also there is Dandy International and Bar Idem which is a taxi ride away -Dandy International Ave. 10, Sts. 12-14 (506)233-2688/223-7332, IDEM Bar Ave 8-10, St. 11 222-3352/233-1977. Area code in all of Costa Rica is 506. If you don’t have a map, give the address to any taxi driver and they will know it. Sample Itinerary would be get there Friday night. Work the bars Friday and Saturday night. Have a flight for 2 to the beach scheduled for Sunday. Stay Sunday and Monday night at the beach and fly back Tuesday. Get another girl Tuesday night and have a flight out again Wednesday morning for Wed and Thursday night. Return to San Jose Friday. Get a last great time in Friday night. Back to reality on Saturday. Remember to take your own condoms. A dozen for a week is not enough - trust me, get 2 dozen. Hope you enjoyed this as much as I . |
