I have been to AC 2 times this year (Jan and July) because of the wide selection of girls and the ultimate GFE they give there.

I was planning a solo Sept. b day trip to CR, but because of the language barrier (I speak no spanish), possible safety concerns, and the fact I am hearing that the sex is VERY business like CBBJ, no greek, rushed and expensive...I am leaning towards another short trip to AC.

I was doing the math and if I pay 2000 US for my business class ticket on PAl, 700$ for my stay at ABC Hotel, and take 500$ for the girls at an avg of 25$ US for LT...I can have 20 girls over my 7 night trip. The only other expense will be my food, drinks and jeepneys.

In CR, it will cost me 500 for the flight from Vegas (advantage CR), the flight will be much shorter, (advantage), time difference between CR and Vegas is only 1 hour so no jet lag (advantage) 500 for the hotel (advantage), but for LT I am looking at 300-500 US per girl. That's a BIG disadvantage as I don't do short time at all.

If you have read my reports on AC I am used to at least 4 girls at a time...lol. I like an entourage, I like variety. The girls keep each other in check and we all have a good time.

Depending on the weather I can take a short trip to Subic or Cebu with one or two of them. With the sun, jet ski's and seafood... Thats always a great time!

I am ordering Rosetta Stone Software so I can learn some basic Spanish, but I think I will table my trip to CR or anywhere in Central America until 2009.

For me, for now advantage AC !!

If you are paying 300-500 LT for a girl in CR, you are getting ripped off big time. I pay 100-120 LT in CR and have never paid more than that. Doing that, how much of an advantage is there after all?

I used to be a Costa Rica guy years ago and now do all my trips to AC or Pattaya. I don't think the issue is knowing Spanish. I think the issues are attitude. If you can afford Biz Class and ABC then money isn't the issue. If money is the issue go coach and stay at Pacific Breeze or Lewis Grand, both nice hotel choices and half the price of ABC.

BTW I'll be in AC with friends from 9/18 to 10/2.

I am a GFE guy. I luv the illusion of intimacy without the hassles of having a committed relationship...lol. By the way, I stayed one nite at Lewis Grand in July. The hotel is nice (cost about as much as ABC) but the flies were everywhere and service was awful.

Couldnt get basics like extra towels and iron etc. Room service order was jacked up! I checked out after one nite. ABC is the only hotel for me and with my AE discount I get a great rate.

Anyway, Im finalizing my plans...I hope to be in AC 9/21-9/28. Hope we can hook up!

If you saw my last post on AC you know I know how to throw one heck of a party...lol.

It's true, no one pays $300-$500 LT that I've ever heard of, but most of the girls are insisting on $100 for 1 hour, and many will want to leave as soon as you've popped once. CR is the antithesis of GFE, so for that reason alone you might want to pass. The CR putas are for the most part a bunch of ST sharks.

What Branquinho has written is correct. If you want GFE you had best go back to AC or another destination. Unless you know someone that lives there and you have the time to cultivate a relationship with one of the locals you will be disappointed.
CFK

Only time I got GFE in SJO was when I flew to SJO accompanying a CTG galfriend who went to SJO on a visa to work @ Blue Marlin (before she got jaded, a process which took about 1 week). If you want, GFE, AC and Colombia for me.

I never stayed at Lewis Grand or ABC, I've stayed at Wild Orchid and Pacific Breeze. Both had first rate customer service, especialy Pacific Breeze, if you are in the main building. I avoided ABC because their rate started at $100.00 a night. Pacific Breeze main building is $55.00. If you know a discount at ABC I'd consider it for my Christmas trip.

The only place I've seen guys drop $300-$500 LT was either in the states for a crack whore or in Russia. The crack whores were probably more expressive, but if a hot body is all you need then Russia would be it.

Tee

You did not give Lewis Grand a chance. I've stayed in the suites at both ABC and Lewis Grand. Believe me LG is a far superior hotel. The fly situation was solved after 2-3 days . Lewis had hundreds of fly traps flown in from US and wala flies after that. I got as many extra towels as I asked for the housekeepers were responsive 24/7 and the restaurant blows away the horrible overpriced food at ABC.They have a totally new menu at LG and the indoor restaurant is now open as well. Free breakfast for two is not all that bar either.

Thanks for the update! Maybe I was the sacrificial lamb...lol. I still will not go back to LG. I like EVERYTHING about ABC. They treat me VERY well and they even make me food thats not on the menu.

I guess it's different strokes for different folks...lol. Plus I have stayed in the Presidential Suite many times and had the most wonderful parties.

Speaking of which I am having a huge one there next month!

Tee89031
Have you thought of Medellin?

BTW where are you based? I know of only one place in the world where Greek is not a nationality but an activity!

Looking forward to the actual trip report....

I'm on the fence about returning to LOS(I now spend all my time in Pattaya) for my 10th time in 3 years or giving AC a try.
What do you budget per day for a good time in AC?
Nice hotel, lady drinks and LT? I've read a lot here but can't seem to put it all together. Lots of info in Blazers guide but its a little old and the world has changed a bit in 3 years.
Flight costs are comparable and
I usually budget about $250US a day for Pattaya all inclusive and have come home with money in my pocket a couple of times.
I eat well, drink well and hit either Soi 6 or a soapy almost every day as well as the regular nighttime activities.
The times I've come home with money were when I hooked up with a fave for several days.
Also when I go to LOS I take almost no luggage and buy a large suitcase there and fill it with clothing for the return trip. Can you get the same kind of clothing deals in AC?
I am planning early October.
I will continue to read
Any info is appreciated.

You can buy a ticket to go to BKK and return from MNL for about the same price as at ticket to go to and come home from BKK. That way you can buy a Cebu Pacific cheap ticket to go from BKK to MNL somewhere in the middle of the trip and get both places into one trip, if you have enough days.

I like both and find that I spend near the same money in both. The hotels are a little cheaper in Pattaya. I stay at Pattaya Bay Resort for about $30.00 a night including free breakfast in Pattaya. In AC I stay at Pacific Breeze for about $60.00 a night without breakfast. On the other hand a long time gogo girl from a main bar runs about 1,300 pisos which is a little less than $30.00 US and she's happy with a tip of 500 pisos, about $11.00 US. A walking street gogo girl will take a 600 baht barfine $17.00 US and wants a 2,500 baht tip long time $70.00 US. There are lots of cheaper alternatives in Pattaya beer bars, Soi Six which still always seem to run in the $50.00 US range between bar and tip long time.

In Pattaya my average daily budget with two girls a day and less when I'm with a long time (multiple day) girl, seems to run about:

$35.00 Hotel and hotel tips
$ 5.00 Motorbike and gas
$20.00 Food
$65.00 Drinks
$120.00 barfines and girls tips and gifts

In AC my average daily budget seems to run about:

$65.00 Hotel and hotel tips
$ 8.00 motorbike and gas
$40.00 food
$80.00 drinks
$100.00 barfines and girls tips and gifts

This AC budget is averageing about three girls a day getting twice as drunk as Pattaya and living my life in total excess. More multi-girl orgies, more debauching girls in the bars, one or more afternoon multi-girl pool party per week. It would be as cheap in AC as Pattaya if I controlled my excesses a little better.

Because Pattaya has more to do besides drinking, eating and sex I seem to control my excesses better in Pattaya. Also in AC just like in Pattaya when I have multiple day girls the spending goes down. BTW I've not seen the clothes and tailors in AC like Pattaya. In AC however the gogos let you take pictures of anything you want.

I can't help but remember an afternoon in AC when my long time girl walked into Lost in Asia while I had two naked dancers in my lap with my hands fondeling the boobs. My regular girl looks at me and says "No wonder you not answer cell phone, hands too busy".

Nice AC budget...

Here was my approximate cheapish charlie daily budget:

$30 Hotel, tips, and laundry (Sunset Garden with a discount.. decent room, great pool, good food)
$20 Food ..mostly at Sunset, some at Mo's or Margarita Station
$10 jeepneys, trikes, and misc
$15 my drinks at bars (lightweight)
$70 a day average girl expenses including tips and LDs.. sometimes one girl, sometimes 2 a day.

Plan to keep around that budget on upcoming trip, plus a sidetrip to Subic

I'd post my budget but I have no friggin idea what it is !!

Keeper, You make me look like the great money burning engine. At the same time I bet I'm "Cheap Charlie" next to Khun_Mor. The girls see him walking down the street and they fight for access.

These numbers are pretty spot on for the most part. AC is cheap when it comes to girls and booze. I found a spot called Kokomoz where the food is cheap and tasty. My next move is to find an apartment there that is up to the standards of ABC.

I know a lot of guys on here like the EL Cheapo hotels, but I'm a big guy and plastic furniture and uncomfortable beds thats just not my style. I like luxury for less so thats why my budget is higher.

I live here in Vegas and there are folks who come here and stay at a Motel 6 to save a few bucks. I wouldnt stay there for free...lol.

I'm not a vet like many of you, but I know that girls like coming to a nice hotel. For me ABC=great GFE. I have had bargirls bring their non-bargirl friends and cousins along and because of the way I treat them I get to sample them too!

Wish I was there right now

My Daily AC Budget:

90$Hotel- (ABC)
100$ Girls- (4-5 girls)
60$ Food- (Me and the girls)
3$ Jeepneys/trike- (ABC has their own courtesy cars)
40$ Booze- (stock up at SM Mall)

Tip: When I was in AC last month...I found I spent less on barfines because I am on a number of sites where I am meeting local AC girls. Many of them say they will NEVER work in a bar, but you may be amazed at what they will do behind closed doors if you are nice to them.

Many of the girls in my entourage where NOT bargirls, but they performed like champs when and where it counted most

Here was my budget on my last trip. The overpriced things in AC are the hotels and the food. Food is the same price as most American venues. Pattaya was about $70 cheaper every day as hotels are a better value as is the food. Also AC is a place that is expensive for alcohol and drinks because you have to go to 20 bars or so before finding a barfineable girl. Because there is nothing else to do in AC during the day, the amount of monger hours is much higher, therefore, the trip becomes more expensive. The trip becomes even more expensive if you take a taxi to and from the Manila airport.
Hotel: $55
Meals(including meals with girls): $40
Alcohol barhopping: $60
Ladies drinks: $40
Barfine(2 a day): $67
Tip for LT or two ST: $13
Massage: $5(massage every other day)
Gym: $3
Hotel incidentals: $5(girls taking stuff from fridge, toothbrush, blood on the sheets)
Laundry: $2(Usually twice a trip at $5 each trip)
Transpo(trike/jeepney): $5
Transportation to/from AC: Took Southern Cross 1,100 RT so $3 each day

TOTAL(including hotel): $298

If I drank $60 a day worth of alcohol, all of the girls would be barfineable.

Drinks are expensive in AC. Sure, they have happy hours but the good looking girls are in the bars that charge a lot for drinks. I included tips in the price. I also bought drinks for friends.

Sancho,

I think $5.00 of soju is about all anyone would need to suddenly starting seeing beauties all over the place.

Cat...in AC, you need a lot more than that...Some nights nothing less than a 5th of tequila will do.

At the places I hang out in AC the drinks are only 50 Piso. When you first get there the ladies are kind of rough looking but after spending only 1000 Piso or so on booze, all the ladies are looking very sexy so it is a very cost effective way to do all the most beautiful women on the planet. Just make sure to lock up your camera first so you wont accidentally take any pictures you might see the following day.

As for Sujo and Kool-aid in Korea, I believe it is more like $30-$40 worth of Suju Kettles and then the ladies are all very beautiful but they cost like $120 so it is not really that cost effective.

Speaking of doing it cheap yet ugly in AC, what's the latest on the gonorrhea/chlamydia front? Pretty much still rampant in all levels of LBFM?

I got bit by the monster my last trip to A.C.. There is a clinic over by Normas money exchange that will give you a shot and some pills for $30. It's a lot better to leave it there than take it back with you.