Dapple Does Costa Rica (May/June 2001)

(hmmmm, I wrote this report with another board in mind. Examining this site more closely im surprised at the amount of info. I guess alot of this stuff is recycled. Well, I guess another take on a scene is always welcome)


Well, I just got back from Costa Rica a couple days ago. Im Just getting over the shock of not being in “kid in candystore” mode anymore. Ive noticed that while CR is one of the most popular destinations there really is very little new information on the place. Maybe people just assume that since its so highly frequented new information isnt as necessary? I know that while I was planning my trip I wanted more newly updated info, espcially on the places, than I actually found. I figured I would post this report to help those in the situation I was just in a few weeks ago. Im just typing off the top of my head so im not aiming at some major report here. Just an overview, an update, and some thoughts. I have to say though that the vast majority of what I did find around the net was ight on. I really felt like I was in the know and knew the drill even though it was my first real TSM type trip.


I had been to CR once before in January. The trip was the usual toursity stuff and I happened to stay at the Del Rey which advertised in the Tico Times. I was shocked at what I stumbled onto. A good guy from Atlanta showed me the ropes and some places and for that I will be forever greatful . As I was booked for touristy stuff most of my trip I made it a point to return ASAP for more time in San Jose. Just some advise... Dont try to squeeze too much tourism stuff along with the mongering (Yes keemo, im thinking of you). This results in an exhausting trip, the type you need to recover from when you get back. I dont know, thats just not my idea of a good vacation. One or two good side trips is fine. Theres always next time to add on to the regular tourism. Once I finished school for the summer I headed out to CR for a full blown TSM trip. I think its important to know a bit about a poster so as to know where he’s coming from, I wish more of you would do a quick profile. Im 21, a college student and a newbie to mongering. I consider myself an all around nice guy and im anything but hardcore in attitude. Im overall somewhat shy and laid back, an observer type though by the end of my trip I was picking up the pace.


Ok, just a few quick overview observations... I personally think (though I dont have much to compare it to) CR is a great TSM location, especially for newbies or first timers. Its safe, convenient, relatively clean and modern, and very monger friendly with a large selection to choose from. While ive heard all the warnings and think people should definitely always be careful, I never felt endangered once. I fequently walked at night, sometimes alone. Still, thanks to internet info, and info from veterans, I knew where was ok and where wasnt. If youre not sure or feel even a little uncomfortable go the safer route. Violent crime is supposed to be quite rare in CR. Personally the only thing I ever have on me is a photocopy of my passport and about a hundred bucks. Wouldnt be the end of the world if I lost that. The tranvestites are there as I saw them on corners from cabs driving around the city. Who knows, they could be good transvestites. Id rather not find out (El Gato, you know about my dream). You could easily get by on not a word of Spanish. As we have all heard time and time again though good Spanish makes the experience so much better. I speak some Spanish, not great by any stretch of the imagination but enough to have basic conversation and enough to work around things I dont understand. I was shocked at how many people, veterans even, who spoke much less Spanish than I did and didnt seem to care much about learning either. I was amazed to find myself, with the little spanish I know, translating for others. I have made it a definite point to learn to speak Spanish fluently, ive already picked up so much so quickly. You can use it in so many places and it makes the whole experience 10x better. Learn Spanish, learn Spanish, learn Spanish. Ok, I’ll get off the pulpit now...


Well, Airlines are all different and depending on where you are so is the price. I paid $515 for a direct flight from NYC. Left at about 5pm and after a 5hr flight I was in CR at 8pm local time. Theyre 2hrs behind EST though I believe when we change our clocks for daylight savings it goes back to one hour since they dont do that. Not sure on this 100% though. This is my 2nd time and I never have problems at the airport. Pick up my bags and breeze right out the door. 15minutes tops. Ive actually never been bothered going in or coming back to the states. 10 bucks for a cab to the Del Rey and im in the room checked in by about 9pm. As usual the weather is prefect. Not too hot, not too cold. Its the early part of the rainy season so it rains late afternoons for an hour or so but besides that the weather is spring like all the time. I believe the rain gets worse towards the end of the summer. Whatever the case the rain is easy to work around and youre never in need of an AC or heavy jacket as long as you stay in the central valley around San Jose.
I only really have detailed info on 2 hotels and dont think theres much need for info on others. I stayed at the Del Rey. I met so many people Staying at the Presidente I sometimes felt I was the only one. These are imo the two best options and ill compare the two with the +’s and –‘s of each. Del rey was $55 a night plus the ridiculously high CR tax (socialism at its finest). It was $10 to bring a girl up. All the rooms are clean and comfy with AC, nice new big TV’s, cable with all the US channels, big jumbo bed, a mini-bar/fridge, and a bathtub. Were not talking high living here but I guess around what you would expect to find in a Motel 6 on the side of the road in anywhere, USA. I went up to a buddys room at the Presidente, about 2 blocks away from the Del Rey, so I can make a fair comparison. I believe the TSM rate is $45, the rooms are probably half a point nicer, just a little nicer around the edges it seemed. You have to pay like 3 bucks extra for the safe, I saw no bathtub, just a shower, theres no charge to bring a girl to the room, no minibar, and the windows have a great view of avenida central which is the main drag and a nice place to watch Costa Rica walk by. Im sure there are other hotels that might be cheaper or of equal quality but everyone I met stayed at one of these two and both the quality and price are more than acceptable. Im not sure where I’ll stay when I go back though im leaning towards the Del Rey.


The Presidente is bit cheaper per night. It includes breakfast, (who wakes up early enough for it anyway though?) has no guest fee, and the rooms appear to be just slightly nicer. The Del Rey has a guest fee but has no “walk of shame” (hehe, I love that term). The Presidente caters to both non-mongers and mongers. Bringing a girl or two back at 2pm? Well, good chance theres gonna be a female at the front desk for you to sign them in with. Or who knows, a tourist family in the elevator with you and the chicas. At the Del Rey no need for the front desk. Right off the side by the stairwell and second elevator between the bar and lobby theres a little desk with a guy there. This persons job is to sign girls in all hours of the day. I usually had a really cool guy do it at night where he rated my girl while she was signing with a thumbs up or facial expression. This is the Del Rey, its geared towards the monger. Perosnally I think $10 a pop is worth the peace of mind. Im usually just once a night anyway, any other business is done on premis elsewhere . Also, the Del Rey has the Blue Marlin bar and casino right there. Its so conveniently located... wake up, get ready, get in the elevator and bang youre at the bar. At night its just walk 50 feet, sign in, upstairs, and in less than 3 minutes flat youre in the room. They have a minibar/fridge which I use to stock juices, sodas, water, snacks. Buy your own and store them since the prices are a bit high. Still if you need some emergency condoms, booze, or cigs, they keep it always full. Theres a bathtub in each room, I didnt see one in my friends Presidente room though I understand they have a public Jacuzzi or something upstairs. I really need the tub to recuperate from extended romps . Wow, ive spent alot of text on the hotels. I think to sum it up the Presidente is a bit more bang for the buck but the Del Rey is more convenient. I just find it amazing that you can easily take a cab from the airport to the Delrey and never leave the building and have a good monger trip. The Del Rey sent me an E-mail saying they just bought the bar RICOS across the street. Seems like theyre expanding. The Presidente is also doing alot of construction and seems to be making a bar downstairs. Should be interesting to see how it all develops. As a final lodging note id be interested in finding about long term apartotels. From what I know for 750-1000 a month you can stay in a really nice apartment type place with kitchen and all. Id be interested in finding a chica friendly one close to the Gringo Gulch for a possible extended test out stay.


I have to say I met alot of really great people on my trip both memebers of TSM or other boards and plenty of non-members too. Gato, keemo, R, C, J, B, ace, nononsense, and many others whose names escape me now. Many of the members are lurkers so their names are probably not familiar to you guys anyway. I was surprised at how cool and down to earth most guys were, I expected a much worse lot. Also, being there 10 days I outlasted the first batch of people as they started going home. I was a bit worried I would end up alone but you always end up meeting new people and re-strengthening the group. I guess when youre in a bar in a foreign nation with a beer in your hand scoping out the girls its just a bonding type experience. I made alot of friends, got alot of E-mail addresses, and really look forward to hooking up with alot of people in the future. There are the occassional jerks you come accross. You know, the guys who treat the girls like animals and then bitch and moan that theyre so hardcore. Im happy to say that these guys seem to be the exception and not the rule.


Ok, quick girl recap and then Ill give a run down on the places I went with descriptions and my ratings. I had a good map and wanted to hit a couple other places but its hard when you start finding good places to run around to new ones. In 10 days I had 5 girls. Though all but one I had at least on 2 different occasions. One was a full blown girlfriend type and I actually stayed at her place, got freebies. Yes, I know, 5 is low but im still a newbie and I was careful to avoid hardcores. I didnt do amazing quality. In my book around 6’s. Hehe, im still new enough so that im intimidated by the lookers. I still think stayed away from some of the horrors I see in some of the pictures people post on sites. I feel like im ready to make the next step to the 8-9’s next trip. I spent most of the trip with one fellow (Gato) hombre with good taste who did about a dozen girls and Id say his average was a solid 8. My stats were as follows:
2 Colombians 2 Nicaraguans 1 Dominican --- 3/5 bbj --- 3/5 kissing -- 2/5 GFE (one more a WILD fuck with kissing the other more a true GFE). There was one kisser but no bbj and one bbj but no kissing though I didnt really try and got a goodbye kiss on the lips. Its weird because in the beginning I decided I didnt want to kiss as I wanted to keep some separation between regular girls and working ones but I tossed that after the first GFE. Like I said, im new to this and im still working this whole thing out. Anyway, heres the Breakdown on the places:


Blue Marlin Bar –

Well, like youve probably heard this is THE spot. I think its an amazing place. I could just sit at the bar all day drinking Rock Ices (Best beer in CR imo) and checking out the scene. Great place to meet Americans and learn stuff about CR too. Theres a large snake like bar with table seating on 2 levels. The place always has something going on. Sure the selection is better on Saturday at midnight than it it on Sunday at 4:00am but you can still land something decent on the latter. Monday to Sunday at all hours this is the place. This was offseason (I believe high season is roughly December to march) but At 4am on a Sunday you can expect the music to be going, the sounds of the casino to be ringing, and the selection though not great, still there. To my knowledge you wont find a place with a larger selection, better mix, or better quality in CR. The majority of the customers are gringos though you’ll meet people from all over the world. Its a wild mix really. Many older gringos on vacation, alot who actually live there, some younger gringos stopping off in San Jose on their way surfing in Jaco or somewhere, a couple upperclass locals, and a few European and Asian visitors sprinkled in. Add in the girls who are everything from pretty much white Ticas or Colombians to black Domincans and you have what ive heard described as the Star Wars bar scene. All thats missing is Jabba the Hut though sometimes a Gringo ex-pat can easily fit the bill. The Bartenders are pretty much the best looking girls in the place and theyre just horrible at what they do. The drinks suck, they cant seem to open a beer without creating a suds explosion, and it takes 10minutes to actually call one over since theyre so busy putting makeup on each other and talking on the phone. If they werent so damn hot it would be easy to get mad at them. Theyre all nice though and with their occassional dancing they just add to the whole experience. While they dont “work” the bar I did meet one guy who was dating one. You can find them at the local discos (Infinito seems to be popular, I liked the place) after shifts. The Blue marlin music is also imo great. Not too loud, just right. You’ll hear U2, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, a couple spanish pop songs, some dance music... good mix. Sometimes I would just sit at the bar talking to the guy next to me and it would hit me... WHAAAM! Its like, youre there looking at this incredible scene, almost everytime you look a girl in the eyes shes smiling or staring, or more. Its like, holy shit, I can take any girl in here and be in my room with her in 3 minutes. That feeling of “candystoreness” never wore off and I cant imagine it ever quite happening. I would get up every once in awhile, walk around to check out the talent I couldnt see from where I was, swing around the casino portion, around the restaurant (good to get a late night meal at, you can still see some of the action and a lot of the girls hand around the cafe part) back around the front and to my seat again. I liked that this place isnt like an in your face brothel. If someone just walked in off the street it would take them awhile to figure out what was going on as it did me the first time there. I like that... Flirt a little, buy a drink, talk a little, get a sense for the girl. Its like a regular bar where the girls are just all available and ready to go. The vast majority of them are dressed just like you would expect a girl in any bar to be dressed. Like youve probably all heard theyll almost all ask $100 but this is very negotiable. All depends on the time of day/business/their looks. This is also a good place to hook up a 3some. Gato did with 2 real lookers (especially one) and it turned out quite well for him. Best bet is to find one whos cool with it and have her choose. Some people talk about the “hard-coreness” of the Del-Rey girls. There are definitely plenty of those. There are also alot of non hards to choose from though. Personally im EXTREMELY picky on attitude and will give on the looks to a point. The selection is large and you can talk to them and feel em out so you if you look hard and long enough you should be able to find what youre looking for. And if its not there (this is for you Gato) then theres always the next wave just about to hit. All in all this is the king of the San Jose scene. If you dont like it here then you probably wont be too crazy about the Costa Rica scene as a whole.
Girls: 8.5
Atmosphere: 8.5


Club Idem -

Idem is definitely a nice place. 6-7 long blocks from Del Rey its a good place to check out from time to time, especially when youre not into the Blue Marlin selection at a particular hour. Roberto the owner can usually be found there and he seems like a really nice guy. Theres a small very well stocked bar (coldest beer I had in CR), with tables in the front and back of the bar. The girls are usually lined up sitting at the tables and if youre sitting at the bar your back is usually to them (I wasnt crazy about that). Its way smaller and much more laid back (quieter) than the the Blue Marlin. They have rooms in the back which are clean and nice. You have two choices, the 12,000 colones and 15000 colones which is very reasonable (around 50 bucks). Im not even sure which room I got but it was nice and very acceptable and a friend of mine said there wasnt much difference between the 2 choices. The selection while not large is quite good and there doesnt seem to be a rush for time or whatever. I had a girl with a great smile I flirted with one night before I chose her. Good experience. Idems opens afternoons and closes at 1am. Definitely a place to frequent.

Girls: 7.5
Atmosphere: 7.5


Bikini Club –

Bikini is a couple blocks away from the Del Rey the and has a WAY too expensive cover for what you get. Still, its not a bad place. There are two floors with bars on each one. Music is loud and mostly Spanish. The downstairs isnt used so when you walk in you just head right upstairs. Its a mostly local place though with the newly high cover I think that may change. There is a heavy Dominican girl presence and though the selection is not particularly large you can still find differnt types. The girls will hit you up for drinks that while not expensive at the level of the rip-off strip joints are still about twice the price of yours. You can get a lap dance for 3 bucks and theres a small room in the back you can take a girl to for about 50 bucks. I went to BK a few times my first stay and my first few nights this trip. There are definitely better choices but overall its a decent place.

Girls: 5.0
Atmosphere: 5.0


Park Hotel -

I understand that its different strokes for different folks but this place just isnt really my stroke. The scene itself is off the wall though and its a must visit at least once for all CR visitors. I had set up to meet some people here on Friday night and watch the show. Took a cab from the Del Rey, 5 minute ride. Saw a good many transvestites on the way to the park and back. This is the true old time (and still current for locals) red light district in San Jose, not the Gringo Gulch/DelRey area. When I first walked in I did a double take. What a sight. At about 8:30 on Friday the place was packed with people waiting for the “show.” First off there wasnt a single local in the place. All gringos with cowboy hats and southern accents abounding. This coulda been a bar in anywhere Alabama or Georgia. The average age also seemed to be higher than most places. At a young looking 21 I REALLY stood out here. Hehe, more than at the places where I was the only gringo. It was like, “wait, im in Central America but there are a bunch of older southerners and cowboyhats and Hotel California is playing on the radio.” Hard to describe how wild it all seemed. I would be surprised throughout my trip at how many southerners I met. Seemed everyone either lived in CA or the south. Some were ex- northerners but I cant remember a single guy I met who actually lived north of the mason-dixon line. Anyway, a sign on the wall reads “Free blowjobs Tuesdays” and no matter how many times I read it the absolute decadence of it never seemed to quite sink in. I knew from previous reports that the quality of the girls was suspect so I reluctantly sat at the bar. I was surprised that the at the bar actually meant AT THE BAR. I mean, youre right there with them right ON the bar just like the bar at your regular drinking place in the states. Theres no stage, no platform or barrier of any sort. So at about 9:15 after collecting 5,000 colones from each guy for the show Bill the owner yells out the rules... 1) No photos 2) No fingers in them it makes them sore and they cant work (laughter breaks out). About 10 Girls start coming out and dancing and the baby oil bottles are passed around. Well, It was true, the quality was WEAK. Maybe two 5’s and one 6. The rest down from there. They soon sit down and start eating each other out. Oil is flying everywhere, and guys are going down on a couple of them. I had the 6 and one 5 right in front of me so I rubbed a good half bottle of oil myself. I met alot of good guys at the show and ended up going back twice to meet up with others and show others their first Park show. The second time I met and saw nononsense (I didnt actually believe this part of his posts) fully take part in the show and get up there and get a bj from one oiled up chica while going down on another right smack 2 feet in front of me. Hehe, needless to say as a rather shy and reserved first timer this was a bit more than I asked for. Still it was wild fun and alot of laughter, even if I had to strain my virgin (to this type of decadence) eyes a bit. Nononsense, sir, you are a bonafide maniac. Again, this place would make the Romans blush wildly. I would definitely recommend it once but personally its not my style. Prices are really low I understand, somewhere under 40 bucks, room included if im correct.

Girls: 3.5
Atmosphere: 6.0 (sheer decadence)


VIPS Molino Rojo’s –

This is essentially a local hangout a few blocks from the park frequented by a small number of gringos in the know. Because its geared towards locals the prices are unbelieveable. 15 bucks including room (I still shake my head everytime I consider the cheapness) . Its a very large dark room with a bar, stage, and blaring loud music and lights. A dancer will hit the stage every once in a blue moon. The music is almost all American and quite good... Led Zeppelin and Metallica posters are all over the walls. Considering the price one would expect to find as bunch of two-toothed old hags but surprisingly thats not the case. Were not talking strict hotties here but if you look long and hard enough in the dark you’ll likely find a few good choices. For the price you cant really complain either way.

Girls: 5.5
Atmosphere 6.0


Josephines –

Well, I guess this is the typical rip-off titty joint. Somehow after getting some bogus cards offering free drinks I decided to meet up with a couple friends there. After getting in with one friend we were told there was a 15 dollar minimum. Looked around, our other friends werent there yet, we didnt know if they came and left because of the minimum but decided to stay just to make sure. Well, sure enough 2 girls sit down next to us. Their drinks? 12 dollars each. You have to buy at least one otherwise youre just a cheap no-good Gringo right? So me and my buddy are out about 30 bucks in about 5 minutes. Damn, thats 2 choices at Molino Rojo’s!!! After awhile thats just how you start converting money. Its like “damn they stole my $500 digital camera” and a buddies reply is “shit, thats 5-6 Del Rey girls, or 10 Idem Girls, or 30+ Molino girls!!!” Sooner or later someone has to pin a currency to girls prices. We can have the large Del Rey bill, the medium Idem bill and the small Molino bill. I guess we could have Park Hotel coins. Anyway, were laughing about how were “bleeding” from being taken so hard at Josephines just as the waiter brings a tiny little cup of popcorn. Thats the most expensive popcorn I ever had. Mustve been like a dollar a Kernel. It had us laughing even harder. The place was large and dark and the quality of the girls seemed ok though I didnt see many. Nothing that you couldnt find at the Del Rey. Our other 2 buddies show up and are itiching to leave when they hear about the minimum. We already invested 30 bucks so we pushed them to stay to under the argument that everyone has to get ripped off at at least one tittie joint on their first Costa Rica trip. They stayed. This one 18yo beauty sat with our newly arrived pals though from what I understand she was not available to take out. A strip show started on stage and two girls dressed as nursed came and plucked my friend (we were sitting right up front) and pulled him onto the stage. They danced him up on the pole, took of his shirt, and put him on an examination table. We were all hysterically laughing. We spent a little more time there and headed out. Bottom line is these places should be avoided. The cabbies love them since theyre paid to take tourists but you can easily find similar quality at much lower prices. Theres just no reason to go. Still, EVERYONE has to get ripped off at a titty bar once in CR...

Girls: 8
Atmosphere: 7.5


Krysis Health Spa –

Krysis is I guess the typical type massage place. You walk in and are greeted by a room of girls who stand. You make your choice and are off to your room. $55 gets you a nice clean big room with jacuzzi. I think theres a cheaper option but never asked. Im not too crazy about these massage places but I understand Krysis has some of the best quality. I really dont remeber. Like ive said im a bit new to this and naturally a bit easily intimidated. When I walked in and was shown to a whole group of girls who stood up I could barely keep my head up. I quickly picked this one young looking girl who had a big smile on her face and rushed out of the room. Good choice by the way. I dont remeber what I really saw of the girls, like I said I just wanted out of that situation. One problem I have is that if theres nothing you like dont you just feel this immense pressure to at least pick someone? Walking out is basically like slapping the whole group of them in the face. Perhaps I’ll get used to this, I dunno, I did change alot in the way I did and perceived things in just the week I was in CR. Still, these are probably my least favorite type places with a bar being my favorite. At a bar like the Marlin you have your beer, you observe, you can buy a girl a drink, talk, get a feel for her... At these places its just so in your face.

Girls: 7.5 (cant remeber really)
Atmosphere: 7.5


Other places—

Well, the above are the places I visited. I had planned to visit a few more places but its hard to peel yourself away from good things once youve found them. I did stop by the Key Largo a couple blocks away from the Del-Rey. Its a historic place as far as the CR scene goes and is huge with 5 bars. On weekends they have live music. I was there right at closing time so I cant really grade the place though. Every other time I wanted to stop by I was told it was quiet so didnt bother. I was there my last trip and its a mostly Dominican place which naturally means theres an agressive atmosphere. I wanted to go to Club 40’s and 747. The former I just never went to, the latter Gato stopped by and said its just a house with the number 747 on it. These are supposed to be decent places. I didnt go to Arte Sauna or Lucy’s which are another two massage type places. Arte’s is a few blocks west of the Del Rey, Lucy’s is across the street from idems. Theyre supposed to be decent places that are reasonably priced.

Infinito discoteque in Pueblo and Planet Mall disco in San Pedro are good dancing places to take a girl or even meet a regular one. You can have a nice meal at Tin Jo’s Asian restaurant across the street from Idems. Del Rey restaurant food is good and open 24hrs but even more so than at most places the service is super slow. There is no “quick bite” in San Jose unless youre eating fast food. Fast food can be found anywhere up and down Avenida Central... KFC, Subway, McDonalds Burger King.


I think thats about it. Forgive any spelling or grammatical errors, for some reason I cant get this to spell check and I just did a quick proof-read. Alot of you might remeber me from my post about moving down to live in CR. Well, I met alot of people who did just that, most notably a 19 year old who had been there a year and came down with no friends, not knowledge of the language, nothing. He does sportsbooking and seems to be a fixture in the DelRey and Tropical. It takes alot of balls to do something like that. Of course, alot of you old timers might tell him to just “become a millionaire” and go on sidetrips instead of living there. Anyway, im still working things out. Id like to make a quick comment on the “hardness” of the CR girls. I havent been to other places so I dont have anything to compare it to but I will say that if you really want its not too hard to meet nice girls. I know I had a GFE that had me spending the night at her house, money discussions dropped, and I just got the oddest Spanglish love-letter in E-mail I ever imagined possible. I think the more hardcore your attitude, the more likely you are to land hardcore girls. Im always super nice, even if the girl is being annoying, and Im VERY picky when it comes to attitude. Better no screw than a dead one for me. Of course you can take all the pre-cautions and still get screwed but it didnt happen to me. All in all an amazing trip with all nice girls. Next trip I look forward to improving both the quality and quantity since Im not as easily intimidated now that Im a bit more experienced. Im really looking forward to my next trip, ive already been in contact with trip buddies who are also in the planning process. I think CR will always be my #1 destination but ill be doing Brazil either next trip or the trip after because ive heard such positive things from EVERY single person ive ever mentioned it to. Man, this is a great hobby. Like Keemo mentioned its probably more addicting and financially dangerous than CRACK! Hope my report helps someone have a more enjoyable trip.


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Dapple: Nice report, sounds like stuff I would say, I agree 100% with everything you said....

Just curious about something since I never went to the "show" at the park...are the Bj's BBBJ or bareback?

hehhe, take care......when ya goin again??.. I would like to hang out since we share the same opinions and ideas about this hobby....and I like the part where you look down on dudes that treat the girls badly.....keep up the good attitude brotha!! take care!!

Dapple,

Excellent post. You're absolutely right, the board needed a comprehensive venue by venue description -- it's been too long since one was posted. TJHombre, Gato, perhaps a worthwhile chore would be to create a "reference" folder with search capabilities, so that newbies could quickly choose a destination and find practical tips on transportation and lodging, tips on how to meet and greet the chicas, and reviews of each venue.

As for Fbla2, when the girls do a gringo on the bar during the Park Hotel show, it's always a covered blow job. When you take them back to a room or another hotel, it's BBBJ.

Probably the biggest difference between the Del Rey and the Park, other than the generally lower quality of the girls, is that you never worry about negotiating for a BBBJ with the girls from the Park Hotel.

I think that Gato posted an excellent report previously in this thread comparing San Jose and TJ. Having been to both, I'd describe them as very different operations, and Gato zeroed in perfectly on the "volume" aspect.

In Costa Rica, you take a girl, and chances are they're only doing one, possibly two, absolute maximum three customers a night. Things are less rushed.

In my case, I like threesomes with two girls, a girlfriend experience, and BBBJ's. At the Park Hotel, I can get all this without a problem, simply by treating the chicas with a little respect. You can get this at the Del Rey, too, but you have to negotiate a little up front.

Hey there nononsense. Enjoyed meeting you. Too bad you were only there a short time and pretty busy with your favorites, we couldve hung out more. Im sure we'll meet again, they'll be plenty of other times. hehe, that being said I saw more of you than ive probably ever seen of another guy in my life . Man, everytime I think of the park it gets me going. Not that I was crazy about the place but it reminds me of the decadence of CR.

FBLA, Im not 100% sure when my next trip is. I have to take care of some stuff. Wont be long though. I also want to visit Brazil. If youre gonna go drop me a line, who knows, maybe I'll be going to. I'll also probably know of others who might be there (hehe, have a large network now) so I can refer. I was a bit worried about being alone but its real easy to meet cool people to hit the bars with.

Hey Dapple, it looks like I will be there all of next week...couldnt resist the $372 round trip special offered by Lacsa!!!!!!!! And I bought it 3 days before the departure date! It's low season allright...which means good prices for anything ya want.