Jenjad55 wrote:
Me and two buddies just got back from 4 days in SJ. This was my fourth trip in three years. I don’t mean to sound inflammatory or hopelessly negative but I wanted to convey realistic observations & complaints.
Four days? Try 10 and you'll learn more. 4 days isn't even enough to practice the high school spanish you thought you knew/learned/had. 5 Days, 6 days - 7 days = maybe. 3 or 4 days? That's jet lag overhead my esteemed friend.
Jenjad55 wrote:
So-pardon me- but I’m need to sacrifice the pleasantries and candy coating here for the sake of accuracy:
And please don't mind the equivalent and sharp retorts. Cool?
Jenjad55 wrote:
What we hated about the Del Rey was how the “chicas†either sat on their rear-ends all night or stood in dark corners. It’s too hard to see what they really look like. Moreover, ambient lighting is so poor in some areas of the Del Rey, esp the bar area, that you can’t see anything (even during the daytime). Many just huddled in these 4 or 5 chica groups with the famed “get back stareâ€. Kind of like they’re either plain lazy or spoiled. Why don’t they stand up and circulate so prospective clients can get at least a profile shot?
How about buying them a beer and seeing how they warm up to you? I personally like to spend time with animated chicas who have at least a sense of communication and who can enjoy a little bit more than the O Face I'll present to them later.
So what you're saying here is that the body only matters and you don't really care if they're going to be cheery or funny or smiley -- you just care about the looks, eh? Well, go over to the bar, stand them up with your right hand (as if you're about to dance with them), twirl them around, get a good look, and step off. Why don't you do that?
Jenjad55 wrote:
Furthermore, we were turned off by most of the “tatted out†Panamanians, Dominicanas, and Columbianas who hung in groups and kept nervously eyeing Hispanic men who popped in and out from the street. These chicas all projected an attitude that the gringos in the house were pathetic “johns†and chumps. Not even the most suave of seduction techniques could crack these hardened cynical women.
Avoid the tatted out women.
Jenjad55 wrote:
2) What we hated about the Del Ray was that there’s too many freaking tattoes and crazy body (tongue) piercings on some of these women. Bodily mutilation is passé as a form of sexual attraction these days. Maybe Costa Rica is behind in this fashion faux pas. If a woman will sit in and allow an amateur to stick a needle through her tongue or other private parts then she’ll allow anything - including infectious disease.
Again - avoid the tattoos. In fact, just don't come to the Del Rey anymore. I'm sure they won't miss you anyway.
Jenjad55 wrote:
3) What we didn’t like about the Del Rey was that (for the inflated price and FEES) the rooms were rat-holes with lousy blown out beds. It’s the last time I ever stay there. When you compare DR to the excellent set up and atmosphere at the SPORTSMENS LODGE there’s a stark difference.
Finally - a true statement. Go to the Del Rey for the quick bed and the easy access -- and visit the SL for the ambiance and the nightlife. It is a stark difference, and I'm glad you noticed.
Jenjad55 wrote:
4) What we hated about the Hotel Del-Rey was that the staff has become arrogant, unreceptive to constructive complaints/suggestions, and condescending. Their fees are insulting & ridiculous. In business there’s the reasonable and practical expectation of profit and then there’s just outright price gouging and fleecing (i.e. the DEL REY)
STEP AWAY FROM THE DEL REY. Thank you.
Jenjad55 wrote:
5) ZONA BLUE “hotelâ€: What we didn’t like about the much heralded “Zona Blue†was how the female staff presented themselves. We went in to the bar and ordered some drinks-then the women (at best 5’s and 6’s) all filed in with bored looks only to plop down on these sunken sofas where they sit and stare at you. If you don’t make a choice in about 3 minutes they gradually (uno por uno) slide back out. If you take the bait- you purchase “sight unseen†and it becomes buyer’s remorse. Moreover, the owner/manager was pushy. In our hasty estimate, ZONA BLUE was only for the truly desperate.
This was the same situation, only worse, at Oasis and “Bar Idemâ€â€¦a real waste of time, money, and opportunity cost (for us that is).
Then they are quite clearly -- NOT -- for you and your 'buds'.
Jenjad55 wrote:
Guess I’m used to Buenos Aires (BA) where the women are walked by you one at a time or in a group…if you no like- you walk-no worries. Same-same in RIO at the Termas. In BA or Rio there’s never any problem with getting a full view in good lighting. Moreover the women aren’t “biatches†about everything.
Go back to Buenos Aires.
Jenjad55 wrote:
Next trip, me and the crew are going to drop the extra cash and go to Buenos Aires (1st choice) and Rio (2nd Choice).
Enjoy a playground where many more have been before you. Enjoy the higher prices. Enjoy the disdain for Americans. Enjoy the higher crime. Enjoy the longer trip, the higher fees, the equivalent (or worse) charges and rates. Enjoy all of that for what, a point or two in the 1-10 scale for chicks? Either way, you aint marrying them and going home with them to mom so I, uh, don't know what you're really complaining about.
In fact, if I weren't the nice guy, I'd say you sound like a big pessimist. And I don't think Pessimism has a place in Costa Rica. But, maybe you like posting here on COSTA RICA Ticas message boards.
Anyhow, sorry for the equally negative response, and have a nice travel whereever it is that you end up.
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