Solo in Cartagena 5-9 May

Chriscan says on Feb 10, 2008, 03:17:

I stay in the Hotel Las Vegas when I'm in Cartagena. Most hotels chargeper person so if you bring a vhiv back you will usually pay double. For two people it's $22 for a hotel with a balcony overlooking a interesting street witha university and a small whore bar.

As there are shitloads of hookers in Caratgena it's never a problem bring girls back - that's what they are for.

Hang out near the university during the day to pick up non protitutes and suspect every girl in every bar is one.

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scottyk5 says on Feb 10, 2008, 03:42:

Thanks for the info, do you have any suggestions of hotels on the beach? If not I will try to find the info on Vegas. I am not real concerned with going on the cheap. Definitely want a/c.I do contract work in the middle east, so every four months I bust out and hit some town like a hurricane and try to fit four months of living and drinking into two weeks. While I am here I just stack the $$ and count the days until R&R.Looking forward to May. My spanish is pretty rudimentry right now, but hopefully improving by then.

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Terry2 says on Feb 10, 2008, 04:52:

I think Chriscan might mean the Hotel Las Velas. It is the Dann Hotel in Laquito and is situated right on the beach. Very nice hotel and staff are great.

Terry

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Chriscan says on Feb 10, 2008, 04:53:

There isn't much on the beach in Caratgena. The nicest beach is Play Blanca but all you can find there are tents a hammocks and no electricity. There are some small islands that I know have nice hotels but I doubt there is much party life out there.

Maybe what you are looking for can be found in Rodelero near Santa Marta. It's 5 about a 5 hour bus ride from Cartegena. It's a small city with a really nice beach and active nightlife. Lots of hotels on the beach. I really enjoy it there. It's very popular vacation spot for Colombians but not many gingos make it there. Chek it out on Google Earth.

If beaches are a priority for you I would make the trip to Rodelero. REally, the beach is far better than anything around Cartagena. I love to hang out on the beach at night. Lots of good street food vendors beer and lots of bands playing on the beach. Given your limited time though I'm sure you will be happy in Cartagena without the extra 10 hours of travel time. Rodelero is a little more easy going that the full on hookers and blow party to the grave scene in Cartagena.

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Chriscan says on Feb 10, 2008, 05:09:

No, for sure it's hotel Las Vegas

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vicshere says on Feb 10, 2008, 05:50:

yep that was my question are you sure you want to stay in Santa Marta or do you actually mean you want to stay in Rodadero

listo

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tomtom33 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 10, 2008, 05:53:

The Dann, formerly the Las Velas, sounds like a good choice for you. I'm not sure about the guest thing, though.

You could rent an apartment at http://www.zepelion.com/apartamentos/english.htm. That would handle the guest problem. Many of those apartments are right on the beach.

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scottyk5 says on Feb 10, 2008, 08:04:

Thanks for the tips! like I said you guys are a wealth of info. If you run into me I will buy you a few rounds!

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Ctg Bound says on Feb 11, 2008, 08:27:

We offer apartments for rent in Cartagena de Indias. Our apartments are located in the neighbourhoods of Laguito, Bocagrande and in the Old Historic City:

http://www.colombiarental.net/

Chriscan, I take it that the Hotel Las Vegas is one of the small cheap hotels in Bocogrande?

I haven't heard of it (which doesn't mean a lot) and also thought you meant the Las Velas, which is now renamed the The Dann.

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cali373 says on Feb 11, 2008, 21:43:

I just got back from Cartagena and their is a hotel las vegas in el centro historic center. It is cheap and near a club called Electra. Electra is a place to pick up prostitutes but the party music is very good so you might find foreigners. I have stayed in Los Balcones de Badillo in the el centro which charged me 70,000 a night but it was not high season. It is a nice hotel with A/C. Not the type that someone goes for the hour but you could probably bring someone back. I also stayed in Hotel Artun which was down the street from Balcones, it was clean but not as nice and cheap $40,000 for A/C, 30,000 without. That was definitely a place that people paid by the hour.

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cali373 says on Feb 11, 2008, 21:54:

Bocagrande is nice but has no freakin charm, stay in el centro. you can walk to everywhere fromo there and very safe. Boca-grande is another miami, a touist trap.

You can go to Calle Arsenal and find many places to hang out.

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scottyk5 says on Feb 12, 2008, 21:23:

Thanks for the tips, i ended up booking at The Dann. Now, any suggestions of "must see" stuff during the day and the best clubs to hit while partying at night? Not neccessarily looking for hookers, I would prefer to meet a regular girl. But, at 2 am, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

scottyk5

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tomtom33 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 13, 2008, 04:08:

scottyk5 says on Feb 13, 2008, 07:56:

Right on bro! Hell at 2 am, I should just be hitting my stride for partying. Knowing me, I will probably become fixated on a couple of hot freelancers after I get a bad ass buzz and just turn up the volume from there. Like I said, I gotta fit 4 months of living into 2 weeks of vacation. No time to waste. Probably a good way to put it would be I am visiting to for the bad girls and the good times, with an off chance that that I will meet a good girl in a bad town.

scottyk5

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