mjd

Ok, how about recommendations for saunas in those cities!

My friend Vincent and I are doing an extended South America visit in February. We will start in Buenos Aires and then take the ferry across to Montevideo, and finally a rental car to the gay hotel on Playa Chihuahua near Punta Del Este. We have to drive back to Montevideo in order to fly to Porto Alegre and we'll catch the end of Carnaval in Rio. These are return visits but after we will head to places we've never been before: Brasilia and Manaus, concluding with five days in Fortaleza. We had a great time before in Uruguay but its been over ten years. And because we've never been to those last three cities we'd appreciate any recommendations from those who have been!

My friend Vincent and I are doing an extended South America visit in February. We will start in Buenos Aires and then take the ferry across to Montevideo, and finally a rental car to the gay hotel on Playa Chihuahua near Punta Del Este. We have to drive back to Montevideo in order to fly to Porto Alegre and we'll catch the end of Carnaval in Rio. These are return visits but after we will head to places we've never been before: Brasilia and Manaus, concluding with five days in Fortaleza. We had a great time before in Uruguay but its been over ten years. And because we've never been to those last three cities we'd appreciate any recommendations from those who have been!

I always wondered where customers took photos of sauna guys. Do you get the camera from your locker before heading to the cabinas?

When we visited there were always at least 3 masseurs and sometimes the massage rooms were backed up so there was a wait. Masseurs came and went. They had three price levels and I couldn't discern any difference between the two higher prices. The masseurs gave a decent Swedish style massage and then all out sex. All of them were gorgeous young men with beautiful bodies and big cocks. I thought they were enthusiastic and great fun. My first was a top but not a gruff macho. The second I thought might be active but he insisted on a no-touching massage first and then proceeded to sit on my cock and choreographed my fucking him every which way except hanging from the ceiling. My friend liked him, too, so he arranged for him to come to his hotel room and they had a great time. There was a young but a bit rougher looking guy working the bar downstairs near the pool. He told me he, too, gave massages, and went back into the kitchen -- so he wasn't seen on the security camera -- and pulled down his shorts to display an awesome cock. Hard ripped body, 7% body fat type. But he couldn't get away from the bar so he was to come to my hotel after work, around 10pm. Unfortunately he came to the hotel 20 minutes early. I wasn't in the lobby and he was stopped and turned away by hotel security. I don't know why he -- or the hotel -- didn't call me in my room. I was so disappointed and it was my last night.

I visited in Cartagena, Medellin and Bogota in January. Had a great time. I was very surprised how pleasant Cartagena was. Found some great restuarants and enjoyed strolling through the streets in the walled city. I stayed at the Bonbon Allure which is a short walk outside the city gate, very nice neighborhood and across from the water. It was a beautiful hotel with outstanding breakfast service. They were very discrete about visitors. My friend and I each booked double rooms. We were allowed one visitor per 24 hour period and beyond that the hotel assessed a fee, $25 I think. There was a gay disco just down the street. Lots of hot young guys. Packed, loud and obnoxious EDM. We left after one beer. No one approached in the disco and the music was too loud to try to talk to anyone. But we left, got on Grindr and there must have been a dozen guys messaging us saying "we saw you at the disco, we want to meet!" Grindr and Hornet were very busy. Some guys included $ in their screenname so you know what they were seeking. A broad selection of gorgeous men. Loved it. The museums were also great. I thought it was very relaxing. Bogota was same as usual. Stayed in the gay mini hotel the San Sebastian in Chapinero. Decent rooms and sweet staff. Immediately next door was a place "Boys Internet Cabinas." I honestly thought it was an internet place so once when the internet in the hotel was running slow I visited. Haha! Lots of cabins and lots of boys but they weren't there for the internet. GLory holes everywhere and lots of non-commercial blow jobs. We took the Turistren which was a fun Sunday afternoon. Pretty ride, both through the city and then in the country. Stopped at the Salt Cathedral, interesting, worthwhile, and then had an hour or so in a colonial tourist town for lunch. Musicians on the train and the Colombianos all partied and danced as the train lurched along. Lots of fun. Didn't like the saunas in Bogota. Babylon was packed with stand and model gorgeous muscle boys. Very busy dozens having sex in the steam room but unless one is young and of model quality no one is interested. Went to two other suanas. Awful. Went to a couple bars but not very interesting. I hadn't been to the colonial downtown before and enjoyed a full day sightseeing there. Medellin, as all say, was terrific. We stayed at the Estellar Blue Hotel in El Poblado. It's a long but pretty walk to the Metro station. Parque Lleras with all the open air bars and restaurants was fun. Steak houses good -- the "famous" Thai restaurant was about as Thai as my German grandpa and the food was mediocre. Several of the restaurants were at best middling. On my return in June I'm going to pay more attention to reviews to find better fare. Mixed results bringing saunas boys home from there. My friend Vince, who doesn't speak Spanish, invited a masseur from Club Tobi. Vince had a double room but the front desk made him register the guest and pay, $30 I think, for the visitor. My favorite, the bartender at Club Tobi came around 10pm but the hotel wouldn't let him go up to my room and they wouldn't call for me. Duh, I should have told him to call my room first so I could meet him in the lobby. I don't think the hotel was anti-gay or anti-visitor, just doing diligence for safety. The hotel was beautiful, only $70 a night, huge rooms, brand new, perfectly clean, everything working, premium channels on TV, free breakfast AND dinner. I'd recommend the Estellar Blue but for June we're going to the Hotel Dix, closer to the metro station and Parque Lleras. We did the Comuna 13 tour and I highly recommend it. There were 2 other guys on the tour, both gay and from San Francisco, cute, smart, and lots of fun. We went up the escalators, through the neighborhood, all over on the cable cars. It was a long exhausting tour but very satisfying and well worth the price. Tour guide with sense of humor, highly knowledgeable and articulate. Good English. We also spent a day in the downtown museums. We had a hell of a time finding the "street of sin" and during the daytime. But when we saw some fierce drag queens, some strung out looking young guys. Plan to return there for a visit. The masseurs at Club Tobi, spectacular. We didn't get to any clubs. Donde Aquellos was largely deserted when we went by.

I'm heading to Cali the first week of June and would appreciate any recommendations. My friend and I booked rooms in the Hostal Dona Sol, owned by an American, John, and I presume his Colombian partner. Looks like a beautiful home with four rooms for rent. There's one suite and then three double rooms with private bath. The doubles are $30 a night, $45 for a couple or if one has an overnight visitor. They offer airport pickup for $45 and as best I can tell they are located conveniently and can provide tourist and gay spots advice. Has anyone been to any of the saunas or clubs in Cali? I do find that many of the cutest guys on Chaturbate are from Cali. I know it will be hot and humid but probably no more so that any other tropical locations in rainy season.

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Booked there for a visit in January 2016.

There have been reports on other threads saying they have never had problems having visitors in their hotels. Wonder if there is a strategy.

I just booked the Allure Bonbon on Cartagena for a January visit. Seems like a good location in Gethsemane just outside the walled city. But who knows whether they will allow a guest to visit. Even though it's just one person to the room I booked a double to be hopefully increase the odds. When I had previous problems in Mexico with this I just registered the guy to my room and removed him the next day. Pretty obvious to them what I was doing but it met their safety rules and I got my hottie in.

Good question, msclelovr. But would a regular hotel allow a young man to come to your room? I read some reviews of the San Sebastian on Trip Advisor. Mixed.

Sorry, duh!

The Boutique Hotel San Sebastian Gay is now advertising on the internet. It's located at Calle 62 in the gay Chapinero neighborhood and has very reasonable prices. I've never been but hope to learn more about it.

Now in Cartagena. Its difficult to get much information at this time but it appears that the High Park in Bogota is no more but there is now a High Park Hotel in Cartagena in an outlying neighborhood not too far from the walled city. I stayed there (Bogota High Park) and had an excellent experience.

Could those who have visited Colombia please make some hotel reservations for these cities? I don't intend to spend much time in the hotel so I'm not seeking first class accomodations but would like a place that is conveniently located, safe and clean, and that would allow me to bring a guest to the room. I speak Spanish.

Has anyone stayed at either of these places? They are gay owned and marketed to gays and highly recommended by Trip Advisor. The Guest House is in Santa Teresa; the flats are apartments in a building about 2 blocks for the gay beach in Ipanema. They look very nice and the prices are reasonable. I booked stays at both for January 2014. No guests allowed.