Planning a late summer trip. Some questions.

Weekends after 9:00 Hong Kong gets very busy, very crowded. Like you can't find a seat and you can barely move through the club. Generally a better selection of girls. I have found Chicago club to be a better option on weekends but with Adelitas closed there are reports of it getting busier. That said, I have also found Hong Kong can go from being crazy crowded to feeling half empty in a matter of 30 minutes, it just depends. Hong Kong has also added new 3rd, 4th, and 5th levels in the back that are usually less crowded. I personally prefer Sunday - Tuesdays

Arriba cost doesn't matter if you have your own room or not, but you will have a little more time as the hotel staff aren't clock watchers if you have your own room. There are reports of hotel staff knocking on the door after an hour and demanding you buy a bucket of beers or something similar if your lady is still there.

Can't comment on the $23 dance cards, last time I was there you could either get a $10 ficha which may or may not include a lap dance, or pay $30 for a "wine drink' which usually included a lap dance. I try to avoid the $30 dances at all cost.

Do the girls do GFE/intimate type of stuff? - it depends, and it is hard to find out. Your best bet is to get some feeling during the ficha. I have found that things like nibbling on your ear or light kisses on the neck will mean a more intimate experience upstairs. I usually ask if they will kiss arriba 'beso' but honestly you don't know until you get in the room with them. I would say I get what I consider a really good GFE about 50% of the time. That said, $100 to have a non GFE fuck with a hot Latina is still a good time.

At least at Cascadas, there are safes in the room. I think you can trust them. Sometimes you might need hotel staff to help you set it up. Other than that I usually try to keep my money hidden in places like my shorts pockets or something like that.

Taking any kind of baggage over the border just adds a brief bag scan both going in and coming back across. Less evasive than what you get at the airport. When going into Mexico, it adds about 5 minutes because there is a line as Mexican's go to the US to shop and bring back lots of bags, entering the US it adds no time. Viagra should not cause any issues.

Mesero's will ask if you want a drink frequently but just tell them no and they will move along. You can also buy bottle water for I think $4. If you tip them well when you buy a Ficha they will be just fine. Mesero's get a bad wrap here but for the most part I have found them to be very helpful.

Search for articles about Tijuana in the articles area, there are several of them. Other than that this forum has a lot of good information, it just takes a while to filter through.

tj. and chinese food at Hong Kong. I'll be there tomorrow.

there's also a lot of good reviews to read too.

I'd encourage you to check out some of the smaller clubs near HK, (Gold Palace, La Carreta, La Gloria etc). All are under a minute away and have a different, more local vibe. I've never felt unsafe in any of them. I've taken girls from Gold Palace and street girls to Cascadas with no issues. My next trip will be right after July 4th, Enjoy!

ty @rugrat

Buy a water. Hold it in your hand all night. If the meseros see you with no drink, you'll be constantly be asked if you want to buy a drink. It will be none stop. I buy a beer and walk around with it all night.

Hey another question. Why don't I see many people taking the hk official limo from the border if it is free? I saw you need to tip? What is that about?

I frequently take the limo. The population varies. Do not know why that is confusing,

No tipping is “required,” but it is good form to do so. Some of the positions are unpaid and the staff is compensated entirely by tips. And in case you didn’t know, some staff PAY to work there. Example, the meseros/waiters PAY $40/day to work. At a $1 tip each, that is 40 drinks hustled before breaking even. And they are required to sell three meals a day or be fined.

Don’t know specifically about the limousine drivers, but the club is going to get away with as much as possible, because there is always some one standing in line to take their place. Definitely a different world.

I have usually been offered the limo when checking out of Cascadas, they give you a little card. It is free but I usually tip $5 so it ends up costing about as a taxi.

I always try to take the limo when going, When carrying a bunch of cash I would much rather be in a HK vehicle than a cab for safety reasons. When leaving it's always pretty quick to get a HK shuttle back to border outside of the club too.

Heads up. So I talked on the tijuana forums and the recommend getting an escort in hotel ticuan . I think I might do that and check out Chicago club then so cascadas and hk the next day.

@aleccorbett. Check out some of the reviews on Ticuan. I saw some where they are charging a significant fee to bring a girl to your room. Not sure if that's still the case but, worth checking.

Haven't seen any mention of that but ty for point it out. What is a 'significant fee'?

Ok I checked the forum for one of the agencies where mongers are recommending to take girls and you only need to pay a fee if you have a threesome. The exception is if you have a double room

i've had a few escorts in TJ while staying at cascadas and TBH they were a bit of a letdown upon arriving. The issue I had was the faces of the girls in the pics were blurred for privacy but compared to what runs around down at HK never quite compared in the looks dept. I would rather meet a girl in a club and see if theres a connection and know upfront how she looks face and all. They escorts always offered 2 nuts in a an hour but as soon as I was done and showered I wanted to run back to HK and find a stunner.
But you might have better luck than I did.

I posted a beginner's guide to tijuana some time last year. If you look up "The most comprehensive beginners guide to tijuana tuscl" on google it should show up. At this point its a little outdated, but it's the closes I've seen of a FAQ for Tijuana mongering. This is not a plug, as I gain no benefit from people reading my post - its free. Since then I've been to TJ around 6 times now, so I have a bit more experience. To add to some of your questions and clear up some possible miscommunications:
Whenever people say that an arriba is $100, that is assuming you already have a room. If you do not have a room for that establishment, then you have to pay a room fee on top of the $100. As someone stated above, they are fairly strict with your time in the arriba if you are renting the room for one arriba. If you are taking the room for the night, they are pretty lax. I've had a girl in my room for like 80ish minutes (on a slow Monday) and no one batted an eye.
In my experience in Hong Kong, I've felt perfectly safe all the time I am inside the building. I'll usually pocket my extra cash in a corner of the closet or something. There are safes in every room, but I've been too lazy to figure them out and have had zero problems. That being said, many have vouched for the Hotel Cascadas safes.
I've been to TJ a number of times now and have never been bothered or anything close to mugged. That being said, stay safe - if it's dark out, don't be wasted, know where you're going, avoid unnecessary eye contact, and walk with purpose. Always keep one hand on your wallet, and don't carry anything you're not willing to lose (to a stripper or a gunman).
As others have stated, there isn't really a great way to ask a girl how close to a GFE they will provide without a conversation with them. If you are lucky she will speak English and you can just ask her. More likely you will have to guess based on a ficha or attempt Google Translate. In my experience, the girls will be more patient with Google Translate on slower days (i.e. not a weekend), but you can certainly try. Not like they're going to kick you out or something.
If you get the VIP you get a free drink every 12 hours at Hong Kong. You are not obligated to drink your drink - you can just carry it with you as long as you stay in the club or Hotel Cascadas. If you have a drink in hand or at your table (if you can find an empty one) the meseros won't bother you for a drink. Definitely annoying, but them's the rules. Note that it may not be in your favor to get the Hong Kong VIP depending on which days you are staying and how long. In my beginner guide, I link a spreadsheet about whether or not the VIP will be worth it for you. Last I checked all of the numbers are up to date.
The first few times I went to Hong Kong I always took a cab ($5-10 + tip if you want). Now I always take the limo ($0 + tip if you want). I usually tip the limo guy like $5 - this is still cheaper than taking the cab. There are two main downsides when taking the limo to Hong Kong: 1) It's kind of hard to find. When you head out of PedEast and see the cabs, turn right and keep going past the parking lot till you see a line of food stalls/shacks (if you are on a bridge, you've gone too far). If you follow the line of food stalls/shacks, the black "zona norte" shuttle shack will be on your right. If you see a long line of people, they're trying to enter into the USA - just move past them on the right. If this all sounds confusing, that's because it kind of is. Consider taking the cab - it's only a few dollars more and you won't get lost. You can ask the limo driver to point out the shack to you when you come back from Hong Kong. 2) You may have to wait up to 15 minutes for the next limo.
Note that if you bring a girl from a different club to your hotel (for example, a Chicago Club girl to Hotel Cascadas, the Hong Kong club) there will be a large fee: $300 iirc. If you want to arriba with a Chicago Club girl, just pay for a room - it will be cheaper.

I am planning to update the Beginner Guide at some point this year or early next year. If you have any other questions feel free to ask them here or DM me - I want to know what questions first-timers have. Just know I will probably take like a week to respond. Or two if you are unlucky.

“Note that if you bring a girl from a different club to your hotel (for example, a Chicago Club girl to Hotel Cascadas, the Hong Kong club) there will be a large fee: $300 iirc. If you want to arriba with a Chicago Club girl, just pay for a room - it will be cheaper.“

Wow, this is a huge change. For a long time they didn’t charge to have any girl in your room. Then they started charging $300 to have any off-duty HK or BT girls in your room overnight and nothing for girls from other clubs. Now they are charging $300 to have any girl in you room? Yikes!

Had AB, Cc, and street girls TLN with no charge. They would come straight to my room, unescorted.

Because I frequently see HK girls overnight (TLN) I rent a room downtown. Now I have even more motivation NOT to stay at the club hotels.

@SenvinHagnaur kudos on your thoughtful guide and follow up here.

For my next trip (weekday), I will be getting a room at Cascadas for the 1st time. Have only used the 30 min Ariba room rental in the past. I have a few questions, if anyone can help.

1) when bringing BG up, do you still need to check in at desk? They will still knock at door, sometimes +/- 1 hour, instead of 30 mins? Does cleanup man still come and refresh towels, etc?

2) During negotiation, do you disclose you have your own room? If you wanted to negotiate 2 hours, will staff leave you alone if you buy bucket beer or similar?

3) can friends come to room to hang out?

1. Security will take your room number in the lobby and note the time you enter the hotel.
2. Doesn’t really matter. She spotted your wrist band when she sat down, so she already knows. Yes and no. If you buy a bucket at the start of a two-hour session, they will be back to require another at the one hour mark. (It is part of the whole game.) Wait until they knock at the one hour mark, because sometimes they don’t.
3. Male or female?

Thank you @putatester!

I didn’t realize you got a wristband when you have a room.

I was inquiring if a male friend can come to room as well to hang out during downtime.