jaster

To answer a few questions. I cross over the El Paso Street bridge( Sante Fe Street runs parallel and has a walkway into the border entry point) this bridge enters onto Av Benito Juarez. I usually park near the bridge in one of the parking lots, never had any issue whatsoever. It costs $3.00 for 8 hours or $5.00 for 24hrs. The Stanton Street bridge is one-way only(into Mexico) you can not walk back into the U.S. using that bridge. I walked in that area in the evenings, that time when the sun is setting, never had an issue, but there is also nothing there to do or see. I have never driven over, so i can not speak to that, but I do see a lot of cars on the bridge with Texas and New Mexico plates heading back into the U.S. so i don;t think it would be an issue. I am by no way an expert on Juarez or in any way Mexicanized. I am just a day tripper, in and out over a few hours every few weeks or so. I DO eat the food, I drink the flavored waters they sell out of carts and street vendors, never had any problems. I know nothing at all of tijuana, nothing at all. I will say that if you are looking for SW in Juarez, they are there, but they are not numerous. In my travels over the border, maybe 15-16 times in the last 3-4 months I have never had a run-in with police, never needed an attorney. I have eaten food, drank, never had any stomach problems. So.....I just returned from a trip last weekend. Here is what i found............... San Souci from my last post, opens at 4pm. I went in at around 4:15 or so. I was the only customer there, girls were coming into work while I was sitting there. i drank a Tecate Lite and took off. Outside club 4-10, one street over from San Souici, there was girl sitting on a law chair arguing with a SW that was hanging out on the corner. This is the same spot I spotted a SW last trip over. Good spot, it is the corner between 2 strip clubs, 4-10 and San Souci. 4-10 was open, but nothing special to talk about. I headed over to AV Benito Juarez and hit a few bars on the main drag. Yankee bar, nice bar 40 peso beers($2.25), couple of girls in there, looked like maybe they were escorts, they were floating between guys at the bar, but I never saw anyone leave, so can't be sure. When walking into Juarez, on the left hand side of AV Benito Juarez when facing into Juarez, away from border , there is a hotel, just past the entrance to the hotel, there is a bar, the entrance to the bar is under the hotel. Anyway....Hotel has hourly rates, multi-hour rates posted on the door...The bar is not technically a ladies bar, but it DEFINITELY has ladies working it. I went in, bar is super-dark, run down, dirty. There is a security guy there, but he is disabled, muscular dystrophy or MS or something. I saw 3 escorts working the bar, I followed one of the ladies and a customer out and watched them enter the hotel. Bit later, lady walked into the bar again and started working someone else. So, that bar is a go, sometimes there are ladies in the entrance of the hotel cat-calling you as you walk by. I did not partake in any ladies at that bar. I walked back to San Souci, and the SW had moved one block south and instead of just one SW, there were 3 of them. I went into San Souci, there were 2 dancers, nothing great, so i had a beer and left again. I then grabbed a cab and went to Silhueta for a massage, then back to the border and home. All told, I spent 6 hours wandering Juarez, again, no problems. I have not been to Joker, or Amadeus, i prefer the seedy bars in the not so touristy parts of town. Hope all this helps. I would love to see more people head over to Juarez.

Small update on Juarez..... Clubs are alive and well. I have crossed the border into Juarez maybe 6 or 7 times in the last few months. No trouble, no issues whatsoever. Having said that... I walk, not drive, I leave before dark, and I take the Sante Fe street bridge. So....Old kentucky Bar is simply a bar with GREAT margaritas. Legend has it the Margarita was invented here. Legend also has it that it was visited by JFK, Marilyn Monroe and a few other notable characters. It is NOT a strip club, it is NOT a massage parlor. I have heard of the occasional escort working the bar patrons, but from what i understand, this is not condoned, nor frowned upon by the club. Their attitude is no problems, then hey are hands off. San Souci(spelling) AKA Casa Colarada, West of the main strip in Juarez on Melchior Ocampo is OPEN! Not sure of the hours though, I managed to find it open only twice. Big screen behind the bar usually playing sports. Stage in the center with a pole that goes up the middle and up past the second floor. Dances on the first floor, lots of mileage, upstairs is where the fun is. I did NOT take a girl up there though I wanted to, unfortunately I was never approached by the manager. Dance types seems to depend on the girls, I saw dancers staying in a bikini, some get topless and a few get nude. Seems to be a younger crowd of customers. Bar 4-10 is OPEN, this is one block over from San Souico in Otumba. When I went 3 girls working, nothing great to look at. They take turns working the bar, sitting outside to draw customers in, and half-ass shaking their asses in the bar. This is more of a brothel than a strip club. There are no dances here. You like one of the girls, you tell her. She takes you next door to an abandoned looking building. The building has a bathroom and a bedroom. Everything is available for cheap. Pink Lady is OPEN. Looks to be remodeled. Typical bar setup but high prices and selection is limited. There are a few strip clubs with extras on Francisco Mina. One is a club with the door on the street, and then the club is upstairs, there are usually ladies in stripper outfits hanging out by the door in the stairs, easy to spot. I did spot a few sw in the area of 4-10, but not my thing, besides I walked over. Massage parlors are plentiful, and you can spot the occasional lady hanging out in the doorways of few various hotels. Overall, I like Juarez, I never felt threatened, never felt scared, never harassed by anyone, never stopped my the Police. When there, I keep my head down, and walk with a purpose. I am always out before dark. When off the main roads, i speedwalk and act like I know EXACTLY where I am going.

Stopped in Juarez a few weeks ago, and again yesterday. Juarez clubs are alive and well. I spent 8 hours in Juarez walking everywhere the first day, no issues whatsoever. Spent 4 hours wandering Juarez, hitting a few clubs earlier this week. No issues whatsoever.

Agree with 623, never assume. Girls set their own prices. I've had girls at the cab be talked down to 60 from 200. Another girl offered takeout for only 40. These girls will take whatever they can get from you. Never give them an inch of wiggle room.

Good review, but hard to read. Had to say it but... please use a little punctuation.