Halloween Party and other updates
So first things first, if you're expecting a RonJax-esque review with incredibly descriptive details of the stories we all know, you're gonna be disappointed. I'm more of a "don't kiss and tell" kinda guy, but nevertheless I'll try to outline my experience in my second ever visit to HK on a recent Wednesday and Thursday as well as point out changes since the last time I was here about a year ago, and in doing so help prepare anyone on what to expect if they've never been or haven't been in a while.
ENTERING MEXICO
I flew into San Diego Wednesday afternoon. After killing some time in the city, I drove down and parked behind the Jack in the Box at PedEast. The price is $10 for every 8 hours on weekdays and a bit higher on Fridays/weekends; I was parked there from about 3pm Wed to noon Fri and paid $60. I walked down to the border building and it was near empty, I went straight up to the front of the Foreigners line, gave my passport to the agent and was waived through. So there's a lot of mention of the FMM form in reviews here, so I filled out and printed it before going to the border but this proved unnecessary as the agent didn't ask for it, she just printed one herself, stamped it, and tucked it into my passport and returned both to me. So I'm not sure what the deal is with it but it doesn't seem like anyone would need to get it done beforehand really.
The last time I visited TJ I couldn't find the HK shuttle so I took a taxi for $10, thanks to the comments on my last review though I knew where to look for it and found it as I walked out of the border building down the fenced walkway. Took the shuttle to HK, tipped the driver 2 bucks and was in. I checked in to my Jacuzzi suite (definitely more spacious than the single suite I got last time), relaxed for a bit and then headed down to see if HK was as good as I remembered.
EXPERIENCE IN HONG KONG
Gonna go bullet points here just to get all my thoughts down.
- For you old farts, the music is loud as shit especially at night. It was even bothering me at points and I could hear it/feel the vibrations in my third floor room at night.
- The girls are still hot. All types of body sizes and shapes, many spinners and naturals but also BBL's.
- Pricing wise pretty much all the chicas would start at $130 or $140 for a half hour, going down to $120 if I pushed back. Maybe a better negotiator could get it down to $100 but the price is definitely rising. The chica I connected best with started at $120 for half an hour and when I asked about longer times offered $140 and $160 for 45 or 60 minutes. Not sure if that's standard with other chicas as well but I definitely took her up on the $160 for 60 minutes.
- As I mentioned in my last review, HK differs from regular strip clubs in that the girls very rarely approach customers here, they'll stand in one place and it's up to you to go to them. What I did notice this time however is that in the early afternoon there were more women who would approach me directly (generally a bit older) and say we should go upstairs. Seemed vulture-ish though so I stayed away from those.
- HK had a Halloween party on Oct 23, it was cool seeing all the chicas dressed up in their sexy outfits. In the future I would avoid though as the club was packed to the gills so it was hard to move around and of course ear splittingly loud.
EXPERIENCE WITH THE CHICAS
Again without delving into my experience with every chica I interacted with, I'll be a bit more broad in my findings. It seems to me that the hustle factor is a bit higher than I recall (though in fairness I didn't interact with that many chicas my first visit so it may have been like this the whole time). My expectations may have been heightened by reading RonJax reviews and the seemingly sex crazed chicas he was meeting, but in my experience most chicas were pretty low mileage during the fichas (still $11, and of course be careful of the $30 wines, had one girl try to sneak it in). During most of the fichas the girls would give decent grinds but nothing crazy and weren't overly sensual. Maybe this is due to my not speaking Spanish (Google translate only takes you so far I think) but regardless I was finding it difficult to determine who would be worth taking upstairs. It might be the cheap bastard in me but I don't want to spend 50-100 bucks on fichas hoping the girl will warm up and up the sensuality. And in a few instances the experience promised while downstairs paled in comparison to what was actually provided upstairs.
A strategy that I found worked for me if I was really into a chica and the first ficha was decent, I would invite her to the lapdance room ($25 for 5 minutes, $50 for 12 minutes). So similar to American club pricing, but here in the privacy of a smaller closet-like room I was able to better see if a chica was willing to up her service level and would be worth taking upstairs. If you have money you can also book the VIP rooms overlooking the club (I believe $100 for the room + $80-100 for the chica + small tip to the mesero).
LEAVING HK AND SUMMARY
On Friday at about noon I checked out of HK and took the HK shuttle to the border. The last time I visited HK I left near midnight and encountered virtually no line back to the US, so I was a bit worried about the line during the day. The shuttle driver told me the line was between 2-3 hours (was he lying, i dunno) but suggested I take the shuttle bus for $13 where I would be across in half an hour. I decided to do so and he was right, I was back in the US in about 30-40 minutes and able to sit in relative comfort rather than stand in a line for hours.
My summary for HK is that I did begin by feeling a bit disappointed in the service level of the chicas (again maybe RonJax is to blame, maybe my experience at HK started off too strong with a chica all over me a year ago). The fichas felt mechanical and the first two of three arribas were mechanical too. It only takes one though of course, and the final arriba of my final night was great with a cute, sensual chica who made sure I was completely satisfied.
And beyond that, even without any fichas or arribas, I must say that just as a stand alone strip club experience HK dwarfes all other clubs. Nothing beats seeing hot as all hell girls half naked dancing everywhere you turn, and being able to grope and grind on them for a single dollar. So yeah even though prices are rising, the experience alone is still worth it and I look forward to returning when I can, I'll just be sure to try and more properly vet girls during the fichas.