I'm working my way over to...

I'm working my way over to MBOT, but figure I need to save up a little longer for that adventure. Since my #1 girl wasn't working at Crazy Horse on this particular Wednesday evening, I decided to give NCT a try. Man, I had no idea what aggressive hustle was until I walked into this place. No sooner had I paid the $30 admission, I was propositioned by a couple of girls lurking at the entry cutain. I politely passed, but I was immediately scooped up by a young black girl who insisted nothing was going on in the main room and entreated me to accompany her on a free tour. I went along and got to see the upstairs' theme rooms and VIP areas. Each room has its own decor and is on average 5'X10' with a small couch, end table and lamp (as well as a meter, paper towel dispenser, etc). I politely passed on her offer to try a room right then and there and moved back on down to the main floor. There's a drink dispenser located right near the entrance accross from the DJ booth and your free to have all you want. The main room is small, but pretty well laid out. Every seat offers a good view of the stage with a choice if perimeter tables and chairs, cocktail lounge style seating in the middle, and of course the tip rail. Unfortunately, you will not be able to relax more than 30-60 seconds before the girls start swarming. Now, I know full well that regular dance invitations are part of the game, but I'm telling you - this was like swatting mosquitos.

It wasn't all bad... fortunately for me a very friendly, outgoing Molado girl walked by and stopped in her tracks to compliment me on my cologne. She asked to sit down with me and we struck up a very pleasant conversation. I was finally able to relax a little and genuinely enjoyed the vibe between us. She eventially offered to show me around too, and since there 'really' wasn't much of interest going on at the stage, I agreed. She actually did show me around the whole place and offered lots of cool insights. When we got to the upstairs theme rooms again, I agreed to spend some private time w/ her.

Now here's where it got a little fuzzy w/ regard to pricing. You basically rent the rooms via the meter and tip the girl according to whatever you negotiate. I'm pretty sure the room rate is about $10 per song (~3 mins). And as far as what to expect from your tip... the term YMMV absolutely applies. I think a lot depends on how clean and friendly you are (see TUSCL Rules of the Road), how much your willing to spend, and whether you hit it off w/ the girl. I suspect that w/ the right combination, there is no hard limit on what you can do up there (reminds me of what folks have said about MBOT).

I blew ~$250 and had a very generous and intimate experience w/ Carmen. I can safely say it was one of the wildest things I've ever done. So, the club itself is pretty good overall, there's a pretty good diversity of girls - most are black or white (practically no asians and few latinas, etc). Obviously from my review, at least some of the girls are very friendly. I have to subtract serious points for the heavy hustle though. Maybe I picked a slow night and suffered the consequences, but it was really a turn off.