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Just spend about a week in HCMC after cheong Jakarta.

Because its my first time cheong HCMC, and don't want to bother to learn the language or figure out how the system works here, i went for the 'easy' options for first timers as mentioned in Wendella's Sig.

Bui Vien Beer Bars

Probably the easiest option for newcomers. There are many beer bars on Bui Vien, and one of the cross streets. Just walk by and if you see any specific girl you like, get her to sit with you. If you don't choose a girl, one (or two) will be randomly assigned to you, so better to choose yourself. The way it works is you have to pay for 5-6 ladies drinks (80-100k each) as a sort of barfine. Afterwards, if the lady agrees you can take her out for ST for 1.5M, or LT for about 2.5M (prices may vary somewhat between stores). I found it hard to get a good deal, and on a slow night i was able to negotiate a LT for 100USD (2.2M dong) plus barfine. To avoid disappointment, make sure your girl is not the owner/manager (usually won't go out with customer) and willing to go out before you buy her drinks. Also, ask your girl to drink "slowly" to avoid racking up a huge LD bill for nothing. If you don't show restraint, some girls will tack on 10-15 drinks on you.

Little Tokyo Massage Parlours

I have written a previous review on the various MPs in Little tokyo, catered towards Jap and Korean clientele. They only serve foreginers, and reject locals so their prices reflect that. However, the looks of the girls were clearly a higher caliber than the local BJ bars as i will describe below. I tried Cherry Massage Spa, and the price was 500k for a 90 min massage. They had over 20 girls for me to choose, and they were generally very pretty and doable. After the massage, the extras are ++, i offered a 500k tip for a HJ and the girl was happy with that.

BJ Hot Toc Parlors

The BJ Hot Tocs for locals on NPK, appear to be cheap and many say they provide a good service for only 400k total. However, i visited 4-5 shops and was quite disappointed by the looks. On average, i rate the girl looks as 4-5/10, typically short with average face typcial looking. I decided to pass on these girls, and went for a massage/HJ combo in little Tokyo instead, although at a higher cost, but much better looking girls there.

Hotel Call Girls (Gai Goi)

There are many call girl (Gai Goi) websites where you can look up a girl online, and setup a short time appointment with her at a short time hotel. Most of these girls are located in D10, which is about a 60-100k taxi ride from Bui Vien D1. Prices range from 300k-1.5M depending on quality, plus hotel fees (100k/hr) and taxi ride. I tried a 1M girl which had a hot body on the website, but, a bit disapointed with her face. Overall, I don't think this is a great option, as the pics can be photoshopped, and you can make a trip to D10 and end up with a girl you don't like, after paying for hotel fees etc. Can be a big time waster.

Pickup Bars

I've only went to Apocalypse Now, and Go2Bar, and quite dissapointed with both. Girls at Apocalpse (taxis call it 'APO' for short) are generally older MILF type cater more to Ang Mo tourists. There is uaually between 20-40 girls a night, Asking price start at 200-300USD and may be able to negotiate down to 100-200USD. Very few stunner types, i tried to get one but she would not budge from 200USD for long time. Go2 Bar was horrible, as there were only maybe 5-6 girls/night there but none of them acceptable to me. Overall the pickup bars here quite bad, do not compare to those in Bangkok or Jakarta.


Overall, quite disappointed with the HCM scene, especially when compared to places such as Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, even Hong Kong and Macau are better for convenience. Granted, i did not partake in any KTV (not my preference) but HCM is definitely not user friendly for casual tourist, and all the activites are 'underground'. Also, all the girls i deal with are quite greedy and mercenary, and argue for every last dollar, cent, and dong for you. After you pay them, they always argue for more. Quite annoying and disheartening, putting me off of greedy VN gals in particular. Girls are also not as passionate in bed compared to those in surrounding countries, and don't have great English speaking skills. The only reason i think that makes it worth going to VN is if you prefer the light-skin bitchy CFM VN look. Maybe i would have a better experience if i went to a KTV or club with hostess, but my understanding is those girls not cheap and dun speak english. For me, it is much better to get VN gals in Cambodia (easy to get for 100USD all night) or even Jakarta, as less hassles and better priicing.