Just An Overview

[Lucky]

I like to read reports that members post about their travels. Tomcal has done Rio and Brazil due honors, and it would be folly to try to imitate him. Likewise with Oz. Just take notice of his posting today about taking the train to Cambodia! Others too offer good reports. I just don't feel up to the competition.

So my trip to Rio last week would start by thanking tomcal and lurkerspeaks for encouraging me to use rioapartmentrentals.com. They put my husband and I into a good 2BR apartment with an ocean view (Okay, you had to stick your head out the window to see it) in an area above the Copacabana Palace and a ten minute walk to Cardeal Arcoverde Metro station. There was an abundance of groceries in the area, and staying in an apartment gave us more of a feel for living there.

We enjoyed our favorite restaurants: Bella Blue, Sequiera Grill in particular, as well as a downtown visit to the historic Confeiteria Colombo, which took us back in time to enjoy a meal with long-dead cariocas!

Yes, we went to the saunas. Club 117 is no longer the top one, in our opinion. In the past, I have always liked it. We went on two occasions, and both nights had a completely different cast of boys with an exception or two. But these guys know their value, and it was rare to hear an offer below R100. The H went with a guy, had a great time for the agreed price, and then was stunned when he had dressed and the boy hit him up for another 50. It's always been common that guys try to get a little more money, or a drink, but after the fact trying to raise the price was a new one for us. We did say no. The main difference I noted in Club 117 was rudeness on the part of the boys. They would push their way through a crowd, or run up/down that narrow staircase without regard to anyone in their way. For the first time, I felt that the front desk was rude. In general, I think Club 117 has too much attitude.

You might think that too if you went to Meo Mundo, where attitude and rudeness are almost unheard of. I had never been there before, and my first visit felt a bit overwhelming as it was so crowded on a Monday free cabin night. Once I relaxed a bit, it seemed to be a very friendly place, and prices were back in the 60 to 80 range. And what beautiful guys! An angelic looking fellow showed up at the right time to make my night a success. The H was having his own 7th heaven, and we left quite satisfied.

I skipped free cabin night at Club 117 on Tuesday as I just didn't want to deal with the crowds, and H says they were big crowds and the place was so warm he couldn't wait to leave. Not that he would leave too soon.

We tried Meo Mundo again on a Wednesday night and were disappointed at how quiet it was. That was foolish of us as it soon became crowded again, and we were now among familiar faces. H met a guy whose name seemed to be Haka, and this guy was the toast of the town. What a personality! I am told his dick is enormous too.

We had originally intended to go to Meo Mundo on Saturday night. I followed instructions here and took a taxi there, but somehow the address I had read here said 118 Teofilo whatever, when the actual address is 18. So we instead went to Point 202, always my least favorite sauna. But this particular night was really good. Lots of muscle boys, but not the 117 attitude. I must have gone with the only non-muscle boy there, but we had a great time. Everyone was quite friendly, and the woman working the desk was a great improvement over the stuck up guy they used to have.

We took a night off and went to Ipanema for some shopping. We had been there on Sunday as well for the Hippy Fair. We also went touring downtown.

On Friday we flew to Porto Alegre, where we stayed at the new Cosmopolitan Palace hotel. It was nice, and any worries as to whether boys are allowed in the room abated when we saw that the lobby had several women of the night hanging out. The only "male of the night" I saw was very cute, but wore makeup to enhance his looks.

We went to Porto Alegre because the Rock in Rio Festival was beginning, drawing some one million people to Rio. I didn't want to deal with the crowds so flew south as a previous visit there with tomcal was quite a success. I learned (hard) the value of having tomcal around at a sauna. He knows everyone! But the two of us (H and I) found it much harder to penetrate (figuratively) the local crowd. Essentially, the boys didn't give us much of a chance, and so many of them seemed to be taken already, especially the cutest ones. That left slim pickings, but doable. We were told that many of the guys might be in Rio for the Festival- just my luck. But both nights we went to Mixx bar after the sauna and enjoyed the colorful crowd there a lot. Shopping was also fun, and the Thomas Pub provided one of the best meals I have ever had. (It wasn't Pub food either!)

One incident that hurt my view of Mezzaninu Sauna was the adding of a cabin charge to the bill. It took me a minute to realize it, so when I spoke up the desk clerk said it was too late to protest it as he had already run the charge. So, I asked to speak to Roy, the owner whom we had met last year. The clerk was quite surprised at that, but said he wasn't in. Nonetheless, the irreversible charge was refunded once the owner's name came up. Innocent mistake on the bill? Sure, why not?

We had a good flight back, but are now jet-lagged, but satisfied. You'll note that I have no pictures, and what happened with me and certain young men at the saunas will stay between us. As much as I enjoy reading others' stories, mine always retain a few facts just for myself! Sorry!

[Guest lurkerspeaks]

thanks for the reports, Lucky. It sounds like overall you had a good trip. Glad to hear it..

But one clarification.. the agency for the apartment is www.rioapartmentrental.com. There is no "s" on the end of the name. That takes you to a different company

[Lucky]

You didn't know that I speak with a lisp?

Thanks for the correction!

[TotallyOz]

Lucky, great report! I loved reading about it and I am glad you got home satisfied!

[Lucky]

Thanks Oz, and lurkerspeaks. I also appreciate the "likes." When I wrote it, I didn't really expect much of a response. The jet lag is now gone, and we are wondering where we might go next.

[Guest parisrio2000]

Was the problem at 117 just the attitude, or the quality of the boys?

I don't care about attitude, but in my opinion, the quality of the boys has declined. In previous years there were always at least 5 hot guys frequenting the place, and now it's down to basically 1 or 2; also THE SAME ONES for the past year, no new ones. That's really quite strange.

I don't think there's a better place in Rio for finding hot muscular guys though. Except the beach...

[Lucky]

The hot boys were plentiful. But both the H and I thought certain boys didn't want to be bothered with tourists, including the guy who I thought was the hottest of them all. I understand that having regular clients as opposed to tourists has its advantages, but it would seem that a real is a real.

Part of blocking your way in a hallway or a stairway is a ruse to get your attention to the boy, but blasting your way past is just rudeness, especially on that narrow staircase where you are busy "minding your head."

[Guest parisrio2000]

Who was the hottest of them all haha? Send me pm if you don't want to say in public. Maybe it could be my favorite one. He's absurdly arrogant, though he doesn't pay the price for it because of how hot he is.

[Lucky]

I didn't get his name.

[Guest parisrio2000]

I didn't get his name.

What did he look like O_o

[Theolover]

Thanks for the report

[Lucky]

You are welcome! I enjoyed the experiences, so had to write them down to remember in my old age!