At this moment: 1US$ = 1.38CAD$ = ~25 400₫
US$ are widely accepted.
A cheap but fulfilling street meal is ~50 000₫, drink (cola, water bottle, beer, etc..) included. A high class restaurant is ~10× that price (entree, English speaking waiters, good ambience, glass of wine, main course, dessert, etc...).
A decent hotel is ~75$CAD/night.
A private room in a nice, but shared bathroom/kitchen airbnb is ~35CAD$/night.
Vietnam is a beautiful, cheap, friendly country filled with hospitable, and intelligent people. It's a shame the country & it's people are perpetually impoverished, but there is a lot of hope and potential and the country has an energy & enthusiasm in the air. I really loved my time there, and am already considering going back. I thought the food and sights were amazing.
I visited Saigon & Hanoi. While there I visited 1 each of a dirt cheap(Saigon), mid-range(Saigon), and high level SP(Hanoi). Both cities have plenty of both, and my guess would be most places in Vietnam are the same in that respect - plenty of opportunity to monger.
Important to note my travels are never purely for mongering, I just explore that aspect when I feel horny, but it's not something I'd go specifically to another country for. For what it's worth I enjoyed my time in Vietnam considerably more than Thailand. I have business in another part of Asia but I was in Vietnam purely for tourism. We're not here for the tourism aspect though so if you want to know more either ask or send me a DM & I'll be happy to answer. I spent 3 days in Saigon and 7 in Hanoi.
This is my mid-range experience, as well as my first experience in Vietnam:
In Saigon I visited an area of the city called Little Tokyo full of meandering alleyways that had hostess bars in them; the women here were beautiful, dressed scantily but nothing more scandalous than what you'd see in the average Toronto nightclub. Drinks cost about 10US$ each, slightly less for non-girl drinks. The bars themselves are generic: loud Western music, friendly bartenders, some small edible dishes, games (connect 4, etc...) you can play with the ladies. There are plenty of massage parlours as well offering a range of services from massage only to FS. I stopped into about 4 bars, each one with a stunner who I thought was gorgeous - I prefer the bars to massage parlours because I can sit & talk with the lady before leading on to more if I choose; each time I was willing to take the girl home, I asked - discreetly - what she'd like in terms of compensation to come home with me after work or if there was a bar fine & each of those 4 times I was shot down
. Maybe I learned the hard way that hostess bars are there only to entertain, get clients to buy drinks, make small talk, etc... but not go home with clients. I also might have pulled the old 'couldn't get laid in a whorehouse' - someone who's been there, please clue me in
. Over the course of 4 hrs I spent about 75US$ between mine & lady drinks, so not a terrible price to sit, talk & flirt with some beautiful women.
I ended up going to a massage parlour where they had a fishbowl line-up & choose who I thought was a mix of really good looking and also put on a happy face. I think I gave her a bad impression at first, once in the room she seemed a little unhappy to be with me. But as the session went on she seemed to get more into it & we had an amazing session! Various usual acronyms all permitted, CBJ because I play safe, all kinds of positions, she gave me her number at the end and told me to contact her directly if I wanted to session again, she seemed rather insistent she bring a friend when/if we meet again, and we could have a 3some; I would have considered it but she told me she doesn't like to have sex with other women(all the attention would be on me), which is a deal=breaker, and anyway I didn't have the time. Name of the place was Kawaii Spa, close to Little Tokyo. I very much recommend.
Total cost was 2 600 000₫, so ~140$CAD. The girl was very good looking - slim, busty, cute face, ~25-30years old, very into it, but the environment was somewhat lacking; not terrible, but nothing amazing either. You could hear noise from outside, bed/sheets were cheap variety kind. The lady, and overall establishment, did not speak much English and I used my google translate effectively.
My dirt cheap experience:
Also in Saigon, near my hotel(airbnb) which was in a more residential area. There were a ton of massage parlours nearby, these are more local places targeting locals vs tourists. I went into 4 of them out of curiosity and happened to see 1 very good looking lady. When you go in there is a few girls lounging around on a couch, who promptly stand up & you choose 1. I wasn't really in the mood - but I was given the price of 400 000₫ (~20$CAD) for 1hr massage and sex at the 1st place I visited; for that price I decided to take the plunge. I headed over the the place with the cutest girl (maybe a 7/10).
She took me up to what is probably the grimiest place I've ever had any kind of sexual conduct; up to the second floor of a building with a bunch - between 5-10; I wasn't counting - of side-by-side stalls that are paper thin so you can hear all the noise; no door - just a curtain for privacy. Little lighting, a fan, and a single bed in about the minimal amount of space you can imagine. A surprisingly well kept bathroom (relatively speaking to the place) but no shower. I was cleaned with a wet wipe, given a 10min massage, and then given an enthusiastic and effortful BJ by this lady who seemed to enjoy giving it. I was naked and she seemed reluctant to strip herself but allowed me to take off her clothes with a little bit of sweet talk. Saggy tits were the only bad part of her body but everything else was fine. No FS, BJ only. She would have done BBBJ but I insisted on CBJ (I usually do), I could have got CIM, maybe COF. In/out in <30mins.
Of note: The 4th place I went into was much classier & about the same cost as when I visited Kawaii (see above). The 4 parlours were all in a residential area, within a 10min walk of each other. When I walked in(into the4th place), I was immediately shown me a 'menu' with 4 options - the suggested option being 2 500 000₫ for a nuru or oil massage (my choice). I would love a nuru massage but the attendant/host refused to let me meet the girl before paying so I decided to walk away. On my way out I decided to have a peak at the menu again, the English one was put away so I picked up the Vietnamese menu. Of course I don't speak/read/write the language but I noticed the same option on the English menu was only 1 000 000₫ on the Vietnamese menu.
My high class experience:
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This is the high class escort I saw; 220US$/5 500 000₫ for ~2 unrushed hours. Located in Hanoi. Outcall and incall available for the same price. For some reason I decided to go for incall. Gina receives in a very clean and modern condo - the only problem being it's far away from the city center, about a 30min taxi ride.
Are the pictures real? Maybe - the body was accurate! Facially - maybe/maybe not, but she was very beautiful regardless, tall, slim, slender & in shape with artificial - but believable - breasts. Pleasant personality - accommodating & unrushed. She encouraged me to stay awhile and relax after having sex. Poor English aided by the almighty google translate. Sex itself was meh... she checked her phone while we made out, she didn't really seem too into it, no massage or BJ. But all kinds of positions, I kept going for a long time and she seemed OK with it, and she was OK with COB but kept her hands over her neck so as not to get any above the collarbone. She spoke about having a friend she could bring along another time, trying to sell me on a 800US$ overnight FFM - specified she and her friend had sex together regularly and I could watch & join. She showed me pictures and her friend looked as good as her - but the sex with Gina was bland enough that I wouldn't consider it(I'm kind of interested though because - presuming her friends' pics are real - they're both smoking hot). Gina was a nice & beautiful lady though her schtick seemed more about making me feel welcome and comfortable, making small talk, and making me feel invited vs. any actual good sex - to her credit she was unrushed and polite, very welcoming but that's not why I was there.
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The best value was certainly the mid-range experience, all providers seemed honest & upfront about what they provided.
None provided DFK, but yes to LFK, except the cheapest experience, where I wouldn't even try.
It's not to hard to find a karaoke bar, massage parlour, or hostess bar anywhere from what I could see. I only visited the 2 biggest cities but anywhere modest size city, or frequently touristed area, should have one.
As a tourist I prefer Vietnam (IMO it's not even close) - I'll concede Vietnam's mongering scene is inferior in price(Thailand is cheaper) and quality vs Thailand's.
Massage Republic seems to be the most popular website these days for booking escorts on an international level - let me know if you suggest other reliable websites, I am open to hearing them, especially in Asia as I'll be there awhile. I'm told that negotiating the price in this part of the world is normal - but I couldn't bring myself to do it. If I was to book a lady for an overnight, or something longer than an hour or two, I'd probably bargain a little.