there is a really big industry in SHANGHAI, specialized to cheat western guys want to enjoy the city. here we collect some of the most popular tricks. but you can be sure, there will be developed new ways every day, to cheat you out of money.
Girls Entertainment Shanghai
warning: if someone start to talk with you in the street in Shanghai, who want to introduce to a girls bar or club, a new K-TV location or what ever, better ignore him. Normally you will get a high overpriced service and a lot of problems. One hour in a club like that can be charged with $ 500,- to $ 1 000,- very often.
Bar Shanghai
warning: if cute, young students start to talk with you on the street, tell you they want to cultivate their english, don`t follow to any tea-house, art exhibbition or to karaoke. normaly they will cheat you in an easy way. before your realize it, you will have to pay for overpriced pictures, tea and so on, or you will have a incredible high bill for food and drinks (you can loose some hundred dollars very easy by that). if you don`t want to ignore the girl, than you should be the one who decide, which place you will visit. and be carefull to find locations with english spoken service stuff (otherwise your "student" will "deal" with the chinese waiter).
Massage Service Shanghai
warning: if you stay in a hotel, you will get a lot of calls offer you massage-service. don`t expect to much! the girls are normally not the most beautifull ones (otherwise they would work in a K-TV ;-)), they don`t speak english, and a lot of arrangements will have been forgotten later. very often they will offer you a very cheap price in advanced, but after the (poor) massage will have starten, they will try to persuite you for more (absolutly overpriced) service. better call a massage escort agency or a privat massage girl or pick up someone in a bar.
Massage Escort Shanghai
warning: on a lot of tourist places, you will get business cards with phone numbers of home and hotel massage services, starting from RMB 80,- per hour. most of them also offer english language hotline, but don`t trust them too much. normally they will not follow the agreements later, the girl will make you hot and then ask for incredible high fee, if you like to have more service (can be RMB 2000 to RMB 5000,-)
Heng Shan Road Shanghai
warning: if some girls on the street around your hotel or around some tourist hot spots offer you massage-service, better deny! we recommand to visit some of the pick-up bars in Shanghai, you will see, the additional effort was not wasted ;-)
Girls Bar Heng Shan Road
warning: if you drink with some nice girls in a girls-bar, very often they will charge drinks you did not order. the girl will change to double drinks without asking you, girls will start to drink with you, you never invited a.s.o. our tip: keep an eye on your bill all the time, (so you will realize, if you are on the way to order the most exensive orange juice of your life) and also check you bill before payment.
Girls Club
warning: could be you meet a nice girl and you make decision to stay the night with here, than could be you also talk about money. be carefull, if you talk about the price, they will entice you with price for the whole night, but normally your guest will leave very fast (and you can be sure, you paid in advanced ;-)
Hot Girl Shanghai
warning: if you have strangers in your hotel room or your appartment, keep an eye on your money all the time. never let your guest allone with your money in one room, otherwise could be you realize next morning, that your wallet lost a lot of weight overnight.
warning: you will also find a lot of "hair dresser shops", that will offer massage. they are marked with turning tons in the entry area, additional they will have a lot of pink light inside. here you will get a hot massage starting from RMB 50,-. due to the poor hygienic conditions, we striktly recommend you not to visit this kind of location.neither the girls nor the other customers will take shower before, the places will not be cleaned a.s.o.
if you have some bad experience in your shanghai night life, please leave a short report here, we will be able to use it as base for another warning. thank you for help us to keep this side up to date.
Robert (Friday, 03 June 2011 13:39)
Warning! I got knockout drops directly from the barkeeper in my Corona beer at Lady Gaga Bar next to New Gogo China near Manhattan!
Yesterday I was in the Lady Gaga Bar, next to New GoGo Bar and the barkeeperin put knockout drops in the beer of an American an mine. The story starts one day before where I met a very sweet girl called Jojo (13501852414) at the Zapata's. She was together with two other girls, one girl was in 'relationship' with a kind German guy. We enjoyed the party at Zapata's and M2 afterwards. The situation looked serious and I took the girls back to their home and went home by myself. The next day Jojo invited me to drink a beer at the Lady Gaga Bar. The German guy and the lady's told me the day before about this 'good' bar. So I met Jojo and one friend from here there, actually at the moment I saw the environment with many lady Bars I was aware that Jojo must be a prostitute. Anyway I went to the bar with Jojo and one American guy, we had met before on the street. The bar was empty without any guests, I felt a little bit strange. Ok let's drink one beer and go home, I thought. The girls ordered a Corona for everyone with a lemon inside. The beer tasted somehow different than usual, more bitter. After the first two sips I felt something going wrong with me... Immediately I asked the American for help, he recognized the situation an we ran outside to the street, where I collapsed. It was a very terrible feeling to lying on the street and couldn't do anything but be aware of the situation. The American called the ambulance, but after arrival I decided against ambulance. Some minutes later I was able to stand up, drink water and take a taxi back home. Actually he collapsed some minutes later, cause he was full of food. It was a really hard night! But we had luck that I recognized so early the knockout drops and that the American collapsed later than me.
So guys, be careful with ur drinks and with this location!
Shawn Shanghai (Thursday, 17 February 2011 06:49)
Best advice i can give .
Always keep an eye on the bill and your valuables locked up in some secret place when or if you take them home.
remember you dont always need to physically take away a credit card to use them, they could just write down your numbers and security code and use them online to order all sorts of stuff.
best stick to pick up bars, not perfect but less risky than the above options.
bob (Wednesday, 17 November 2010 07:53)
shanghai has alot of fun bars....if it's a girl you want, just go to manhatten when you're ready....make eye contact with whichever one you want and she will be over to you quickly....talk, have a few driks with her, set the price and away you go......the girls bars are ok but in the end you are probably going to spend 5 times what you'll spend at manhatten and probably get less......if you want a great band,, good food and available girls, go to malones.......anyway you do it though, if you come to this town and don't have a wild time, you must not have tried very hard......and mike, no you won't have any issues with police at these places.....just be smart and don't get so drunk you quit thinking straight.......
mike (Monday, 25 October 2010 23:38)
any issues with police in the meeting bars? what about once you leave with a girl? any hassles when arriving at your hotel? i heard that the police will arrest you if you are with a known hooker. that seems kinda far fetched but i can't afford to get thrown in jail in shanghai.
tom (Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:53)
Heading out in November see that many saunas are closing, please can we get information of where we can get to get FS massages? Also can any one update on success with private escorts? what sauna is closest to the Bund?
Carpathian Hunter (Saturday, 02 October 2010 21:58)
@Tim: Dude, don't mess with the hotel massage services or other crap like that. Get yourself in a taxi, go to Manhattan Bar (you will find the address and details on this site) and pick up whatever you like....believe me you have from where to choose. Go there after midnight for lesser damage. Can enjoy a drink there while you check the "goods". Happy huntin' man and let us know of ur experiences there.
tim (Friday, 01 October 2010 19:48)
I come to China 4-6 times a year and enjoy a nice massage with a little extras at the end. where can I find good quality girls? I have tried Craigslist, which is 50% good 50% not so good), I have tried the hotel massage in the room which is 50% good and 50% no good. Which 5 Star hotels offer the best massage services? I am staiying at the Westin Bund location next anyone have any experiences there? Can someone direct me to good spots or good girls who are affordable. I am coming over again in November...great site
Chandu (Monday, 09 August 2010 20:27)
I have had a very bad experience in shanghai on the Nanging Road East , a smart looking girl approached and called herself Masa and wanted me to take to a Bar , there I was asked to order for a drink and then they got drinks for the Lady , we could not finish one can of bear ,meanwhile the lady finished 3 large pegs of whisky and ate a lot of fruits and other snacks.
I some how got out of the mess soon
My advise is do not listen to any young girl or lady offering you massage or sex
itsonlymoney (Friday, 18 June 2010 21:42)
The best piece of advice in a girls bar. bring cash and pay after each round of drinks. You'll never get a surprise bill at the end of the night and you'll know how much money you have left just in case you strike up a deal with one of the girls.