I have never read a single great thing about Cosmo
Where have you seen that?
There's quite a lot of positive reviews for WGs at Cosmo on here (as Goldfinch has suggested) and there are a number of punters who speak highly of it, e.g.
https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=239219.msg2445943#msg2445943It is a typical city centre pump and dump place, staffed by EE girls
Far from great
That's basically my opinion too. In my experiences it's been, at best, a very average parlour. One can have some good punts there but you either need to get lucky or choose someone who's well reviewed on here (and of course even that's no guarantee).
Hotel and no transport, ideal budget around 50-70
A tram ticket could be a good investment and can take you to many places around Greater Manchester. It's almost certainly unnecessary though given the numerous options on your doorstep if you bother to do just rudimentary research.
So really all I’m asking is if this is the place to go or can anyone recommend better in around Portland??
It depends on the girl not the parlour. Basically no parlour in Greater Manchester maintains good service standards because they either don't care and/or can't afford to have decent standards because they wouldn't be able to find any decent replacement girls. The only exceptions might be Sheridan's (although it still depends on the girl and many of the girls are old or not good looking) and perhaps Indigo Nile (although again, it depends on the girl) - both parlours aren't particularly close by. As for looks, most parlours will just hire almost any girl they can get (because no one wants be a parlour prossie) and the photos on every parlour's website are either flattering or outright misleading. Have a look at this list of parlours:
External Link/Members OnlyThe parlours that are in close walking distance are Cosmo, Piccadilly Selecta and Cherrys. Angels56 is about a 15 min walk away (you'll probably need to give them a call as their website has been down for a while but I think they're still open). There are others that are only a couple of tram stops away such as Karma Sutra Girls, Salon24, Town Girls and Diamond Dollz (the latter 3 being a short walk from Victoria station). Others are more stops further away and some would require additional transport. If you're interested, check their websites and use Google Maps.
You can also look on AW and do a proximity search within a mile of your postcode. It won't show all the girls (as some don't accurately list their location) but it will show most. There are many who should fit your criteria and are a fairly short walk away, including well rated girls such as MollySwedish, JessicaXBabyX and numerous others.
Whoever you see, please make sure to do a review especially since it would be well overdue given your 3 and a half years of membership, regardless of where you live.
