Hotels, Motels and Apartments
I've done in-calls at all three types over the years. Clearly, the motels / hotels where you can walk directly up to the room door seems like the most obvious choice. But, these can be located in less-than desirable locations. You have to be really careful to case the joint before going in. This is especially true if there are guys hanging outside various rooms.
Hotels with lobbies tend to be more secure but have their own set of challenges. Others have noted that you need to look like you belong there. I usually carry an empty laptop case containing the envelope with the donation. It looks like I'm just another business guy coming back to the hotel after a day of work. If possible, I leave through a side entrance, even if it increases the distance to my car. If she wants me to text her for the room number, I simply sit in a lobby chair and pull out my phone looking like everyone else in the lobby. There are a couple of unique circumstances:
- I remember scheduling an afternoon appointment. When I got there, the maids were out in force on the floor where I was visiting my beloved. Fortunately, I turned a corner to get to her room, so I was out of sight for a minute or so. Learned my lesson about afternoon appointments.
- I've ridden in elevators with other people who got off at the same floor and followed me down the same hallway. When that happens, I will walk past the room hoping they will duck into a room. Sometimes, I have been lucky. Other times, I usually say under my breath (loud enough to be heard), "Darn. Wrong floor. " If there's an internal staircase, I will use it to go up or down a floor and come back after a short period of time.
- One funny story: One time while traveling, I went into an elevator to head back to my room. An absolutely gorgeous young woman gets in with me. I was 99% sure she was a provider. I was about "that" far away from saying, "If he stiffs you, I'm in Room 312. ".
Apartments: They have similar problems as hotels and motels with the added complication that you have to be buzzed in or know the code. It hardly ever works for me the first time. Usually, a resident will come up and I'll say something like, "This thing never works right!" More often than not, they will let me "tailgate" behind them.