A short time ago I was leaving a Cambridge hotel. While paying the valet a young brunette came out.  She was dressed in a mini skirt, short jacket and below the knee boots. No big deal right? Well as she was walking out she was counting money. I noticed, the valet attendants noticed as well.  She crossed the street (narrow street) and a car pulled up mid lane and she jumped in it. I was still waiting and watched the valet attendants try to write down the plate. Why? Who knows.  The point is, it was as obvious as airplanes at an airport.  This really brings unwanted attention to all. Not sure if she is on ter but thought I would try and send an fyi. Maybe leave the counting for behind closed doors?

Best to go down the stairs at the far end of the hall and out the exit there, not thru the lobby.  I do this all the time at suburban hotels which are usually 4 floors or less.

Front desk attendants more than likely know what's going on anyway.  They probably have a chuckle watching men come out and knowing he was in for 1, 1.5, 2, or whatever... and how happy/exhausted he looks on the way out.

as I'm walking out. Like  I'm going out for a smoke.

You may feel like you are going out the back door, but that same desk clerk that sees you walk out the front may very well watch you walk down the hall, into the doorway, and out the side or back door simply by looking at the tv screen behind the front desk.

... might not be a great way to blend in... especially with so many anti-smoking rules.

For that valet to write down a car's tag's number says to me that he is bounty hunter, and that is pretty gruesome to consider.

In any case, that gal (and most likely her pimp/driver are idiots supreme.

She was probably working for one of the local agencies that pre-date review sites and Internet savvy agencies and independents. Review sites and other on-line resources have not only led to higher levels of service, but more sophistication and awareness of privacy and security concerns. Escorts today are very different from the outdated stereotypes that still pervade popular culture and naive news reporting. I know I am assuming "facts not in evidence" here, but I suspect that she is probably not plugged into the online "hobby" culture and will not get any much needed feedback from your post. But, it was certainly worth a try!

Jeans, flats, a shirt, hair pulled back, make up off.... just very inconspicuous as if I have a long day of driving or flying ahead of me. Certainly no outfit that would suggest any kind of companionship, no cash being flashed, no jumping in cars as they speed by. I wonder if the valet was writing down the license plate in case it comes back to drop any new girls off. Definitely not professional at all!

Prior to arrival, I usually go to the hotel websites to see pictures of their lobbies and other public areas.  Then, I choose clothing that will blend in with the furniture and decor.  You know what I mean:  

If they have a lot of chandeliers and crystal vases in their lobby, I'll decorate my coat with prisms, glitter and mirrored bling.  That way, I can slink along the walls and they won't even notice me.  I can see THEM looking in my direction, but since they can't see me they (usually) don't say anything.

On another occasion, the website showed that the hotel I was visiting had numerous fountains in their lobby and upper levels.  I donned some work overalls, taped "IMP Plumbing" on my back and emptied my briefcase into a toolbox.  When questioned by desk staff, I said, "Plumber.  I'm here to lay some pipe." and went off to complete my hobby-business.  On my way out, I saluted the desk and said, "Don't worry.  I plugged that leak."

On one occasion, to escape attention entering, I carried a huge potted plant to the elevator.  I knew I wouldn't be able to carry a big plant OUT of the hotel (they'd think I was stealing it, right?), I had packed some oversized "Happy Birthday" mylar balloons and a small cylinder of helium in my briefcase.  They didn't see ME leaving the hotel ... they saw a bouquet of "Happy Birthday" balloons.  

I'm sure glad I think about this ahead of time and can plan in advance.  

The WEIRDEST thing that happened was when I showed up at a hotel in regular business attire to meet a guest in their room and go over some work before a larger meeting.  As I was leaving -- dressed normally mind you -- hotel staff didn't say a thing!!  Somehow, they must have known that I was there for business-business and not hobby-business.  It was scary at first, but then I noticed people using their cell phones in the hotel lobby.  Since only hobbyists do that, I think they must have distracted the hotel workers attention.  Whew.

My chandelier camouflage outfit:

Now that's funny!

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Yelling "BEES!!! BEES!!! Don't be a hero! Save yourself! BEES!!!"

I think everyone is over thinking this. Do you really believe that the front desk notices a few extra people going to the elevator in the course of a busy day. Do you think they notice who goes to the elevator in the Park Plaza or the sheraton or any busy hotel for that matter.  Only twice did i book at a hotel i was unfamiliar with that i found unsuitable and did not check in. One was a boutique hotel with the front desk ten feet from the elevator and the other was the midtown in Boston that i expected to find a chalk outline of a body on the floor in the room. I booked checked in and checked out.  

Just my two cents

Holly

I can't be the only one who stops at hotels when driving distances to use the off-lobby restrooms. Every 3-4+ star hotel has bathrooms off the lobby. They are WAY WAY cleaner than highway rest stops, fast food joints, etc. They are usually right off the highway, pull in, walk into the lobby and there's always a little sign, elevators this way, bathrooms that way. Never have I been stopped by hotel staff. So there are other reasons people come and go in hotel lobbies.

lol, that might also find you in a 5051 hold.

It would be funny as hell to do though!

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You look nice in argyle socks!

Not illegal or uncommon for a middle aged man to enter and exit hotels so looking inconspicuous should not be a problem. Taking the stairs in the suburbs is a habit I too have gotten into a long time ago. I'm quiet and safe when I go in I blend and look at my phone like I'm reading a text.

Staying in the hotel lot waiting for the go up signal is something I've never liked and the maids cart in front of the gals room is always a buzzkill too. But overall common sense goes a long way.

I was with a ATF today and just as she climbed on top of me  the door started knocking urgently which was an adrenaline rush neither of us needed. It was the maid looking to clean the room and expecting the provider to be checked out, she's paid until tomorrow . I hid in the bathroom and the after a mutual relief " laugh" we got back to it.

I'm sure a pretty single gal can have a much harder time blending in then a man but if she's not dressed like she clubbing at 9 am and she's polite to the staff and tips the maids she'll be fine too.

The midtown is a place that is a peculiar waste of valuable real estate I agree I've never understood a ghetto hotel on the edge of south end back bay?

when did this happen?

MOST of the time(and I mean 90%+) no one is looking at them in real time. They might review footage for an incident but hotels dont have full time security personnel just watching cameras.Exceptions of course...

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The paranoia of the hobbyist!  Just because you were there for YOUR sexual interests doesn't mean every hottie with a roll of dough is a hooker.  How do you know she wasn't going to bet on the ponies one last time at Suffolk?  Hell four beers at Gillette will run you a roll of 10s.  Let us not forget the stereo type now of what YOU think a provider will where.....

Its been like that in Boston now for about ten years or more.