This is NY. Forget about making an appointment for a moment. Walk into a major hotel lobby and look around. Ask an innocent Q of a doorman or bell-hop. "Where's the coffee shop?" "Why? None of your business. I mean, BECAUSE I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE IN THE COFFEE SHOP AT THE SHERATON." Even better, "BECAUSE I WANT A CUP OF COFFEE, OK? ... No coffee shop? Ooops. I'm in the wrong hotel. Sorry."
Look at all the people using cell phones in the lobby. Did you ever imagine that there would be so many people at that hotel calling to get the room numbers of their hostesses? And not just men. Women and children, too!
There are cameras everywhere, even in the elevators. Act normal, I mean, just be normal, because it is perfectly normal to visit friends, relatives, business associates and others at a hotel.
The major problem would be needing a key card to access the elevator to guest room floors; she might have to come down and meet you in the lobby, at the bar, or whatever. If no key card, ask your hostess for some guidance ahead of time about elevator location. "If you enter from the 3rd Ave entrance, the elevators are to the left."
Check out a few hotels ahead of time to get comfortable. You're just one guy in a big crowd.
-- Modified on 11/11/2015 10:25:51 AM