I'm thinking about setting up a date with a provider but she only does outcalls. Should I get a hotel first or will they outcall to your home?

you've seen her a few times and you can trust her.

Most ladies who do outcalls will do outcalls to your house. Although some are specific and say right on the website something like "outcalls to high end hotels only." The question is for you, is it safe to have a provider come to your house. Do you have a wife or SO? Children? Unannounced drop in visits by family and friends? Nosy neighbors? Can you trust a stranger in your house? Is she well reviewed and reputable? There are many guys here who will say NEVER let a provider into your house. Others will say don't do it for a first time date but if you already know and trust the lady, it's ok.  Others will say it's fine even for a first time visit if the lady is reputable and reviewed and your personal situation warrants it. Only you can decide, but a lot of things can go wrong so think about it.

Now if you get a hotel for an outcall, things can go wrong too. A paper trail for one. Does your SO see your credit card statement? Will the hotel mail you a receipt. The provider could no show, then you are out the cost of the room. Having said that, I have done many outcalls myself where I got a hotel room and only once was I no showed. Turned out she actually had a good valid reason, but I was still out the cost of the room.

Say she and you don't get along.  Do you want drama where you live?  I sure as hell wouldn't.

How do you "trust" a provider?

Thx for all of the info, I got my own place but I'm sure I wouldn't want somebody I know in my house

first thing you do is get VIP. I read your one review and you mentioned you didn't have VIP. Well get it so you can do PROPER research. When I see a provider's reviews and there are hobbyists names I recognize who've given her good reviews, that I figure she's trustworthy.  Easy peasy

ladies in this business. Likewise, there are some that might go to extremes if faced with financilal hardships where they become desperate.

Also, if you have a SO, there is the possibility that evidence may get left behind. Hard to explain a strand of long blonde hair found on the carpet near the bed. Women do have a certain sense of "smell" that can lead to discovery if you are not careful.

Or you can check out other reviews from other dependable reviewers that have seen her.  There's lots of ways, and a whole topic about this could exist.

Suffice it to say, I have my own ways, and even then, I have been burned.  You can't hedge out the risk entirely, so my preference is to not see her at my place until I have seen her at her place or a neutral location.

It always cracks me up how guys are willing to shell out $200 to $500 for each hour with a girl, but are too cheap to spend $25 to $30 a MONTH to get VIP.

provider would not tell you where she lives, so why let her know your address?

what if she has a driver?  That makes 2 people that know where you live, and if the session was not a good one, that's not something you want.  The rule of thumb is that you should see her several times before inviting her to your house.  You do not indicate if you have an SO, and if you do, it's never a good idea to have another woman in your house.  The SO will know it, some how, but trust me, she will know another woman has been in her house.

Unless this woman is the only one on your bucket list, I'd suggest looking for providers that do incall.  Otherwise, your only choice is to rent a room.  If you're worried about a paper trail, pay cash.  However, do NOT leave the provider in the room and go home.  Either stay there overnight yourself, which I have done, or wait till after she leaves, and then leave yourself.  You can leave the keys in the room if it's already paid for, which it should be, and just leave the hotel.  The staff does not know when you left, nor do they care.

Swim

I believe swimtrekr has given good advice. One thing I'll add is related to paying cash for a room and an experience I had. Most of the better hotels will require a credit card even if paying with cash, telling you that no charges will be billed to the card. I did this once and while it's true that no charges were billed to my card my card statement showed the room charge with then a credit back. So while no charge was made, my statement showed activity at that hotel which was what I wanted to avoid by paying cash!
  My solution since then has been to do the following.....I use cash to purchase a vanilla visa at Walgreens and then use that card to secure and pay for the room. That way, I satisfy the hotel's insistence on a credit card number but use a card that generates no statements. The card does have to have a balance on it greater than the room charge, enough to cover "incidentals". The amount will vary by hotel but is usually around fifty dollars or so.
  Hope this may help.          Regards......RR