I asked this question on social media I figured I would ask here as well
You book an escort to come to your hotel.
Do you pay for the parking fee your hotel charges or do you think your escort should pay it?
Some of these hotel parking fees whether it is valet or selfpark are $40+
I have been paying for parking for years out here in Vegas and never complained.
But just recently I paid $80 to selfpark at a hotel for 1hr. Told client about it. He apologized more than once says he uses an Uber/Lyft does not drive out here.  

... typically pay for your own parking.  I guess it is just the cost of doing business.  I've only been to Vegas a few times, however, I've noticed many women advertise that that parking or Uber to their hotel is extra.   I would certainly pay for your hotel parking.

When I do outcall, I almost always use a hotel with no fee to park. Those hotels tend to be in suburban areas and not in downtown ones. When I see a provider in a downtown area, that is almost always for incall.  
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Also, the hotels I use for outcall that do charge for parking, I can find one that gets me unlimited in/out services with my car so giving the girl an extra room card gets her out of the lot for free and no fee is charged back to me.

On parking is that the host clearly understands the situation before the guest arrives and communicates that so there are no issues.
I ran into a n issue with having to use a credit card to exit, thereby leaving a paper trail. No bueno.

It's almost entirely outcall, meaning she comes to you. My experience is that you don't pay for her Uber or parking.

See.. I have been going to Vegas for years... But I don't drive in Vegas.. I take Uber / Lyft everywhere.  On top of that I usually love staying on one of the Fremont Street hotels.. Circa is my favorite.  Before that it was The D.  The non-stop party atmosphere is unbeatable.  Parking is really cheap over there.   One of two places even have free parking.  Fremont St garage has like $4 an hour.  It is on the Strip that the parking is outrageous.  But again a bottle of water costs $8.00.. LOL.  

But--communication is the key.  Upsell or add-on of any kind is a definite mood killer.  When everything is worked out upfront and we all know the ground rules BEFORE our session, everyone is happy or they are free to make other arrangements.

So covering a hotel parking would not be a big deal.

Not the circle I run in because when I am in a larger city I do incall only, but I would just pad your outcall rate for everyone with another $50-$60 to cover the parking.

"When everything is worked out upfront and we all know the ground rules BEFORE our session, everyone is happy."

I'm happy to send ubers. In my time in Vegas (and from a friend's anecdotal experience) it was basically just part of the hourly rate and they just didn't want to linger since it would run into the next rate charge.
I've sent deposits via cashapp before, but that's always technically a risk when it's the first meet.

provider.

I prefer to share my time with individuals who respect & appreciate my time.

If there was no prior, explicit arrangement to cover this fee, and I encountered what (IMHO) seems like pestering over $80, I would have ended the session.  
I make it a rule never, NEVER to bargain with a lady about her rates; I think it's unprofessional and rude. Similarly, if I'm getting hounded to pay for something I didn't agree to, I'm out.

Oh Wobbie your mommy must be so proud of you.Never think about yourself only others.

You are willing to pay for a room in a downtown hotel, for let's say $300+, and you're willing to pay the girl for her time, let's say another $4-500, but you draw the line at handing her an extra $20 to pay her parking on the way out?  You just showed us a new form of cheapness that most of us probably never would have thought of on our own.    Congrats on further defining yourself here.  Lol

My History with Vegas goes all the way back to 1992 when I first graduated and started working in LA...My job had me in Vegas A LOT for the next 15+ years.   These current (exorbitant and ridiculous) parking fees are actually only a relatively recent phenomenon....for decades the casino resort/hotels either offered free parking or allowed people to validate inside the casino their parking tickets....all they USED to care about was getting people into their casinos to gamble.   This started to change in a bad way about 12-13+ years ago (2010 maybe) when, in a supreme example of CORPORATE greed run totally fuckin' amuck, they all decided to make parking a "revenue stream" and parking costs went from negligible/modest all the way up to Exorbitant Pain-In-The-Ass.    

I only do outcall in Vegas so I know how expensive the parking can be. By the way, I heard the parking is going up in Dec.
But I always insist on covering her parking, even if she says "That's OK".
I'll walk her to the valet, cover the cost, tip the guy and that's that.

Raise your rates to cover your cost? Do you let your clients know you expect them to pay for your parking ?

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However for some reason guys do not think about this here in Vegas.
Perhaps because majority take uber/lyft or a cab.

If he doesn't mention it, ask.
Then you can decide to drive vs. Uber.
Vegas is your home turf, so this will continue to be an issue for you.

that usually covers parking. I think only once the parking fee was more than my outcall fee. I just ate the cost since it was unusual (it was a big convention I think).  

If she is coming to me for an outcall, I pay the parking.  If I'm going to a hotel that she has booked as an incall, I pay my parking, but not theirs, although sometimes I will whip out the parking ticket as I'm leaving and ask if they validate.  Always good for a laugh.  

Usually it is not an issue with me paying for the parking. I never uber in my hometown as I like to drive.
But the appt I mentioned in my OP the hotel parking has never been that expensive in the past.SEMA was in town and this year I guess attendance was closer to precovid so now here comes the inflated costs.
$80 for 1hr of parking is ridiculous

pestering him over $80 . The hotel parking is NEVER like this. Hence the reason I asked one time. A gentleman would have went to the atm if no spare cash. But if a person is going to walk out because the provider asked him to pay an unexpected out of the norm high parking fee. If that makes him so upset and flustered then that is not my kind of client.
How could there be a prior arrangement for a parking fee that was put in place for a convention he was attending? I was not attending the convention and do not stay in hotels in my homebase but I bet there was some kind of sign or told when checking-in. But some people could care less if it does not affect them personally.

as well are going up in Dec at least for MGM group it is.
You are a class act and you know Vegas I wouldn't expect you to do anything less for your date.
But also you understand crazy parking fees I am sure out there.

Golden Nugget is charging a flat rate of $50 on weekends now. (Yes, $50!)
I believe it was $20 minimum at Circa when I was there last month.  
Neither offered a grace period for locals.

Like Jaydalee, I have always covered my own parking, I never thought to ask for extra - I just considered it a cost of doing business.   Some Vegas hotels also allow 2-3 hours n/c with local ID.  

I know Golden Nugget is crazy expensive by DTLV standards..  

...and had a local legend come to visit me one morning and the thought of a parking fee never crossed my mind.  For context, I uber everywhere in Vegas and everywhere else I stay it's rare to pay for parking.   Literally just occurred to me with your post.  Sorry local legend, we'll cover this next time I'm in town!

I just assume she puts it in the price of admission. Why stop at paying her parking then?

Tropicana parking was free but it was always full (for the same reason) but Tropicana was tore down earlier this year to make room for  what are going to be Las Vegas A's soon.  Then you would just get the monorail from Tropicana and that would have put you right in front of MGM..  

I appreciate your thoughts on this .

Just returned from Las Vegas and based on your recommendation, we ate at Oscar's. Great meals all around and the service was exceptional. It is on our list for a return visit the next time we do DTLV. Bonus - we went to the show at the Plaza called Mavericks which was like retuning to the 70's when I first started going to Vegas. Nothing too fancy, just a very entertaining 90 minute show. We were staying on the strip so we took a cab, but they went on about validating parking at the restaurant and the show on top of everything else.

No problem.. Anytime you need anything Vegas.. Hit me up..  

Sinatra used to hang out there. Our friend MP67 raves about it. I hear you need to reserve weeks in advance though. Famous for their Prime Rib, Australian Lobster Tails and table side-made Caesar Salad.

Cost of doing business. The astute provider should price accordingly.

they can use it for whatever they want.  They can apply it to mileage or buy their lunch with it.  I don't really care.  It's theirs after I give it to them.  

Well now you know and you should charge the Client for parking fees ($80.00) Plus the cost of what you do for them. Like for example.......If you charge $350 per hour and tack on an additional $80 for parking fee then they will pay $430 for the hour they get you.

I vaguely remember asking this years ago on this board, and the consenses was the client should pay for parking.

Respectfully, you are the professional. It's up to you to know what the costs are for you to provide your service and then charge accordingly.  These days, it is common to nickel and dime customers with extra fees like 2-4% for credit card processing. If you were to ask me for an additional sum to pay your parking fee, I would give it to you. But it would definitely make me feel worse about my experience with you, and it might cause me to be a no-repeat.

It is my dream to eat there... If you been there, you know it' just looks like run of the mill place from the outside, but the food, service, ambiance  is off the charts.. So are the prices. LOL.  I have never been able to make a reservation for the time I wanted..  Maybe next time I will book there first then put together rest of the trip around it.. LOL.

was a Vegas brothel where fat girls worked.  Mooooove over.   Learn something new everyday!!

My fee of $100 on top of my rates is to cover parking, gas and tolls as needed. DC parking is also high, there are toll roads and hot lanes, my fee usually covers all that and I have leftover