SA newbie here.  It's obvious (to me) that some young ladies are willing to simply meet for the first time and play - a P4P encounter.  But I do not have a place that I can invite the lady to.  So how do others go about it?

SB's are notoriously flakey.   If you want to lose your hotel deposits book in advance.  Otherwise I'd wait for her to be with me before booking.

but I live in a tiny city and often see girls that live an hour or more away from me which does necessitate getting a room.

As an example of flakey, I let an SB pick the day (yesterday) and the time (evening) for our first meeting.  That morning she said she couldn't meet in the evening because she had something else going on.  She asked if we could meet for lunch instead.   I agreed to that.  Then about an hour before lunch she said she was called into work to cover someone.  Said she'd reschedule in the future.  I don't actually expect to hear from her again.

that even I, a certified technophobe, can do it.

I've had many SBs who wanted to dispense with the coffee date entirely and meet BCD right off the bat, which is usually fine with me.  Usually.  Sometimes they do not look as appalling in person as in their profile pics and I should have insisted on coffee first.  But I digress.  I usually date around 50 miles from home.  I found a nice homestyle cafe that is right next door to two affordable motels.  So I'll ask the SB to meet me for coffee and then if we want to extend our date to a private setting I only have to go next door to book a room.  

More appalling in person...  I know I do!!

I don't see much utility in an RV, though.  If you are married and can just take the RV anywhere without the wife suspecting??? ...  But if you are not married, then you can use your own home/apartment, so no big need for an RV.

A secret RV could be pretty good. If you’re married, you’re already hiding a shit ton of things in order to be doing this, so an RV wouldn’t be that hard to hide. If you’re in a population dense area though, i would just stick to hotels or even just get an apartment.

Booking, paying, and checking in in advance is obviously always the riskiest with a POT you've never seen.  There's the major risk of a flat-out no-show, and even after a good M&G, not every SB wants to go immediately BCD.

that's got to be one of the funniest misprints I ever committed!  Actually some of them have been incredibly appealing while others have indeed been appalling!

Or number three, my actual situation.  I am married and live a happy polyamorous lifestyle with my awesome wife.  She has a fine BF I have my Sugar Dating, and we are totally honest about everything.  So our lives are full of love and pleasure with zero drama, jealousy or deceit.  I recommend it highly, and never need to hide my use of the RV for dating purposes.

I should add here a trick that's helped me a few times.  I have Marriott Rewards Gold Elite status, which guarantees 4 pm checkout.  This gives plenty of time to see two different sugar babies during the same stay or get a lot more sex out of one girl.

I am in a similar situation and in fact, made a similar post a few weeks back.  Still don't have the perfect solution but here are a couple of other ideas.  AirBnB or similar often offers cheaper alternatives to hotels that are sometimes more conveniently located.  I was worried about the SB's reaction to meeting at an apartment but have not received any negative feedback from anyone.  I'm not 100% sure but I think I've only met SBs whom I have already seen at the AirBnB's though.  

Hadn't considered that, but what are the chances they'll think you're kind of sketchy and refuse to rent to you?  I mean like a 65 year old guy showing up with a 19 year old girl.  Even a moron is going to wonder about that.

Air BnB landlords in my locale are very nosy as to who their short-term tenants are, some seem genuinely lonely and want to engage extensively on one's way in the door...Tried it a couple times b/c price point, but lf l had to rely on Air BnB for BCD's the game would be over.

The hotel staff can't be sure if it's an affair (legal) or hooking. So they mostly just shrug and let it pass. But somebody renting out a room might not want to take  chances.

Where I am there are plenty of AirBnb owners who simply leave the key in a lock box, send you the instructions and you let yourself in.  I will only stay at those places and usually I check in alone and then go meet my SB or have her come to the apartment.  

Hotels know the deal.  They don't care if it's hooking or sugaring or whatever, as long as you're not making a racket and it doesn't look like you're kidnapping her.  I once checked in and checked out with 2 different girls only to check back in again later that day with a different girl and then check out again with yet another girl.  So 4 girls in two days, and the clerk was the same young Asian guy.  He kind of just looked at me like, "WTF?!"  

A website. It's like classified ads for rooms or houses to rent short term. You can get somebody's spare bedroom for $35 a night.  Or you can get somebody's empty house for the night, week, etc.

I had a thread several months ago about this, but I have a place I stay in LA where my hostess is someone I met via SA. I spend a little less than a week with her when I'm in town, pay what amounts to an AirBnB fee under the table, and she gives me a receipt for the lodging from a little LLC she set up at a fair price that my client is happy to reimburse. My visits are often enough and consistent enough that she doesn't ask for any further allowance. I supplement with groceries, wine, meals out, and the occasional small thoughtful present. Works out well.  

Wow, thanks guys! Just googled airbnb and opened up a.whole new world of opportunity for me. This one guy was renting out a lower unit in a duplex for $25.00 a night..whooao

Someones spare bedroom a night you say..lolo hope my S.B.'s not a screamer..lol