I have gotten back into the sugar world and had forgotten how much fun it is -- alot more exciting than the hobby.  Anyway, this situation came up:   talked with a POT who lives about 50 miles away.  In conversation, we came up with a possible visit:  she comes up in the afternoon on one day, we spend time together in a hotel, then I go home, and she stays in the hotel overnight.  The next morning, I come visit and pick up where we left off.  (I can't stay overnight at the hotel with her.) At first this seemed like an ideal set up.  Then I got worried about her staying in a hotel room (that I booked) without me there.   I don't quite know why. Was she going to have 5 friends over and trash the place?  Was she going to order $500 of room service?   I don't know. I just got worried. We have not met in person which probably adds to my concerns -- I am always nervous until actually meeting a SB.   Anyway, any reactions?   Would it be normal/reasonable/fine to have her stay in the hotel overnight without me?  Would it be setting myself up for something bad to happen?   Any feedback welcome.  Thanks.

Better, have her rent the room, and you reimburse her.

 
If she then wants to go all Keith Moon on the room, let her have at it.

Yeah - you a chump who's she preparing to fuck in more ways than one!

If you can't stay at the hotel with her I am assuming you are married or have an SO and have lots to lose. Let's say she decides to have a couple of other "paid dates" that night after you leave and ends up getting busted as a hooker, with the room under your name do you know what that makes you? The PIMP!!! Way too much risk IMO

 
Here is my suggestion. Meet her at a hotel in the afternoon as planned and then give her the money to rent the room under HER name, this also give you the chance to meet her and check her out before you spend a dime just in case you are being cat fished. The rest of your plan sounds just fine to me.

 
BTW if she doesn't have a CC, no worries, hotels will take cash. They might ask for a small deposit but you/she will get that back at checkout, as long as the tv is still there. lol

Any comments on this variation? As in, Will it still work?
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Years ago, in real life, I was able to use my CC to make room reservations for people coming to town. When the guest arrives at the hotel, they don't have MY plastic card which, back then, the hotel required to actually rent the room. (I think the reservation over the phone was basically an "ask" on the CC balance to make sure there were sufficient funds but not a purchase authorization. ... Whatever it's called in the biz.)  
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Now standing at the check-in desk, the guest then pulls out their plastic and switches the reservation name, billing, etc., to their CC.  
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Will that still work?  
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My examples were from Real Life so there was no anonymity involved. Imp knows X; X knows imp.
Imp uses imp's card to make a phone reservation for X who will show up later.  
X shows up, 3 hours late because he came in on Jet Blue, and asks for his reservation. "It should be under my name, X, but it might under imp."  
Clerk finds reservation.
X completes registration using X's personal info and X's CC.

I have done this in past but NEVER under my name.  If she wants to stay in the room, give her the money and let her book it.  Easy.  I have done the thing you fantasize about, going back the next morning to fuck her again, and it was glorious.

For the great comments.   I am glad I “chickened out” at the time.   Now I know all the reasons that was the right thing to do and how to address the issue in the future.    Many thanks

Glad to hear that we were of help.

Ditto!