See if they have self-checkout, leave the key cards in the room.

Tell them at check-in that you have to leave very early in the morning.  What is the easiest way to checkout.

As long as you're discreet. How hard is it for them to figure out you're having a rendezvous with your mistress or an escort if you book only one night and your driver's license shows you live nearby? I did it several times and never had any problem. Leave your key or trash it. It doesn't matter. My problem is actually the early check-in. I like to meet during lunch time so I don't have to be away from the office for too long. Most 4-star hotels will tell you that they can't guarantee early check-in until you actually show up in person.

I was paying by cash so I had to checkout in person.  Since I knew I wouldn't be able to sneak out to come back in the morning for checkout, I just walked down after I was done and paid.  I felt they gave me the stinkeye but didn't hassle me in any way.  (The stinkeye might've been my overactive imagination, btw.  Like another poster said, they really don't care as long as you pay up.)

It happen several years ago.  i wanted to see this babe really bad but she was only doing outcalls at the time. SOooo, I get a room in one of those mid price suite hotels.  She arrives...we enjoy our two hour romp.  She leaves.  I am about ready to do video check out and sneak away when I hear a comotion in the hall way...Teenage girls are tittering...bouncing off the walls..singing...slamming doors...yelling at each other..etc.  I glance outside and see a tour bus. Apparently a highschool group had just checked in and they put everyone of them on my floor.  I had a carry on type bag...I grabbed it and went to the desk.  I acted incensed.  "Check me out I said...no way  am I gonna be able to sleep tonight with what seems to be unsupervised kids  running room to room on my floor" !   the clerk replied.. "We are so sorry...I thought I had them all on a floor to themselves...I'll be glad to move you".    " I've already put my bags in my car" I replied. "And I suspect they are going to keep all your guest up tonight no matter what floor they are on...I just need to go somewhere else , please check me our".   The clerk aplogized again , and informed me there would be no chrage for the room.    Pretty cool deal... !  I left wishing  I'd thought to hide all the condom wrappers and empty champagn bottles LOL !!