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Prostitute checked into our hotel!

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GrumpyL · 13/04/2024 15:13

Ok, so away in London for a couple of days with DH and DD (10). We were staying in a 4* Hotel which is part of a large chain of hotels, not a small independent. We went to reception about 10.30 on the 2nd morning and was met with a lady (who was very obviously a prostitute) being told her room would be ready in 5 mins and her handing over £100 in cash to the receptionist. The hotel is £250+ a night and check in is 3pm!

AIBU to this this made the hotel feel a bit icky and sleazy after I saw that? Husband and I spoke briefly when DD wasn’t listening and he said “well they have to work somewhere!”. Not sure if I’m turning into a prude in my old age, but I really didn’t feel comfortable in the hotel after I saw that. I’m sure for her, it was a safe and comfortable place to work and I know this goes on in hotels, I suppose just seeing it in broad daylight shocked me a bit. We knew what she was there for, the receptionist knew what she was there for, the man behind us in the queue knew what she was there for, maybe I thought she and the hotel should have been a bit more discreet if they allow this to go on in their hotel, especially when it’s a family friendly hotel and there were a lot of children around?

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BIossomtoes · 13/04/2024 20:18

Buffypaws · 13/04/2024 20:17

Hard agree. Sex worker has been pushed to make the sexual exploitation of women seem normal and just like any other job. Fuck that.

They do. 😂

Buffypaws · 13/04/2024 20:17

greyonwhitesky · 13/04/2024 15:41

I use the term prostitute because I object to the term sex worker, which has been adopted for political reasons to make an inherently exploitative business seem mainstream. Trafficking and abuse of women iin prostitution is common. There has been research in countries were prostitution is fully legalized and ‘above board’ which has shown that the prostituted women there have as high, or higher, levels of disassociation from their own bodies than child sex abuse victims. And even for the small minority of high earning prostitutes who can choose a small number of clients they are safe with and freely do choose that work, I still object to prostitution as I have a strong principled objection to a society where men are able to buy intimate access to women’s bodies. That is something that I strongly believe no one should be able to purchase.

So away with your sneering about old fashioned. I’d rather have looked into and thought about issues and make my decisions based on that, rather than on what’s ‘fashionable’.

Hard agree. Sex worker has been pushed to make the sexual exploitation of women seem normal and just like any other job. Fuck that.

betterangels · 13/04/2024 20:17

She's not shagging in the lobby. Get over yourself.

Kissmystarfish · 13/04/2024 20:13

TotalDramarama24 · 13/04/2024 20:12

Could you imagine actually just wanting a soft pillow and then a prostitute turning up?!

I have asked for pillows many times from hotels!!!

😳😳😳😳

BrownTroutBlues · 13/04/2024 20:13

Sounds like it’s £100 for a few hours until they need to get the room ready for the next customer checkin at 3pm.
Seems the hotel is making good money from her.

Kissmystarfish · 13/04/2024 20:12

Luxell934 · 13/04/2024 20:08

😂😂😂😂

really OP was she wearing her suspenders and nipples tassels holding a dildo in the reception area?

I’ve met many prostitutes in my work with the homeless and not one looked like one.

your Post did make me laugh! 😂

TotalDramarama24 · 13/04/2024 20:12

ooooohnoooooo · 13/04/2024 18:16

People use prostitutes in hotels all the time.

I used to stay regularly in a very expensive upmarket hotel for work. The concierge told me that there were code words for 'additional services' guests might want.

Apparently if you rang reception and asked for 'a soft pillow' the concierge would procure you a prostitution from a reputable source.

Fecking grim if you ask me, but sadly, commonplace.

Could you imagine actually just wanting a soft pillow and then a prostitute turning up?!

Bunny2006 · 13/04/2024 20:12

I used to work in a hotel and it's not uncommon to have day rates and rooms booked as day rooms, for people travelling, working or a number of reasons
So rate could have been £100 or she'd already paid a deposit

Kissmystarfish · 13/04/2024 20:11

Finlesswonder · 13/04/2024 15:24

Some of you sound quite sheltered. It's obvious prostitutes are prostitutes.

Hey. I worked for many years with the homeless who were entrenched in addictions. I let many a prostitute in my time doing that (25 years)

anyway, not one of them had I of passed in the street, would I of assumed was a prostitution.

SevenSeasOfRhye · 13/04/2024 20:11

in broad daylight😁

Kissmystarfish · 13/04/2024 20:09

GrumpyL · 13/04/2024 15:21

She paid £100 as she counted it out in £10 notes as she gave it to the receptionist. I don’t want to get into a discussion about you shouldn’t judge a women by what she was wearing etc, let’s just say it was very obvious that she was a prostitute hiring room for the day. This was 10.30am in the morning, not the night.

Absolutely awful that yoh assume she was a prostitute. Maybe she’d paid a deposit?

and how dare you as a woman! Judge another woman for how they dress

disgusting

Luxell934 · 13/04/2024 20:08

GrumpyL · 13/04/2024 15:21

She paid £100 as she counted it out in £10 notes as she gave it to the receptionist. I don’t want to get into a discussion about you shouldn’t judge a women by what she was wearing etc, let’s just say it was very obvious that she was a prostitute hiring room for the day. This was 10.30am in the morning, not the night.

😂😂😂😂

really OP was she wearing her suspenders and nipples tassels holding a dildo in the reception area?

Pookerrod · 13/04/2024 20:06

You know every single hotel in London will have had a sex worker walk through their door don’t you? Whether hiring the room themselves or visiting clients who have called in for their service. Even those hotels that charge a hell of a lot more than £250pn.

I also don’t believe you can judge whether someone is a sex worker by what they wear so unless she slipped your DH a card, you have no idea why she was there.

Thedogscollar · 13/04/2024 20:04

So bloody what. Get a life.

Viviennemary · 13/04/2024 20:04

You have made a judgement on a situation you know nothing about. YABU.

boozeclues · 13/04/2024 20:03

BodyKeepingScore · 13/04/2024 19:59

@boozeclues stop saying sex work is rape. They are not the same thing. Venture over to AMA where there are many many sex workers who consensually agree to being paid for sex. Sex for money is not rape.

In the VAST majority of cases paying money for sex is rape.

It’s not a career choice many women find them selves actively planning. It’s out of sheer desperation. Normally due to addiction or trafficking. This is the only option for some women.

Consent is only consent when there isn’t such a power imbalance. You can not consent to sex if it’s your only option to eat, have money for drugs or otherwise survive.

So yes it is rape, because the woman can not full consent.

IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle · 13/04/2024 20:02

BodyKeepingScore · 13/04/2024 19:59

@boozeclues stop saying sex work is rape. They are not the same thing. Venture over to AMA where there are many many sex workers who consensually agree to being paid for sex. Sex for money is not rape.

Sex for money is paying to rape.

BIossomtoes · 13/04/2024 20:01

boozeclues · 13/04/2024 19:56

Nope, I mean I have no clue what my partner did before I met him, but if he is paying for sex now I don’t know where he would find the time or the money!!

My brother is as tight as it comes and I wouldn’t imagine him paying for something he could get for free with his partner or any girlfriend he had.

And my son is 10 and he has been brought up
to respect women, if he did this in the future I would disown him if I ever found out, not that is likely to happen because again,

PAYING FOR SEX IS NOT NORMAL. It’s not a boys will be boys thing, it’s an exception to the norm. If you know people who have or do pay for sex you need to evaluate your relations with them.

I don’t think you get the moral high ground if the only reason a man in your life wouldn’t pay for sex is because he’s too much of a miser. 😂

BodyKeepingScore · 13/04/2024 19:59

@boozeclues stop saying sex work is rape. They are not the same thing. Venture over to AMA where there are many many sex workers who consensually agree to being paid for sex. Sex for money is not rape.

shouldistayorno · 13/04/2024 19:58

GrumpyL · 13/04/2024 15:13

Ok, so away in London for a couple of days with DH and DD (10). We were staying in a 4* Hotel which is part of a large chain of hotels, not a small independent. We went to reception about 10.30 on the 2nd morning and was met with a lady (who was very obviously a prostitute) being told her room would be ready in 5 mins and her handing over £100 in cash to the receptionist. The hotel is £250+ a night and check in is 3pm!

AIBU to this this made the hotel feel a bit icky and sleazy after I saw that? Husband and I spoke briefly when DD wasn’t listening and he said “well they have to work somewhere!”. Not sure if I’m turning into a prude in my old age, but I really didn’t feel comfortable in the hotel after I saw that. I’m sure for her, it was a safe and comfortable place to work and I know this goes on in hotels, I suppose just seeing it in broad daylight shocked me a bit. We knew what she was there for, the receptionist knew what she was there for, the man behind us in the queue knew what she was there for, maybe I thought she and the hotel should have been a bit more discreet if they allow this to go on in their hotel, especially when it’s a family friendly hotel and there were a lot of children around?

Are you talking about the “Village”
chain of hotels?
if so, they rent the rooms by the day.
for people travelling, part way through journeys etc or just cos they want to rest.
many hotels rent out day rooms so there’s no guarantee she was prostitution, but so what if she did; you’d be mortified what goes on around you at hotels! Hahaha

viques · 13/04/2024 19:58

boozeclues · 13/04/2024 19:57

You have very low expectations of you husband

Not my husband precious.

boozeclues · 13/04/2024 19:57

viques · 13/04/2024 19:56

I expect it was when the OPs husband said “Hello, Lola, didn’t expect to see you here. How are things? Tried to call you last week but it went to voicemail.”

You have very low expectations of you husband

viques · 13/04/2024 19:56

needsomewarmsunshine · 13/04/2024 15:21

I'm also interested to know what marked her out as a prostitute.

I expect it was when the OPs husband said “Hello, Lola, didn’t expect to see you here. How are things? Tried to call you last week but it went to voicemail.”

boozeclues · 13/04/2024 19:56

NoraBattysCurlers · 13/04/2024 19:51

Ignorance is bliss.

Nope, I mean I have no clue what my partner did before I met him, but if he is paying for sex now I don’t know where he would find the time or the money!!

My brother is as tight as it comes and I wouldn’t imagine him paying for something he could get for free with his partner or any girlfriend he had.

And my son is 10 and he has been brought up
to respect women, if he did this in the future I would disown him if I ever found out, not that is likely to happen because again,

PAYING FOR SEX IS NOT NORMAL. It’s not a boys will be boys thing, it’s an exception to the norm. If you know people who have or do pay for sex you need to evaluate your relations with them.

Rosebel · 13/04/2024 19:55

AmericanUgly · 13/04/2024 19:40

I wouldn't like it OP. I would send an email to the manager of the hotel. If it's cash, someone might be doing something that's not going through 'the books'. If it was a 4 star hotel I'm pretty sure that renting it out for prostitution isn't a standard business decision.

Send an email to the manager? Why? They won't care, it's money to them. Does it really affect you so much? Obviously you think these women should be on street corners. I mean how dare they mix with "nice" people. FFS, sometimes I despair.

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