Prostitute checked into our hotel!

Gosh OP you sound incredibly judgey.

If, and let's say if, she was a sex worker. How do you know she wasn't just checking in to get showered, rest and feel safe from grubby punters for a bit?

Think I've missed the post where you are overwhelmed with concern for her welfare...

No, being allowed to work together from their own private flats for security and company and to reduce costs (which would mean having to see fewer punters) would be far safer, but unfortunately the law and those who make it doesn't give a toss about that.

In the meantime, a busy place like a hotel where plenty of other people are about if something goes wrong seems like an extremely sensible compromise.

You must have been standing very close to her to have gleaned so much information.

What's the etc?

Working ladies and gents used to hang out near my old office so I'm interested in what you think defines the look. As opposed to people shambling around the morning after the night before😄

I'm intrigued as to how you could tell. Even standing well within her personal space I can't imagine how you could tell unless she gave you a business card.

My DW is known to have rented hotel rooms, usually not bedrooms, for the day. She them goes and meets a variety of people there - for meetings and courses.

I feel that the poster is being somewhat judgemental here? This particular woman, if she is as the OP worries, is less likely to disturb her stay than a member of the maintenance team checking fire alarms.

We're not talking red light areas, cars cruising, syringes, pimps etc here.

Not unconnected. In a previous life in the early 80s my DW used to work for a large company. Factories all over the UK.

She, and others in her team, were sent to other branches to work there for a week. They had to sort out their own accommodation - usually in small hotels.
She sometimes had problems booking - often told they were full. Later a colleague (male) would phone up and get a booking.
She tacked one hotel about this and was told in a roundabout way that they didn't want prostitutes/sex workers operating from their hotel. They'd judged her from voice - young and female. She got her booking and were apologetic (I suspect they realised they could have lost a deal of trade)

@BettyShagter we don't accept cash, day use rooms have to be booked online but there are a few that do because the affair sector is big business and they know people want to be discreet.

Right so you see a woman you think looks like a sex worker (whatever that means), paying cash for day use.

Do you mind if a laced-up businessman fucks his girlfriend there, between zoom meetings, for which he is paid?

Sex work is legal
Day use at hotels is a thing
Many many people fuck at hotels
Many many people work while staying in hotels

Not sure what the problem is

I'm happy she is in a relatively safe place

Posh hotels are not safer for prostitutes.

But the OP said it was a chain and I can't think of a single one that accepts cash.

Happy to be corrected though.

You have absolutely no way to know what the woman was or what type of work she does.

No context? Someone at a check in desk judged and labelled another person with no evidence other than they paid in cash during daylight hours. Gross.

And please hold your damn horses - sneering is snide, I wasn’t being snide, I was being DIRECT as I genuinely think you have missed out on lots of public debate about why the term sex worker is more applicable than prostitute and has been for a very long time - it really came to prominence around the time of the Ipswich murders. Which was a fair few years ago - hence behind the times.

I literally cannot reply to the rest of your post as it’s projecting and illogical. Happy to have a debate, but assuming loads of crap about me makes you look silly frankly. You know cock all about me, my politics or my views on anything.

How do you think the hotel could be "more discreet"? Did the receptionist actually say "We'll send your john up to Room 69 when he arrives"?

I suppose if you think sex workers are picking up clients in the hotel bar you might be uncomfortable there. Or if you felt kerb crawlers were hanging around the area that would be unpleasant. I'm sure your DD will be unaware of other hotel guests, unless you make a fuss.

good chance many have slept in the bed yo did too- what about it tho? isn't it expected staying in a hotel,where else would they work.

Can you still pay in cash at any decent hotel? I was under the impression that all of them required to book online and pay before you check in.

What are you, the language police?

My first thought when I saw it was cash was affair not sex worker. Usually the ones having affairs can't risk it showing on their bank statement so pay in cash, that's another way we spot them when they are checking in.

The only naive people here are the ones who think that prostitution is like Pretty Woman or Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. "They're only having sex" LOL.

Ooh to think something like that couldve gone on in the room, the bed you stayed in! Was this her?!

I sometimes use hotels during the day. I’m not a sex worker, but travel for work a fair amount. Many hotels now allow you to book a room for the day - they at least make some money on an empty room that hasn’t been booked for that evening. After a long drive, it is nice to have a nap, have a shower and carrying on working in a bit of piece. There’s a website now where you can find these day rooms.

I’m not sure why this would upset you to be honest. What people do in their rooms isn’t visible to anyone else. Whether or not she is a sex worker shouldn’t really matter. I’m not sure how clothes would determine this either.

I’m a bit shocked at your naivety. I used to manage a team of staff that were based all over the UK, so I’d travel and meet them in hotels for 121s. I’d always see sex workers coming and going. It’s really common. They were nice hotels too. They’ve got to work somewhere. They’re only having sex, not carrying out satanic sacrifices.

exactly

Lol so what. That's where sex workers tend to work from, if they are sensible.
The person who checked afterwards could have been an arms dealing rapist but you wouldn't judge him cos he was a man in a suit?
Get over it. Sorry but it is central London. Every day a 'prostitute' sleeps/works in every hotel.

Would you rather she was only allowed to work under a railway underpass? Her money is as good as yours, even if it's cash and not a black Amex.

Why, what did they do to you?

Would you have preferred loads of young couples having dirty sex in the hotel rooms? Would that have been ok? Or it it because they were getting paid to have what would have been exactly the same outcome? Because it makes no difference to you.

If she was indeed a sex worker maybe instead of judging her you should judge the man who’s going to pay to abuse her body !!