That is not actually true. I only see one client per day, so the cost of the room is very much an issue for me. I work full time, and I don't have time to entertain more often than that, nor do I wish to have a parade of clients in and out of a hotel room. That gets noticed. So the perception that we will make it up is not true. If you read what I said though, I was telling you how to take your motel 6 budget, and get a three star hotel with it. That was my point.
What you said may work for providers. After all, you plan on entertaining more than one client while traveling, so in essence you can "splurge" for a higher quality of room knowing you will make it up based on the numbr of clients you see. In my case, I can't host at home. I have to get a hotel locally when I want to play unless I'm seeing a touring provider. I'm going to be seeing one provider for about 2 hours. For me, budget hotels work fine. Having said that, I'm not going to get a room in a bad part of town, and I always ask a provider if she is comfortable with the hotel I'm planning on getting. Also for clients, using Priceline or any other service requiring a credit card probably won't fly. I tend to use cash for room when playing locally.
Originally Posted by Cpalmson