I come up with a loose 800 a night in combination. assume 50 for food for the day if I do not go 4-5 star. 250 for a room a night (even at the business class hotels a suite, or room big enough to entertain not just on the bed, is going to start at 250) In Houston. As I am hosting it is only respectable to be the person to offer refreshments for each evening (One bottle of wine each evening under the assumption that I only see one client each evening) Of course the gentleman is spending a decent sum so offering him a bottle of 20 dollar throw away wine isn't particularly fair on my part. So assume at least another 100 (if I don't wish a sweeter variety of wine for myself if so I would add in another 80) in refreshments. And cost of being away from home overnight (childcare) roughly comes to 100 dollars every 18-24 hours. Now if I chose a smaller more cramped room I could certainly bring my hotel cost down to 150-200. If I nixed a meal or two here and there (certainly wouldn't hurt my waist any) I could probably save another 40 a day. I could also cut corners on the refreshment and pretend a bottle of La Lejania Chardonnay 2012 is a bottle of nicer fair but I really am not comfortable with that. Like any good financial planner I like to give myself some wiggle room for all of the above. So I add in another 100 to 200 dollars a day for emergency money. If we keep to the smaller numbers yes I can drop my costs down to 300-500 but even then a single appointment if it were not over two hours would barely be worth it for profits sake.
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Originally Posted by JayceeRivers
One way to decrease those costs is to book me as your client. I'm not going to be drinking, so the only in-room refreshment you need to offer me is MAYBE a bottled water for a dollar or so ... although I have no scruples against drinking tap water (free). I'd want to book a dinner date, so your food cost goes down. So, from a professional woman's point of view, I'm what you might call a cheap date.
Keep me in mind, in case you develop an inexplicable urge to tour northeast Indiana! It's a glamour destination!