This doesn't matter to me so long as the time frame is posted and actually followed. With long engagements like this, YMMV is grounds for a scathing review imo, because shaving off a couple hours is effectively stealing several hundred dollars. But again, if the provider follows her advertisements, then I am ok with whatever those numbers are.
Originally Posted by sketchball82
Yeah, not understanding the 'stealing' aspect either. Your logic makes the thought of overnights not fun. It either speaks to your experiences in this matter or how you think about the amount of money that is being spent. I instantly got a picture of a food critic, checking off a list. Yes, you're sitting down to dine at this wonderful restaurant, but how much are you really enjoying the experience?
Overnights, in my opinion, should be priced and timed according to expectations. We all have at least an idea of how we'd like to spend our time. But as Jessica mentioned, there are different situations that surround expectations of an overnight. I have two rates for overnights for this reason.
There are occasions where I am just there so they don't eat alone, and have someone to snuggle with until the next day when they're in meetings/conferences. They need their sleep, so I get to get mine. These typically start between 6-8pm (or whenever they are done with colleagues) and may start with dinner or an event. Depending on what's on the agenda for the next day (mid-week, more meetings; weekend, a plane ride home) it may end as early as 5am, or as late as whenever they check out.
Then there are times when we're up for the hell of it enjoying each other. I don't get much sleep during these excursions, and since the expectation has been set, I prepare. It requires upsetting my inner clock (like I'm doing now), and resetting it (or at least attempting to) in a 48-hour period. We will more often than not be together until checkout. We will have slept in, made love, and ate again before we part.
But this is just the norm. If your overnight is part of a more leisure experience and you expect to not get any sleep, being ready for you at check-in will be kind of hard. I'll probably be napping at 3pm in order to catch my second wind by 11pm.
If it's an occasion where getting some sleep won't get me a
scathing review
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, starting close to or before check-in time sounds like the start of an awesome day, but the pricing will be adjusted if your expectations are for me to stay past 7am. Anything longer than that is going into full day rates.