i like Apartment complexes first, then private homes. I hate hotels.
I like apartments because people are always coming and going and there are always new faces around.. so its less likely to raise suspicion IMO.
Private homes, while creating a very comfortable and safe feeling, are more likely to raise suspicion of nosey neighbors and attention by LE.
I hate hotels because i feel like the folks working the desk know whats going on and recognize a guy walking in and straight to the elevator is up to something. And a hotel looking to clean up their place may not hesitate to call LE.
Hotels are also favorite sting spots for LE.
Just me feelings as a relative young'n in the hobby
Originally Posted by Ron Burgundy
I'd tend to agree with you about two (related) points: in apartment complexes you're a little less conspicuous, and a provider doing incalls in a private home may attract neighbor attention, which might result in calling LE.
See this thread for a recent example of the latter:
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=49368
where it's pretty clear to me that neighbors, seeing guys going in and out of the residence in question called the cops thinking it was a drug house. Turns out the illegal activities were a bit different, but same principle. However, the same principle might well apply to apartment complexes, depending on the neighbors. Less likely in my experience (because apartment complexes tend to be more transient than private neighborhoods), but still possible.
I think you're a bit too paranoid about hotels, though.
The hotel staff has no particular reason to believe that a male walking in and heading straight to the elevator is up to any particular hanky panky. For all they know, you might well be a person who checked in during another shift, and are going to your room. Even if it's obvious that's not the case (like, say, you're obviously looking around for the elevator), you're visiting someone in the hotel. The staff isn't going to give a crap about why you're there unless you're causing them trouble.
Back when I was in high school, I attended a Catholic high school which was very strict about segregating the students to a particular floor by class (freshmen on the ground floor, sophomores on the second floor, etc.), and students weren't allowed on a floor belonging to different class unless they had a pass. I had a friend who was notorious for visiting friends on other floors all the time, without a pass, and never getting caught.
His secret: he never acted suspicious. If he found himself face to face with faculty and administration, rather than trying to slink away without being seen, he simply greeted the faculty member and acted like he belonged there. Nobody ever thought to challenge him.
Most people are sheep. If you act confidently, like you belong somewhere, it won't occur to them that you don't.
I've taken that lesson to heart. If I'm visiting a provider at a hotel incall, I simply act like I belong there. If I know where the elevator is, I just walk up to it without making a big deal. If I don't, I have no problem just asking the front desk person where it is, without acting like I have to justify my presence, because as long as I'm not drunk and making a nuisance of myself, I don't have to justify my presence, thankyewverrahmuch.
Cheers,
bcg