Hotels - a bad idea during Covid?

[BarryJohn19]

Best hotel experience I had was met by her in the underground carpark, (she had keycard to lift) so the buzz of casual wear.. in the lift..to a quick change..it was all fab..
it's funny how small the hotel signs get when your trying to morph through walls.

[Barney Rubble]

I remember meeting the lovely Leyla in a hotel lobby as the lifts required a keycard. As I walked into the lobby she started walking towards the lifts.

Now walking behind her and her wearing skin tight jeans was a sight to behold !

One of the nicest most beautiful ladies I've ever had the pleasure of meeting here.

[BarryJohn19]

I remember meeting the lovely Leyla in a hotel lobby as the lifts required a keycard. As I walked into the lobby she started walking towards the lifts.

Now walking behind her and her wearing skin tight jeans was a sight to behold !

One of the nicest most beautiful ladies I've ever had the pleasure of meeting here.

I've bought some daft sh!t last year with the covid treat yo self motto..think I'm gonna go on the punt instead and stop buying clutter, ... flicking through the review section and there's a world of fun out there I need to tap into.
Casual wear can be extremely enticing..a wolly sock would suffice after these lock Downs

[Bondvillian1]

Usually I would .. That was my mistake - but I didn’t know the place, the car park was ticket/barrier controlled and I wanted to make sure I wouldn’t be stuck..
Be grand next time !

My rule in hotels is usually get to the room without rising suspicion, get out the same then worry about the rest.
Once it's all over your just a random person who took a wrong turn and ended up in the car park and can't get out now.

If I'm rumbled just leave they will never see me again so it doesnt really bother me, with masks now I'm even more confident going in.

[Electro]

My stupid ass always thought the hotels had some idea about what's going on.

There's no way multiple visitors to the same room goes unnoticed.

They have security watching cameras on all floors

Like how are they this stupid?

[Toolbox]

So I was supposed to meet a lady of EI in a hotel (near the airport) this afternoon. I got there on time, parked, went in ... enquired about the parking at reception (and was told it was free for a certain amount of time & shown the machines to validate my ticket) ... but then the staff member asked for the reason for my visit to the hotel.

I came up with the excuse that I was dropping off a set of suitcase keys to a friend who was flying out tomorrow (I had an old pair of keys handy on my keyring that I didn't need), and shouldn't be long calling up to their room...

However, I was then told that it was strictly residents only in the rooms and that either they'd hang on to the keys there for my friend, or that my friend would have to come down to me.

Next came an awkward few mins where I rang the lady to explain, then reception rang her room and double checked with her, she came down to meet me in reception, we had a chat, the receptionist reiterated that I couldn't go upstairs, we did a pretend handover of the keys and I left.

Was kicking myself that I wasn't familiar enough with the hotel to a) know about their parking ticket machines and b) know where the stairs were so I could just confidently walk on through & up... but... just wondering... (after this experience... and not being able to "complete the transaction" today)... is this the norm in hotels at the moment?

What could you have done differently?

1) Phoned the hotel & enquired about parking

2) Do a Google search on the parking rules for the hotel

Better luck next time.

[S94310]

Usually I would .. That was my mistake - but I didn’t know the place, the car park was ticket/barrier controlled and I wanted to make sure I wouldn’t be stuck..
Be grand next time !

best thing to do is to park on the street nearby and proceed on foot go to the bar or restaurant and suss out the layout there are signs galore showing you where to go

[robbie9]

best thing to do is to park on the street nearby and proceed on foot go to the bar or restaurant and suss out the layout there are signs galore showing you where to go

That's another way to get spotted though unless it's a huge hotel.

[Noregrets]

So I was supposed to meet a lady of EI in a hotel (near the airport) this afternoon. I got there on time, parked, went in ... enquired about the parking at reception (and was told it was free for a certain amount of time & shown the machines to validate my ticket) ... but then the staff member asked for the reason for my visit to the hotel.

I came up with the excuse that I was dropping off a set of suitcase keys to a friend who was flying out tomorrow (I had an old pair of keys handy on my keyring that I didn't need), and shouldn't be long calling up to their room...

However, I was then told that it was strictly residents only in the rooms and that either they'd hang on to the keys there for my friend, or that my friend would have to come down to me.

Next came an awkward few mins where I rang the lady to explain, then reception rang her room and double checked with her, she came down to meet me in reception, we had a chat, the receptionist reiterated that I couldn't go upstairs, we did a pretend handover of the keys and I left.

Was kicking myself that I wasn't familiar enough with the hotel to a) know about their parking ticket machines and b) know where the stairs were so I could just confidently walk on through & up... but... just wondering... (after this experience... and not being able to "complete the transaction" today)... is this the norm in hotels at the moment?

Either this is a thread seeking attention or your brain dead.

Why would you even dream of approaching the reception desk.

And for anyone ever stopped in a hotel best to say ive my sister/ brothers passport or similar to give them, there name is John/Mary smith, in room 614. When you are told there is no one of that name or room number in the hotel, apologize, say you have to check the message, its in your car. Never give the actual room number of the escort.
People often go to the wrong hotel particularly when they are unfamiliar with the area.
In Dublin we have 2 hotels on the airport grounds and at least 6 hotels that use Dublin Airport in their names.

[MikeJ36]

Either this is a thread seeking attention or your brain dead.

Why would you even dream of approaching the reception desk.

I didn’t. The reception area is immediately inside the front door. You have to go through it to get anywhere. There were a good few people around including staff members and I quietly asked one what the story was with parking- without approaching the desk or drawing much attention. Still — easy for you to judge. The thread isn’t “attention seeking”... and “your brain dead” is ironic. :-p

And for anyone ever stopped in a hotel best to say ive my sister/ brothers passport or similar to give them, there name is John/Mary smith, in room 614. When you are told there is no one of that name or room number in the hotel, apologize, say you have to check the message, its in your car. Never give the actual room number of the escort.
People often go to the wrong hotel particularly when they are unfamiliar with the area.
In Dublin we have 2 hotels on the airport grounds and at least 6 hotels that use Dublin Airport in their names.

Solid advice.