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Heads up to sex workers who work in hotels, especially those who run incalls from them.  

Included amongst “warning signs” that hotels are being urged to report are:

• garbage cans containing many used condoms
• frequent use of “Do Not Disturb” sign on room door
• excessive foot traffic in and out of a room
• “excessive sex paraphernalia” in room
• an “overly smelly room” that reeks of “cigarette, marijuana, sweat, bodily fluids, and musk”
• a guest who “averts eyes or does not make eye contact”
• individuals “dressed inappropriate for age” or with “lower quality clothing than companions”
• guests with “suspicious tattoos”
• the presence of multiple computers, cell phones, pagers, credit card swipes, or other technology
• the presence of photography equipment
• minibar in need of frequent restocking
• guests with too many personal hygiene products, especially “lubrication, douches”
• guests with too few personal possessions
• rooms paid for with cash or a rechargeable credit card
• “individuals loitering and soliciting male customers”
• “claims of being an adult though appearance suggests adolescent features”
• refusal of room cleaning services for multiple days

Remember, the DHS seems to be taking a very large interest in busting sex workers of late, not just under cover of suspicion of human trafficking – it was Homeland Security that led the bust against RentBoy and MyRedBook.  

Reblogging again bc this is important

Pay attention ladies. Always bring your own trash bag and spite your own dirty condoms. It’s gross but necessary. Leave your hotel room at least twice a day, whenever you leave, call the front desk and have them come clean your room while you’re gone, make sure to put all sexual paraphernalia away. make sure your room doesn’t have any cameras near it.

I end every one of my client’s orgasms with a nice warm, wet washcloth on their cock, which I then use to remove the condom. Wrap it in toilet paper and flush in the toilet. The condom wrapper goes home with me.

Try not to pick up customers at the bar directly. Give them your number and have them head up later.

Always have a backstory. Staff will ask why you’re visiting to be polite. If you’re in your hometown, roll your eyes and say something about your horrid roommate or brother’s in-laws visiting or something.

If you are seeing multiple clients during an incall, make sure room service staff does not interact with them.

Book your room for 2 so staff does not question why you order double everything.

Bring your own towels and wash cloths.

Bring a few outfits. Hang them in the closet.

Bring your usual toiletries as if you were staying overnight. Put them out on the counter. If it looks ugly, invest in a nice toiletry bag.

Only hang the “Do Not Disturb” sign when you know they are actually doing cleaning. That, or leave it on the whole time you’re there. If you frequently remove/hang it, it looks suspicious, but if you leave it the whole time, they assume you prefer privacy.

Even with Do Not Disturb, most hotels require staff check the room every 3 days.

When your client arrives, have him text you while still in the car so he’s not standing in the lobby on his phone.

Leave the door ajar for your client to come in so there aren’t men standing outside knocking.

As someone who works at a hotel, some tips on things that I know show up as red flags to my coworkers:

1. The condom thing is 100% true, but a way around this is asking if you can clean your own room. The hotel I work at has a lot of long-term/primary residential guests, so somebody asking for cleaning supplies to clean their room themselves isn’t anything odd. In fact, if you joke about being a neat freak or a germaphobe, they’ll probably laugh with you and give you everything you need. Ask for trash bags, and if there’s a larger trash bin you can dispose of it in.

2. Ask if they have corporate rates. My hotel chain doesn’t require any corporate ID to use a corporate rate, just to state that you work for a company that has a corporate rate. If you say you work for a big company, not only does that make you seem like someone just visiting for run-of-the-mill business, but frequently it’ll get you a discount on your room. (You’re already doing business, may as well get some corporate benefits for it!)

3. If you can, be friendly with the front desk! We all have our “regulars,” aka the guests that are with us often/long-term and we have become friends with. (Mine is a long-term guest that also runs on a nocturnal schedule.) Night staff is especially important here if you work at night, because they’re the ones that’ll notice anything going on. It can get lonely being the night attendant, so if you’re able, find a reason to chat with them a few times a week. As a night attendant, I’ll be completely honest with y'all and tell you that unless I see/hear something that constitutes a safety issue, I don’t get involved. I’ve got too much other shit to worry about to care if Kim in room whatever is a sex worker.

4. If it’s an open site, DO NOT ASK FOR A ROOM IN THE BACK. Seriously, this is a huge red flag, to the point that anyone who specifically requests a back room at any of our chain’s open sites is immediately on a front desk watchlist, because more often than not, that guest turns out to be a sex worker. Seriously. Make it seem like just a regular hook-up if you’re concerned about anyone seeing your client go into the room. Just don’t ask for a room in the back, because it IS suspicious and you WILL have eyes on everyone going in and out of your room.

5. Be friendly with other guests! A lot of long-term guests have trouble forming social groups, so they’re happy to make friends with new guests, and they’ll be protective of you. I know of at least one incident in which a sex worker who would’ve been busted was hidden in another guest’s room until the cops left. Friends are key here.

Otherwise, just be safe and be careful. A lot of hotel staff doesn’t actually want to bust you, but if we see or hear something that is clearly illegal, we’re obligated to report it. Not reporting something can result in us losing our jobs, so try to avoid being obvious, because we can only ignore so much before we’re putting our own livelihood in danger.

Good Info, thank you!