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Which are the best hotels for swinging meets (in normal times returning soon hopefully)?
The Premier Inns are comfortable and handy and have the heavy fire doors but you can still hear voices of people walking past in the corridor. You also have to walk past reception to get to the rooms usually.
Do any chains have separate blocks from the reception so they don't see three/four people going to the room? Which ones are the best for sound insulation lol? |
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Hotels have seen it all before, as long as you're discreet and most importantly don't be so inconsiderate that other rooms complain to reception you'll be fine.
Why wouldn't you walk past reception with a woman if you've booked a room ? |
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"Hotels have seen it all before, as long as you're discreet and most importantly don't be so inconsiderate that other rooms complain to reception you'll be fine.
Why wouldn't you walk past reception with a woman if you've booked a room ?"
Yes, no problem walking to the room with a partner but you might arrange to meet another couple an hour later. You could meet them in the bar then the receptionist might say...oh yes have fun everyone or she might report to her/his manager lol? I know people have business meetings in rooms sometimes. |
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In all of the chains you have to pass reception but as someone has already posted they are fully aware of what goes on and most turn a blind eye to things.
Really you need to ask people just before you plan a meet for comments and opinions for area you are visiting.
For example in Manchester the abode Hotel, the entrance to rooms is at the side of reception and no need to go that way.
Some hotels outside chester (Hoole and Marford) immediately spring to mind, the hotel rooms are detached away from reception and pub/restaurant and easy to meet without problems. |
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Yeah, that sounds better. A block of rooms, separate reception separate and bar/restaurant. I was not sure if the Ibis hotels were like this as they are cheap too? |
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Hotel staff really have seen everything! My cousin is a manager for McDonald hotels and his stories are hilarious. They know exactly what is going on and ignore it as long as you don’t inconvenience other guests. |
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A long time ago I (mr) used to have a FWB and we were regulars for dayrooms at the Birmingham Ibis. Always a 9am queue at reception and they allocated everyone to the wing at the back, regular guests being in the main building. The sounds coming down the back corridor were always entertaining! |
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Even if you can bypass reception completely on the way to the rooms, there is usually CCTV coverage.
For example, one of the Travelodge hotels in Nottingham is a converted office block. The lifts go from the ground floor to all floors, and reception is on the first floor, so you can bypass reception. CCTV is in the ground lobby covering the lifts, and CCTV covers every floor's lift lobby. But you need the room card to access the corridors, so reception staff can both watch and log who's going into the corridor.
Why worry?
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No need to worry but would rather avoid the reception and the staff having thoughts.
CCTV the bane of our lives but comes in handy when you need it.
The American style roadside chalet rooms look good. A bit like the ones in the Clint Eastwood film with the orangutan (They had to sneak him in though dressed as an old woman lol). However, the chandelier (or was it a fan) looked good for swinging on hehe.  |
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"No need to worry but would rather avoid the reception and the staff having thoughts.
CCTV the bane of our lives but comes in handy when you need it.
The American style roadside chalet rooms look good. A bit like the ones in the Clint Eastwood film with the orangutan (They had to sneak him in though dressed as an old woman lol). However, the chandelier (or was it a fan) looked good for swinging on hehe. "
Two years ago I stayed at the Travelodge on Swinegate in Leeds; when leaving the hotel there was a door from the lift area straight outside so I didn't pass by reception; I'm not sure if you can enter from outside using the same door (you could wait until someone else left) |
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"A long time ago I (mr) used to have a FWB and we were regulars for dayrooms at the Birmingham Ibis. Always a 9am queue at reception and they allocated everyone to the wing at the back, regular guests being in the main building. The sounds coming down the back corridor were always entertaining! "
They must have been for business meetings then if 9am check in available. Was the room for a 24hr stay? |
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"Campanile Doncaster apparently has a separate block of rooms well away from reception. "
As does the Campanile Basildon. Or at least it did when I stayed there 12 years ago.
I heard the door to the room next door slam shut, then for the next hour the bed was squeaking, then the door slammed shut again, follows by silence... |
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flooded an entire hotel floor before when we had a play fight with oils in one of the rooms.
we all got into the shower to try and wash this stuff off but there was so much of it the whole system plugged up and about 10 minutes later we could hear the staff outside the door panicking and shouting.
when I opened the door there was oily water cascading down a wall and rainbow like puddles everywhere.
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"In all of the chains you have to pass reception but as someone has already posted they are fully aware of what goes on and most turn a blind eye to things.
Really you need to ask people just before you plan a meet for comments and opinions for area you are visiting.
For example in Manchester the abode Hotel, the entrance to rooms is at the side of reception and no need to go that way.
Some hotels outside chester (Hoole and Marford) immediately spring to mind, the hotel rooms are detached away from reception and pub/restaurant and easy to meet without problems. "
Not true that in all chains you have to pass reception, I've stayed in premier inns that have access to the hotel part from the bar area(with your swipe key) |
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