What does that look like for y'all out there? Are you splurging on something nice or getting the absolute bare minimum and then getting the fuck outta there?
Usually OTC nowadays, I'm pretty picky now so I try to get something really good. Because some of these nice hotels I'm in are so unbelievable, that even I would want to fuck my ownself that's how amazing it is. It could really heighten a repeat opportunity. Holiday Inn to me is super upscale. For me that is straight balling out.
If it’s too crappy for me to spend the night, then no, I’m not going in there for an hour to have sex either.
As a guide I go by Priceline star rating. 3.5* and 4* - I am rarely rarely disappointed. May not be the coolest hotel but at least it’s clean. If I’m in an area that the best is a 3* (which is common) I read trip advisor raviews and do my best to choose wisely, there are excellent 3* and bad ones out there as well.
Never go 2.5* or less.
When in Vegas only go 5*. A 4* in Vegas is the same scenario to a 3* anywhere else in the country. Some great, some horrible. Great: Paris. Horrible: Excalibur. They are both 4* in Vegas.
I just go with one of the Wyndham group of hotels (Baymont, La Quinta, Wingate, etc) since that is what I use for all of my traveling for work so I usually have a free or at least discounted night available.
The two no-tells that were popular around here have now been closed by their respective cities, so there really is no "cheap" option here anymore. I have used the DayUse app with good results, and when it comes time to need a room again, I'll probably use that.
For now, it's not am issue; my SB hosts. She's even said if I want to bring someone else there when she's working, she'd be OK with that. Not that she leaves me with much to see anyone else right now.
The best OTC hotel is a Ritz, Intercontinental, Conrad or something like the Wynn in Vegas. it's not cheap but goddamn save your money man, do it a few times. It's a wild wonderful experience with a baddie.
Remember, you only live once.
It's funny the cities you like to fun in, you kind of get to know all the spots in the area and sort of look back on where you at in your mongering life. In New York City I know all the cheap motels, some do a couple hours. In Fort Worth, Texas I've done just about all the nicest hotels in that town.