You raise certain valid points and given that this is a personal opinion there's no right or wrong, but I still beg to differ.
First of all, not all condos are the same, nor are hotels. Therefore to say that either one is better than the other is misleading.
While condos have the POTENTIAL to be cheaper, easier to maintain, and safer than hotels, in practice that is not necessarily the case. The deciding factor is the keeper him or herself. Some condo locations (D4U in particular) is very well maintained. Everything is clean, well decorated, and feels very comfortable and luxurious. On the other hand, you have condo units that are so ghetto. And I don't mean units in buildings that are ghetto, but rather units in nice condos that are ghetto only because neither the MM nor the keeper properly maintains it. The bathrooms are wet and grimey, towels probably haven't been washed and are just re-used, same goes for bedsheets, and so on.
The point about "hotels present a logistical challenge" is downright wrong. Its common practice for MMs to tip room-service who are happy to supply all the extra towels and bedding needed. Actually its common knowledge in the industry that as long as the MM is discreet (not violent pimps & drug whores that causes disturbances) then hotels are happy to have them as they help fill up empty rooms (especially during low season). So compared to condo units where neither the MM nor the keeper wants to do cleaning, hotels are much more sanitary.
Now of course, we've covered how condos can vary, the same can be said for hotels. Cheap low-end hotels (or motels) cannot hold a candle to a 4 star hotel like Hilton.
Frank is absolutely on the mark when he advises bros to stay away from Park Inn by Radisson. There are a few hotels/motels that should be avoided primarily because they are known for being used to conduct drug deals or by pimps to store their "merchandise" (underaged girls coerced into the sex trade). That is why cops often stakeout those locations. If you go there to see an escort and get questioned by cops, then you're just collateral damage. On the other hand, I've never had trouble with LE when I book escorts at decent hotels.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to what you are comfortable with. I'm not arguing that one is better than the other. What I'm saying is that it depends on the individual condo unit or the individual hotel unit.
Personally though, also as a married man. I have a much lower chance of running into someone that knows me (or worse, someone that knows my wife) at a hotel than at a condo. If an acquiantance who lives locally runs into me at a hotel, he is probably there for the same thing as me, and unlikely to say anything to anyone. On the other hand there's a good chance of running into a friend or colleage of my wife at any given condo in the city.
So for me, I prefer hotels, hands down. |