Hotel issues we all must have...

[suchacutie]

SatinDoll got me thinking about hotels and how the experience has changed since Tina arrived. We all must have issues about staying in hotels so let me start with mine :)

Isn't it just impossible to stay at a hotel in totally male mode? Just look at the bathroom: Ok, I have a razor and shaving soap and aftershave...and toner, anti-acne prescription creme, facial moisturizer, body moisturizer, facial sunblock, clear nail polish (nails for males :) ), polish remover, emory board, facial cleanser, and my earrings....all on the bathroom counter. My closet is full of male clothes so the maid knows something is up (she might miss the skirt and blouse in the closet and maybe my one set of heels) but with a generous tip not only have I had no problem, but my toiletries are often nicely arranged for me after she cleans the room!

Even without the female clothing, there is clearly a mix of what most would consider male and female items in the bathroom, and I don't see how we can travel any other way...or want to :). Can any of us travel totally in "male" mode?

tina

[brandic]

Can I? Yes.

Would I choose to? Absolutely not. Being out to a hotel staff is not something that would stop me, either.

[Jenny Beth]

Since most of my stays at hotels have been just one night stays I doubt very much that any staff were in my room until I checked out in the morning. Still the lingering scent of perfume and nail polish remover as well as tissues with makeup and lipstick smudges in the waste basket had to have the maids wondering......:heehee:

[Cristi]

Bringing girl stuff to the hotel is MANDATORY for a CD :)

Not only do I enjoy dressing in the room after a long day in conferences or around the city (even if I don't get a chance to go out dressed), I also like the feeling of not having to hide anything while on a multi-night stay. Sure, the housekeeping staff might figure out that a man is staying in the room and there are plenty of femme things aroun... but 1) I really don't think they are told who or how many people are in a room, much less what GENDER they are and 2) even if they do guess, who cares!

I take over a room when I stay more than a night. My bag gets unpacked into the dresser drawers, my dress and blouses get hung in the closet with heels and sandals on the floor below, and any bra or hose that I was wearing the day before get rinsed out and hung over the shower bar to dry during the next day. Once in a while, something gets moved by housekeeping (I've had bras folded and set on top of the dresser, and my nightgown moved from where I'd left it draped over a chair, folded and set upon the pillow of the freshly made bed!)

The only thing I 'hide' is my purse. I don't want to tempt anybody to go through it looking for money or valuables. I usually leave it in my locked baggage.

[StayceeCD]

I always post the do not disturb sign.. If they're not in there, they won't see anything!!:2c:

[samperle]

In my travels and experience I have never had a problem or a second glance. The maids care very little about who is in the room and what it is used for as long as their job is simple and straightforward. I just make sure that I do not make their cleaning difficult or time consuming.

As for the other staff, I have never experienced any problems whether in male mode or enfemme. Maybe the odd look when a male voice comes from a female person but nothing more.

I enjoy dressing when I travel. what a great way to see new places.

Samantha:2c:

[Erin Campbell]

I absolutely have to dress in the hotel room when on business. That is the main reason I enjoy business trips so much, it certainly isn't the conferences or the work I'm doing. I dress on every trip, and next week's trip to Seattle will be no different. I don't care if the maid puts 2 and 2 together and thinks that I am a crossdresser or not. Since the maid cleans a lot of rooms during the day, I'm sure he/she just wants to get in, change the sheets and towels, straighten up and get the heck out of there.

[Nancy Richards]

This thread has helped me think back the short time that I have been retired, and reminded me how much I enjoyed getting dressing (evenings) while on a business trip. [I never gave it thought what the maid thought. And my closet always had a mix of male and female clothing.
Nancy

[CD Susan]

I always post the do not disturb sign.. If they're not in there, they won't see anything!!:2c:

This is what I do too. I see no reason for anyone to enter the room that is my private place for the period of time that I am paying for.

[Angie G]

I don't go out of town for work. Wnen I do it's with the wife so there is no problem there. :hugs:
Angie

[victoriamwilliams1]

I travel 99.9% with my family or have a roommate! Now one time I did have a room to myself and got to dress.

[Genifer Teal]

I really don't think anyone has the time to scrutinize what is in your closet or bathroom, nor do they care.

One situation I learned from while a bunch of us where staying at a hotel after a party. We changed to PJs and met in one girls room to chat a while. As it turns out, my room mate needed a place to change but didn't stay over nite. Her name was the only one on the room reservation. Mine was never added. I had a key but never tested it. So here I go back to the room at 3:30 am and the key does not work.

How many of you would have your own ID (license) or phone with you in this situation? Neither did I. So there I am at the front desk trying to get back into my room and having no way to prove it was my room. As luck would have it, when the other girl left, someone else took her bed and was actually asleep in the room. I went back and knocked REALLY LOUD to finally wake her.

This taught me several good lessons. Test your key, Have your name on the room reservation, carry personal ID, a phone is not a bad idea too. Do this even if you are walking across the hall within the hotel. You never know what could happen.

Gen

[Nicki B]

I really don't think anyone has the time to scrutinize what is in your closet or bathroom, nor do they care.

They are also used to servicing many rooms being used by couples; so mixed toiletries, and clothing of both sexes in the closet/drawers would be ordinary - why would they even think twice?? :strugglin

[AKAMichelle]

We are a paranoid lot. :D

Since I spent some time auditing hotels when I was younger, I will shed some light on this issue. On every maids cart is a piece of paper which comes from the front desk with the room # and the status. Another column on the paper shows if they cleaned the room.

CO = Check Out
SO = Stay Over

No where on that list is the # of occupants in the room. The maid doesn't know or care how many people are in the room. Even if some hotel did, think about it for a minute. Suppose they wrote occupants = 1 in your room. They see stuff for 2. First thought would be a mistake at the front desk or you sneaked a girlfriend into the room. Hotels don't charge more until more than 2 people are in a room. Therefore, even if she sees something that looks odd. Who cares. Do you think that they want to embarrass you and cause you to never stay at their hotel again or worse file a complaint or lawsuit with the home office. Everybody at a hotel is taught to keep their mouths shut about what they see.

I stayed in hotel near an airport for several months once and I got to know the hotel staff pretty good. We saw escorts come in multiple times. The hotel had survellance cameras which they could use to figure out which room the person visited. They didn't care. I think most of us spend way too much time worrrying and not enough time enjoying crossdressing. :2c:

[suchacutie]

It looks like most of us bring both of us along :) !! Also it looks like for the most part it shouldn't even be on any of the hotel staff's radar.

I don't leave the Do Not Disturb sign in/on the door because I want the room cleaned when I'm out. I do put away my clothes and computer and such just because I don't want them messed with or damaged accidently, but I agree that it doesn't look like the housekeeping staff has a lot of time to search rooms!

It is fun to know that so many of us enjoy our femme selves when on the road!

tina

[Karren H]

In the last 4 to 5 years I have not stayed in a hotel in male mode soley.... And if anyone walked into my room... They would swear a female was staying there because you would have to look pretty hard to find anything male... :) I really have no issues staying in hotels... I come and go enfemme and in male mode... My bigest problem is loosing the coworkers and maintaining control of the company vehicles... hahaha...

[marny]

I managed a good hotel years ago. to find a few things that might identify you as cd or ts is nothing. we were more concerned about cleanig up the messess and replacing things so we could sell the room again after the last bunch of pigs. you wopuldn't beleive what some people do! we're harmless. :hugs:

[darla_g]

I think some of you worry too much. The maid staff rarely if ever knows if it is a single male or couple staying in the room, they just know it is occupied. I wouldn't leave all my stuff strewn about the room either.

[trannie T]

As Marny said as long as you don't trash the room or try to steal the toilet the hotel will be happy you stayed with them. Give the maids a tip, they have a tough job and get minimum wage.
My biggest problem with hotels is those electronic 'credit card' room keys. I either forget them and leave them in the room or the thing refuses to work when I return. Then I have to go to the desk en femme, show my male ID and get a new key.

[Sally24]

I sometimes wonder what the staff thinks when they look at our rooms but most are just there to clean. I think most probably aren't even aware of how many people are registered for each room. I usually have more girl clothes than guy clothes so the closet is full. I keep the forms and pads put away when not in use but the makeup is always "at the ready" in the bathroom.

[darla_g]

As Marny said as long as you don't trash the room or try to steal the toilet the hotel will be happy you stayed with them. Give the maids a tip, they have a tough job and get minimum wage.
My biggest problem with hotels is those electronic 'credit card' room keys. I either forget them and leave them in the room or the thing refuses to work when I return. Then I have to go to the desk en femme, show my male ID and get a new key.
Here is something I learned the hard way. Don't leave those keycards next to your cell phone as they will get demagnetized. Better to get two cards when you checkin and leave one right next to your other credit cards.

[Chari]

While working with hotel staff recently, I learned that housekeeping is on a tight schedule to get all the rooms cleaned and restocked with towels, soaps, shampoos, coffee, etc and have very little time to guess who or how many guests are staying in a particular room. As for seeing a lot more feminine items in the room, GGs naturally always bring a lot more items than guys. Just don't leave ANYTHING of value lying out!

[sherri]

I guess I don't understand what the problem is in the first place? When I stay at a motel I'm pretty much upfront about being a gurl, anywhere on the premises as well as in my room. I even check in en femme most of the time. They do not care! Of course, I'll admit that when I was new to all this and managed to lock myself out of my room and finally had to go to the front counter I thought I was gonna die ...

[AKAMichelle]

As Marny said as long as you don't trash the room or try to steal the toilet the hotel will be happy you stayed with them. Give the maids a tip, they have a tough job and get minimum wage.
My biggest problem with hotels is those electronic 'credit card' room keys. I either forget them and leave them in the room or the thing refuses to work when I return. Then I have to go to the desk en femme, show my male ID and get a new key.

That's why you ask for 2 cards. One for you and one for her. :devil:

[Melissa A.]

Being a ts, I really don't care. But all who have said that hotel staff's don't care are absolutely right. Just remember, if you are a bit nervous when dressed, and your stay is more than one night-Hotel room cards usually "time out" after a certain period of time, and you will need to go to the front desk, and have it reset. Just a heads up!

Hugs,

Melissa:)

[Fab Karen]

two notes: #1 the security cameras mentioned would be in the hallways, not inside a room.
#2 keycards timing out: if you are booked for three nights, the card will be programmed for three nights.

[Lilith Moon]

Personally, I don't give a hoot about whether hotel cleaners know about my "dreadful secret" so long as they are polite and professional. You might get that impression from this pic taken at a hotel in Manchester :heehee: A few of my things did get moved but only to get access to the trash bin and to make the bed.

[Melissa A.]

#2 keycards timing out: if you are booked for three nights, the card will be programmed for three nights.

Yeah, that would make sense. I didn't mean to scare anyone. This has happened to me, but when in a hotel for work, so maybe they only expected me one night, and I ended up staying a bit longer. My bad. I'm sorry.

Hugs,

Melissa:)

[Sandralatv]

I usually dress in my room when on business trips, although the new travel restrictions have meant I usually have to check my bag, which on a few occasions sort of irritated the other people I was traveling with.

Now what has always been the most precarious thing is slipping out dressed while on a business trip, hoping to avoid any co-wokers

While I might be messy and sloppy at times, I never leave the room in any condition except very orderly.

One thing I rely on the housekeeping service is towels, and if I have done a lotion hair removal, I always want to get all of that stuff out of the room asap because, well, you know how unpleasant all the products small.

I always tip the maids daily

One of my biggest outlets for dressing is I get to take about 7-8 trips to Vegas by myself.
I always get 2 key cards and immediately hide one in my wallet for the time I will walk out without the card I plan on using

In general, I do sort of want to avoid walking through the lobby of a main casino or hotel every time I come and go so I stay in an older section of a hotel, where my car is only steps away from my room.

Hotels are a big part of the sex industry because many people go there to have sex, so not much will shock workers at any fairly busy location.

[Shawna13]

I was staying in a hotel in a busy city with coworkers. I was in a seperate room of course and I had my femme solo party as always.....well we were to meet at breakfast first thing in the morning. I went a little early as usual and as I was sitting waiting on my coworkers and I noticed a little lipstick on my hand. OMG!!!! I never removed my lipstick! I was freakin out and dabbing milk on my face and repeatedly trying to remove as I could see them coming across the lobby. As I was stuffing lipstik stained tissues in my pocket they sat down. My boss asks me "are you ok"? I am like ya why. That was insane. Some people in the lobby and dining room had seen me but I don't think the coworkers noticed. My lips got red just from frantically rubbing them. Knowing me I am sure it will happen again.

TTFN

[suchacutie]

This was fun and as I sit here typing from my hotel room with makeup, lipstick, and all the rest, I just smile knowing we have a lot of satisfaction being our femme selves!

tina

[TS_Denice]

I do all of my dressing in hotels now. I don't travel as much as I used to. I've never had a problem with being caught by the staff. I do not leave anything out when I'm out of the room. One time however, I did have a potentially major problem. I do not go for realness in my look. I tend to go over the top with the makeup. One night I was fully dressed in my room when the fire alarm went off. I was on the 15th floor of a major downtown hotel. An automated voice came over the speaker in my room telling me to evacuate. I'm thinking there is no way I can quickly change. Then I'm thinking there is no way I can walk down 15 flights with all this makeup on. I looked out the window and I see the fire department pulling up to the hotel. I don't smell anything nor see any sign of a fire. I'm thinking, my car is across the street. If this is real and I can't get back to my room then what? I decided to wait for 5 minutes. I quickly gathered some clothes, towels, makeup remover...then a real voice came over the speaker in my room. They announced that it was a false alarm. I was relieved to say the least.

[Emma England]

Hotel cleaners are not told who occupies which room.

Their job is to clean. They are probably rushing around as there are so many rooms to deal with.

A cleaner is likely to think that a couple was staying. No thoughts of a cd - you are just paranoid.

Oh btw, have you read chapter 4 section 3 of the crossdressing book?
It states that crossdressers MUST TAKE feminine clothing to a hotel.
They MUST also wear said clothing during their stay.

[Janice1948]

I loved reading the responses to this one. Over the years I stayed at hundreds of hotels/motels and always, always dressed enfemme during the evening hours. Eventually I never tried to hide all my feminine stuff and I do not think the staff really cared. The two suitcases may have been a giveaway for an overnighter. I would assume any staff member who was suspicious had some great conversations with family and friends that next day however.

[Cathytg]

i have been traveling around the country with my wife for two years and have spent uncounted days in hotels. We stayed in one for three months. I learned that housekeeping just doesn't care about what they see. I even got on a first name basis with a few maids but never had the feeling that there were any issues. Maids clean and leave; they are not detectives.

However, the Do Not Disturb tag is a blessing. I spend a lot of hotel room time half dressed and that would be a problem if discovered.

[marny]

Not sure why any one would care about what someone who cleans your room would think!!! You're not even close to the way some people behave.

[Claire3]

Ive paid for the room,so there

[Little Julie]

I once stayed at a Hotel on business and brought everything with me and after the meetings I would dress up and walk around the hotel and city a little, but was very new to being outside and a bit nervous, so I was avoiding the front desk and night manager all the time when dressed. Then on check out day I went up to the manager to pre-check out (I wanted to check out in drab then go back and change to girl mode for the drive home) the manager said "did you enjoy your evening walks?" Then I realized that all the halls and grounds have cameras. Oh well a girl can't get any privacy any more it seems.

Hugs Julie

[kay_jessica]

................. Still the lingering scent of perfume and nail polish remover as well as tissues with makeup and lipstick smudges in the waste basket had to have the maids wondering......:heehee:

Wandering what exactly? Do you really think the hotels maids care who the occupants of any given room was. Chances are they just get a list each morning of which rooms need a complete service and those that just need the bed(s) made and bathroom cleaned. It's unlikely that they won't know if there was a man, woman or both in the room so seeing makeup stains on the towel is unlikely to cause a second glance. As for used wipes and tissues in the waste basket, give us a break do you really think any one going to rummage through your trash.

Get real girls, save for the check in staff, no one else knows or cares how many and what gender any particular rooms guest(s) are.

I checked into one hotel a few years back for a week. I was male mode on check in and check out and for my daily business, but each evening I was Kay. I ate in the restaurant and drank at the bar (see photo thread for picture) and charged it to my room. The staff just wanted a signature and room key for confirmation. If I was the topic of conversation (assuming I was read) it was not apparent. There were no sniggers or giggles behind my back. In fact the whole experience was great and the staff were charming.

Hugs

Kay