[luckyjimm]

So I've just booked a double room for tomorrow night in a smallish (36-room) family-run hotel in central London. It's in the university / tourist district which is absolutely crammed full of hotels. The woman who took my booking sounded like a sweet old lady. I booked a room with double bed, but I just gave my name and she didn't ask if anyone else would be staying.

In the morning I'm going to spend some time with a delightful girl I had some fun with last week. She has my mobile number so we will meet outside and I will take her up. We will have the TV on, turned to some music station. There'll be some noise but nothing too theatrical.

Last week we stayed in the biggest chain hotel and it was perfectly fine to meet her outside and take her up to my room, with the do-not-disturb sign to keep the cleaners away. So many people coming and going, and nobody would care anyway. Sadly this place and all the others like it are booked up at such short notice.

I'm worried that in a small, friendly, nosey hotel where you have to walk past the people at the check-in desk, it could be embarassing.

The girl - sorry, no pics - doesn't obviously look like a hooker, so could conceivably be one of my friends. My girlfriend, even, since they don't know any better. I guess it's just a case of walking purposefully and confidently past the main desk.

I don't know whether it being 9am will make it less suspicious, or more.

Have any of you been in this situation? Any funny or embarassing stories? Any advice?