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Experience in using hotel rooms for sessions
Posted by on 2018-10-03 at 3:32 PM
I know many practitioners have used/still use hotel rooms for their sessions and so I was hoping to get your feedback on how this has worked out for you. Pros and cons? When putting myself in the shoes of the client, I’m feeling that most would not feel too comfortable with this but clearly, if it’s being done, their must be more to it that I’m perhaps not taking into consideration. I’m not equipped to do live video recordings so lugging video equipment wouldn’t be of issue thankfully. Thanks!
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I love working in hotel rooms, saves me cleaning time, and hotel rooms are so neutral…Possible minus – noise, if the room faces the parking lot or a noisy street, in New Orleans we can have a brass band playing under the windows, so I warn them not to get the hotel room on touristy streets with street performers…I did a session on the 13th floor of a hotel on Bourbon Street/Canal and the band was so loud we could both hear it despite double windows…Sure, they are in trance and do not care, but it can affect the regression…can be synchronistic also. So far I never got rowdy neighbors – but this is possible also. As there is no food in a hotel room, you might need to bring a snack for yourself if you get hungry during the session, they usually have bottled water in hotels. You have to think what else will you need as you will not be at home.
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I guess it depends on the cost. What I have experienced is that Hotel rooms are very expensive here in the U.K.
So, not an option for me. If using a hotel room, I would say make sure that someone knows where you are as clients are strangers, even if you had a phone or video call with them.
Other than that, it’s an option if you don’t have personal space
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My biggest “pause” is the stranger/security issue. I’m thinking that if it could be presented well to the client, their hesitation could be minimized so perhaps it’s my needing to find the right way to present the idea that it’s a hotel in which we would do a session.
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I do not pay for hotel rooms – I go to their room if they are visiting. I do not go to local’s houses, as there can be kids and pets and noise, but I gladly go to nearby hotels, if it is a couple, the other person has to go for a stroll or wait in a lounge. In 6 years of doing QHHT and PLR I never had any issues with security – most of my clients are women anyway, and men who come for QHHT are ‘metaphysically oriented” old souls, they would not bother a practitioner with sexual advances. I once had a client who came for ET contact regression, who felt like a possible schizophrenic to me when he came in person, he came with a friend and I let the friend be present at the session, as they came from far away and I felt that I can’t just refuse to work with him, but I was a bit scared that he might get agitated and I would not be able to control him. He easily went into trance but could not see any events around “ET contact”, but he remembered drinking a lot of alcohol that day and falling down on steps…I think he got a brain injury, we did a bit of healing, and I let them go. I refuse to work with veterans with combat PTSD for security reasons as they can get agitated if they land in a combat scene, and also not to retraumatize them, I send them to a male practitioner who has more experience with traditional hypnosis and comes here once in a while. But I can understand that a young woman might feel uncomfortable being alone in a hotel room with a strange man, maybe you can work with them online with BQH or invite them to your place when somebody is at home in another room.
By the way – do not pay for a hotel room yourself, even if you are including the hotel fee in your price, let them book a room on their credit card. This way if they cancel at the last moment – you will not have to pay, it is their responsibility. Flights get delayed, so you do not want to be responsible for any hotel fees.
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As always Irina, love and value your thoughts ?
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I use AirBnb’s and hotel rooms when I travel. In my practice, the hotel room has to have a couch for the sessions. I never use the bed.
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Using a couch vs a bed – yes! Thanks for this @Alba_Weinman – that removes any of the ‘weird vibes’ Im trying to prevent on behalf of my clients!
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By the way, I was talking about the situation when clients are visiting, not about me traveling and doing sessions in other cities.
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B”HI’ve been traveling for the past couple of months and using Airbnbs. I find that the prices are good and you can see pictures and email the owners before you book to get specifics about noise etc. After you book you can speak with the owner and if you choose cancel within 24 hours with no fees.Many have more than one bed and most seem to have a wide couch which can be used as an extra bed which gives you options for sessions. Extra pillows, sheets, pillow cases etc. haven’t been an issue either. Also they are so common that no one blinks when I tell them that it’s an Airbnb. Plus once you find one that you like you can book it over and over again.Blessings
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Malka_Ahern, I wonder – when you book Airbnb and you know that you will be doing sessions there – do you disclose this to the owners? What do you tell them about your occupation and why will you have people there and why are you concerned with the noise? Many Airbnb hosts want additional money for extra people or have “no guests” policy…
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B”H@Irina_Nola I just tell them that clients will be coming in. Often they don’t even ask what I do. When they do they think it’s interesting. They are mostly concerned with a large amount of people staying there. Especially since it’s only one client a day, they are generally very accommodating.@Alba_Weinman How do you make tall men and woman comfortable on not long enough couches?Blessings
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Malka, I’ve had tall men and wide male and female clients. It’s a challenge.
For the tall men (and women), I usually stack pillows up by their feet so that their legs are lifted up and held by the arm of the couch. For wide men and women, I tuck their arm and body in nice and tight under the blanket.When booking an airbnb, I have all of my information on my profile. I tell them that I will be meeting with my clients while visiting their city. I don’t get that detailed. They can figure it out if they’re interested and many have googled me before arriving.
Alba
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B”H@Alba_Weinman Since most hotel rooms have two beds why not just use one for yourself for sleeping and the other for the clients? Wouldn’t this be easier and more comfortable for the clients?Blessings
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I always try to project a professional image and a hotel room with two beds is not professional, unless your in a different line of business. It sends the wrong message. The “couch” is something that most people associate with when they think of a hypnotist, not a bed. The only time I like to use a bed is if I’m in an AirBnb and there is a spare room, preferably with a twin bed. But even then, I like to use the couch.
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Most of hotels will let you check in at earliest 2-3 pm, usually 4-5. And must to check our at 11 am, how do you go around that? Do you have session in the evening, or do you book for more than 1 night?
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