There’s something about a hotel room that rewrites the rules. The moment the key card clicks and the door swings open, I feel like a new version of myself. The woman who steps into that space isn’t bound by routine or obligation. She’s curated. Intentional. Untamed.

The best hotel rooms are designed for seduction, whether or not the designer knew it. Plush carpets that beg for bare feet. Floor-to-ceiling windows that turn a skyline into foreplay. Lighting soft enough to flatter but bright enough to intrigue. A bed that swallows you whole and never asks questions.

For me, the hotel room sets the mood long before we meet. If a client chooses well—penthouse suite, fresh flowers, chilled Champagne—I already know he sees the value in anticipation. It tells me this is an experience to savor, not rush.

I always arrive early. I unpack my favorite perfume and spritz it onto the pillows. I adjust the music to something low and velvety—jazz, sometimes French pop. I draw the curtains halfway. Just enough mystery. And I set the pace: a robe draped just so, a single glass waiting, lingerie like a whisper.

Hotels strip away the ordinary. There’s no laundry to fold, no dishes in the sink. Time stretches. There’s freedom in anonymity, in knowing no one expects anything beyond the walls of this suite. We get to rewrite our stories—just for tonight.

Some of my favorite memories were made in hotels. A snowy night in Chicago when we never left the room. A sunrise in Tokyo where we watched the city wake up, naked under cashmere blankets. A secret rendezvous in London that still makes me smile when I pass that street.

The room becomes a character in our story. The velvet armchair where he watched me undress. The mirror where I caught his gaze as he adjusted his cufflinks. The marble bathroom where we lingered in the tub, sipping wine and forgetting the world.

And when the night ends, I always leave a trace. A faint outline in the sheets. A note on the stationery. A lipstick mark on the rim of a forgotten glass. Nothing dramatic. Just enough to remind him it wasn’t a dream.

A hotel room isn’t just a place to sleep. It’s a portal—a stage. The world outside doesn’t matter here. Inside, we’re whoever we want to be. And that escape? That transformation? It’s what makes it unforgettable.

So yes, the hotel room is half the fantasy. And if you choose it well, it becomes more than a backdrop. It becomes part of the seduction. A place we’ll both remember long after we check out.