Originally Posted by
andrewv
Most hotels have lifts that require the guest to use their key to be able to access the floor of the room you're booked into. So when meeting the girl I usually wait in the room till she messages me then I go down to the ground floor outside the lift doors to meet her and go up together.
You don't need to provide name or ID of the girl you are with.
Hotels in the CBD will have variable prices depending on which night of week (Monday to Thursday are high due to businessmen staying form Melbourne and out of town), while Friday night I found to usually be cheapest. Also, very expensive when there are conferences going on at Darling Harbour.
If you are flexible, there are several cheaper options of "motels" on the Pacific Highway around Gore Hill (near Royal North Shore Hospital) and all the way to Chatswood. Also, there are now a couple of options near Macquarie Uni and Macquarie Park area. I was told (but not tried) hotels at the Olympic Park area when there are no sporting events.