Usually I stay overnight with the client, or else it's a day use room and we both go our separate ways once we've finished. However, the hotel this particular client wants to book is not a day use one, and rather than 'waste' the room, has asked if I want to stay the night after he has gone.

After being stuck in my flat for months, it would be lovely to spend the night by myself in a fancy pants hotel room. Obviously I know I can put the chain on which will stop him getting in should he return, but I want to send a clear signal that if I do stay, he's not to return.

Would it be strange to him to sign a disclaimer stating he won't return to the hotel room once he has left? By sign, I would accept an email stating this fact.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks.

If he returns, he's in breach of contract.

I have his ID, work details etc, so I can pursue him legally as he's be in breach of contract/the disclaimer he agreed to. Extreme, and the worst case scenario, but I want to protect myself and make it clear of the implications if he returns unannounced.

I think the contract is between him and the hotel if hes rented the room. So i presume you can not take priority over that. Also if I was the client making this generous offer id be taken aback by this suggestion. I'm not a lawyer.

I could be completely wrong and have no legal training, but to me it sounds unlikely that a signed piece of paper saying a person will not go back to a room booked and paid for in their name would stand up in court.

And at that point you'd likely be paying in both time, and money to take it to court.

Move rooms after he's gone. Just cite a crap mobile signal/noisy neighbours/poltergeists, or whatever