The provider’s location and hotel choice are one of my main considerations in confirming a booking.
Why location? Because I don’t like being late for appointments and I often only have small pockets of time to meet providers. So I need to know which side of town they’ll be at for me to be sure I can make it to them on time.
Why hotel choice? I’ve had so many unpleasant experiences at so-called roach motels. A few hours after I left a cheapo hotel, after meeting a provider, a murder was committed there. Some hotels in my city are known for drug dealing activity. So yes, I need to know where a provider is staying.
When I ask a provider where he will he hosting at and his reply is, “You’ll get hotel info when you book”, I end the conversation.
I often tell providers we will have to pencil in a booking until the hotel info is known.
I have canceled appointments once or twice because I did not like the hotel the provider was booked in. And no, I did not pay cancellation fees. The providers knew I was picky with their hotel choice.