30 Minutes

A thirty minute booking exists for people who want exactly that and nothing more. It is the shortest booking on the site, and the most straightforward.

Who it suits

People on a tight schedule, people booking near a station between trains, and people who would rather not sit through an hour when half of one is what they actually wanted.

There is nothing apologetic about it. A short booking that suits you is a better hour than a long one spent watching the clock.

What it costs

More than half the hourly rate, always. Around two thirds is typical, because her preparation, her travel and her turnaround are the same whether you book thirty minutes or sixty.

That is worth understanding rather than arguing with. If the arithmetic bothers you, the full hour is better value, and nobody objects to you leaving early.

Where it works best

Incall rather than outcall. Nobody crosses London for half an hour, so the listings offering it cluster in the dense incall areas such as Queensway and Bayswater.

What to expect

Brisk rather than rushed, with a companion used to the format and able to pace it. Say on the call that it is a thirty minute booking, so the shape of it is agreed before you arrive rather than worked out at the door.

Worth knowing

Not everyone offers it. A profile without it is not being awkward; short bookings simply do not suit every diary, particularly for companions who work mostly outcall.