Interestingly, her 100-room establishment is only closed for four hours, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., when the cleaning staff comes in. After that, business remains slow until noon, which De Noire calls the “first busy hour,” when white-collar workers come in for lunch.

The pace slows down again for a couple of hours, only to pick up again at 3 p.m. when men stop by after work.

“Men who finish work early often swing by. These are usually married men who need to get home on time, so they can’t stay for the night,” De Noire explained.

The activity continues until around 5pm, followed by a quieter period as the evening shift workers start arriving between 6pm and 8pm.

Business remains steady until between 1am and 4am, when things pick up again. “A few hundred clients come in, many of whom have been out partying beforehand. The staff, including bartenders, receptionists, and cleaners, are all kept busy,” she said.

By 5am, most people have left, and the sex workers take a moment to discuss how the shift went before finishing at 6am.

Honestly, I didn’t expect the business to be this busy, but I guess credit to those who are making money from it.