What area are you looking in, Don and what sort of lady?
For me, it's NEVER about the place, it's ALWAYS about the lady. As I'm into the mature ladies, it means going further afield. I always do my homework, mainly on here and LBB and also AW and PN. The first two I find very helpful because I read the Reviews/Hot or Nots which, after a while give me a feel for the lady and also the mp.net. Pound to a penny that a profile builds up of a mp.net with similar tastes to mine, so I'll look for their postings and also PM them for recommendations.
So the place is totally irrelevant because I've set my sights on a particular lady. Granted here in Manchester there's a big parlour scene and you'll find a lot of guys just pop in to see the latest girl or who is available, some are extremely loyal to their parlour of choice. It's NEVER that way with me - I may visit a parlour just to see the one lady because she is the only mature lady on their books.
We're all different and I would think part of the game is to work out what it is that you're looking for. Although you can't legislate for how you will click in the room (and that is extremely important to me), you can minimise the risk of disappointing sessions by doing your homework thoroughly.