The only option I would wholeheartedly reject is the "cattle call" lineup. It is just too demeaning to all concerned. The thought of facing 4 - 10 ladies and telling them that none of them are good enough just makes me cringe and probably wouldn't do much for them either.
The one on one or lounge are close, depending on how they are handled.
At Pentagon Grande I was shown to a comfortable, nicely furnished room and the girls came in one by one and they were all classy, confident women. Each one had a smile on her dial, offered her hand, introduced herself and gave me the opening to ask anything I wanted to then reminded me of her name again as she left. There were 6 girls available but No.3 was exactly the kind of exotic sweetie I was looking for and a couple of questions later we were on our way to a room.
The worst would be City West where you wait in the lounge at the front and the girls come in one by one with a quick "hello I'm ****" then they are gone again with no chance of any "interview".
Langtrees lounge setup is pretty good but can be daunting, especially if there are already other guys in there chatting to the girls you may want to meet. I think they should allow 15 minutes max of "chat time". If a guy hasn't made a booking by that time he should be told to move on to someone else or give it away. The girls aren't there to socialise.
I find it daunting approaching a group of girls and "cutting out" one. if she doesn't appeal on a closer approach it is then even more awkward approaching someone else. A couple of strikeouts is about all I could take at one time.
My worst lounge experience was at Langtrees. I went in specifically to see a certain girl (who no longer works there) and was gobsmacked that the lady I met bore absolutely no resemblance to her photos or description. Think 5 - 10 years, two or three dress sizes and suspect ethnicity here. I spoke to her long enough to drink a glass of water but couldn't go through with booking her and felt like hell over it. In the end I slipped her $20 and apologised for wasting her time but I certainly couldn't have faced talking to any of the other ladies after that.
The Club 316 lounge is a horror show. The girls sit in a half-circle watching the T.V. so that you feel like an intruder. The receptionist calls out their names and if you are lucky you will get a smile and a wave before their eyes snap back to the screen. If a girl appeals, you can take her aside for a brief chat but, again, one strikeout or two max would be my limit.
I try and do my homework by ringing the receptionist beforehand and telling her what I am looking for in a lady then, if she recommends someone, rocking up specifically to meet that lady. It doesn't always work out but does improve the odds a bit.