I have stayed in 4 hotels over the last few weeks while visiting family and friends, no punting. Rooms are always booked for 2 people. At one chain hotel they asked for details of the second guest. Same hotel 2 weeks later they didn’t bother. I was in and out a lot over my stays and saw very few staff. Getting an escort in would probably have not been a problem. Hotel is carded so I am guessing no escorts would work from there.
At another hotel, that had it’s bar open, I was told that if I had guests they would need to leave details for Track And Trace, and I was limited to 2 guests depending on how busy they were.
I did notice they stopped anyone entering and asked if they were staying at the hotel. This hotel is not carded as it has a gym/spa and having used it before they don’t usually stop anyone.