By George P. Hassett

Somerville police arrested two women for charging a fee for sex Thursday at Assembly Square’s La Quintana hotel. Darilennis Cordero, 19, of 378 Center St., Dorchester, and Tamara Brooks, 22, of 907 Pine Rd., Sharonhill, PA were arrested and charged with sexual conduct for a fee after Somerville police observed an advertisement offering sexual services in Somerville.

An undercover vice detective called the number listed in the advertisement and spoke with a female who quoted a fee of $200 an hour for sex and told him to go to room 516 at the hotel, police said.

Police said Brooks answered the door in ‚Äúscantily clad and sexually provocative attire.‚Äù  The detective allegedly paid Brooks $200 and an arrest team entered the room and cuffed Brooks. Police said 23 condoms and ‚Äúsome lubricating jellies‚Äù were confiscated. When police searched Brooks‚Äô purse they allegedly found 14 individual bags of marijuana and charged her with possession of a class D substance with intent to distribute.

The vice unit apprehended Cordero later that night and said she was also using La Quintana as a base for a prostitution operation. Cordero allegedly told police she had a special rate of $180 for an hour of sexual services. Police arrested Cordero in room 306 and charged her with sexual conduct for a fee.