Kman,

Pay.
Per the contract Sec 27.1 ...FO pay begins date of hire.

Hotel.
Per sec 13.2(b)(i) New hire Crewmembers must be informed no later than the official offer of employment which Domicile the Company will require each new hire to report for duty prior to employment....this is important.

Per sec 20.1 When a Crewmember is away from his assigned Domicile/HBA at the direction of the company.....the Company will book and reimburse Crewmebers...
The rooms are single occupancy. The company will also provide a car which you will share. This will hold for basic indoc, as well as, sim intial.

Per Diem.
Per sec 20.1b Meal allowance shall begin at the time a Crewmember is required to report to his HBA/Domicile/Satellite airport.... So you get a 1.70/hr to eat.

Advance.
Per sec 20.3 Newly hired First Officers will, at their request, receive a 600.00 advance expense allowance.....shall be deducted from the crewmember"s final paycheck upon seperation from the Company.... take the money. It will be a expense check. Meaning you receive whole 600.00.

I hope this helps. Good luck with the interview.

Infoman.

PS I did forget. If you live within 50 mile of your domicile the company may not pay for your hotel room. This is covered in section 20.1(a) of the contract. This may affect the CMH domicile people.