Originally Posted by 319wisperer

^^^Definitely agreed^^^

There is a couple of cases where the long layover hotel is a bit ridiculous like LA and DTW. While downtown Long Beach is very nice with plenty to do, I'm sure there are areas much closer to LAX that have ample ways to pass the time (Redondo, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, etc.). Who knows, it's probably a cost thing. DTW, well, I don't really understand justifying locating a long layover hotel next to an average shopping mall and not much else, but I'm sure Detroit is somewhat limited on bustling, safe touristy areas. The Henry Ford Museum is actually pretty damn cool. If the weather is pleasant, its a nice 2 mile walk from the Dearborn hotel.

RE Dallas: Talking to hotel coordinator, FLV, despite rumors, we aren't out of the downtown Ft. Worth hotel because of a flight attendant lap dance show in the lobby, a disgruntled old slam clicker complaining about the extra 10 min in the shuttle, or the company not wanting to pay an extra $1.50 rate increase. It's simply that the hotel was losing money on blocking of so many rooms for us at a set rate, wants the flexibility to sell these rooms individually, and thus doesn't want any airline business anymore, not just Spirit's. The current long layover hotel being co-located with the short stay is supposedly a temporary fix until a new long layover hotel can be worked out.