Originally Posted by
Southernpilot
Just got my hotel for new hire training. I'll be at the Crown Plaza. It looks pretty nice, maybe even renovated. Does not appear to have a kitchen, maybe a fridge. I'll be without a car. Has anyone stayed there before? What am I in for? Anywhere to walk to get cheaper food? How is lunch handled during training?
Thanks in advance
Not a great long stay hotel by any stretch. Microwave and fridge in the room, so some things can be made in your room, but limited. Some food locations close, but they will get expensive quick. Several blocks away is an area with lots of food options and a grocery store. It's certainly not an ideal location, though the hotel itself is pretty nice and the pool deck has hosted many a group "study" session.
As for lunch, at least during the first two weeks of indoc it's either bring your own, at the lunch café next door in the Sheltair lobby, or off airport if others in the class have wheels.
Sorry to report, but it could be much better, and thus far it's not.
If it's absolutely impossible to bring a car, finding a great deal on a long term rental would be worth doing a 4 way split with others in the class. Relying on the hotel for drop off and pick up from class does become a colossal waste of your precious time, not to mention the food savings from being able to drive to much lower cost options.