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Old 06-03-2016 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiskeyKilo
Most of the hotels are priced at crash pad rates. You really don't need a crashpad at DTW when america's best is priced at ~$50 a night and you get a hot breakfast the next day.


I was going to try that route (and once reserve is over I'll dump the pad and go back to it), but I sat reserve 12 days (scheduled 15, dropped 3) after OE. I flew twice during those days and only 1 overnight. That would've been a minimum of $550 in the "cheap" hotel. I pay half that for a private room in a pad and can have groceries and clothes here. Top that off with the fact that mine was same day commutability on start/end: Some guys aren't so lucky so the hotel costs only increase.
It's up to each person, but I'd recommend a crash pad while you're on reserve.


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