Can someone clarify the commuter hotels? We didn't get a straight answer in training.

If you're on reserve for the next 5 days waiting for an assignment and you decide to use a hotels which came out to $250(limit per month) instead of a crashpad, does company cover that or do you have to actually be assigned some sort of duty while on reserve so you will qualify for the hotel commuter allowance? In other words, can one just use hotels and sit happy because you're not paying for it at the end of the day?

Thanks in advance.