I'm just finishing up 88 in NYC. I did IOE in Nov, sat reserve in Dec and held a line in Jan. Without a crashpad I would have spent easily $2000 on hotels. I had 6 short calls in Dec. They seemed to run either 0300-1500, 0600 to 1800 or 0900-2100. The first two you have to get in place the night before if you are a commuter. My line in Jan was several one day trips seperated by one day off. Example, I finished one night at 2339, had the next day off followed by a 0715 show the next day. Not worth going home, so again several nights needing a room. I'm sure it changes with staffing adn time of year, but the advice to at least start off with a crashpad and see how it goes is sound. Also, around the holidays, Nov-Dec I never found a hotel room under $150. I wouldn't plan on being able to commute without a crashpad.