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For the sake of accuracy, I need to point out that the hotel for airport reserve is a temporary thing. Once somebody finally decides Covid is over, it will go back to being at the airport. Even at the airport, though, it's not like you're stuck wandering the terminal for hours on end. There is a lounge area with TVs and recliners and there are dedicated bunk rooms for the R1 crews. If you have transportation available to you, they also make allowances for you to leave the airport for a short time to get food.
And for the sake of even more accuracy...ABX has no plans to discontinue the R1 hotel rooms or the commuter hotel rooms even after Covid is over at this time. They have realized that is just one of the many things that are going to be needed going forward to continue hiring. Not to say they won't make a horrible decision at some point and do just that, they are management after all.