I prefer idea #__1_, because __If I need to stay overnight because I missed the last flight home or whatever, it is probably really late at night and I plan on catching the first flight out in the morning, so I dont want to spent big bucks on a sleeping arrangement for 5-6hrs. A place for a bed where I can get some decent sleep and a hot shower would be great.

some additional pros...

Ive thought of this before, it would be amazing if someone could build housing/rooms for pilots literally at the airport.

maybe a few nicer accomodations for pilots who would need a more regular place to crash (think reserve pilots) they could even pitch in to help keep things running while they are on call (stock the vending machines, etc) for a reduced rate

if you could get this to work for a reasonable price you would basically shut down all the crashpads in the city!

some additional cons...

who will pay to build this setup?
how will you get approval (although if they can build airport hotels why not airport crashpads)
Return on investment? It will take a helllll of a long time charging low prices to get any return on the investment. Also what do you do when business is slow? Can you afford to only have this for flight crew?


Answers
1.) Depends on the city- in NYC the cheap hotels run close to $200, ORD $50, DFW $40. Keep the prices below the cheap hotels for the respective city

2.) I think this is the main thing. I dont want the general public being in this establishment. Pilots only. Maybe require a valid 121 airline ID when checking in?