At the Homestead Suites right down the road from Corporate Headquarters in Memphis. We haven't had a new hire class since '08, so this may have changed. The Colgan folks are allegedly put up in another hotel in downtown Memphis.

If it is the Homestead, this place is a dump. We had a roach problem in our room. You will also hear stories of professional women soliciting services by knocking door-to-door. Then there's the story of the dead pimp.

"Breakfast" in the "crew lounge" consisted of a variety of cold muffins, sticky pastries, bruised mushy fruit, juice, and coffee.

There are washing machines and dryers.

There is a fitness center across the street from the hotel. The front desk at the hotel will give you a free pass to use.

Your sim partner will be your roomie. If you want to room and do the sim with someone you know, let the front desk know upon check in.

If you are bringing a vehicle, keep an eye out. A classmate had his SUV broken into and a GPS stolen. The hotel is located in a corporate office subdivision area. The surrounding neighborhood is not very safe. I would not recommend attempting to walk anywhere (there's nothing really around anyways).

The hotel van driver will take you to/from the airport, Corporate Education Center (CEC)/headquarters, and FlightSafety. If they are not busy, they will also take you to a Super Wal-Mart about 10 min away or as far as Beale Street.

Also note: if you require a pick-up at the airport, the hotel shuttle (which was a plain white van with no markings) will pick you up on the UPPER DEPARTURE LEVEL. When I arrived, I sat outside the lower baggage claim level for 45 min waiting for the van to arrive when finally I asked the front desk to clarify the location to be picked up. Silly me to just assume that I'd be picked up under the sign that said "Ground Transportation - HOTELS".