ATL crew hotels
 

So I’ve noticed a bit of a decline at the Country Inn and Suites South. Used to be the best deal out there, but now I’m looking for something a little better. What are you guys using nowadays for a hotel crash pad?

I hear the hotel formerly known as the Crowne Plaza is nice. ;)



(Been a while so I haven’t personally observed any decline, but I agree the Country Inn and Suites Airport South was the best deal)

I'm going to try Marriott Fairfield. I was told to use code UCW for crewmember rate which I believe is about $85 out the door. I never stayed there so I can't comment yet.

I stayed there a half-dozen times and regretted it.. the Fairfield Marriott on north side had bed-bugs pre Covid and always smelled like MJ.

ymmv

Use Marriott code “DLA”. I frequent the Westin for $89 before tax typically. Other times the Marriott in between 9L/9R which is one of our crew hotels. Anything to be away from VA.

No joke. Just checked into the Holiday Inn North today and thankfully no more gunshots as we passed the Sonesta. According to ALPAs email today we have a “commitment” from the company to ditch both the Holiday Inn and the Sonesta as soon as possible. (In 2030 cough cough) So we got that going for us..... which is nice.

The AC Marriott hotel is 84 before taxes. Just a train ride away.

Did they ever open the bar/restaurant there? Last time I was there it was still under construction. They'll come get you at the train with their electric carts if it's raining or you don't want to walk it.

The GOAT or the pedi?

Thx fir the input. I ended up at the hotel indigo in college park. Pretty good deal for $100ish otd.

stayed there a couple nights ago. $77 out the door booked through the website with no codes. Clean and comfortable....did smell the MJ in the hall though but then again that made me feel like I was at a regular layover

It appears like I may have to eat a little crow from my last post. Looks like the Holiday Inn and the Sonesta are done effective immediately. Kudos to Delta for a rapid response. (Although the union email does point out they’ve had safety concerns for years and been ignored up to this point).

Delta has ordered 10,000 surplus body armor vests from the US Army. Virginia Ave layovers will resume next month after they are delivered.

Smart. They’ve read the DZ reparations thread and figured they could throw more fuel on that fire by letting us figure out who gets a vest.

Rapid response? There have been violent crimes every few months near our hotels since I have been here. Delta has always done the bare minimum. Getting the Holiday Inn to lock the hotel at night, increasing Police patrols, and then finally putting a cop in the parking lot. None of those actually make us safer, they just decrease the time it takes for a first responder to get to the scene AFTER a crew member has been attacked/stabbed/shot.

Exactly.

After checking in to the hotel some years ago, I found out that the front desk had been robbed twice in the preceeding week or two.

And then there is the gas station somewhat near the ruby Tuesday that, from what I have been told, is robbed on a fairly regular basis.

In the company's defense, has any employee actually been harmed transiting the Virginia Ave area and the hotels? Heard rumors of muggings over the decades, but that's it.

Flight operations personnel travel all over the country and the world into places that look ok, but really aren't. (BWI Inner Harbor comes to mind). I like to think of Virginia Ave. hotel space as a training ground for what the rest of your career is going to be like: mostly safe layovers, but the onus not to be stupid or to wear rose colored glasses on the reality of where you are is 100% on you.

To wit: jogging through the College Park area is probably not the smartest thing to do. Plenty have though. Maybe AOK for the fleet of foot.

Anyone ever refused a Virginia Ave hotel and booked their own room on their own dime? (No, you shouldn't have to) That would be a rational response to a known threat.

actually yes several have been and delta should be liable for our safety

Will they ship them with CJOs to new hire homes? Need to have them when they first report.

The police are in that Racetrac parking lot almost 24/7 now.

And yet that didn't stop a gunfight in a parking lot nearby that resulted in a bullet entering a pilot's room.

Reminds me of the MEME.

Speed of police response 5 minutes.

Speed of 9 mm, .357, 45 caliber bullet. Fractions of a second.

Police are good at writing up a murder report and arresting a suspect.

A second amendment protected firearm is good at stopping a murder from taking place, often without firing a shot.

That sounds pretty dramatic. You know this for fact or just hyperbole?

Pictures were posted on Facebook the day prior to all the Union and company messages about changing hotels. It was pretty believable if it was faked.

You get a loaner for indoc. Have to source your own for sim.

Well played sir.

I’m unsure where exactly the gun fight happened. But pictures confirmed a bullet entered a pilots room right around the corner from the gas station.

I stand corrected. Just saw the pictures and they appear to be legit bullet holes. In a pilot’s room at the Sonesta. Wow.

I had a vehicle stolen out of the Holiday Inn parking lot about 6 years ago. 4 years ago I witnessed a shoot out in the parking lot at three in the afternoon. Reported both to corporate safety and the union because I wanted to address safety concerns. I never heard back from anyone. This is long overdue.

Just got switched to the Renaissance Concourse for CQ. Any good food rec’s?

I walked to Ruby Tuesday or Mellow Mushroom a lot. Guess that defeats the purpose of moving the hotel off Virginia Ave. I guess carry a gun if able. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Spondivits - it’s fantastic at 2100 hours on a Friday or Saturday. I recommend you walk there.....by yourself.

Try that on a Sunday late night drinking some beers (err.....shots, too) with a few of the Atlanta Falcons after they won their 1PM game. Absolutely great guys to BS with about things totally distant from either of our chosen professions.

Now that would be cool. I’d still be locked and loaded, though.
Threat and Error management.

Completely and agreed on all. Head always on a swivel on VA.

If you don't have a cardiologist, waffle house is an option.

I miss the topless bar on VA. All those dollies would be 36 longs by now.

Has anyone stayed at the HGI for training yet? If so, how is it? Doesn't look like much food around.

tons of food a short walk east on VA or into hapeville

You have been around this place since Jan 20th haven't you? The 2A is under attack