mrbojangle

What's the biggest improvement/best ammenity a hotel could make to improve QOL in a layover room? I see general complaints regarding noise/cleanliness (yes, very important) in my company's reports, but I'm curious what other aspects everyone looks for.

Thanks!

Irishblackbird

Biggest improvement I would like to see, would be that the hotel chains gives us points or credit for our stay. With as much time as we spend on the road this could be looked at as lost compensation. At my former employers we kept all of our hotel points, and frequent flyer miles. In fact, with one employer it was contractual. I could take my family on vacation for month each year with the points I earned. You can also exchange points for gift card's with just about any major retailer. Funny how the the travel service we use will give us discounted hotel rooms for vacation, so not only they keep any perks they get from the major hotel chains, they make even more money on those very perks when they sell them back to us at a discounted rate.

It would be a nice benefit to have, that wouldn't cost airline that much money. I mean we have to have hotels, why shouldn't the pilot group benefit?

rickair7777

A smaller company can't really obtain much financial benefit from trying to claim hotel points so they just let the employees keep them.

Larger companies, or those that use the likes of travelliance, can save significant coin in the long run by negotiating a reduced rate, which is partly offset by waiving the points.

So if you want the points, it's not free and you'll have to negotiate for it.

rickair7777

My vote would be for hotels with good gyms. All crew either want to use the gyms, or should be using the gyms.

FlytheSky

It's one of the silliest things, but power outlets easily accessible by the bed. Bonus points if it's on the nightstand. There's nothing more irritating than stumbling in after a long day and having to move the mattress and/or nightstand just to get to a power outlet to charge a phone.

deltajuliet

That's a good one.

How about the Southwest deal? 50% off food and drinks.

Unfortunately, basic location can be another common issue.

prex8390

No more Holiday Inns

SIUav8er

Reliable and safe transportation. Waiting for the hotel van after a 12 hour day is never fun.

Refrigerator and microwave in the room. Nice for those of us who bring food on the road.

Location with some sort of food options and places to walk outside the hotel. Having stayed in many hotels at or near an airport with nothing nearby, this a big one for me.

Reliable wifi.

Security. A hotel needs to be safe obviously, but things like ensuring all side doors are locked, security cameras, and a staffed front desk or locking front doors for the late night hours. Also no "motels" where the room doors are outside.

Everything else I would consider has already been posted in here.

N6279P

Really? My airlines stays at the PNS holiday inn resort on the beach and it's my favorite overnight of all time.

metx192

There are some hotels at my shop that I avoid due to poor coffee or a lack of it altogether on early morning departures. One hotel I frequent has good coffee, but I can't forget my travel mug because the cups they provide are incredibly small. At others, the coffee is incredibly weak and/or comes from a machine. It's not that hard to make a good cup of coffee, but it's incredibly appreciated when a hotel has good coffee.