Top/Bottom 3 overnight location/hotel
03-09-2021, 06:51 AM
#31
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Joined APC: Oct 2010
Posts: 667
Originally Posted by 123494
Don't tell me any of you like staying at hotels, right!? Besides crappy pay, the constant hotel stays are my least favorite part of the job. There's nothing I'd rather do than sleep in my own bed and in my own environment. It's not like the hotels like us being there. They treat us terribly compared to other paying guests, even if they don't make it that obvious.
Don't forget the company isn't putting you at places where they think you'll have a good time or like the breakfast. All of this stuff is negotiated and we lose out on higher pay rates when people beg for classier hotels.
Don't forget the company isn't putting you at places where they think you'll have a good time or like the breakfast. All of this stuff is negotiated and we lose out on higher pay rates when people beg for classier hotels.
Sounds like Allegiant and Frontier are both starting to hire, so there's that....
03-09-2021, 08:14 AM
#32
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,616
Favorites:
CUN
FLL (Ocean B)
SJU
LIR (come on back already!)
SJD
SAN (not Sheraton)
RNO
Passing on these:
MCI
STL
SMF as previous posters mentioned.
Surprisingly not bad:
DTW Romulus isn't bad. Some pretty good Middle East food up there within walking distance from the hotel.
OMA Some good Japanese joints within walking distance from the hotel.
ISP (at Smokey Bones) and MIA hotel both have fantastic wings.
CUN
FLL (Ocean B)
SJU
LIR (come on back already!)
SJD
SAN (not Sheraton)
RNO
Passing on these:
MCI
STL
SMF as previous posters mentioned.
Surprisingly not bad:
DTW Romulus isn't bad. Some pretty good Middle East food up there within walking distance from the hotel.
OMA Some good Japanese joints within walking distance from the hotel.
ISP (at Smokey Bones) and MIA hotel both have fantastic wings.
03-09-2021, 09:43 AM
#33
At your mom's house
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: cpt 737
Posts: 2,664
Originally Posted by 123494
What they should do is give us a nightly stipend to spend on lodging. If we spend less, it’s ours. If we spend more, it comes out of our pocket. This will give people the flexibility in lodging options and the chance to pocket some extra each trip.
This was eneded shortly when others started to complain. Guaranteed this would happen in droves as pilots are notoriously cheap.
03-09-2021, 10:39 AM
#34
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Joined APC: Jul 2017
Posts: 894
Originally Posted by hoover
at a previous employer a guy convinced the company to do exactly this. He then took the money and slept in his car or anywhere but a hotel. He then showed up for work smelly, unshowered, dirty uniform often with stains and totally exhausted from not getting good sleep.
This was eneded shortly when others started to complain. Guaranteed this would happen in droves as pilots are notoriously cheap.
This was eneded shortly when others started to complain. Guaranteed this would happen in droves as pilots are notoriously cheap.
I actually don’t shower every day. Saves some money on the water bill.
03-09-2021, 12:57 PM
#36
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Joined APC: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,030
It would be totally unrealistic to have crews book their own rooms at separate hotels all over town (when everyone would have their own standards and price point) and expect it to go smoothly on a normal day much less when there is a holiday event, IROP, etc taking place. Not to mention the nightmare of cancellation refunds and rebooking for reroutes.
The poster who mentioned that obviously does day lines and would just pocket the hotel stipend.
Then you’d also have the guys that would hangout at the airport all day and sleep in the plane at night, old school Mesa style. You could even bring your own plywood to lay across the aisle.😂
The poster who mentioned that obviously does day lines and would just pocket the hotel stipend.
Then you’d also have the guys that would hangout at the airport all day and sleep in the plane at night, old school Mesa style. You could even bring your own plywood to lay across the aisle.😂
03-09-2021, 01:52 PM
#37
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Joined APC: Jul 2017
Posts: 894
Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator
It would be totally unrealistic to have crews book their own rooms at separate hotels all over town (when everyone would have their own standards and price point) and expect it to go smoothly on a normal day much less when there is a holiday event, IROP, etc taking place. Not to mention the nightmare of cancellation refunds and rebooking for reroutes.
The poster who mentioned that obviously does day lines and would just pocket the hotel stipend.
Then you’d also have the guys that would hangout at the airport all day and sleep in the plane at night, old school Mesa style. You could even bring your own plywood to lay across the aisle.😂
The poster who mentioned that obviously does day lines and would just pocket the hotel stipend.
Then you’d also have the guys that would hangout at the airport all day and sleep in the plane at night, old school Mesa style. You could even bring your own plywood to lay across the aisle.😂
When we go to hotels, we’re treated as second-class citizens, and as if we didn’t “pay” to be there.
03-09-2021, 02:54 PM
#39
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Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,022
Top/Bottom 3 overnight location/hotel
I can't believe this find your own hotel thing is actually a conversation. Fu** that $h17.
How is OAK not on more people's worst list?
SAN - Wyndham so far has been my favorite.
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How is OAK not on more people's worst list?
SAN - Wyndham so far has been my favorite.
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03-09-2021, 03:08 PM
#40
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Joined APC: Oct 2010
Posts: 667
Originally Posted by 4V14T0R
How is OAK not on more people's worst list?
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