Top/Bottom 3 overnight location/hotel
03-10-2021, 05:29 PM
#61
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Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 56
Favs:
Indigo in BNA (3 words: Fleet Street Pub)
Downtown Hilton in MKE (Lakefront IPA)
Holiday Inn Bayside in SAN ( I love Jimmy’s Famous American)
Downtown Marriott in LGA
Not a fan:
Marriott Airport MCI
Anything in STL
Hilton in AUS
Indigo in BNA (3 words: Fleet Street Pub)
Downtown Hilton in MKE (Lakefront IPA)
Holiday Inn Bayside in SAN ( I love Jimmy’s Famous American)
Downtown Marriott in LGA
Not a fan:
Marriott Airport MCI
Anything in STL
Hilton in AUS
03-11-2021, 03:37 AM
#63
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Joined APC: Apr 2020
Position: Waco CG-4 center seat
Posts: 863
This is a good thread and I have stayed at a few of these places.
Two thoughts:
1 Thank God my union had a hotel committee.
2 Thank God SW didn’t fly beyond the borders of the Lone Star state when I was applying to airlines.
Not directed at the guys or gals there or the well run airline ... I just really loved the international ops that I was blessed to fly for 20 of 30 some odd years. YMMV
As an aside ... 25 or so years ago the Arden Fair area was not bad ... plenty of eatery and the hotel where we stayed offered free bicycles ... riding along the river was great. Things/places change.
Two thoughts:
1 Thank God my union had a hotel committee.
2 Thank God SW didn’t fly beyond the borders of the Lone Star state when I was applying to airlines.
Not directed at the guys or gals there or the well run airline ... I just really loved the international ops that I was blessed to fly for 20 of 30 some odd years. YMMV
As an aside ... 25 or so years ago the Arden Fair area was not bad ... plenty of eatery and the hotel where we stayed offered free bicycles ... riding along the river was great. Things/places change.
03-12-2021, 08:56 AM
#64
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Posts: 1,121
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.
Yes this is horrible, this idea.
03-13-2021, 12:30 PM
#66
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Posts: 407
Originally Posted by Huell
Ahh memory lane. Great thread.
Best:
Rome ... Bernini Bristol ... bit of a drive but neat hotel in great location ... good food and drink close by.
Munchen ... Hilton Muchen City ... bit of a drive in but nice and clean great location ... great bier and food
Frankfurt am Main ... Hilton is a short drive and a great location ... many great locations for bier and eats
Dusseldorf ... Okay hotel ... naughty girls working the front desk ... so many Alts so little time and great eats
Amsterdam ... good hotel short drive ... SO many great places to eat and drink ... so much to see and do
Brussels ... great hotel ... so many great beers and places to eat
Paris ... long painful drive but ok hotel ... Great food, fromage, wine, bagets and places to enjoy them
Worst
London ... long painful drive ... hotel hit or miss ... can’t understand the language ... great beer though
Tokyo ...long drive to the Intercontinental... great food and beer
Beijing ... Great free eats and drinks at the JW Marriot ... but it is Beijing
Singapore ... great hotel with free eats and drinks ... plenty to see but it is humid
The down side to all of this flying is that none of it was on the 737 ...
Best:
Rome ... Bernini Bristol ... bit of a drive but neat hotel in great location ... good food and drink close by.
Munchen ... Hilton Muchen City ... bit of a drive in but nice and clean great location ... great bier and food
Frankfurt am Main ... Hilton is a short drive and a great location ... many great locations for bier and eats
Dusseldorf ... Okay hotel ... naughty girls working the front desk ... so many Alts so little time and great eats
Amsterdam ... good hotel short drive ... SO many great places to eat and drink ... so much to see and do
Brussels ... great hotel ... so many great beers and places to eat
Paris ... long painful drive but ok hotel ... Great food, fromage, wine, bagets and places to enjoy them
Worst
London ... long painful drive ... hotel hit or miss ... can’t understand the language ... great beer though
Tokyo ...long drive to the Intercontinental... great food and beer
Beijing ... Great free eats and drinks at the JW Marriot ... but it is Beijing
Singapore ... great hotel with free eats and drinks ... plenty to see but it is humid
The down side to all of this flying is that none of it was on the 737 ...
03-13-2021, 12:45 PM
#67
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Posts: 894
I'm still shocked you guys like these places we go too. Do you sit at home and get all giddy when you think about your next trip's overnights? There's no place like home, boys. I'm all good doing multiple legs per day, but the key is to spend the most time in my own bed as possible.
Of course, there are times when I'll have to be gone for a day or two. Anything more than one night, I start to get cranky.
Of course, there are times when I'll have to be gone for a day or two. Anything more than one night, I start to get cranky.
03-13-2021, 04:44 PM
#68
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I wouldn’t mind sleeping in a quiet spot in the airport. I don’t go in the crew rooms because I don’t want to see the CPO’s office. Makes me uncomfortable cause I think they’re out to get me. It’s a shame since some of the recliners are comfy.
03-13-2021, 06:16 PM
#69
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Originally Posted by 123494
I wouldn’t mind sleeping in a quiet spot in the airport. I don’t go in the crew rooms because I don’t want to see the CPO’s office. Makes me uncomfortable cause I think they’re out to get me. It’s a shame since some of the recliners are comfy.
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