What kind of hotels do airline flight crews stay in?

Adam Brown: What kind of hotels do airline flight crews stay in?
What kind of hotels do say continental or delta flight crews stay in on trips? Are they nice or low quality?

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Answer by doodler
They will be reasonably nice. I know that with some airlines (Singapore, Emirates, Qantas, Qatar etc) there is a contractual obligation to ensure that staff stay in good hotels, 4 1/2 and 5 star hotels generally, and I imagine a similar sort of agreement exists with Delta/Continental…

Answer by Eclipsepearl
We usually stayed in large chain hotels either by the airport or in the city center. Only large chain hotels can handle taking on a large “block” of rooms on an airline contract.

Union airlines hash out agreements with their airline. I know American at least, requires 24 hour room service. United stipulated “downtown” or “downtown like” (shops, etc.) if the layover was above a certain number of hours. Staying out at the airport is dire for any length of time, even if the hotel itself is nice.

If a hotel was nasty, we could lodge complaints and when the contract was up for renewal, our union could ask the company to change. We found out once that it’s not so easy to find another hotel willing to sign such a big contract. It was usually easier to work with the hotel and get the problems sorted out. One hotel in N.Y. was really dirty and we did manage to get that one changed.

Delta is non-union but they usually match whatever rules the union airlines follow so their standards will be similar.

Rooms are individual.

Be aware that with new security regulations, F/A’s may not be willing to tell you in which hotel they stay if you ask them directly. I’m also not sure if the hotels themselves can tell you.

Answer by Keagan
They stay at the airport hotel, so it could be a “Holiday Inn” or a “Hilton”. Just depends which is closest.