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Hot Beds vs. Cold Beds
Generally CrashPads and crew members are quite accustomed to having, for example, 2+ bunk beds in each room, one or our team members once stayed in a place in New York with 5 bunk beds in 1 huge room, 10 beds, very seldom there were there ever more than 3 – 4 folks there at any given time.
It is certainly fine to run it as a private room for a higher rate, but it’s widely accepted that CrashPads are shared spaces.
Private rooms are probably less traffic and less headache (pilots often have a little more money to spend for private rooms), but bunk beds and running it as a Hot-Bed CrashPad is the best ROI per square foot of the property.
Generally when people move into a CrashPad, they tend to stay there for a while, whether they are there 3-4 nights per month or 20 nights per month, they generally stay at 1 location for a while (years).
What is a Hot-bed?
Where you rent to more people than you have beds; as they are never there at the same time.
You would need space for people to store their bedding, pillows and whatever belongings the House Rules allow them to keep at the property.
All tenants are very seldom there at the same time.
The main difference between a hot-bed and a cold-bed CrashPad lies in the way the accommodations are managed.
In a hot-bed CrashPad, the beds or sleeping spaces are assigned on a rotating or first-come, first-served basis.
When a crew member arrives at the CrashPad, they may have to wait for an available bed if all the spaces are currently occupied.
It is called “hot-bed” because the beds are occupied by different crew members at different times, and the sleeping arrangements can change frequently.
Cold-Bed CrashPad
In a cold-bed CrashPad, crew members have their own assigned bed or sleeping space for the duration of their stay.
The bed is not shared with other crew members during their absence, hence the term “cold-bed.”
Crew members have the assurance that they will always have their designated bed available when they return to the CrashPad.
The choice between a hot-bed and cold-bed CrashPad often depends on personal preferences and the specific arrangements made by the crew members or their airline. Some crew members may prefer the flexibility of a hot-bed CrashPad, while others might value the consistency and privacy of a cold-bed CrashPad. The availability of CrashPad options can vary depending on the layover city and the CrashPad management company’s policies.
EXAMPLE SETUP
– max 15 nights per month
– 2 rooms with 2 bunk beds each
– 8 total beds could rent to 12 or 14 people
– Each paying $325/m is $3,900 = $4,550/m
As we always say, it’s your house, your rules…
Be upfront, considerate and kind and either arrangement will work just fine.
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