Ogden, UT - Can't get into Hill? - Try Ogden (KOGD)... the folks at Great Western FBO (801) 294-3400 will roll out the red carpet (no kidding), give out hats and take you to a fantastic Ogden Marriott (801) 627-1190 (under the perdiem) just a short drive from the airport. There at the hotel you can hit the bar being a guest. Try the Tember Mine for dinner (5 star)and get a great steak for a fairly good price. The hotel also offers one of the best breakfast bars on this planet. All-in-all, a great TDY all because of the Ogden stop. 

Norfolk NAS, Virginia Beach, VA -   I made reservations at the Comfort Suites previously recommended on the page, but that hotel does not cater to AMC crews anymore.  In fact, they even gave me a very hard time canceling my reservation.  Comfort Inn Norfolk Naval Station -- "We wanted to let everyone know that we are offering you the same great deal that Comfort Suites is offering....only ours is better 1/2 mile from NAS, free cab fare from MAC Terminal, Crew Room, Free Pizza, Free Continental breakfast, Indoor Pool & hot tub, preferred guest hospitality -- We would be happy to honor any special requests for food & beverages as long as you let Johnetta or myself know in advance" Contact Johnetta or Mitzi @ 757-451-0000 Great Rates!!!! -excellent customer service,free pizza & beer, transportation from airport! Sheraton on Waterside Drive is good -(757)622 6664 -Go down the street to Dixie's Tavern. Great Bartenders!  ~Comfort Inn Norfolk NAS was a nice clean hotel with great customer service. We found plenty of restaurants nearby. See the manager Mitzi...she's great. Plenty of free beer and pizza and a private hospitality room (not in the lobby like comfort suites) ~It seems the place to go now is the Quality Suites at Lake Wright.  It has all the old amenities and is located next to a golf course.  the rooms are all suites.  Please pass along.  Their phone# is  (757) 461-6251. ~Good Hotel. AMC room BEST in Norfolk. Transportation provided from base. ~Sheraton Waterside (757-622-6664) was great!  Great rooms service and location. Was able to negotiate government rate of $55 night.Located next to Waterside Restaurants, including Outback Steakhouse, Jillians, Hooters et.al. Plan on a cab fare of appx $20-25 if Navy doesn't give you wheels. Complimentary USA Today and WSJ. Much nicer than Radisson.  

Pentagon, Arlington, VA - Crystal City Doubletree was a great hotel, close to the Pentagon. Walking dist to Pentagon City Shopping Mall. Free bus to the Pentagon. Rooms with nice views of the Capitol Mall. Rotating bar overlooking DC with expensive beers. Overall, nice place to stay. Oh, yeah. Free warm chocolate chip cookies on check in. ~Ritz Carlton, Crystal City was a Palace!  Ask for the military rate of 150.00 per night.  This hotel is terrific.  It connects to a mall and is within walking distance of the Pentagon and numerous restaurants.  So if you have official business at the Pentagon you might as well put on the Ritz.  

Quantico MCAF, VA - Quantico MCAF is a separate installation from Quantico Marine Base.  Therefore you DO NOT need a non-availability slip from lodging.  You're on your own finding a hotel & rental car.  Good luck on the weekends or when OCS has a graduation.    

WASHINGTON

McChord AFB, WA - On base at McChord is nice for the O's but crappy for the E's. The Comfort Inn is nice and new, comfortable beds. But if you can, the Sheraton downtown is the way to go. But of course it is the last hotel on the planet they'll send you to. Oh, flight lunches aren't too bad at all. The coffee you can get for the flight is great, tastes like some sort of special Seattle coffee. ~Command post should have a rated person collocated with them so when you request Prime Knight they should hook you up. We were put up at the King Oscar which is a couple exits up the road from the base. The hotel is OK, there is a cheesy free continental breakfast. There is a Subway up the street for grabbing a quick flight lunch. There is also a casino nearby and a Denny's for those late night shows. The Best Western next door looked a lot better, try to go there. Billeting said if you call ahead they can try to get the hotel you want. With regards to the Sheraton, they will only put you up there if everything else on the contract quarters list is booked. The maps we got from Trans were confusing, the Base Ops on the map was the one under construction. Currently they are collocated with the 22 STS. Fleet service was really helpful. ~Comfort Inn Tacoma (253) 538-7998 was nice! The hotel was very clean and located adjacent to Denny's and a casino. Continental breakfast was good with make it yourself Belgian waffles. Seattle is 26 miles north and I-5 can be extremely busy. Piers 57-59 and Pioneer Square are cool to see but pretty touristy. Fort Lewis has a nice golf course that is now public but the people working there have issues. Good bar is the Pyramid brewery across from Safeco stadium.  ~Tacoma La Quinta (253) 383-0146 was decent - Very clean hotel, beats the King Oscar, continental breakfast--seen a better spread elsewhere, but adequate-- next to the Tacoma Dome on I-5, 15 mins from base. ~while the trans support gets better, the billeting support gets worse. Our crew was put up in Airmen's Quarters because "when the VOQ is full we put crews in the VAQ regardless of rank." We contacted the Lodging Manager and this is wrong so if they try to do this raise the BS flag. If you want to overfeed yourself, drive up to South Center Mall and check out Claimjumper (Take I-5 north to exit 152). Good food and huge portions. Call ahead (206-575-3918) for a seat since it can get extremely busy.

Seattle, WA - Doubletree Seatac is a great hotel close to downtown (20 min.) and close to the base (30 min.).  Nice bar on the top floor.  Also, call ahead to confirm the gov rate.  Clairemont hotel Virginia St. Downtown was nice - 5 min walk to Pike Street Market. Palmer's Pub around the corner and nice restaurant within a stones throw. No vending so everything is room service, but they're great too! Valet parking out front is cheaper than the lot so USE it. Just a couple blocks from the interstate so you can hop on and head to wherever you may need to go. You can walk to Pioneer Square but its a haul or a $7 or so cab ride. Galvin aviation at Boeing Field is GREAT! Tell Shawna hi! ~If your squadron won't authorize a rental car and you can't get McChord Transpo to cough up some vehicles don't despair.  Give LtCol Kent Fister a call at DSN 382-2106.  He runs the WA ANG flightline support facility on Echo ramp and has his own motorpool.  If he is not having to support some transient fighters he'd be happy to help.

Whidbey Island NAS, WA - Do not stay at the Coachman Inn!  Thay are the most unfriendly staff in the world and will screw you in cancellation fees.  I reserved rooms for three aircrews - 2 planes diverted for IFE and I called to cancel the rooms from Baseops at 1800.  I was told "no problem" but a month later when I got my credit card bill I was charged for their cancelled rooms.  Now my squadron has to reimburse me because finance won't do it - we are out $1400 on this one. 

Chyenne, WY - Stayed at the Holiday Inn just outside downtown, nice hotel and very close (walking distance) to lots of fast food. Cowboy Club was only one block away. Great bar frequented by University of Wyoming students and has one of those rodeo bull rides inside!

Casper, WY - Casper Jet Center reserved us rooms at the Radison Inn (307-266-6000). Not a bad joint...2-for-1 "happy hour" from 5-7 p.m. Night life - ask the locals, but we went to "The Beacon" country dance club on New Year's eve and it was a pretty good time (plenty of painted-on-jeans). Bring you cowboy boots and hat if you got one! There are ski slopes within 15 minutes of Casper - not bad skiing, but not spectacular.