Short-term rentals

When a rental can fit

Sometimes an apartment, a room, or a sublet fits better than a crashpad or a hotel:

• You'll be in base enough nights that a monthly place beats a stack of hotel nights.
• You want a private place, or you're basing with a partner or a roommate.
• You need a full kitchen, or a lease you can put your name on.

A crashpad is still the usual commuting setup. A hotel is still the usual short, first-trip backup.

Crashpad, rental, or hotel

• Crashpad. Shared crew housing, usually a bed by the month, sometimes by the night, set up around commuting schedules.
• Short-term rental or apartment. A room or unit on a lease or a host platform. Deposits, minimum stays, and house rules vary by city and by listing.
• Hotel. Nightly, with a front desk. Usually the highest cost per night, and often the simplest for a first trip.

This is general information, not legal advice.

What to check before you sign or send money

• Commute time at report, not just at noon: parking, the employee lot, and how long it actually takes to get to the gate or the hangar.
• Lease length, the deposit, who else has a key, and whether sublets are allowed.
• Local short-term rental rules. Some cities limit them. Check the city and the listing; we can't give legal advice.
• Don't send a deposit until you've confirmed the address and spoken with the person listing it.

What this page does not list

We don't scrape or republish Airbnb-style listings, and we don't invent available units. If you run a crashpad for crew, you can list it free on CommuteBase. See also crashpad prices.

Also see: Reserve and new-hire housing: crashpad, crew hotel, or rental · How commuting works in your first year