Just flew into DTW on UAExpress. Turns out my crew (pilots and FA's) were on my Shuttle bus to the Westin Hotel Metro Airport which is connected to the DL terminal. For those that haven't been, its quite a nice business hotel which is obviously very popular with Delta flyers as you can access the DL terminal directly from the hotel.

I guess I am a little surprised that UA Express houses its crew's here in DTW. There are loads of off airport hotels of all the brands available at DTW that must be much cheaper options for the airline.

Has UA been upgrading its crew lodging lately? Is it normal for a domestic Express flight crew to stay in such a nice hotel?

Making a paid reservation at this property for tonight would cost around $350. Obviously United would not pay anywhere near that rate. The hotel appears very busy.

Does this seem a bit odd to anyone else?