Originally Posted by dhelman

My return flight to EWR starts in WUH with an overnight (22:35 to 09:50) layover at PEK.

I am U on the outbound and L on the inbound. Ticket was just under $ 600 (bought directly from CA's US website). All flights ticketed and operated by CA.

Will they give me an airport hotel?

I was planning on crash at a friend's, but if I'd get almost two more hours sleep if CA gave me a hotel and took care of my transport (not to mention save some money on taxis).