Originally Posted by
Schwann
Personally I'd stop stressing over trying to understand QR logic. The rule has always been that if there is a shorter connection then STPC won't apply - the F cabin thing is an untested theory and trying to apply an untested theory through QR customer services is just a no go. The rules will be followed, even if they don't make sense.
You can get a cheap paid stopover through Discover Qatar, I would pay for that instead and stop wasting your time with trying to persuade QR to give you STPC.
Provided the hotel you pick has free airport transfers, if you have to take a taxi to the hotel the cost is not just limited to the cheap hotel on DQ. Advantage of STPC is the transfers are included, and depending on the length of the layover, food vouchers as well. Personally I have been using the DQ hotels myself this while, but considering how much I have been travelling lately the cost difference of getting the STPC vs. the cheap hotel through DQ makes it worth it for me to invest some time and see if I can get away with having the whole thing comped.