Originally Posted by Kacee

This is one subject where I totally agree with Gary Leff that you don't want the hotel room the airline will give you. See also https://onemileatatime.com/insights/...ffer-terrible/

I also don't think it should be controversial to say that if you're a frequent flyer, regardless of financial resources, you should already have a strategy for hotel booking in the event of a forced overnight - whether that be travel insurance, credit card insurance, or hotel/credit card points - particularly if you fly frequently within the US, since most of the time the airline is not going to be responsible.