The "other" Lear guy is correct... =) The rate does not include hotel and the hotel rate is $35 a night plus 7% tax. They usually pair the classes (don't run odd numbers of people) and a lot of times they will pair people based on whether someone expresses a desire to share a room (like a crash pad). I like my space so I forked over the $35 a night.
You're exactly right, it was weird being around there. I interviewed back in 1999 and was sched for interview again before they stopped hiring in early '01 and they invited us to go over to the TK and grab lunch when we interviewed. The area is completely different, and the TK is **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** near empty... depressing as hell and a little scary quite frankly. All the history in the corridors is still neat to look at though.