skery1a,
i agree this business of a late not being a late when it is after a nightstop is a nonsense. I asked the question in our company about the logic and i am told that the thinking is that you may have less 'time off' because there is little for you to do appart from rest...ie no breakfast to prepare, kids to put to bed etc and your taxi arrives for you and takes you to work without any stress of driving yourself.
Clearly we sleep less well in a hotel. What annoys me the most is after working a late and a nightstop you have to have 11 hours rest before positioning home. I would sooner get out of there early and get home for proper rest.