Having been on op dets from Gioia before, I can confirm that on base accomodation is as rare as hen's teeth. Also for the chaps at Trapani, the same applies. Don't believe those at Akrotiri are in hotels, which I would not expect (unless you're one of the "precious ones" from 216 who seem to swing hotels wherever they go - jealous, moi?).
So all in all, a bit of a non- story really. Far more expensive to ship down cooks, bottle washers, stackers and a shed load of tents when there is a cheap *** Hotel nearby (which we used to be suspiscious of laundering money for the Cosa Nostra when I frequented).
iRaven