Some hotels that are close to the center of Boardman are the Residence Inn Youngstown Boardman/Poland and Holiday Inn Youngstown South. The Fairfield Inn Marriott Niles is positioned 14 miles from the main part of Boardman. Alternatively, the Hampton Inn Youngstown/Boardman is 2 miles away.
No gas is released if the pilot goes out. Electric ignition is a little cheaper to run as it doesn't have a pilot light running all the time. Use a match if the electric ignition goes out. My new 2013 kitchenaid gas stove top will not operate when the power is out.
On a pilot ignition oven, there is a pilot which is an actual gas flame (although very small) in the oven. What happens in this system is that the pilot stays lit all the time and when the oven thermostat is turned on, the pilot flame extends (gets bigger) to envelope the thermocouple bulb of the oven safety valve.