http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-26T03:28:11Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20WiFi http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/94226/776 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hyattadutltv.JPG" class="top"><p> <i>Porn jammers! Old men in the club! Fergie! Hotel Strikes!</i><p>It always seems that no matter how much <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/celebrity scoop">Celebrity Scoop</a> we write about in a given week, there's also lots more that we didn't have time to get to. So from now on, every Friday we'll be rounding up the week's <b>Infamous Hotels</b>. This weekly list will include hotels that celebrities visited (and it made the news) but also hotels that really up the "Eww" factor. This can easily done by manipulating the WiFi connection for guests.<p>The Sports Guy aka <b>Bill Simmons</b> recently offered up his take on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel wifi">Hotel WiFi</b></a> after spending four weeks on the road promoting his new book. According to Bill, juliana 2009-11-20T17:11:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/165846/80 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/w_fll_pool.jpg"> <p><i> There has been a lot of talk recently about the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nomads29-2009jul29,0,3204273.story">lifestyle of digital nomads</a> -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2009">2009 annual hotel wifi report</a> times they are a changin'.</i> <p> <b>Hotel:</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Fort+Lauderdale/local/1396"><b>W Fort Lauderdale</b></a> <p> <b>Location Layout:</b> There are three main lobby, or living room levels and the pool/patio area. The property is vast, which is great for a digital nomad because you can tuck yourself away and bother no one.<p> <b>Outlets:</b> Peppered around the lobby. Get this, at Steak 954, the onsite restaurant they actually offered to move me with a seat near markj 2009-11-18T17:00:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/9373/0631 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/alfonso.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Relaxing weekends never pan out the way you planned them do they? And our trip to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels"><b>Seville</b></a> this weekend was no exception. Leaving aside the whiplash from the crashy landing on Sunday night (thanks Ryanair) and the fact that we didn&#146;t partake in enough <i>cerveza</i> sessions, we spent much of the two days seething about the dire internet situation at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165"><b>Hotel Alfonso XII</b></a>, where we were shacked up. <p>Switching on the laptop as is our wont on arrival at a hotel, we were sad to see no WiFi networks showing. Yes there was an ethernet cable, but our 'pooter lacks the requisite hole. <p>We called reception, who told us not to worry, that there juliab 2009-11-17T10:06:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/12/1230/8951 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/hotelmuranodeal.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Any hotel that links directly to <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g58775-d100688-Reviews-Hotel_Murano-Tacoma_Washington.html">TripAdvisor</a> from their homepage has a lot of gall. Guest ratings can sometimes make or break a hotel's reputation, but if service is up to snuff and they know it, then no harm done. <p>Not only does Tacoma's <a href="http://www.hotelmuranotacoma.com/"><b>Hotel Murano</b></a> include said link on their website (with predictably positive ratings, save for a couple <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g58775-d100688-r37586567-Hotel_Murano-Tacoma_Washington.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">service stumbles</a>), but they've gone the Twitter route (<a href="http://twitter.com/hotel_murano/">@hotel_murano</a>) to stay connected with potential customers. While you won't find gossipy tweets about what goes on behind the concierge desk, you will find need-to-know information about insider deals, like <a href="http://twitter.com/hotel_murano/status/4787358291">this recent post</a> advertising <b>$79 rates (<a href="http://twitter.com/hotel_murano/status/4720256133">marked down from $99</a>) plus free Wi-Fi Heidi Atwal 2009-10-12T17:03:36-05:00 47.2509470 -122.43955 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/17152/0498 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/susanorleantweet.jpg" class="top"><p> Earlier today, <i>New Yorker</i> writer and novelist <b>Susan Orlean</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/susanorlean/status/4630589554">re-tweeted</a> a very profound statement made by another Twitterer, <a href="http://twitter.com/dadigan/status/4630502823">Dadigan</a> with a resounding "YES!"</a>: <blockquote><p>Shouldn't they've amended the constitution to make free wifi a basic human right? I boycott hotels that charge for wifi."</blockquote></p><p>Hmm...to all the hotels out there currently charging for WiFi, just let that sink in for a moment. You loved <i>The Orchid Thief</i> and the movie "Adaptation" didn't you? Now just think about how Susan Orlean probably won't be staying at your hotel. Just think about that. Think a little longer...a little longer...ok, that will do for now. <p>Travel writer and Twitterer <a href="http://twitter.com/davidfarley/status/4631115217">David Farley</a> also pointed out via another Twitterer (this Twitter juliana 2009-10-05T17:18:50-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/