HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel WiFi

Hotel News Briefs :: Hit Up The Standard Downtown LA for All Your Favorite ESPY Stars

juliana — 2008-07-15T17:23:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/entourage_standard_la.jpg">There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+Downtown+LA/local/51">Standard Downtown LA and the ESPY Awards</a>: The Standard in Downtown LA is the place to go should you want to stalk anyone attending the ESPY awards. The hotel is in the midst of hosting a three-day gifting lounge and today it's the scene of a full-day pool party and barbeque.· <a href="http://www.portfolio.com/business-travel/seat-2B/2008/07/15/Hotel-Internet-Access?rss=true">Portfolio Mag "Discovers" Hotel WiFi Charges</a>: What's more annoying? The fact that Joe Brancatelli is just now writing about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20WiFi%20Week%202008">Hotel WiFi</a> landscape or that he gets a

Should Hotel WiFi Be Free? The Debate Rages On

Jenna — 2008-07-02T12:54:12-05:00

Over at Hotels Magazine, Associate Editor Adam Kirby boldly argued that Hotel WiFi should be free (um, because it should).

The gist of his blog entry was, essentially, "hey, it's 2008, and only 16% of hotels still charge for WiFi, so the rest of you need to get with it already," and he provided some perfectly reasonable suggestions for those stubborn hoteliers still holding out on the free WiFi.

We say he's right for a number of reasons, but we didn't expect the ferocity with which the aforementioned stubborn hoteliers would respond. They have descended upon the comments section of his blog to oh-so-generously give the Internets a piece of their (greedy) minds.

WiFi Is Now Offered In More Hotels Than in Previous Years

juliana — 2008-06-18T15:06:41-05:00

While we still think its Fd up that a treehouse in the Caribbean can offer wireless internet and a Ritz-Carlton or a Four Seasons in New York can't, overall wireless internet access is improving in hotels.

According to a survey done by the American Hotel & Lodging Association of 10,000 US hotels:

91 percent of responding properties now offer wireless Internet access, up from 35 percent in 2004.

Even better news, only 16 percent of the hotels survyed charge for wireless access which is down six percent from 2004. Meaning there are more places for us travelers to get free WiFi. Holla'!

Remnants of Hotel WiFi Week: A Shout-Out to Motel 6

juliana — 2008-05-12T14:30:01-05:00

We shoved Hotel WiFi Week 2008 in your face everyday last week and it's not quite over yet. We still have a major Hotel WiFi map to unveil, it's just taking some time to get it perfect.

But until that's done we want to give a shout-out to Motel 6 Hotels for offering up WiFi. Andrew Calvo lauded the budget chain for its always reliable WiFi and yesterday we received an email from a serious road warrior who gave big-ups to Motel 6.

Keep reading for the full letter.

WiF Week Continues: Hotel Execs Sound Off On Offering Complimentary WiFi

juliana — 2008-05-09T13:51:32-05:00

In continuing our Hotel WiFi Week here at HotelChatter we decided to ask some of the hotel groups that made our Best Hotel WiFi list just why they have decided to offer complimentary internet for their guests.

Thus we spoke with the chief operating officers at the Gansevoort Hotel Group, Thompson Hotels and Kimpton Hotels as well as with the hotelier behind Personality Hotels.

Keep on reading to see what they have to say about the WiFi offerings in their hotels.