HotelChatter - Tag: International Hotel WiFi

Munich: Leonardo Hotel in Munich Has No Internet

juliana — 2008-10-02T11:27:58-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/bad_wifi.jpg">We told you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/24/163012/360/hotels/Oktoberfest_Hotels_Going_to_Munich_For_The_Real_Thing">upfront</a> that we were shacking up in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Leonardo+Hotel+Muenchen+City+Center/ian/266618">Leonardo Hotel</a> in Munich for two days on our European Vacation and while the hotel itself is not so bad, we're hating the lack of internet.The hotel has both wireless and cable internet available in the rooms. Naturally, we opted for WiFi. We called the front desk to see how this would work and the clerk said we needed to go downstairs and receive a voucher.That "voucher" costs 9.90 Euros. Once we had returned to our room, we were all set to start surfing. Except the network, which was able to process our log-in voucher info, was not working. No Google, no Yahoo, no NY

Abu Dhabi: Emirates Palace Gives Their WiFi Technology a Big Upgrade

amandak — 2008-06-04T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/WiFi_By_The_Pool.jpg" class="imgborder"> We're all for hotels that take good care of their WiFi service and that's why we're giving the thumbs up right now to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Emirates+Palace/local/282">Emirates Palace</a> in Abu Dhabi.They've just upgraded their internet service in a big way, so they've now got an Ethernet-based, dual 10MB load balanced links system, and their wireless coverage has been extended too. This means that we should be able to get a fast connection no matter where we are in the resort, in guest rooms or in public areas, and even by the pool or on the beach.Emirates Palace staff said that there'd been "extraordinarily high demand" from guests to have an improved WiFi service, a fact that we already

Madrid: International Hotel WiFi Hell: El Coloso in Madrid

jennm — 2008-05-29T12:44:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/colosowifihell.jpg" class="imgborder">We're working out of Madrid today, staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+Coloso/ian/118328">Hotel El Coloso</a>. We're a bit hard-pressed to say anything good or bad about the room, the service or the location, mostly because we're so floored by the WiFi Fee: 17 euros, or $26, for 24-hours worth of access. That's only if you want to surf the Internet and instant message people ("OMFG srsly? $26 for IM??!!?" is how we imagine those real-time chats will go.) But if you want to branch out and go wild with e-mail attachments, downloading files and opening a VPN? Well, that will cost you 22 euro ($34) for a mere 24 hours worth of surf time. Plus, this is a ticking

Best and Worst International Hotel WiFi 2008

HotelChatter — 2008-05-07T10:25:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/international_wifi.gif">Now that we've squared away the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/5/113450/4230/hotels/Best_WiFi_Hotels_2008">Best</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/6/104435/5566/hotels/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2008">Worst WiFi Hotels</a> stateside, it's time to look at what's happening abroad. Baby bro Jaunted has continued its <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/5/6/9437/90327/travel/WiFi+Week%3A+Getting+Online+Abroad">WiFi Week</a> by publishing yesterday some helpful tips on finding wireless when traveling outside the U.S. and typically, you can always get some sort of access in a cafe. But here we'll be looking at the hotels abroad where HotelChatter editors and contributors found or didn't find WiFi. We've been keeping tabs on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/International%20Hotel%20WiFi">International Hotel WiFi</a> scene all year long and unlike what's happening here at home, the Hotel WiFi trend seems to be improving in other countries. For instance, we traveled to London and had complimentary

CAIRO: International Hotel WiFi: Cairo's Nile Hilton Gets It Half Right

amandak — 2008-04-16T09:35:01-05:00

Last time we visited Egypt it was sans laptop, but we're intrigued to know how the WiFi situation is doing there now. According to the website of the Nile Hilton in Cairo, their hotel "boasts wireless internet access throughout" and they plug it a second time when describing the rooms by enticing guests with the opportunity to "keep in touch with wireless internet access".