HotelChatter - Tag: annual wifi report http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T08:35:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/annual%20wifi%20report WiF Week Continues: Hotel Execs Sound Off On Offering Complimentary WiFi http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/9/102510/1765 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. ]]> juliana 2008-05-09T13:51:32-05:00 More Noteworthy WiFi Hotels for 2008 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/8/175653/6264 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/good_wifi.jpg"><p>In our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/5/113450/4230/hotels/Best_WiFi_Hotels_2008"><b>Best WiFi Hotels 2008</b></a> report we stuck to large chains and hip boutique hotels but there's actually a whole bunch of other hotels that are offering their guests complimentary WiFi and we thought they deserved a shout-out too. <p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Setai/local/41"><b>The Setai</b></a>: The Setai is a ritzy South Beach property where rooms can cost up to $1,000 a night in high season. Fortunately, unlike some other luxury hotels, the Setai lets you surf the internet for free in every corner of the hotel including by the pool. <br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+James/ian/131004"><b>The James Chicago</b></a>: The James offers guests complimentary WiFi in all of its 297 guestrooms as well as remote printing through a wireless network.<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/AKA%20hotels"><b>AKA juliana 2008-05-08T18:00:58-05:00 The 2008 Hotel WiFi Chart http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/8/12115/28125 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/WiFiChart2008"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wifichart2008sml.jpg"></a><p>This year we went very in-depth with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Annual%20WiFi%20Report">Annual WiFi Report </a>so that we could give you a better understanding of the hotel WiFi landscape in 2008.<p>But even we have to admit that's a lot of reading to do. And if you're in a hotel today paying by the hour or paying by the day or furiously trying to jump onto the free WiFi network outside the hotel's club level, then you probably don't have time to read every last word.<p>Hence the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/WiFiChart2008"><b>2008 Hotel WiFi Chart </b></a> was born. Here we take the five major U.S. hotel chains--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20hotels"><b>Starwood</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Marriott%20hotels"><b>Marriott</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hilton%20hotels"><b>Hilton</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Intercontinental%20Hotels"><b>Intercontinental</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt%20hotels"><b>Hyatt</b></a>-- and round-up the internet options across all their HotelChatter 2008-05-08T12:09:42-05:00 Best and Worst International Hotel WiFi 2008 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/7/102234/4454 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/international_wifi.gif"><p>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. <p>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. <p>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"><b>International Hotel WiFi</b></a> scene all year long and unlike what's happening here at home, the Hotel WiFi trend seems to be improving in other countries. <p>For instance, we traveled to London and had complimentary HotelChatter 2008-05-07T10:25:40-05:00 Worst WiFi Hotels 2008 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/6/104435/5566 <![CDATA[<p><b>A HotelChatter Exclusive</b><p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/bad_wifi.jpg"><p>Yesterday we told you where you can get <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/5/113450/4230/hotels/Best_WiFi_Hotels_2008">working WiFi in hotels for free</a> so today we must tell you about the hotels where the WiFi is definitely not free, possibly not working and perhaps is not even WiFi.<p>Yes, it's time for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Worst%20WiFi%20Hotels%202008"><b>Worst WiFi Hotels of 2008. </b></a> Much like our Best WiFi Hotels list, the Worst rounds up the usual suspects who charge you for internet access as well as calls out a few other hotel brands that manage to fly under our radar in other years.<p>These hotels also make this list for other reasons beyond billing. Inconsistent WiFi policies across different properties and brands is irksome, meaning you will get HotelChatter 2008-05-06T15:21:47-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/