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W Hotels Doing WiFi Right?

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November 10, 2006 at 1:59 PM | by markj | 3 Comments


The signal is free and strong here in the spacious, backless couch riddled lobby of W San Francisco. Of course, W more than likely still mindlessly charges for Internet access up in the guest rooms, but that isn't the point.

The point is, back in 2005 when we wanted free, reliable, comfortable, guilt-free WiFi we headed to the nearest Kimpton hotel. Now, we hear Kimpton is experimenting with some sort of pay-for-WiFi model in New York, and we headed elsewhere. Elsewhere is the W, where for the better part of 2006 all of you hotel mavens out there have been telling us the W hotels are offering free lobby WiFi--pretty much standard at all Ws.

We can now vouch for W SF, but what about the others? Is W lobby WiFi free elsewhere? Let us know in comments.

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  1. switchcoast

    HotelChatter Member

    Chicago W

    Same deal--free and fabulous.  At least at W Chicago City Center.  Never tried the other Chicago W.
    November 10, 2006 at 2:03 PM
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  1. juliana

    HotelChatter Editor

    Re: W Hotels Doing WiFi Right?

    one small step for w, one big step for starwood?

    i did hear that the Sheraton Chicago doesn't have wifi in rooms and that the pay-for-ethernet there was crappy.

    November 10, 2006 at 2:06 PM
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  1. markj

    HotelChatter

    Re: W Hotels Doing WiFi Right?

    It is just nice if there is some consistency out there.  If all W lobbies have free wifi, then it becomes a "goto" for WiFi, at least for me.

    As far as Sheraton goes, I have heard they are still all over the map.  Remember the odd Yahoo/WiFi "sign in" program they were doing in Boston?

    November 10, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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