Hotels with Broadband?

dialupInHoboken asks: "I'd like to know if anyone has compiled a list (that they'd like to share) of hotels in metropolitan areas that offer broadband connections, hard-wired or wireless, and how much the service costs per day, etc. I've found a few hotels that offer it, but don't advertise it, or really know that much about what they're offering. A comprehensive list would be something of value to us bandwidth-crazed individuals." There was an Ask Slashdot about this, early last year. Now that "broadband" is a marketable buzzword for businesses, have more hotels caught on?

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Wyndham Hotels

[PhaseBurn]

I reciently attended E3 down in the LA area, and stayed at the Wyndam Gardens hotel, in Commerce...

All Wyndham hotels offer broadband internet access through Waypoint's network, at $9.95 a day, or for free if you sign up to become a waypoint member (it's free at the hotels)...

They do implore a Linux box that does MAC-based access control, so switching NICs/MAC addresses or using more than one computer will result in a seperate charge per system. Hope this helps...

webtv

[smoon]

I recently stayed at both Swissotel in Boston and Sutton Place in Toronto. Both offered a web-tv style internet service for about $10 per day.

Although I'm sure this is probably fine for some people, most slashdot-types would probably get irritated pretty fast with this kind of connection. So if you ask the hotel about what kind of internet access they have, and they say "yes we have high speed internet access in every room", they might mean this webtv crap. They might also mean there is a data port on the phone in the room. woo hoo.

If any hotel-types are reading this: Personally I'd much rather have 802.11 and/or an ethernet jack in the wall.

STSN

[Ydna]

In parts of the US, there is the STSN service. They provide a hotel locator on their website. However, it's rather crippled at the moment. If you put in a Zip code, it will only search within that Zip code. Likewise for city and state. So, put in a state and browse the list.

I don't know why people implement useless non-proximity searches for locating geographic features. Such a waste of time.

The cost for service is typically USD 9.95 per day. Some locations will offer discounts for larger blocks of time. Just be sure to go directly to their portal site when you first connect. If you fire up your ssh session first, you will usually be charged for the day and won't get a chance to claim the weekly/monthly rate. Heaven forbid you should have to stay in a hotel that long.

Re:STSN

[Cy Guy]

In parts of the US, there is the STSN service. They provide a hotel locator on their website.

Wayport also has national (and international) maps of participating hotels

Some other online lists of providers can be found here, here, and here.

Of course, you want to make sure that if you invest in a wireless card it will be compatible with the hotels you most frequently stay at.

Hotels that Claim it but dont have it!

[stevew]

The Embassy suites in Tigard Oregon had it - but doesn't anymore. The provider went under. As far as I know, the adverts still claim the feature though. The staff WILL tell you it isn't there anymore if you ask about it while making the reserveration. (I get to stay there alot for the next few weeks :-(

GeekTels

[hfcs]

From the geektools website, check out the GeekTels section. They have over 2000 listings for the USA.