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Hotels with Broadband?

Posted by Cliff on from the travel-guide-for-geeks dept.

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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  1. Telia Homerun by cyr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I know you are probably talking about the US, but here is a searchable list of hotels and other places in Sweden that are covered by 802.11b Internet (Telia Homerun).

  2. Arescom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Check out arescom'shospitality network hotels. You can get 1.5 meg connections up and down for 10-20 bucks a day.

  3. Marriott Does by Red_Winestain · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I recently stayed in the Marriott in Oakland (CA) and San Francisco. Not only do they have broadband, but there is a little bag of "accessories" hanging in the closet. This includes a variety of cables and other useful items to get a laptop hooked up. Downside: Expensive. My memory is not always reliable, but it was something like $10 plus $1 a minute.

  4. Crown Plaza by YoshiR · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I recently stayed at the Metropolitan Crown Plaza in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. My room came with a FREE broadband connection. I'm not sure whether or not the Crown Plaza's in the US offer the same service.....

  5. Wingate Inns by rkhalloran · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This chain (mostly Southeastern US, some Midwest) looks like a Courtyard-type chain, but includes "high-speed Internet access" in the room rate. Probably a bulk deal with someone like STSN (mentioned above) and they just lump the $10/day into their rates...

  6. Fairmont Airport in Vancouver by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I stayed there last year for a couple of nights. Very new and very nice. Each room had a 10BT jack for your laptop with a FREE pipe to the internet.