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Chains Giving Away Wi-Fi

By Erin Richards and Kate Appleton, November 2005 issue |

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    Hotel Chains With Free Wi-Fi in Every Room

  • Heartland Inns, based in Iowa, offer free Wi-Fi in the guest rooms at all their locations

  • Microtel Inn & Suites offers free Wi-Fi, free long distance phone calls, and free local calls in all of its guestrooms in the continental U.S. 

  • Wingate Inns has free wireless access (as well as wired) in both the guest rooms and public areas of all its locations

    • As of November 2005, travelers can perform city-specific searches for hotels with complimentary wireless access through hotel discounter QuikBook.com's shortcuts tool. 

    Hotel Chains With Some Free Wi-Fi

  • Best Western hotels are all independently owned and each is required to have Internet access in some public areas and at least 15% of guest rooms. Currently, about 1,300 of their 2,400 North American hotels have either free wired or wireless in guest rooms (they don't make much of a distinction)

  • Choice mid-scale properties such as Clarion Hotels, Quality Inn, and Comfort Inn all have Wi-Fi or wired Internet access available in guest rooms and public areas (excluding EconoLodge and Roadway Inn)

  • Doubletree Inns has a list of select locations offering Wi-Fi in public areas

  • Hampton Inns has also a list of its participating Wi-Fi locations

    • Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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