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Chains Giving Away Wi-Fi

By Erin Richards and Kate Appleton, November 2005 issue |

  • Hilton Hotels have a list of locations offerings Wi-Fi (or high-speed Internet) access

  • Holiday Inns have wireless lobbies and select guest rooms


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  • La Quinta's public areas and guest rooms are wireless or wired in all locations

  • Marriott offers high-speed Internet access, some wired and some wireless, in all guest rooms at Courtyard, Fairfield, TownePlace Suites, SpringHill and Residence Inn properties. More than 1,900 hotels have wireless, though about 60% of those have it only in public areas

  • Starwood has free Wi-Fi access in the public spaces of about 300 of its North America hotels. Its mid-priced Four Points by Sheraton brand offers complimentary wired or wireless service in guest rooms and public spaces, with a fee for access in meeting rooms. All other brands charge for guest room/meeting Internet access, regardless of whether or not it is wireless or wired. About 25% of their hotels across all divisions (St. Regis, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, The Luxury Collection and W) also offer Wi-Fi in guest rooms, typically for a charge.

    • Hotels on the way to Wi-Fi

    Days Inn will begin implementing free wireless access in all locations in late-Oct. 2005, as will Ramada at the end of 2005, and Howard Johnson in Mar. 2006.

    Cities

    While no U.S. city is entirely wireless yet, many have large hotspot zones and a select few--most notably San Francisco and Philadelphia--have made free or low-cost city-wide Wi-Fi access a top priority.

    Here are the Top 20 winners of Intel's annual "Most Unwired Cities" survey:

  • Seattle-Bellevue-Everett-Tacoma, Wash. 

  • San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, Calif. 

    • 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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