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I've noticed the cheaper the hotel, the more amenities they have, like free wifi. Why? It seems like it should be the opposite.
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
I've noticed the cheaper the hotel, the more amenities they have, like free wifi. Why? It seems like it should be the opposite.
- BurningFrog 4y agoI think it's as simple as this: At cheaper places everything is cheaper
- jibe 4y agoBig hotel chain will have a legal team, which will demand a terms of service to cover their butt, which will mean a captive portal with a checkbox.
- robcohen 4y agoPretty simple explanation here: The cheap hotel is cheap because that’s the price it takes to fill the rooms up. If they could charge more, they would. Cheaper hotels need more amenities to attract guests, or else they’d be even cheaper to fill rooms. Expensive hotels have enough going for them (location usually), that they can afford to nickel and dime you because they know they’ll fill the rooms anyway.
- ARandumGuy 4y agoThe customer at a cheap hotel is likely price sensitive, and is unlikely to pay for wifi. They'll either use their phone data, or just go without. So the hotel might as well just provide free wifi to compete with other cheap hotels. For high end hotels, the customer is much less price sensitive, and is more likely to pay for the wifi without thinking about it. Many customers at high end hotels are also business travelers, who don't care about price because they aren't paying for it.