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"Beds are considered a cost center but are tolerated because they are the number one amenity requested by guests." WiFi is just as much part of the service a m

"Beds are considered a cost center but are tolerated because they are the number one amenity requested by guests." WiFi is just as much part of the service a modern hotel provides as a clean bed, nice breakfast and whatever else they might advertise. Why isn't it treated like that? Why aren't they putting ads on my pillow?

henryl 15y ago
Not on your pillow but definitely on your TV, on your desk, on your room key, ... Thought exercise: If you took away the WiFi, you would still have a hotel. If you took away the bed, you would have ____.
- derleth 15y ago
  A personal WiFi connected quiet space that rents by the hour?
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- icefox 15y ago
  Actually if you take away the WiFi you have a hotel I no longer go to. The last few years I have traveled to the same places (mostly toronto area) enough that if I find a hotel with no wifi or a real bad connection I simply never go there again. There are always other hotels I can go to.
- tripzilch 15y ago
  Fine, how about air conditioning?
stevewilhelm 15y ago
During a recent hotel stay, there was a placard on the nightstand advertising the fact that bed had a Serta mattresses. At a recent resort stay, they provided a catalogue that allowed one to purchase the same linens and toiletries provided in the suite.
kamjam 15y ago
There was actually a piece on this on Watchdog (a BBC Uk consumer issues programme) just last night. One hotel owner (which provides free Wifi) said it cost them £300 to provide the Wifi, he had 150 rooms so £1.50 a month/5p a day. The cost of the Wifi equipment that needed to be installed? His reply was "it's like fitting toilets, it's a one off cost which you just need to pay". They were specifically looking at the cost of wifi when staying at top hotels, some costing up to £20 a night. Your argument was one they also raised :) The reason for the extortionate costs? Probably to make up for the lost revenue streams from people not using the in-room phones any more. I hope at that at least in this instance the guy wasn't paying for the internet access, that would be taking the p*ss! For those of you in the UK then the show is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fhfw8/Watchdog_05_04_2012/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fhfw8/Watchdog_05_04...
- gonzo 15y ago
  in-room movie providers are also suffering. Why watch expensive in-room pr0n from Lodgenet (and have to explain the charge on your bill) when a browser will serve up similar at a lower cost?
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gonzo 15y ago
To be fair, beds are what the hotel sells. ("Heads on beds" in hotel parlance.)

henryl 15y ago

Not on your pillow but definitely on your TV, on your desk, on your room key, ... Thought exercise: If you took away the WiFi, you would still have a hotel. If you took away the bed, you would have ____.

derleth 15y ago
A personal WiFi connected quiet space that rents by the hour?
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icefox 15y ago
Actually if you take away the WiFi you have a hotel I no longer go to. The last few years I have traveled to the same places (mostly toronto area) enough that if I find a hotel with no wifi or a real bad connection I simply never go there again. There are always other hotels I can go to.
tripzilch 15y ago
Fine, how about air conditioning?

stevewilhelm 15y ago

During a recent hotel stay, there was a placard on the nightstand advertising the fact that bed had a Serta mattresses. At a recent resort stay, they provided a catalogue that allowed one to purchase the same linens and toiletries provided in the suite.

kamjam 15y ago

There was actually a piece on this on Watchdog (a BBC Uk consumer issues programme) just last night. One hotel owner (which provides free Wifi) said it cost them £300 to provide the Wifi, he had 150 rooms so £1.50 a month/5p a day. The cost of the Wifi equipment that needed to be installed? His reply was "it's like fitting toilets, it's a one off cost which you just need to pay". They were specifically looking at the cost of wifi when staying at top hotels, some costing up to £20 a night. Your argument was one they also raised :) The reason for the extortionate costs? Probably to make up for the lost revenue streams from people not using the in-room phones any more. I hope at that at least in this instance the guy wasn't paying for the internet access, that would be taking the p*ss! For those of you in the UK then the show is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fhfw8/Watchdog_05_04_2012/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fhfw8/Watchdog_05_04...

gonzo 15y ago
in-room movie providers are also suffering. Why watch expensive in-room pr0n from Lodgenet (and have to explain the charge on your bill) when a browser will serve up similar at a lower cost?

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gonzo 15y ago

To be fair, beds are what the hotel sells. ("Heads on beds" in hotel parlance.)