I have had it explained to me this way.
Most of the low end motels etc. cater to a traveling public. People
who will travel, stay at a price point place and then move on. Some
will have a frequent stayers club others will not, but to them
marketing free Broadband access is a selling point.
For the higher end hotels/convention places their selling point is to
the business customer. Someone who is traveling on an expense
account so they will try and get all they can out of the business
customer (because he is not spending his/her money but the corp is)
This may or may not be reality but it has been an explanation I have seen.
By the way I complained about a motel that advertised free broadband
access but was unable to make it work, for their false
advertising. I would not have chosen it for a trip if it had not had
it. Of course in todays atmosphere of non existent customer service
I got absolutely no response.
Stewart
At 12:16 PM 10/22/2007, you wrote:
I have had similar experiences. Red Roof Inns and their ilk provide
broadband free of charge, but upscale places typically charge $9.95
per day, more or less. I stayed at the Hyatt in downtown
Indianapolis in August, and I just got back from a Marriott in
Newton, MA and both charged.
I have an even bigger complaint regarding bargain vs. upscale hotels
(somewhat ot): small places (like the motel I stayed at in Ann
Arbor in June) tend to give you "normal" cable channels, but the
"nice" places restrict you to some subset of what you'd get at home
(even with basic cable). Does anybody know why this is?
As far as other countries are concerned, I stayed in a number of
hotels in Japan this summer. Some were nicer than others, but the
only one that charged for broadband access was a resort near Mt.
Fuji. I can recall staying at a hotel in Nagoya which is used by
many locals as a catering hall for weddings (they take weddings very
seriously in Japan); I'd say it was at least the equivalent of the
Marriott in Newton, and no charge for broadband.
As for quality of service, I'm no judge of that. I very seldom
notice a slow connection unless it's egregiously slow.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Prince of Peace
Ozark, AL SL 82
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