By Gemma Simpson
Published: Monday 30 October 2006
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Name
Peter Cochrane
Location
Martlesham Heath UK
Occupation
Engineer, Technologist, Futurist
Comment
Hotel soap, shampoo and towels cost around £6 to provide. WiFi costs (not price) £1. So go down to reception and demand a free service. Use the words - this is the last time I stay here! I do this and mostly get free service.
Check out The City Inn Westminster and The Radisson all have free WiFi.
Vote with your feet and your ££££s
Indeed it should be free - large business travelle...
Jaime M-G
Wi-Fi should be considered as a general overhead b...
Anonymous
Free is the new economy. Luke Mellors needs to un...
Anonymous
In Moscow last month staying in a Marriott hotel a...
Charles Smith
Hotel soap, shampoo and towels cost around £6 to p...
Peter Cochrane
Most US hotels offer free Wifi/DSL now and more an...
Anonymous
The plague of surcharging for telephones in hotel ...
Roger Huffadine
Some hotels do have it right. The 5 star Peninsula...
Mark Hudson
Broadband access should always be 'free' - althoug...
Anonymous
1. It does not appear to be a London thing but a U...
Anonymous
I've travelled on business throughout Asia-Pac, US...
D Wilson
What a rip!
Though not as bad as the Hyatt Rege...
Simon M
I was in the US a few weeks ago - a Marriot Courty...
David Morris
What really gets up my goat is broadband is a FIXE...
marvin willson
When planning conferences I only recommend hotels ...
Simon Curry
I recently spent 3 weeks driving through America. ...
Dr DL James
Beware hotels in Europe partnering with SwissCom t...
Trevor B. Lee
I agree it should be an inclusive service in hotel...
Trevor Coates
As for charging for Wi-fi in hotels then the UK sh...
Gordon Insley
Far too many hotels are using WiFi as an excuse to...
thomas Lee
WiFi is too expensive and on a number of times I u...
Anonymous
Time for a 'hotel broadband' comparison website, m...
MikeW
Maybe Silicon could host a blacklist & a whitelist...
Ruth McCullough
And I thought the Premier Lodge WiFi cost at Manch...
Anonymous
It's not a London thing it is a Europe thing, the ...
Anonymous
Other than the cost of the initial physical set up...
Chris Goodman
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