Non-First-Class Hotels Have Better Channel Selections

[kevin_standlee]

It seems to me that the high-end hotels end up with a very limited selection of television channels, while those in the next tier down just take the local cable selection, and therefore end up with more channels. Thus this Candlewood Suites has Speed Channel, so I can watch the Chinese Grand Prix live from my hotel room tonight, albeit at the expense of losing just a little sleep.

Meanwhile, the hotel's wireless connection went flaky on me after I came back from putting in a half hour on the treadmill after dinner. The front desk helpfully loaned me an ethernet cable for their wired connection (I left my cable at home). The connection in the bedroom didn't work, but the one in the living room did, so I guess I'll be okay.

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[bosswriter.livejournal.com]

The whole hotel service offering is so odd, my best guess is that the high end hotels don't really try to compete for their guests, they assume they get their business because of the location or the chains rep or some other factor so offering any free services or upgraded services.

The middle and lower chains, which are often roadside, have to compete for their customers so therefore have to offer these amenities free.

Sad but true.