Why is hotel Wi-Fi so expensive?

Some hotels charge a premium for higher bandwidth use, which can be a necessary upgrade depending on certain guest needs, like video conferencing or streaming movies. In turn, there can be both benefits and drawbacks to free hotel WiFi. Improved guest satisfaction, convenience, and loyalty are obvious advantages.



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Not only this, but expensive hotels are often larger with hundreds of rooms. It's a lot more expensive to have the infrastructure and bandwidth to support wifi in 500 rooms versus 50.

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Some hotels offer basic internet service included in the room price and speedier WiFi if you pay extra. I hate this, but a couple of internet experts said the paid tier might be a good bet. If most people don't pay for the zippy service and you do, then you'll be using a less crowded internet lane.

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No, it is not safe to use unsecured WiFi in hotels. Using any public WiFi network presents a risk to your private information and security. There are many threats that you become vulnerable to on unsecured hotel WiFi such as a man-the-middle attack or malware.

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Hotels typically require several access points spread out over the property in order to provide full onsite service coverage. Traditionally, hoteliers would install access points within guestroom hallways as a cost-effective means to provide a WiFi signal for several rooms.

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