Travel annoyance #47: Paying for hotel Internet access has GOT to stop {Gadling}

Oct 31st 2009 12:32PM I prefer to stay at the Holiday Inn Express. I travel quite often each yeah and they are very consistent. The ability to get online for free is a plus as is the breakfast buffet. I asked the manager in a more expensive hotel why they charge for internet. He said that the room rate already covered things like concierge service and other amenities. If so then we should stop tipping the bellman. I could also go for a generic bottle of shampoo for the use of the internet.