Marriott and Westin were deemed to provide the best and
second-best WiFi quality at U.S. hotels, respectively, according to research
firm Hotel WiFi Test.
Hyatt came in third, and was given kudos for providing free WiFi
chain-wide (only 17% of Marriott’s U.S. properties do the same). Sheraton came
in at No. 4.
On the flipside, Hampton Inn was judged to have the worst WiFi
quality among U.S. hotels, followed by Extended Stay America. Free WiFi is standard at both brands.
Overseas, Nordic Choice Hotels (formerly Choice Hotels
Scandinavia) was judged to have the best quality Wifi among hotel chains,
followed Radisson Blu (only four of the Carlson chain’s more than 250 hotels
are in the U.S.).
WiFi quality was judged by what percentage of properties had
enough download speed to meet Netflix’s recommended speed for standard-quality
video streaming.