Topic

What hotel reviews say about wi-fi in Washington, United States

Wi-Fi appears in 1.5% of analyzed complaint excerpts in this market.

TripAdvisor is above the baseline by 0.9 percentage points.

Confidence
17,678
Reviews analyzed
Last update
August 09, 2026
2 platforms in the sample

At a glance

Share of complaint snippets where this topic appears by platform.

This metric tracks topic presence in complaint snippets, not positive versus negative sentiment split.

Balance is praise minus complaint for this topic on the same platform.

Tripadvisor
Signal balance: +0.8pp

Complaint signal

2.1%

Praise signal

2.9%

Google Maps
Signal balance: +0.3pp

Complaint signal

1.0%

Praise signal

1.3%

How this market compares

Compare this subdivision with country-level Hotels patterns.

Largest gap: Tripadvisor is above baseline by 0.9 points.

Tripadvisor

Country baseline

1.1%

Google Maps

Country baseline

0.9%

Platform-by-platform signal

Compare complaint and praise mentions by source, including the available baseline.

Tripadvisor

Complaint signal is 2.1%.

Praise signal is 2.9%.

Baseline signal is 1.1%.

Delta vs baseline is 0.9 points.

Google Maps

Complaint signal is 1.0%.

Praise signal is 1.3%.

Baseline signal is 0.9%.

Delta vs baseline is 0.1 points.

Largest difference from baseline

This is the largest measured difference between the current market and its available baseline.

Tripadvisor

0.9pp above

Current signal is above baseline by 0.9 points (current 2.1%, baseline 1.1%).

Google Maps

0.1pp above

Current signal is above baseline by 0.1 points (current 1.0%, baseline 0.9%).

What reviewers keep mentioning

These themes appear most often in the analyzed excerpts for this market.

Tripadvisor Top complaints
$20 for in room Wi-Fi.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
20 bucks per night for parking, and 20 bucks per night for wifi, a tin water bottle, and access to the pool.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
additional $25 amenity for wifi that is already free.
Tripadvisor Top praises
The internet worked well.
Tripadvisor Top praises
20th floor has very spotty wifi.
Tripadvisor Top praises
40 minutes drive from airport, easy to get to, ample parking, Wifi, 20 minutes direct bus ride to downtown Seattle only $2 frequent bus service.
Google Maps Top complaints
5) Business center unusable: The business center computer and printer were powered on but not connected to the internet, making them effectively useless.
Google Maps Top complaints
Also, since I moved rooms the system couldn’t recognize me and rejected my attempts to connect.
Google Maps Top complaints
And the wifi was super frustrating...
Google Maps Top praises
5min walk to train to connect to airport.
Google Maps Top praises
A great detail to highlight even more would be the rooftop views and the connection to the surrounding neighborhood, because that adds a lot to the overall charm of the stay.
Google Maps Top praises
Also the view was beautiful and a huge tv connected to a swivel arm.

Representative review quotes

These excerpts show the review language behind the measured signal.

Tripadvisor Complaint quote
Poor wifi speeds within the room.

Review rating: 2.0

Tripadvisor Praise quote
Just needs to upgrade internet in rooms, then you’ll never want to leave.

Review rating: 5.0

Google Maps Complaint quote
We were never informed of this before our arrival, despite calling the hotel multiple times beforehand to arrange connecting rooms.

Review rating: 1.0

Google Maps Praise quote
The wifi was good and the gym was well-equipped.

Review rating: 5.0

What the signal means

Coverage

170 insight listings mention Wi-Fi in this scope.

Signal strength

Complaint signal is 1.5% across available platforms.

Praise signal is 2.1% across available platforms.

Next step

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Evidence behind this topic

  • Wi-Fi groups review language such as wifi, wi-fi, internet, connection, and network, so the signal stays tied to concrete guest wording rather than a generic score.
  • Washington, United States, Hotels uses 17678 analyzed reviews across 2 platforms, 1 locality records, and 170 supporting insight listings for Wi-Fi.
  • Tripadvisor has the strongest complaint signal for Wi-Fi at 2.0%, compared with a measured average of 1.5% across platforms.
  • Tripadvisor has the strongest praise signal for Wi-Fi at 2.9%, compared with a measured average of 2.1% across platforms.

How reliable is this signal?

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Reviews analyzed

17,678

Collected reviews: 613,348 · Analysis coverage: 2.9%

Platforms covered

2

Last update

August 09, 2026

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