Comments on: Best Geek Hotels? Really?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:41:46 +0000

I’ve tried to put together a better list here – http://triphunter.co.uk/nerd-alert-the-10-geekiest-hotels-on-the-planet/ (and i’m definitely a geek!)

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:35:55 +0000

Does the Hotel Sax in Chicago get points because they make the XBox 360 available to guests?

By: smitty

smitty — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:17:45 +0000

Stayed at Sax last week. Easy internet access everywhere…all free. Desk has tons of outlets and ability to push computer content to the 42 inch LCD in split screen mode. Didnt see the studio, but the meeting space was amazing. easy place to work for sure.

By: GoEverywhereTravelGirl

GoEverywhereTravelGirl — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:13:00 +0000

I am a web based travel agent, and my husband is a business traveler. He just got back from a trip to Chicago and he stayed at the Hotel Sax and was truly amazed. He said that there are seriously expensive designer desk chairs…he has no idea what kind they are, but he was totally comfortable. He also said he got online easier than he had anywhere else, and there were plenty of outlets in the rooms. He told me that it was the best “working” hotel he’s ever been in. And he’s been in a LOT of hotels for work.
Here’s the best part. He got a special code from one of the guys who work at the hotel. This code gave him 20% off the room rate and he was thrilled. I’m not sure how long it’s going to work, so if you’re going to Chicago anytime soon, book it now!
The code is: “cache08″
Just go to the hotel website, http://www.hotelsaxchicago.com and put the code in the promo box when prompted.

And I will say, he LOVED the Studio lounge. You’ve got to visit the hotel just to check it out. I think he did more playing than working, but he really enjoyed the whole experience.

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GoEverywhereTravelGirl

By: Daman

Daman — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:10:00 +0000

For me, I find Super 8 to be great (if you are a driving road warrio)….generally free wifi, decent continental breakfast, a decent chair/table/outlets, and usually no more than $75 or so. Hard to beat!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:51:54 +0000

Hi Mike:

Thanks for reading. Two things, one we are not an industry blog. We take a holistic view to chronicling hotels — guest reviews, hoteliers challenges, location and price, of course.

Second, while our annual Geek Hotels list is more about cool hotels that intersect with geek culture — chosen from comments and editor research, you might dig our annual hotel wifi report, which is more in line with working from the road:

http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/29/175723/520/hotels/Best_WiFi_Hotels_2007

We have been doing this for 3 or 4 years and find that yeah, biz travelers these days pretty much want a free working WiFi connection, a decent amount of outlets, and no stupid proxies, firewalls, or spyware.

All our contributors, members and editors travel a ton and are writing/uploading stuff from the road, so yeah, it is what we are looking for as well.

Cheers,

Mar