There are hotels that dont offer TV in their rooms. And this could be a beginning of a new trend.

Some owners think that their guests much rather would enjoy the breath-taking views from their bedroom. Others think that rooms without TV promote deep rest.

Many hotels now offer complimentary in-room Wi-Fi (in public spaces) so there is ample opportunity to watch content in the comfort of your room without a TV.

However,observations from hoteliers on guest behaviour suggests content consumption isnt as commonplace as you might expect.

http://ts2.space/en/the-future-of-ho...e-they-at-risk

I used to like watching TV in a hotel room when it was a CRT SET.. Now I could care less as I do not like these flatscreen things........

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Interesting, but I think the article is missing an important aspect. Pay-per-view content used to be a significant revenue stream for hotels (it's what got me into the industry), but now guests bring their own streaming content. Without that revenue, providing television is just a cost to the hotel.

Strangely I don't watch TV at home, but I'll put the TV on in a hotel. But I wouldn't be bothered if it wasn't there.

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TBH, I've never seen a hotel room without a TV.
What I do always look for now is free WiFi (not for streaming tv though).
The choice of channels in hotels is usually the reason I dont always watch them.

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If I'm in hotel on my own, hotel tv goes on when I'm getting dressed in morning, but in evening I'm more likely to watch "TV" on laptop, unless there's a sporting event, something live, or I notice a film is on TV I want to watch.

but yes, I remember when hotel rooms had the little cards by the TV with what pay per view films, and "adult" content you could watch, but I guess internet has killed off that revenue as haven't seen that in years.

Also, if you have a tv in the room, you can often hook up your laptop to it, which I prefer.

ppl like my parents who don't have laptops would be annoyed to turn up at hotel and find no tv in room, to them that would like there not being a kettle in the room. I wonder if given the choice they'd be a supplement for TV as optional extra?

I remember as a kids going on holiday, especially abroad it was great putting the tv on and going through the hundreds of channels, back when we had, 3 or 4 (before 5), watching kids tv in USA was brilliant while parents were getting ready, so many cartoons I hadn't seen!

Even now, it's easier to put the tv on to keep them entertained while getting ready etc.

again, i suppose if i could tick a box to say i'd prefer a room with tv, and it was no extra, I'd tick it.

if I was alone, I probably wouldn't bother, assuming the wifi was ok

if it was family, it would depend on cost whethere I added it.

WIFI speed could be an issue, doesn't one of the chains have bog standard free, which is ok for a bit of email, etc, but if you want to stream you "have" to pay for the premium service? I can see them thinking that's the next logical step for them, remove tvs, pay for decent wifi.

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A few hotels I stayed in a few years ago had TVs that only offered Pay For View. No terrestrial channels at all.

Yes that is true!

I wouldnt be bothered either as there is nothing but rubbish on anyway now! (I havent watched TV in years)

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I would want the TV for when I returned from wherever I was that evening. As for content, I’d just bring my Fire stick with me.

Sorted!

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I wouldn't need a TV, just use my tablet with beeTV app as that gets me everything, WiFi/4G dependant as I rarely never watch a normal TV broadcast.

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A TV is entirely incidental to whatever reason I’d ever have for being at a hotel. It would always be for a conference or a stopover while traveling and either way I’d not plan to spend long enough in my room to be wanting the TV. So it wouldn’t be a deal breaker in itself, though Premier Inn at least seems to have realised that their guests value a large screen, whether or not it’s actually being used to watch programmes, and in all their rooms refurbished in the last 5 years or so they have a connectivity plate below the TV where you can connect an external source via HDMI, RCA composite and (IIRC) even VGA.

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I don’t watch tv in a hotel, I have an IPad.

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I have plex on my laptop so the TV in the room doesn't bother me at all - in fact, I don't think I've ever really tried to use the TV in a hotel room for a while.


i think at this stage I'd probably value being able to use decent quality bluetooth speakers instead of a TV so if I'm listening to music it isn't on the laptop speakers or airpods...

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Good Wifi is all i need to access my Plex. I was in Glasgow for a meeting a few weeks ago and i stayed at Motel One. I never turned the TV in the room on once.

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For me a decent TV with a USB point to plug in a mem stick is good enough for me. And no, if no TV then no go for me as I need it for the background noise. If I'm staying in a hotel then no laptops etc is a rule for me. Usually I'm there for a break from all that. (With the wife obviously).

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Back in July I was in a Travelodge for one night, I only used it when I got back from a day out and chilling in my room, and again in the morning before Breakfast, and again before checking out.

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Not that fussed if there is a TV or not, especially if it is for just one nights stay.
I stream off my phone so can access much more content anyway.