[admars]

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.