Nothing can ruin a hotel stay quicker than an unreliable internet connection. Work, video streaming and communication screech to a halt as frustrations mount. Highspeedinternet.com pulled together a study ranking which hotel chains have the best complimentary, premium and fastest WiFi.

The report ranks national hotel chains based on average internet speeds at the properties. The report is split into complimentary, premium and overall WiFi offerings.

Highspeedinternet.com completed the study by first measuring the top 20 hotel chains in the country based on how many properties each has in the portfolio, then used data from HotelWiFiTest.com to come up with averages for the highest ranking hotels.

For the fastest complimentary WiFi connections, Rodeway Inn properties rank highest, with 7.66 Mbps average download speeds. Other 3- to 4- star hotels ranked in the top five chains as well.

For premium WiFi speeds, Econo Lodge takes the cake with speeds averaging 8.48 Mbps. Marriott and Hilton Hotels rank in the top five for premium WiFi speeds.

On the total opposite end of the spectrum, the slowest complimentary WiFi is 1.9 Mbps and is offered by Hampton Inn and Suites. The biggest takeaway from this section is the difference in speed between complimentary and premium WiFi at Hilton-brand hotels. Complimentary Hilton WiFi comes in at just 2.42 Mbps.

In the grand scheme of things, even the premium WiFi speeds are subpar for things like downloading large files and streaming video. According to the report, streaming video requires a minimum connection speed of 1.5–25 Mbps for a stable connection.

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