In 2018, I talked a bit about travel routers in general. I still use a newish version of the gl.inet brand, since they just work as a client for most wifi, can plug into ethernet, and run just fine off a battery for hours.
Where to find wired ethernet in hotels?
It used to be more common to find wired ethernet on the wall itself, but many hotels have stopped explicitly offering it as a service.
That said, there sometimes are ethernet ports hiding in the room, but they’re not necessarily marked. And even when there is something on the other side, they might not give out IP addresses to random mac addresses.
Weird places I’ve found ethernet ports:
- On the phone, in the back
- On a wireless bridge on the wall (often two ports)
- On a media converter for the tv’s network on the back of a TV
Often if I can get one of these ports to work, it’s usually several times faster than what I’d get from wifi bridging, so it’s usually worth a look. Most of the time they’re dead though.
