Hilton/IHG stays reliably had L2, never all taken
“On a Louisiana to Grand Canyon trip I stayed mostly at Hilton and IHG places around $100 a night, and they reliably had L2 and I never saw the chargers all taken.”
Every hotel L2 in 8 years was free, no idle fees
“been using hotel L2s for about 8 years and every one has been free, never hit an idle fee.”
Checks hotel L2 first; would pay $20-40 more a night
“For me the L2 is the first thing I check when booking a hotel, and I'd pay $20-40 more a night for one.”
Recent hotels had a working L2; flat nightly fee a concern
“I do filter for it when picking where to stay, and the last few places I booked had one that worked.”
Weighs hotel L2 heavily to skip pricier public fast charging
“For me it's less about convenience and more that a full battery in the morning means I skip the pricier public fast charging the next day.”
Marks down hotels without free or plentiful charging
“I'll mark a hotel down if the charging isn't free or there's only one or two stalls.”
Many hotel chargers missing from PlugShare; calls to confirm
“Thing I run into is a lot of hotels with chargers aren't on PlugShare or Google Maps, so I end up calling to confirm.”
Nearby Waffle House Blink charger served as backup
“One place I stayed happened to have a Waffle House next door with a Blink charger, which was a nice safety net in case the hotel's was taken.”
Skips hotels lacking overnight charging on road trips
“it's the first thing I check when I search for hotels on road trips. If there's no overnight charging I usually just move on to the next place.”