SHERATON ATLANTA HOTEL NOW OFFERING GUEST-TEK HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS
Hotel-Wide Service to Provide Easier, Faster Connections
ATLANTA (February 18, 2004) - In response to a growing base of business travelers, the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel now provides Guest-Tek high-speed wireless Internet access, hotel-wide. Using the service's GlobalSuite™ plug-and-play software, guests can connect to the Internet in seconds, without changing laptop settings or downloading software.
The Sheraton's 760 guest rooms and event space were equipped with the service in late January, replacing the hotel's dial-up Internet service. More than 70 wireless access points were cabled and installed to ensure complete wireless coverage hotel-wide.
Historically, an average of 55 percent of the hotel's guests were using Internet service. Atlanta's growing numbers of business travelers in recent years and a positive hospitality industry forecast for 2004 were factors in the Sheraton's decision to offer the Guest-Tek wireless service.
"Currently, about 80 percent of our clientele are business travelers, signaling a demand for this type of service," said Paul Breslin, managing director of the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. "In addition to our other amenities, this is an additional property feature that we hope is a deciding factor in where our guests choose to stay."
Guests may connect to the service with a personal Ethernet card or may check out a wireless adapter kit from the front desk at no charge. Once online, they can send and receive e-mail using their regular accounts, access corporate networks and more - at a speed of 50 to 100 times faster than traditional dial-up connections. Guest-Tek service at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel is $9.95 per day.
Guest-Tek's technology reports nearly 100 percent success rate for guests getting online, the highest rate in the country. With more than seven years' experience in the hospitality industry, Guest-Tek is a leader in providing innovative solutions to hotels around the world. For more information, please visit www.guest-tek.com.
The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, owned by Amerimar Enterprises, Inc. and Angelo, Gordon & Co., is located in the heart of lively downtown Atlanta, two blocks from Peachtree Street. Featuring contemporary American designs and styles, the hotel redefines accommodations for the next century. For more information, please visit www.sheratonatlantahotel.com.