Access Wireless Internet in a Hotel on All Your Devices

Many people find it hard to connect to the WiFi Internet connection in hotels. This usually happens with devices that are not computers, nor smartphones. We’re talking here mostly about streaming media players (Chromecast, Roku), gaming consoles (Nintendo, Xbox, Playstation) and e-readers (Kindle, etc.).

The main reason why it’s harder on such devices is that almost all hotels nowadays use a WiFi sign in page. On those pages you either need to acknowledge the terms and conditions and click a button or enter your credentials to log in. By the way, this is also the case at coffee shops, airports and really any public place. The fix: sign in once on your Windows laptop and share that connection with your other devices. Download Connectify Hotspot free to do it.

Read below to connect all your devices to hotel WiFi.

Connecting to Hotel WiFi Pro Tip: Use Your Windows Laptop as a WiFi Hotspot

It’s easiest to connect to a hotel WiFi with a sign in page from a computer. So, let’s connect to the hotel WiFi from a Windows PC and then share the connection through WiFi to your other devices.

In order to create a WiFi hotspot from your computer and share the Internet connection, you have 2 options:

• if you’re using Windows 10 or 11, you can use the built-in Windows mobile hotspot feature;
• if you want to avoid compatibility issues and have more flexibility in sharing Internet connections with other devices, you can use Connectify Hotspot virtual router software.

How to Connect Any Device to Hotel WiFi With Your Laptop

First connect your laptop to the hotel WiFi and sign in on the hotel’s page in your browser. Then share it:

1. Download and install Connectify Hotspot on your 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 PC.
2. Open it and choose Wi-Fi hotspot.
3. Under Internet to share, pick the connection you want to share: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, a VPN or a phone plugged in with USB.
4. Set a password. Turn on Block ads if you want lighter pages on every device.
5. Click Start hotspot. Devices join by scanning the QR code on the Hotspot screen, or with the network name and password, like any other Wi-Fi network.

The best part: you will only have to connect each of your devices once. Don’t change the hotspot name or password on your laptop. Your devices use them to recognize your laptop as a known WiFi network. If you change either one, you will have to reconnect each device.

Connectify Hotspot 27 runs on 64-bit Windows 10 (version 1703 or later) and Windows 11. On a Windows 7 or 8 PC, use Connectify Hotspot 2021 instead: see our Windows 7 and Windows 8 guides.

How to Connect to Hotel WiFi: Why Connectify Hotspot is the Best Solution

While other WiFi hotspot creator software only “help” you share your Internet connection (inherent issues included: NAT levels, peering, Chromecast apps won’t find your Chromecast, your Apple TV won’t show up for your Mac to stream to), Connectify Hotspot offers you more:

• Boost your WiFi range in your dorm room or office with WiFi Repeater Mode (part of MAX).
• Block ads on every device with the built-in universal ad blocker. It even blocks in-app ads!
• Bridge other devices onto your home network with bridged mode (part of MAX; works when the PC is on Wi-Fi or Ethernet), so game consoles and smart TVs join the same network as your other devices.
• Share any type of Internet connection with all your devices: share Internet from existing WiFi networks, LAN, DSL, 4G and 5G modems (with PRO), even tethered smartphones! You can also share a VPN connection over WiFi easily!