Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
My husband is from Montreal and recently two (four?) of these have opened near his parents. We've stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites. (There is a Marriott equivalent a block or two away.) The oddest thing about the experience was that they were separate Wi-Fi networks. Why?
Perhaps because HGI still charges (in policy, if not reality) non HH members for premium Wi-fi? The Homewood Suites / HGI combo in Baltimore has a separate area for Homewood guests to have breakfast, as it's not included for the HGI guests. The Springhill suites /Residence Inn combo in San Diego (one of my favorites) has a combined breakfast for both brands.
All the ones I've stayed in have the little plaque saying something like "operated by XXXX under license from Giant Hotel Chain International" indicating they have the same ownership.