Days Inn Atlanta Downtown (which is in easy walking distance of the awe-inspiring Georgia Aquarium) cost us $75 a night with no advanced notice for a room with two beds.

The Sheraton Buckhead Atlanta wanted $179 a night for a room with two beds.

Now I can personally attest that the two rooms are very similar, both of the TVs are about the same, and the beds seem equally comfy. The hotels seem equally clean.

So why is it that the Days Inn can provide free high speed wireless internet (150kbps downloads) but the Sheraton wants $10 for 24 hours?

This is not the first case in which a “cheaper” hotel will offer free wireless, while a “higher end” hotel will charge for it.

What kind of sense does that make?