We are new to hosting on Airbnb. We have no wifi. After our first 17 guests 4 (23%) have asked us "do we have wifi?" or "what is our wifi password". After we explain we don't have wifi, they have not complained and we are curectly still on a 5 star rating.
For me to connect a land line with an unlimited internet connection is is $70/m or more than $10/ guest on average.
I was considering a pocket wifi as an option, that the guest pays extra for a prepaid sim which I could provide at $15/2GB ... However the more I read, the more I feel it will only cause grief and complaints.
I am feeling times are changing rapidly and almost 100% of guests have data on their phones, 5 years ago this was not the case. The benefits of data for guests is to save them money on their phone data... But they now all have it.
I am hearing other host recieve complaints that the wifi was too slow, poor conections drop out, need tech support etc etc...
For now I am holding out..... and if enough hosts do the same... soon it will become the new normal.