How to offer Netflix to your hotel guests

Streaming platforms offer broader, more personalized content than traditional TV—letting consumers choose from a vast selection of movies, series, documentaries and more.

Netflix is one of the largest and most influential platforms with over 200 million subscribers worldwide. Competitors include myCANAL, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and YouTube—growing fast and catching up.

It's therefore crucial for hoteliers to offer Netflix and other streaming services to guests.

Why offer Netflix or other streaming platforms in your hotel?

Providing Netflix or other services (myCANAL, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube…) benefits guests—and your hotel.

Guests can watch their favorite series or pre‑selected movies. They often already have subscriptions and ongoing shows.

For hoteliers, why pay for costly IPTV packages or multilingual channels if guests ignore them? Enabling streaming often both saves money and increases satisfaction.

Offering Netflix, myCANAL, Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube also differentiates your hotel and projects a modern image.

So what are the best ways to enable streaming?

Smart TVs: not the recommended approach

Smart TVs might seem simple, but drawbacks are many.

If you don't have them yet, you'd need to replace every TV with costlier smart models. Then you'd need one subscription per room—prohibitively expensive since Netflix doesn't offer hotel plans (nor do other platforms).

Alternatively, guests could log into their own accounts on the apps—but that hurts the GDPR experience and trust: passwords on shared devices, and the need to remember to sign out afterward.

Hotel Chromecast: simple and secure for guests

The Chromecast for hotels solution is simple and cost‑effective. Rather than asking guests to log in—or buying subscriptions—you turn the room TV into a casting screen. Guests securely cast from their phone or tablet to the TV.

According to nScreenMedia, nearly 80% of guests prefer using their own devices to stream rather than the in‑room TV apps.

Hotel Chromecast: a cost saver

While the initial setup (hardware, connection server, configuration) has a cost, it quickly pays for itself.

Guests already pay for content—so you can stop paying for them. No more expensive IPTV or premium channel bundles. Football fans with myCANAL can access it themselves; you just let them cast to your screens. Chromecast turns a cost center into savings—with better guest experience.

How does hotel Chromecast work?

A small device connects your TVs to the hotel Wi‑Fi, allowing guests to use their smartphones, tablets or laptops to cast streaming content. It plugs into any TV with HDMI and USB.

For guests, usage is simple, intuitive, and secure. They scan a QR code on the TV (or connect with on‑screen codes), then cast from any device (Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Honor, …) with a single tap. When the guest leaves, disconnect happens automatically.

Despite the simplicity for guests, be sure the technical and legal prerequisites are met to ensure secure, optimal operation without interference. See our dedicated Chromecast page for details.

In short, enabling Netflix and other platforms is now essential. The Hotel Chromecast solution is likely the simplest, most affordable, and most appreciated option.