KlikyIn a hotel, ask the front desk for a remote: hotel TVs are locked and hotel Wi‑Fi hides devices from each other, so remote apps rarely work. In an Airbnb, the TV is a normal one: join the property’s Wi‑Fi and a phone remote such as Kliky works.
Hotel TVs
- The TV is in hotel mode. Settings, and often the input menu, are disabled on purpose.
- Guest Wi‑Fi isolates devices. Your phone and the TV cannot see each other on the network, which is what remote apps depend on. The TV is often on a separate network altogether.
- The buttons still work. Look on the back or under the bottom edge for an Input or Source button to switch to HDMI for a laptop or streaming stick.
- Some hotels have their own app or a QR code on the TV that pairs your phone as a remote. Check the welcome screen.
If the input button does nothing, the hotel has locked the inputs, and only the front desk can change that.
Bringing your own streaming stick
Pack the stick’s own remote. Hotel Wi‑Fi usually needs a sign-in page, which Fire TV supports; and without the remote you are back to the offline problem in connect a Firestick to Wi‑Fi without a remote. A phone hotspot is the simplest network for a stick while traveling.
Airbnb and vacation rentals
Check drawers, the welcome folder and under the sofa, then message the host. Meanwhile:
- Turn the TV on with the button on the TV.
- Join the property’s Wi‑Fi on your phone, the same network the TV uses.
- Open a remote app and pick the TV; confirm the prompt or code on the screen.
This works on smart TVs that are already connected. If the TV shows a “no signal” screen, change the input with the TV button: see change the input without a remote.
If you are the host
Guests lose remotes. Leave the TV connected to Wi‑Fi, turn on its option to stay reachable in standby, keep a spare infrared universal remote in a drawer, and mention the TV button and a phone remote app in your house manual.
