Like the Cheers theme song says, sometimes you just neeeeeed to get awaaaaay. And sometimes you need to have everything just like at home. When I travel, I want to access my email and web work with no fuss, no muss. This is my biggest concern when I plan a trip - will my hotel have WIFI? I will even plan my whole trip around that and not call it geeky. Hotels are starting to wise on up this issue in our interactive media age, but we still have to be loud and clear, so the hotel managers hear when we say, "I want my MTV!...er, I mean WIFI!"
Make SURE you have your hotel Internet connection before you go...it takes some effort but it's worth your time.