Bought an Apple TV to use at a hotel. But won’t work with the hotels WiFi. What can I do?
if the hotel adds the appletv's MAC Address to their positive list then it will not need to login to the wifi using a website as many do, or if they let you connect it by wired ethernet rather than wifi
if the hotel adds the appletv's MAC Address to their positive list then it will not need to login to the wifi using a website as many do, or if they let you connect it by wired ethernet rather than wifi
You could add a travel router (non-cellular) [e.g. this travel router] to the setup, to set up a mini-LAN for your devices, that then connects to the existing Wi-Fi network. Then the travel router has the captive network portal, but your devices connect to a new network with just a regular password. As a bonus, AirPlay options become available too.
(Many hotel Wi-Fi networks do not have the bandwidth to stream the amount of data that streaming TV requires, to many of their guests at the same time. YMMV.)
I would solve this with the Apple Airport Express (gen 1 or 2).
Check how Airport Express works:
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/travel/apple-airport-express.htm
How can I use my Apple TV at a hotel
