I've notice a lot of advice on TMC along the lines of "Don't rely on destination chargers!" especially at hotels, and while I agree that you should not rely on any Level 2 charger, even Tesla brand, I wanted to relate my good experiences with them.
In the last month, I've stayed at 4 hotels with destination chargers, and I was able to charge fully at all of them.
The weekend after Thanksgiving, both my wife and I drove our electric cars to my hometown for my mother's funeral, so not planned, and we stayed in a hotel just a few miles away in eastern North Carolina, and we were able to charge both a non-Tesla on a J1772 plug, and a Model Y on a Tesla destination charger.
Then, my company shut down for the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, so I decided to road trip to Chicago to see old friends and clear my head (because of my mother's passing). On the way up I hiked in West Virginia, then spent the night in a hotel with 3 destination chargers (and one J1772) in Mineral Wells, WV. I was the only car charging, and the front desk clerk later told me I hadn't needed to call ahead, because they were never all full. They were not ICE'd either, probably because they were on the side of the building. There is also a supercharger just a few miles away in Parkersburg, WV, so I knew I had a backup plan.
Next three nights I stayed in River North in Chicago. I never saw another car at either of the 2 destination chargers, from Monday night to Thursday morning. (I didn't check the J1772 because it was on another level of the parking garage.) I moved my car the next morning once it was fully charged, and only walked the next day, because they had snow and rain. However, I went to my car a couple of times, and even went to the parking garage once just to check, and never saw another Tesla charging. I did do a little driving the last full day I was there, and plugged in again overnight to top off for the trip back. There was an urban supercharging install a few blocks away, and several superchargers shattered around Chicago, if I had needed backup.
Finally, I came back a different route (because I wanted to try Cincinnati chili at the source ). Stopped at another interstate hotel in Barboursville, WV, because I'm too old to do 12+ hour drives anymore, even with Autopilot. Again, 3 Tesla destination and one J1772 plugs, on the back side of the hotel, and I was the only one charging that night. The front desk clerk there said that she had never seen more than one car charging at a time. There is a supercharger a few miles back in Huntington, WV, and one about 45 minutes further east in Charleston, WV, if I had needed one.
I'm not challenging the need to have a backup plan, but you can save time and a little money, just by planning ahead.
In the last month, I've stayed at 4 hotels with destination chargers, and I was able to charge fully at all of them.
The weekend after Thanksgiving, both my wife and I drove our electric cars to my hometown for my mother's funeral, so not planned, and we stayed in a hotel just a few miles away in eastern North Carolina, and we were able to charge both a non-Tesla on a J1772 plug, and a Model Y on a Tesla destination charger.
Then, my company shut down for the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, so I decided to road trip to Chicago to see old friends and clear my head (because of my mother's passing). On the way up I hiked in West Virginia, then spent the night in a hotel with 3 destination chargers (and one J1772) in Mineral Wells, WV. I was the only car charging, and the front desk clerk later told me I hadn't needed to call ahead, because they were never all full. They were not ICE'd either, probably because they were on the side of the building. There is also a supercharger just a few miles away in Parkersburg, WV, so I knew I had a backup plan.
Next three nights I stayed in River North in Chicago. I never saw another car at either of the 2 destination chargers, from Monday night to Thursday morning. (I didn't check the J1772 because it was on another level of the parking garage.) I moved my car the next morning once it was fully charged, and only walked the next day, because they had snow and rain. However, I went to my car a couple of times, and even went to the parking garage once just to check, and never saw another Tesla charging. I did do a little driving the last full day I was there, and plugged in again overnight to top off for the trip back. There was an urban supercharging install a few blocks away, and several superchargers shattered around Chicago, if I had needed backup.
Finally, I came back a different route (because I wanted to try Cincinnati chili at the source ). Stopped at another interstate hotel in Barboursville, WV, because I'm too old to do 12+ hour drives anymore, even with Autopilot. Again, 3 Tesla destination and one J1772 plugs, on the back side of the hotel, and I was the only one charging that night. The front desk clerk there said that she had never seen more than one car charging at a time. There is a supercharger a few miles back in Huntington, WV, and one about 45 minutes further east in Charleston, WV, if I had needed one.
I'm not challenging the need to have a backup plan, but you can save time and a little money, just by planning ahead.