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Old Jul 26, 2009, 3:45 pm
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Report your experience: Gold/Diamond Breakfast given

I have noticed that some hotels give more then others. I have been stuck with a dollar amount coupon toward a breakfast, and have also gotten to pick the breakfast in the lounge or full breakfast in restaurant. If you could report your experience and luck I will keep a list up to date so we all know what to expect when picking a Hilton Family Hotel. I personally stay away from the hotels that put a dollar amount cap in the restaurant. I have found that in Europe most hotels give out full buffets in the restaurant even if they have a lounge. I have also found when a hotel has a lounge, if you ask if you can also eat in the restaurant.

There is a list over in the Starwood board and it is very helpful, and I think there is a need for a Hilton List.

Lets the keep the list to Hilton, Double Tree, Conrad, and Waldorf (As HGI, Homewood, Hampton are all about the same)

--USA--
Doubletree Portland, OR (Lloyd Center) - $7.00 in Restaurant
Hilton Vancouver Washington - $9.00 in Restaurant (made to order ONLY)
Las Vegas Hilton - Full buffet for 2 (Diamond only??)
Doubletree Hotel San Antonio Airport - Lounge
Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport - Lounge and it sucked
Hilton Atlanta - Lounge
Hilton Hawaiian Village - Lounge
Hilton San Francisco - Lounge (when there was one)
Hilton Washington Dulles Airport - lounge
The Waldorf=Astoria - Was given full breakfast in Restaurant
Doubletree Hotel Schaumburg, IL - Full Breakfast in Restaurant
Doubletree Denver Tech Hotel - Full Breakfast in Restaurant (made to order)
The Drake - Lounge
Hilton Newark Airport -- full breakfast, restaurant
Hilton East Brunswick -- continental breakfast, $6 upgrade to full, restaurant (lounge closed at the time)
Hilton Chicago -- continental breakfast, $6 upgrade to full, restaurant (lounge closed at the time)
Doubletree Syracuse -- full breakfast, restaurant
Hilton Austin Airport -- full breakfast, restaurant

Hilton Houston Westchase -- full breakfast, restaurant (lounge closed when I was there)

Hilton Del Mar California - breakfast in club lounge
Hilton Boston Financial District - Full buffett in restaurant. No lounge.
DoubleTree Chesterfield, MO (St. Louis Metro) - Voucher is good for Continental Breakfast only in Restaurant. Full, hot buffet breakfast is a buy-up option.

Hilton Sandestin Beach, Golf Resort & Spa (Destin, FL) -- Gold & Diamond receive two certificates per night valid for complimentary continental breakfast in restaurant only. Can be upgraded to full buffet for about $7 each. If traveling (or eating) alone, both certificates can be used to make one meal free of charge.

Palmer House Hilton -- lounge
Hilton Chicago -- lounge
Hilton Waikoloa Village -- $10 per person (can be used on things other than b-fast)
Hilton Walt Disney World -- lounge


--Canada--
Hilton Toronto Airport -- restaurant coupon for continental breakfast, $6 CAD upgrade to full breakfast [no mention of lounge, although I know they have one, but I was too busy to be bothered]

--Germany--
Hilton Bremen - Full Breakfast in Restaurant
Hilton Frankfurt - Lounge or Restaurant
Hilton Bonn - Full Breakfast in Restaurant
Hilton Berlin - Lounge or Restaurant
Hilton Dresden - Lounge or Restaurant
Hilton Munich City - Lounge
Hilton Mainz - Full Breakfast in Restaurant
Hilton Mainz City - Full Breakfast in Restaurant

--UK--
Hilton London Paddington - Lounge Only
Hilton London Tower Bridge hotel - Lounge Only
Hilton Manchester Airport -- full breakfast, restaurant
Hilton Olympia -- full breakfast, restaurant (as a Diamond, I was told)
Hilton London Canary Wharf -- lounge only
Hilton Birmingam Metropole -- lounge only
Hilton Leicester -- full breakfast, restaurant
Hilton London Hyde Park -- full breakfast, restaurant
Hilton Manchester Deansgate -- lounge only
Hilton Leeds - restaurant only (no lounge)

--China--
Hilton Beijing Wangfujing (lounge if upgraded or restaurant)

--Turkey--
Conrad Istanbul - Lounge or Restauran or Summit Terrace

--France--
Hilton Strasbourg France - Lounge or Restaurant

--Cyprus--
Hilton Park Nicosia - Full Breakfast in Restaurant

--Austria--
Hilton Vienna Danube Free breakfast for me and spouse (gold status)

-- Iceland --
Hilton Reykjavik Nordica - Lounge

-- Italy --
Molino Stucky Hilton Venice - Lounge but got Restaurant after request
Hilton Rome Airport hotel - Lounge but got Restaurant after request
Hilton Milan - Lounge only is normal, but not till 7am, can request Restaurant if you need to eat before that.

--Bulgaria--
Hilton Sofia - Lounge

--Greece--
Hilton Athens - Lounge

--Romania--
Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest hotel - Lounge or Restaurant

--Hungary--
Hilton Budapest WestEnd - Lounge or Restaurant

--Spain--
Hilton Buenavista Toledo - Full Breakfast in Restaurant

--Denmark--
Hilton Copenhagen Airport hotel - Lounge

--Malta--
Hilton Malta - Lounge or Restaurant

--Finland--
Hilton Helsinki Strand - Lounge or Restaurant

--Croatia--
Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik - Lounge or Restaurant (one of the best Hiltons IMO)

--Czech Republic--
Hilton Prague hotel -- Lounge
Hilton Prague Old Town - Lounge

--Poland--
Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Convention Centre - Lounge or Restaurant (one of the best Hiltons IMO)

--Switzerland--
Hilton Zurich Airport - Lounge or Restaurant

--Ireland--
Hilton Dublin Airport hotel - Full Breakfast in Restaurant

--Belgium--
Conrad Brussels - Full Breakfast in Restaurant
Hilton City, Brussels - full buffet in restaurant
Hilton Brussels - Lounge or Restaurant

--Netherlands--
Hilton Amsterdam - Lounge or Restaurant

--Barbados--
Barbados Hilton -- lounge

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