New Hyatt Place Breakfast
Apr 16, 2012, 9:46 pm
#16
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I've stayed at the Fremont HP at least a dozen times and it's a solid property. Most HPs are like Fremont but there are some that are a notch or two below.
Glad to hear of the new breakfast offerings. I haven't stayed at a HP this year, so haven't been able to give it a try.
Glad to hear of the new breakfast offerings. I haven't stayed at a HP this year, so haven't been able to give it a try.
Apr 17, 2012, 8:58 am
#17
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There was an ad in yesterday's USA Today for some new breakfast item at "selected locations". It was an item that didn't resonate with me (I'm vegetarian). There was a URL provided. Does someone have yesterday's USA Today? Might be good info for this thread.
Apr 17, 2012, 10:06 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Answered my own request. Found that Hyatt Place breakfast URL:
Here
Introducing the a.m. Kitchen Skillet™. Always free. Always plenty to choose from. Whether it’s hot breakfast sandwiches, steel-cut oatmeal or fresh fruit, we know how important a good breakfast is to your stay.
Our new a.m. Kitchen Skillet™ includes:
Skillets
-Hot breakfast sandwiches, including low-carb options
-Hot sweet items, including waffles, pancake and cinnamon French toast
Bread Box
-Freshly baked pastries
-Thick sourdough and multigrain breads
Bowls
-Steel cut oatmeal, yogurt, cereal, cottage cheese
-Assorted toppings
-Fresh Fruit
Here
Introducing the a.m. Kitchen Skillet™. Always free. Always plenty to choose from. Whether it’s hot breakfast sandwiches, steel-cut oatmeal or fresh fruit, we know how important a good breakfast is to your stay.
Our new a.m. Kitchen Skillet™ includes:
Skillets
-Hot breakfast sandwiches, including low-carb options
-Hot sweet items, including waffles, pancake and cinnamon French toast
Bread Box
-Freshly baked pastries
-Thick sourdough and multigrain breads
Bowls
-Steel cut oatmeal, yogurt, cereal, cottage cheese
-Assorted toppings
-Fresh Fruit
Apr 17, 2012, 11:33 am
#19
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Also stayed in Fremont and enjoyed the breakfast. This was my first time at a Hyatt Place and I was quite favorably impressed. It seemed to have a better balance of features for me and a more upscale look and feel than most of the competitive properties from Marriott or Hilton that I've frequented in recent years. In fact, my discovery of the HP group of reasonably priced and fairly numerous hotels is leading me to consider moving much of my business back to Hyatt, where I had enjoyed Diamond status for a number of years in the old days. Bottom line is that one decent breakfast can definitely attract a frequent traveler.
Apr 17, 2012, 2:12 pm
#20
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Seattle
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It is a great concept, but training and implementation have been lacking. At the Dulles East HP, they just rolled out the sandwiches a few days ago, but they are put on the warming plate straight from the fridge, and that warming plate was cool enough that I could leave my hand on it for several seconds. The idiot actually told me that the plate would warm the ice cold sandwiches. Maybe in a couple of hours...
Apr 17, 2012, 9:23 pm
#22
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If you like the HP's new breakfast offering, may I recommend trying breakfast at former Sierra hotels (now Hyatt House). From my experience, the Sierra breakfast is several notches above HP.
Note the former Summerfield Suites Hyatt House breakfast may look very much like what is offered at HP. So make sure it is an ex-Sierra hotel if you want to experience the difference.
Note the former Summerfield Suites Hyatt House breakfast may look very much like what is offered at HP. So make sure it is an ex-Sierra hotel if you want to experience the difference.
Apr 18, 2012, 1:37 pm
#23
Join Date: May 2010
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If you like the HP's new breakfast offering, may I recommend trying breakfast at former Sierra hotels (now Hyatt House). From my experience, the Sierra breakfast is several notches above HP.
Note the former Summerfield Suites Hyatt House breakfast may look very much like what is offered at HP. So make sure it is an ex-Sierra hotel if you want to experience the difference.
Note the former Summerfield Suites Hyatt House breakfast may look very much like what is offered at HP. So make sure it is an ex-Sierra hotel if you want to experience the difference.
Apr 18, 2012, 5:38 pm
#24
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At least one of the HPs I stayed at also had a veggie breakfast sandwich. Looked like mushroom, feta cheese and some greens of some kind.
Apr 18, 2012, 8:24 pm
#25
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But I'm curious: would simply adding a breakfast sandwich or pancake to a breakfast menu really switch a "no" to a "yes"? If so, it seems like a low-cost approach.
Apr 18, 2012, 10:28 pm
#26
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My two cents
I still avoid Hyatt Place properties as a last resort.
In the markets I travel typically they can be more expensive than a number of superior 4 star properties
Of course there are cities where HP can be a very good value for lodging.
I know I will be roasted at some point for saying this however...........
The new breakfast is repulsive to me.
Dried powdered microwave eggs
Awful dried out hockey puck egg sandwiches and microwaved bacon
Thats the improved offerings
I stick with cottage cheese their mediocre fruit typically and cereal
My family member in their early 20s insisted we go somewhere else for breakfast
They are from a rural part of Florida and not food sophisticated.They compared it to bad college dorm food
So we drove to the Hilton Garden Inn and had a much better at least avearge expected experience even though we had to pay.
And a really wonderful French cafe for breakfast the next day.
The HP plastic chutes that dispenses cheap off brand cereal drop cereal frequently all over the floor.
HP is okay for a night however I don't eat poor quality food anywhere on the road or at home.
It reminds me of Holiday Inn Express where I have also not been a fan but at least they have individual name brand cereal boxes and sealed containers of yogurt not left open.
Why does one have to eat slop for hundreds of dollars a night with or with Diamond status?
Hyatt has a way with food and beverage all over the world in many properties
Hyatt Place IMHO has a longggggggggggg way to go in upping their breakfast game inside Hyatt Place properties
Sorry HP place breakfast lovers of the world
However the presentation is very nice as plastic plates go
In the markets I travel typically they can be more expensive than a number of superior 4 star properties
Of course there are cities where HP can be a very good value for lodging.
I know I will be roasted at some point for saying this however...........
The new breakfast is repulsive to me.
Dried powdered microwave eggs
Awful dried out hockey puck egg sandwiches and microwaved bacon
Thats the improved offerings
I stick with cottage cheese their mediocre fruit typically and cerealMy family member in their early 20s insisted we go somewhere else for breakfast
They are from a rural part of Florida and not food sophisticated.They compared it to bad college dorm food
So we drove to the Hilton Garden Inn and had a much better at least avearge expected experience even though we had to pay.
And a really wonderful French cafe for breakfast the next day.
The HP plastic chutes that dispenses cheap off brand cereal drop cereal frequently all over the floor.
HP is okay for a night however I don't eat poor quality food anywhere on the road or at home.
It reminds me of Holiday Inn Express where I have also not been a fan but at least they have individual name brand cereal boxes and sealed containers of yogurt not left open.
Why does one have to eat slop for hundreds of dollars a night with or with Diamond status?
Hyatt has a way with food and beverage all over the world in many properties
Hyatt Place IMHO has a longggggggggggg way to go in upping their breakfast game inside Hyatt Place properties
Sorry HP place breakfast lovers of the world
However the presentation is very nice as plastic plates go
Apr 19, 2012, 11:43 am
#27
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Hyatt Place Waikiki had what looked like a decent spread. It was jammed and picked over so we skipped it and went elsewhere. It does have Asian offerings - rice, miso, pickles if you that way inclined.
Coffee in the am was great.
Coffee in the am was great.
Apr 19, 2012, 12:59 pm
#28
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Sincere thanks for the information. I'm on the "stricter" side of vegetarian i- no dairy, eggs... - so this wouldn't be quite right for me - but it's otherwise a pretty appealing meatless option.
But I'm curious: would simply adding a breakfast sandwich or pancake to a breakfast menu really switch a "no" to a "yes"? If so, it seems like a low-cost approach.
But I'm curious: would simply adding a breakfast sandwich or pancake to a breakfast menu really switch a "no" to a "yes"? If so, it seems like a low-cost approach.
Apr 19, 2012, 1:01 pm
#29
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Apr 19, 2012, 1:36 pm
#30
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There's a PDF with a list of locations serving the new breakfast here:
Hyatt Place Kitchen Skillet Property List
Hopefully they'll keep it updated.
For those who have seen the new options -- are there any provisions for carrying food out? The sandwiches sound like a nice option for "grab and go" mornings, but a simple stack of paper bags or paper to wrap them in would go a long way toward making that feasible.
Hyatt Place Kitchen Skillet Property List
Hopefully they'll keep it updated.
For those who have seen the new options -- are there any provisions for carrying food out? The sandwiches sound like a nice option for "grab and go" mornings, but a simple stack of paper bags or paper to wrap them in would go a long way toward making that feasible.