With reports of what properties will be providing as part of the new "continental breakfast" benefit for Platinum members beginning to surface, I thought it would be a good idea to consolidate posts on how hotels are handling this benefit. For me, the way in which hotels interpret this new benefit will influence where I stay in the future.
Salient details may include what the breakfast consists of, where it is served, whether it is applied to more than 2 people or more than 1 room. For those properties that previously provided a breakfast, note whether the breakfast offering has changed and/or whether the 500-point amenity is still provided in addition to the breakfast.
I'm interpreting the breakfast benefit and upgrade fees posted in this thread to be per person and per day, unless stated otherwise. If anything in this list is missing or incorrect after having been posted in the thread, please PM me so that I can fix it. Thanks!
U.S.A.
Arizona
Scottsdale - Westin Kierland Villas: Breakfast, which includes a hot item and coffee and juice.
Scottsdale - Westin Kierland Resort & Spa: Breakfast via lounge access.
Scottsdale - W Scottsdale: In-room continental breakfast consisting of a pot of coffee; juice; and a muffin, danish, and croissant with butter & jams (maybe cereal and yogurt, too, depending on who you ask).
California
Costa Mesa - Westin South Coast Plaza: Grab-and-go breakfast as the Starbucks, consisting of cereal, small can of juice, yogurt, mini croissant & mini scone, and tall brewed coffee. No upgrades or substitutions.
Dana Point - St. Regis Monarch Beach: Continental breakfast from menu at Motif restaurant (approx $20 value). You can choose hot items and pay the price difference.
Los Angeles - W Los Angeles Westwood: $12.50 credit in the restaurant (enough for juice and a muffin) or 2 drink vouchers.
Los Angeles - Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles International Airport: Full breakfast. Prior to the change, provided full breakfast, in addition to the 500-point amenity and a free drink.
Los Angeles - Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites: Coupon for continental breakfast in the restaurant. Buy up to full buffet (including made-to-order omelets) for $7.50.
Napa - Westin Verasa, Napa: Continental breakfast in restaurant, including juice, cereal, breakfast pastries, and hot beverage. Or $16.50 credit for the a la carte menu.
Pasadena - Westin Pasadena: Pre-plated continental breakfast in the restaurant, consisting of croissant, muffin, fruit, juice, and coffee, or a $16 credit toward anything on the breakfast menu.
Petaluma - Sheraton Sonoma County: Breakfast via lounge access, including only fruit, breads, cereal, and oatmeal.
San Diego - W San Diego: Pastry/bagel/English muffin, yogurt/fruit, and coffee/juice (choose one from each category).
San Francisco - Westin San Francisco Airport: Voucher for buffet in restaurant.
San Francisco - Westin San Francisco Market Street: Continental breakfast in La Ducca. Buy up to full breakfast for $5.
San Francisco - Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf: Continental breakfast. Buy up to full buffet for $12. (Before the policy change, the hotel provided a full buffet, in addition to the 500-point amenity.)
San Francisco - W San Francisco: $15 voucher.
San Francisco - Palace Hotel: Full buffet in the Garden Court.
Colorado
Steamboat Springs - Sheraton Steamboat Resort: Voucher for continental breakfast in Seven's restaurant, including fruit, yogurt, bread, bagels, muffins, juice, coffee, and tea. Upgrade two people to full buffet for $7/day.
District of Columbia
Washington - The Fairfax at Embassy Row: Continental breakfast buffet in the restaurant. Buy up to full buffet for $6.
Washington - W Washington: Continental breakfast in restaurant, including coffee, juice, croissants, yogurt, and cereal. No upgrades or substitutions.
Florida
Bal Harbour - St. Regis Bal Harbour: Full buffet and drinks in Atlantico restaurant ($32 value).
Hollywood - Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa: Breakfast provided via lounge access, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Jacksonville - Aloft Jacksonville Airport: $10 voucher (enough for a juice and a sandwich or muffin).
Key West - Sheraton Suites Key West: Continental breakfast consisting of cereal, yogurt, pastry, and fruit. Buy up to full buffet for $7.
Orlando - Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin: Continental buffet in Fresh or Garden Grove, consisting of the cold items from the buffet, plus oatmeal and grits. Buy up to full buffet for $5. Two-breakfast max enforced.
Hawaii
Kailua-Kona - Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort: Full buffet.
Maui - Westin Maui: Continental breakfast. Full buffet offered for $10 upcharge.
Illinois
Chicago - W Chicago City Center: Special breakfast menus for Plats in IPO restaurant, including coffee, juice, yogurt, granola, and fresh fruit. Order as many items as desired, and tip is included.
Elk Grove Village - Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove: No change from previous policy of hot buffet in the restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity or a new 'candy package' amenity choice.
Itasca - Westin Chicago Northwest: Coupon for hot buffet in Shula's restaurant, including bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, oatmeals, bagels (felt frozen), cereal, oatmeal, pineapple & melon, toast, etc. Small children eat free with adults. Coupon can also be used for $30 of room service breakfast items. Agent may also give the 500-point amenity in addition.
Indiana
Indianapolis - Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre: Upgrade to full buffet in restaurant in lieu of the 500-point amenity. Otherwise, breakfast in club lounge, consisting of fresh fruit (cut & whole), cereal, yogurt, instant oatmeal (3 choices IIRC), pastries/bagels/toast, and a hot dish of eggs.
Louisiana
New Orleans - Westin New Orleans Canal Place: Full buffet, including eggs, bacon, omelet bar, cereal, fruit, etc. ($20 value) (Alternatively reported as continental only)
New Orleans - W New Orleans: In-room continental breakfast consisting of croissant, muffin, yogurt, juice, and coffee.
Massachusetts
Boston - W Boston: $20 voucher to restaurant, which buys the "market breakfast", which is a full breakfast.
Boston - The Liberty Hotel: Continental breakfast in the Clink restaurant, including oatmeal/cereal, croissant/muffin/pastry, coffee, and orange juice. ($16 value)
Minnesota
Duluth - Sheraton Duluth: No change to continental breakfast through club lounge access, in addition to 500-point amenity.
Edina - Westin Edina Galleria: No change to continental breakfast through club lounge access, in addition to 500-point amenity.
Minneapolis - Westin Minneapolis: Coupon for limited buffet in Bank restaurant (all the main things are there, bread, fruit, yogurt, cereal, juice....just that there is not a lot of choices of each). Also scrambled eggs and sausage/bacon.
Minneapolis - Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis: $18 voucher, which can get you a coffee and a hot item, if you so choose.
New Jersey
Jersey City - Westin Jersey City Newport: Voucher for access to table outside of the restaurant with coffee, juice, and muffins. No place to sit. Buy up to full buffet in restaurant for $19.
Morristown - Westin Governor Morris: Continental buffet, including oatmeal.
New York
Brooklyn - Aloft Brooklyn: No breakfast choice offered.
New York City - The Manhattan at Times Square: Full breakfast buffet in the restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
New York City - W Times Square: Coffee/tea, juice, and choice of muffin basket or cereal. No substitutions or upgrades.
New York City - New York Helmsley: Continental breakfast. Not available on Sundays so hot items are substituted. Restaurant has names of free-breakfast guests.
New York City - Le Parker Meridien New York: Coupons for coffee and a croissant or pain au chocolat in the Nave lounge.
Syracuse - Sheraton Syracuse: Continental breakfast in the restaurant. Apparently better to choose the 500 points instead and have breakfast in the lounge, which has the same spread as the restaurant, plus one or two hot items.
North Carolina
Charlotte - Westin Charlotte: "coffee, juice, cereal, that sort of thing, nothing hot".
Raleigh - Sheraton Raleigh Hotel: Full buffet in the club lounge. Eggs, Bacon, Ham, Waffle Maker, Fruits, Pastries, Breads, Juice.
Ohio
Cincinnati - Westin Cincinnati: Voucher for breakfast at the counter, including egg dishes and bacon. Unknown dollar/item limit. No restaurant in hotel.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia - Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown: No change from previous policy of continental breakfast via lounge access--including fruit, breads, bagels, pastries, juice, yogurts, cereals, granola bars, one hot item(rotates), coffee, and tea--in addition to the 500-point amenity. On weekends, full breakfast in the restaurant.
Pittsburgh - Westin Convention Center: Coffee, juice, cereal, 1 bakery item, and yogurt. Voucher given at check-in.
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach - Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel: Hotel upped their club lounge offerings in response to the new benefit: juices, coffees, teas, fruits, cereals, croissants, bagels, blueberry muffins, eggs and bacon (once), oatmeal and grits, biscuits and gravy (once), and pastries.
Texas
Dallas - W Dallas Victory: $24 breakfast voucher at Craft restaurant.
Houston - Sheraton Houston Brookhollow: Continental breakfast in the lounge (steelcut oatmeal, fruits, toast, bagels, cereal, pastries, coffee, and juices), in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Utah
Park City - St. Regis Deer Valley: Choice between 1) anything from the oatmeal bar in the lobby, including oatmeal, juices, pastries, etc., and 2) the Astor breakfast in the J&G Grill restaurant, which consists of either granola with yogurt or a pastry basket with a fruit plate. It also includes juice, tea, and coffee.
Virginia
Arlington - Le Meridien Arlington: Continental breakfast consisting of cereal, juice, and other cold items. No upgrade options.
Herndon - Sheraton Herndon Dulles Airport: No change to previous policy of full breakfast buffet in lounge or restaurant, in addition to 500-point amenity. Restaurant selection consists of fruit, yogurt, oatmeal, eggs, bacon, sausage, pastries, toast, coffee,and juice.
Richmond - Westin Richmond: No change from previous policy of breakfast in club lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Washington
Bellevue - Sheraton Bellevue: Continental breakfast in the lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity. No upgrade option.
Seattle - Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Seattle Center: Continental breakfast or $10 credit toward menu items.
Wisconsin
Madison - Sheraton Madison: No change to previous policy of breakfast via lounge access, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Canada
Calgary - Four Points by Sheraton Calgary Airport: Toast and a fruit bowl. No upgrades or substitutions.
Montreal - W Montreal: Continental breakfast in Otto restaurant.
Ottawa - Sheraton Ottawa: No change to previous continental breakfast in lounge plus 500 points amenity. No upgrade option.
Ottawa - Westin Ottawa: Continental breakfast in Daly's restaurant. Upgrade to full buffet for $8.50.
Thorold - Four Points by Sheraton St. Catharines Niagara Suites: Voucher for continental breakfast ($11 credit) in restaurant, in addition to 250-point amenity. Buy up to full buffet for $4.
Toronto - Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport: Voucher provided for continental breakfast ($10.99 value). $3.00 upcharge for full breakfast buffet.
Toronto - Sheraton Toronto Airport: Full buffet breakfast in the restaurant.
Toronto - Le Meridien King Edward: No change from previous policy of continental breakfast in the Royal Lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity. No upgrade option.
Toronto - Sheraton Parkway Toronto North: No change from previous policy of continental breakfast via lounge access, which includes a hot egg dish, in addition to the 500-point amenity. No upgrade option.
Vancouver - Westin Vancouver Bayshore: Continental breakfast. Buy up to full buffet for $10.
Victoria - Westin Bear Mountain: Continental breakfast valued at $11. Buy up to "Great Canadian breakfast" (their largest) for $6.
Whistler - Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler: Continental breakfast in Aubergine Grill, including coffee, juice, fruit, pastry, granola, and yogurt. Buy up to full buffet for $12 ($27 value).
Central and South America
Chile
Santiago - W Santiago: Full buffet in the restaurant, including cooked-to-order omelets.
Peru
Urubamba - Tambo del Inka: Full buffet including made-to-order options. ($22 value)
Puerto Rico
San Juan - Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino: Continues to provide continental breakfast in the club lounge in addition to the 500-point amenity. Buy up to full breakfast in Choices restaurant for ~$4.
Rio Grande - St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort: Continental breakfast ($14 credit) in the Fern restaurant. Choose hot items for the price difference.
Vieques - W Vieques: Continental buffet. Reported that the waiters try to bait & switch into the hot food without telling you of extra cost.
Asia Pacific
Australia
Gold Coast - Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast: Full buffet.
Noosa Heads - Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa: Full buffet.
Sydney - Four Points by Sheraton Sydney: Full buffet ($35 value).
China
Shanghai - Le Royal Meridien Shanghai: Full breakfast in the lounge or the restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong - W Hong Kong: Continental breakfast consisting of pastries, juice, and tea/coffee. Buy up to full buffet for HKD 100. No breakfast was offered prior to the change. (Previously reported as full buffet.)
Hong Kong - Sheraton Hong Kong: No change to previous policy of full buffet in the restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
India
Mumbai - ITC Grand Central: No change from previous policy of full breakfast, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Mumbai - ITC Maratha: No change from previous policy of full breakfast, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
New Delhi - Westin Gurgaon: Full buffet (plus cook-to-order) in the lounge or the lobby restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
New Delhi - Sheraton New Delhi: No change from previous policy of full breakfast, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Japan
Osaka - St. Regis Osaka: Full buffet in either the Italian or French restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Tokyo - Westin Tokyo: No change to previous policy of full buffet in the Terraces restaurant or continental breakfast in the executive lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Maldives
Male - Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa: Full buffet in Feast restaurant.
North Korea
Pyongyang - Four Points by Sheraton Pyongyang Airport: No breakfast option.
Singapore
Singapore - St. Regis Singapore: Full international buffet breakfast in Brasserie Les Saveurs, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
South Korea
Seoul - Westin Chosun, Seoul: No change from previous policy of continental breakfast in the lounge or full breakfast in Aria restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Taiwan
Taipei - Sheraton Taipei: No change to previous policy of full breakfast in the restaurant or the lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Thailand
Bangkok - Royal Orchid Sheraton: No change to previous policy of breakfast in the club lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Bangkok - Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit: No change to their current practice of providing a full breakfast in the Orchid Cafe or at La Sala.
Bangkok - Westin Grande Sukhumvit: Continues to provide continental breakfast in the executive lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity. You can now opt for a full buffet in the restaurant in lieu of the 500 points.
Bangkok - St. Regis Bangkok: Full breakfast.
Cha-Am - Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa: No change from previous policy of full buffet in The Deck restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Khao Lak - Le Meridien Khao Lak: No change to providing full buffet in addition to 500-point amenity.
Phuket - Westin Siray Bar Resort & Spa: Full buffet in Seasonal Tastes restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City - Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers: Continues their previous policy of breakfast in the club lounge or Saigon Cafe, in addition to the 500 points.
Europe
Austria
Salzburg - Hotel Goldener Hirsch: Full buffet, including made-to-order eggs.
Vienna - Hotel Bristol, Vienna: Full breakfast in the restaurant or room service breakfast.
Vienna - Hotel Imperial, Vienna: Full buffet.
Belgium
Brussels - Sheraton Brussels: No change from previous policy of continental breakfast in the club lounge, in addition to the 500-point welcome amenity.
England
London - Aloft London Excel: Choice of three items from the self-serve cafe.
London - Sheraton Park Tower: Full buffet in the restaurant (27 GBP value), with a selection of hot and cold options, plus a selection of items that can be ordered in addition from the menu. (Hotel's previous policy was to provide a small to-go breakfast, in addition to the 500-point amenity. The new benefit appears to be an improvement.)
London - Park Lane Hotel: Full English breakfast (25 GBP value).
London - Sheraton Heathrow: Full buffet in the restaurant or continental buffet in the lounge, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Finland
Helsinki - Hotel Kamp: Full breakfast.
France
Paris - Le Meridien Etoile: Full buffet (29 EUR value).
Paris - W Paris Opera: Voucher for continental breakfast, to include juice, coffee, pastries, cereal, and yogurt.
Paris - Westin Paris: Continental breakfast in the main restaurant, consisting of pastries, fruits, etc. (29 EUR value)
Germany
Berlin - The Westin Grand, Berlin: Voucher for continental breakfast (coffee, muffins, juice according to FD). Buy up to full breakfast (including champagne) for EUR 14.
Frankfurt - Sheraton Frankfurt Congress: Full buffet (24 EUR value).
Frankfurt - Le Meridien Parkhotel Frankfurt: Full buffet in The Park restaurant.
Stuttgart - Le Meridien Stuttgart: Full buffet, maybe in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Hungary
Budapest - Le Meridien Budapest: Continental breakfast from the room service menu.
Ireland
Dublin - Westin Dublin: Continental breakfast, including coffee/tea/juice/smoothies, breads/pastries, yogurt, fruit, and a a cold bin with assorted meats and cheeses. (Not sure if eggs and hot meats are included.)
Italy
Florence - Westin Excelsior, Florence: Full buffet, including made-to-order eggs, pancakes and waffles, as well as sausages, potatoes, cold meats, cheeses, fruits, pastries and breads. Reported that it was extended to a child (third person) in the same room.
Florence - St. Regis Florence: Anything from the menu in the restaurant OR room service breakfast OR breakfast at the Westin across the plaza. (You can choose a different option each day.)
Milan - Westin Palace Milan: Voucher for full buffet (32 EUR value).
Milan - Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center: Full buffet.
Milan - Sheraton Diana Majestic: Continental breakfast. Tip included. Buy op to full breakfast available.
Rome - Westin Excelsior, Rome: Continental breakfast buffet in the Doney restaurant, including an extensive bread table, with half a dozen breads, fresh juice table, cereals, and the extremely extensive pastries table, plus all coffees (including cappuccinos) and the specialty waters incuding Pellegrino. Does not include the cold fish, cheese, cold cuts or any hot items. Buy up for 19 EUR.
Venice - Westin Europa and Regina: Full breakfast in restaurant.
Netherlands
Amsterdam - Hotel Pulitzer: No change to previous policy of full restaurant breakfast, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
The Hague - Hotel Des Indes: Voucher for full breakfast in the restaurant, including champagne.
Poland
Warsaw - Westin Warsaw: Breakfast in the club lounge or full breakfast in the restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Warsaw - Sheraton Warsaw: Breakfast in the club lounge or full breakfast in the restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Warsaw - Le Meridien Bristol: Continental breakfast, including juice; coffee; and a basket of rolls, muffins and danish; plus fruit from the buffet. (Apparent downgrade from the previous policy of full buffet plus 500-point amenity.)
Spain
Barcelona - Le Meridien Barcelona: Full breakfast in restaurant.
Madrid - Westin Palace, Madrid: Full buffet in restaurant (49 EUR value), including sparkling wine and Asian foods.
Switzerland
Zurich - Four Points by Sheraton Sihlcity: Full buffet in the restaurant, worth 30 CHF.
Africa
Middle East
Israel
Eilat - Le Meridien Eilat: Full breakfast. Or keep the 500 points and have continental breakfast in the lounge.
U.A.E.
Abu Dhabi - Sheraton Abu Dhabi: No change from previous policy of full buffet breakfast, in addition to 500-point amenity.
Abu Dhabi - St. Regis Saadiyat Island: Full buffet.
Abu Dhabi - Sheraton Khalidiya: Breakfast in the lounge or full buffet in the restaurant, in addition to the 500-point amenity.
Dubai - Grosvenor House: Full breakfast in the Level 5 Lounge on the 5th floor of Tower 2. (Lunch, tea, and pre-dinner snacks are also provided)
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