I was surprised to find that when at a Hyatt with no Grand Club and entitled to the free breakfast that only the registered person is allowed. If you have a companion, no free breakfast for them!

Apparently, Hilton does allow one other person to get the free brekfast.

This was unfortunate to discover during my stay at the Hyatt Regency Princeton and had to leave my fiancee out of joining me for breakfast because SHE didn't want me paying the $21 for a breakfast buffet for her. Instead I stole occasional fruit for her.

At other Hyatt's with the Grand Club, I could happily bring her with me. This doesn't seem a comparable approach to non-GC properties at all.

This is a screwy policy... anyone else encounter this or find ways around it?

[Clarified later in the thread: I registered TWO adults in the room on the Hotwire reservation]