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Gold Passport Concierge
Hi MSPeconomist,
In the event a hotel offers a breakfast buffet, in addition to breakfast menu options, it is at the hotel’s discretion to offer Diamond members the buffet or full breakfast inclusive of one entrée, juice and coffee (tax, gratuity and service charges included). When offered, the buffet option provided to Diamond members is to include the full buffet , including hot items. Standard buffet options, however, do not include Seasonal or special buffets (i.e., Mother’s Day, Easter, etc.).
Gold Passport Concierge
Thank you for clarifying that. I would prefer to order off the menu even if there is a buffet, so now I'll know that if the hotel allows that, it is as a courtesy and not something to expect as a matter of course.
Sorry to be asking for another clarification, but I'm a little confused as to what "one entree" is defined as. Most of my stays are at hotels with either RC or full buffets, so I haven't been paying to much attention to a la carte breakfast, but I managed to pull up some room service menus that are most likely similar. By "one entree", does that mean I can select one item from the 'breakfast specialties list (that is the only thing similar to a list of entrees), for example, either the 'bowl of oatmeal' or "steak and eggs with mushrooms"?
Also, if there is no RC and no buffet, but the breakfast menu has one or more breakfast "sets" (eg, 'American Breakfast', "Healthy Breakfast', 'Asian Breakfast") is it correct to assume that I would be able to order one of these "sets" as the "full breakfast", or would the hotel have the option of saying "No, you must order one entree, one juice, and one coffee". I rather think that I'll never have a problem with this, but just to get an understanding.