Anyone aware of what the free "Hot" Breakfast at the Residence Inn division of Marriott is supposed to consist of? At the Residence Inn I stayed at they served a hot breakfast (scrambled eggs, potatoes, sausage, etc.) on weekends and only a to go style breakfast during the week with cold Jimmy Dean egg sandwiches and the burritos you can by at the supermarket for 39 cents.
Also they added a tip jar during the week. This is a first. Anyone else ever notice the placement of a tip jar at the free breakfast area with chains similar to Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express or Residence Inn.
Unfortunately it is a new brand standard. Basically a cost cutting move where Marriott reduced the number of ingredients to stock and consolidate the offerings at Residence Inn, Townplace Suites, SpringHill Suites, and Fairfield. Big downgrade and greatly reduces the value prop. for RI for me. I got an earful from my wife when we were caught off guard by it at our last RI Stay a few weeks ago.
You can read more about it at:
https://news.marriott.com/news/2021/...-select-brands
Can't find it right now but there was an article for franchisees noting stocking fewer ingredients and combining the purchase power of all four brands resulting in an estimated %20 cost reduction for breakfast offerings.
--Jon