Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
SNIP
though you don't really
need status to maximize HIX or properties in those limited service property ranges, everyone gets the same mediocre breakfast

and the real value is clean bed and a shower, if it's new construction or well maintained so much the better, all that and a great location for your travel plans really fits the bill.SNIP
I will shout out to the HIX in Lisbon (there are a few of them so I'm referring to the Plaza Saldanha one). The breakfast was basic by international 5* standards - which it is not and does not claim to be - but perfectly fine for what it was with fresh and reasonable quality foods. Scrambled eggs, cold meats and cheeses, a few salad vegetables, a few fruits, pastries, cereals, yoghurts, decent coffee from a machine. No made-to-order Eggs Benedict of course but you have to rate these things with the standards the hotel sets itself and this one was perfectly fine. I reiterate that it cost €150 a night when the Moxy was going for €500 a night and would only give you €10 F&B credit rather than breakfast if you were elite. The breakfast I had at the HIX Pattaya (don't judge me; it was one night only) was poorer but did have a live egg station. Let's see how KL's is in a few weeks time. Frankly, even when staying at 5* resorts I will have coffee, eggs, some meat and maybe a croissant so do not partake in the extensive Indian, Chinese, or other local dishes at this time of the morning so HIX breakfasts have proven to be fine for me so far. But let's be clear: a clean bed and bathroom is what they're about and in Asia/Europe I don't feel Bonvoy has a footprint of cheap properties like this. Maybe that's what these obscure Bonvoy brands are for across the US but they don't seem to reach around the world whereas HIXs are everywhere.