Originally Posted by synthzero

It's not a club breakfast, it's just the same restaurant buffet breakfast which you can bring into the club to eat if you want. I'm comparing it to hotel breakfasts in general, not specifically limited to Hyatt Regency breakfasts. When I think of hotel breakfasts in the US, it's true that it is far more rare to get a good breakfast (by my standards) here than in Europe or Asia - I'd say that close to 90% of hotel breakfasts I've had overseas have ranged from "very good" to "superb" in my book. In the US, quality is far less consistent, obviously, which generally goes with the truly awful standard of food we eat here overall. I mean, you can get a decent meal from a convenience store in Japan or Korea, pretty much every hole in the wall or takeout place is good in Italy, France is less consistent than Italy but still the majority of places are decent, etc. (I actually believe a large reason why we have such a low longevity in the US is due to our terrible quality of food). But, there are good hotel breakfasts here - even excellent. Thinking of some memorable ones ... the Seabird has superb breakfast (and lunch and dinner), the Park Hyatt NYC, the Beekman, and the Thompson Central Park all have excellent breakfasts. In my opinion there are a number of others I prefer over the SOMA, but those are less obviously superior. The SOMA to me is in a tier just above the Hyatt Place - reminds me a bit of the Hyatt Regency Portland, also just "OK" to my taste.