I guess I am the exception compared to the other posters on this thread. I like to eat my breakfast in the CL and then take back additional coffee to my room. Breakfast itself is a quick affair for me, may be 15 minutes. Having the CL makes it possible to do that.

On business trips, I usually have lots of preparation work for the upcoming day or action items from the previous day I want to address before my customer meetings start. So a quick breakfast is really essential for me. When I am at a CY, the convenience factor is the only reason I eat breakfast at the hotel. From a price and food quality perspective, I can almost always do better elsewhere. Back to CL’s the convenience factor is king for me. The fact that the typical CL has a better breakfast than the limited service properties is a nice bonus.

For the evening, I am more likely to take dessert back to my room than eat it in the lounge. I also tend to take water or soft drinks back to my room through out the evening while I am working in my room. YMMV...

--Jon