Go to Denny's - even the Hampton Inn itself admits how bad their breakfast has become
Mar 24, 2012, 6:39 am
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Our recent stays including quite decent breakfasts at a couple of properties in the southwest gave me the impression HI was upping its breakfast to compete with the other HI (Holiday Inn Express) but reading this thread reminds me that there are differences among properties.
Mar 24, 2012, 8:09 pm
#47
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Why would Hilton force a hotel owner to lower the breakfast standards? They don't make a penny more from the franchisee if they increase or decrease the quality of the breakfast?
Mar 24, 2012, 8:46 pm
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McDonald's has done great building a business model that is based on predictable mediocrity. One knows when they walk in what they are going to get. It should never be bad and it should never be exceptional compared to other McDonald's. It is consistently mediocre. The Hampton breakfast is the same, predictably mediocre.
Mar 26, 2012, 7:23 am
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Breakfasts are fine!
Have stayed in numerous Hamptons and found their breakfasts to be more than adequate. No one should expect gourmet in a chain like Hampton, but usually the food is plentiful and hot and the variety is okay. Most have similar breakfasts depending on the day. If you are looking for better, the more upscale HH franchises have a higher quality breakfast. No one should be looking for a Mercedes breakfast in a Chevy property.
Mar 26, 2012, 7:55 am
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This car analogy is spoiling my appetite for breakfast and I'm sitting at home. 
Mar 26, 2012, 10:17 am
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I'm in the camp that thinks they've gone downhill. I used to be able to find something I could eat. I'm happy with fruit and yogurt or a bowl of cold cereal, but green bananas and HFCS and chemical laden yogurt and cereal won't work for me.
Mar 26, 2012, 1:36 pm
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You could be here in NC and microwaving a white paper bag for breakfast. Let me tell you, nothing starts the day like two pancakes with a sausage patty in the middle being passed off as a breakfast sandwich, no siree!
Mar 26, 2012, 6:11 pm
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Mar 27, 2012, 12:19 pm
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