Gold Status Breakfast Perk in 2020
Sep 21, 20, 12:28 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2018
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Gold Status Breakfast Perk in 2020
Hi all!
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, on another thread, but for those with Gold/Diamond, how different is the complimentary breakfast perk in full-service hotels (Hilton, DoubleTree, Garden Inn, etc)?
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, on another thread, but for those with Gold/Diamond, how different is the complimentary breakfast perk in full-service hotels (Hilton, DoubleTree, Garden Inn, etc)?
Sep 21, 20, 3:18 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Gold, TK E+, IB+, VS FC, Hyatt Globalist, MR Plat Prem, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
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Each individual hotel does it differently. Some have table service. Some have assisted buffets. Some just throw a paper bag at you with a muffin and banana. The brand is mostly irrelevant to how each hotel decides to proceed.
It isn't relevant to generalise.... Check the individual hotel threads and/or Tripadvisor if you are planning travel.
It isn't relevant to generalise.... Check the individual hotel threads and/or Tripadvisor if you are planning travel.
Sep 21, 20, 4:47 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: LAS/DXB
Programs: AA CK, EK Platinum
Posts: 1,012
Asia and Europe has been generous in my experience - as in no differentiation to paid breakfast buffets as opposed to the US, where some locations really take it seriously with their "continental" breakfast approach.
Sep 21, 20, 8:52 am
#4
Join Date: Jan 2002
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott lifetime Plt, UA 1K
Posts: 906
Originally Posted by craigthemif
Each individual hotel does it differently. Some have table service. Some have assisted buffets. Some just throw a paper bag at you with a muffin and banana. The brand is mostly irrelevant to how each hotel decides to proceed.
It isn't relevant to generalise.... Check the individual hotel threads and/or Tripadvisor if you are planning travel.
It isn't relevant to generalise.... Check the individual hotel threads and/or Tripadvisor if you are planning travel.
Sep 21, 20, 11:22 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: AA Plat Pro, IHG Spire Amb/Kimpton IC
Posts: 4,621
Definitely check directly with the properties- in the US some have just closed their F&B altogether and simply aren’t offering any breakfast, and aren’t doing anything additional as a gesture.
Sep 21, 20, 1:53 pm
#6
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
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Posts: 4,059
I've had one stay since this all started. A Doubletree had takeout boxes containing a piece of fruit, a cereal bar, and a yogurt. I was also offered a bottle of water or bottle of juice.
Sep 21, 20, 3:35 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: BHD
Programs: AF/KL Gold, TP Gold, QR Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 260
As others said, it's down to individual hotels. Recently stayed in the Hilton Belfast and the breakfast option was an assisted buffet. Next week in the Conrad Algarve so quite curious how it will work.
