Most expensive Bonvoy hotel breakfast buffet
Jul 15, 2019, 1:27 pm
#16
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There are several references upthread to Euro pricing. Don't European hotels include tax/VAT and gratuity? With US pricing you still have to add sales tax and gratuity, which in the case of the $40 San Francisco buffet breakfast makes it closer to $48+.
Jul 15, 2019, 2:54 pm
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Jul 15, 2019, 4:13 pm
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The most elaborate was the Four Seasons Sydney at 46 AUD -- now for an American like myself, that was a more "reasonable" 32 (and I had the Amex FHR booking with it included), but for an Aussie on vacation it would be comparable to your post.
A Fine Hotels booking at Wynn Las Vegas gave us $35 or $40 per person for breakfast, which was just enough for the buffet.
A Fine Hotels booking at Wynn Las Vegas gave us $35 or $40 per person for breakfast, which was just enough for the buffet.
Jul 15, 2019, 6:04 pm
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The most expensive breakfast buffet for me so far was at the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. It was 30.00 Euros per person and there were three of us. The hotel waived all 90 Euros per day for each day since I was Platinum Premier.
Jul 15, 2019, 9:21 pm
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Y’all have not lived until you have had the $129 Brunch at the Ritz in Half Moon Bay.
Sunday Brunch in Navio
Every Sunday, with seatings starting at 12 p.m. (excluding holiday weekends)
Regularly hailed by guests as the best brunch in the Bay Area, Navio's Sunday Brunch offers an impressive selection of culinary delights, where there is something for every taste. Overlooking breathtaking ocean views, the open format brunch features a variety of cheese and charcuterie, seasonal salads, chilled soups, sushi, dim sum, caviar, breakfast favorites, carving stations, a raw oyster bar and additional specialty dishes.
$129 per guest; $64.50 per child ages five to 12. Children ages four and under are complimentary. Exclusive of tax and gratuity. Brunch reservations canceled on same day as the reservation will be charged the full price per guest. Please allow two hours to enjoy this brunch experience
Every Sunday, with seatings starting at 12 p.m. (excluding holiday weekends)
Regularly hailed by guests as the best brunch in the Bay Area, Navio's Sunday Brunch offers an impressive selection of culinary delights, where there is something for every taste. Overlooking breathtaking ocean views, the open format brunch features a variety of cheese and charcuterie, seasonal salads, chilled soups, sushi, dim sum, caviar, breakfast favorites, carving stations, a raw oyster bar and additional specialty dishes.
$129 per guest; $64.50 per child ages five to 12. Children ages four and under are complimentary. Exclusive of tax and gratuity. Brunch reservations canceled on same day as the reservation will be charged the full price per guest. Please allow two hours to enjoy this brunch experience
Jul 15, 2019, 9:49 pm
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For business travellers, I think a lot have negotiated corporate rates that include the breakfast. So might as well just grab something from the buffet, as it is already paid for.
Jul 15, 2019, 9:52 pm
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Free breakfast is hugely important. Most hotels I stay at I think are $30-$50 USD per person. I do about 150-200 nights in a hotel a year. My family is with me a good part of the time and almost every time my whole family comped.
PDG has expensive breakfast.
I reckon we save $15, 000 easily a year by getting free breakfast or almost $200, 000 USD since being loyal to SPG.
For me, I'd rather save the money and get another Bentley
I'm surprised at how some people don't think free breakfast is key. I guess they have expense accounts (I don't) or stay at $10 a night breakfast spots
PDG has expensive breakfast.
I reckon we save $15, 000 easily a year by getting free breakfast or almost $200, 000 USD since being loyal to SPG.
For me, I'd rather save the money and get another Bentley
I'm surprised at how some people don't think free breakfast is key. I guess they have expense accounts (I don't) or stay at $10 a night breakfast spots
Jul 15, 2019, 11:13 pm
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I've seen a few in the $30 range but outside a special holiday meal, or something with alcohol, I just can't see myself paying that much for a breakfast buffet, regardless of who's paying for it.
Jul 15, 2019, 11:35 pm
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If we’re talking brunches, Bangkok’s Sheraton Grand Sukhumvit’s Sunday Jazz Brunch at $135 full price including champagne (you can normally get it for a fair bit less) is one of the world’s most over the top eating experiences.
Sorry Vegas buffets, we’re talking chocolate fountains, bespoke cooked lobster and trays full of champagne glasses in a jazz club.
Sorry Vegas buffets, we’re talking chocolate fountains, bespoke cooked lobster and trays full of champagne glasses in a jazz club.
Jul 16, 2019, 12:55 am
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True or going under the impression that business travelers are going to expense the buffet anyway so they can charge what they want.
Honestly when I first saw this thread pop up I thought.....Great now people are asking about where their elite breakfast benefit is getting them the biggest bang for the buck so they can book that hotel. We all like a free breakfast but the focus on it here on the hotel forums is beyond me. People seem to go to extremes to book hotels that provide free breakfast vs booking the best hotel or the best location.
Honestly when I first saw this thread pop up I thought.....Great now people are asking about where their elite breakfast benefit is getting them the biggest bang for the buck so they can book that hotel. We all like a free breakfast but the focus on it here on the hotel forums is beyond me. People seem to go to extremes to book hotels that provide free breakfast vs booking the best hotel or the best location.
Thanks to government rate, I can stay at some surprisingly nice places (as well as a Fairfield Inn on the side of the freeway when lady luck doesn't go my way), but man I hate being out of pocket for anything for travel. Ego, I love me some free breakfast, particularly the buffets because some of my trips are 8-4 with no lunch breaks, so I got to eat for the day. (And no, I then cannot apply my lunch allowance to my breakfast bill because of course I can't).
Jul 16, 2019, 1:02 am
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Free breakfast is hugely important. Most hotels I stay at I think are $30-$50 USD per person. I do about 150-200 nights in a hotel a year. My family is with me a good part of the time and almost every time my whole family comped.
PDG has expensive breakfast.
I reckon we save $15, 000 easily a year by getting free breakfast or almost $200, 000 USD since being loyal to SPG.
For me, I'd rather save the money and get another Bentley
I'm surprised at how some people don't think free breakfast is key. I guess they have expense accounts (I don't) or stay at $10 a night breakfast spots
PDG has expensive breakfast.
I reckon we save $15, 000 easily a year by getting free breakfast or almost $200, 000 USD since being loyal to SPG.
For me, I'd rather save the money and get another Bentley
I'm surprised at how some people don't think free breakfast is key. I guess they have expense accounts (I don't) or stay at $10 a night breakfast spots
Jul 16, 2019, 2:43 am
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We paid 1,600 UAH for 2, about $62, at the 11 Mirrors in Kiev, a king's ransom compared to other restaurant prices in the city. We did eat there one morning... the lovely view and convenience helped offset the cost.
Jul 16, 2019, 8:43 am
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Most I have seen was £30 (or ~US$37) for the cooked or continental £24 (US$30) during a recent stay at Trump Turburry! I took breakfast as my elite welcome gift although they said on check in it was just continental but OH had something from the hot menu and we weren't charged anything extra. I have to say in defence of the charge, it was probably the freshest breakfast I have ever seen before, like the croissants and Danish pastries were just made.
Most Marriott properties are around £16.50 for the breakfast, so just about double the cost.
Most Marriott properties are around £16.50 for the breakfast, so just about double the cost.