Travel to the U.S., I explain how breakfast works in Hilton hotels
If you are an early reader of TFC you will remember when, back in 2021, we published the news that Hilton [...]
If you are an early reader of TFC you will remember when, back in 2021, We published the news that Hilton had initiated a test that eliminated the free breakfast for those with Gold status or higher in hotels in the US.
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The announcement occurred at the height of the pandemic period, spring 2021, and then Become operational as of July 1, 2021. The change was announced as a response to guest requests for flexibility. A colossal lie, since rather it was the hotel managers at the height of the covid period who wanted to collect more or alternatively spend less.
Since then, the testing phase had been extended into 2022 and then it simply stopped being talked about and became a permanent change, with the only difference being that in 2023 Has been slightly raised the value of the voucher, but only in some cities, and not at all adequate to the real cost of a current breakfast.
Breakfast in the U.S.
The first thing to understand is that, unlike what happens in hotels in the rest of the world, in hotels in America, resorts excluded, breakfast is unbelievably sad. 9 times out of 10 there is no buffet, but a la carte, and of course all the dishes cost double digits.
My advice is to avoid doing it in the hotel, but look for a diner or Starbucks depending on what are tastes and habits.
Breakfast at star-studded Hilton hotels
Based on the level possessed, Gold or Diamond, and the city where you stay, you have a credit ranging from 10$ to 25$ per person for up to two people per room. This means that if you stay with your children, there will be no credit for the third or fourth occupant.
How much does breakfast cost at the hotel
As can be seen above, this is the menu of a restaurant in a New York Hilton hotel, Where I recently stayed. Prices absolutely in line with other facilities of the same level. Given that prices are after taxes and tips, the 18$ credit one has in the Big Apple does not cover the cost of any dish, even the "continental breakfast."Â In fact, even without taxes and gratuities, the voucher would not cover any plate.
This was my breakfast eggs benedict and a glass of orange juice.
Total expenditure 37.90$, an expense put on the hotel bill and from which the value of the credit was deducted leaving me "overdrawn" for an expense of almost 20$.
How to always get free breakfast, even in the U.S.
One way to always get free breakfast, regardless of status and room cost, is to make reservations through Hilton Impresario and ACIblueteam's Exclusive theme. in this way in addition to obtaining, worldwide, room upgrades, credit to spend at the hotel you will also have free breakfast for two.
In conclusion
I hope I have explained well how to calculate breakfast in Hilton hotels And how to overcome this problem.
In any case better to avoid expecting the buffets found in the rest of the world, even in lower category facilities in Asia offer wedding banquets in comparison to the US.