Most major chain hotels these days offer a complementary continental breakfast with your stay. So which ones make it worth your while to stay there because the food is included and which ones warrant ignoring that as a benefit? Here are some critiques of franchise's breakfasts.
Hampton Inn -- this is a three-star breakfast complete with fresh waffles, French toast sticks, sausage, eggs, danish and assorted cereals. The fresh quality of food makes it rate high, and the most important part for caffeine lovers -- the coffee. The coffee tasted great and included a variety of creamers to flavor it up. The fresh waffles also added to the breakfast's quality. This breakfast is worth getting up early to eat.
Holiday Inn -- this franchise has built its breakfast reputation on its cinnamon buns. Since the rolls are tasty, we'll give it a two-star rating. The rest of the breakfast consists of cereal, danish and fruit. The rolls are warm and taste OK. The coffee was also OK but nothing to brag about. The breakfast is good filler if you're not a big breakfast person and need something adequate to face your day.
Best Western -- this is a one-star breakfast that is barely edible. No waffles or warm food is served. You only receive cold cereal and dry danish. They do offer coffee, but the taste was on the level of a Folger's brand. If you have other nearby options, pass on this one.
Marriott -- they serve a full breakfast but it's not included and costs extra. They offer wait service and a variety of breakfast staples, including eggs, waffles, pancakes and hot cereals. Their coffee is fine, but remember you're paying extra for this breakfast so you might want to skip and head out to a nice local cafe.
