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What’s better than breakfast? Free breakfast.
There’s no question that mid range hotels, including extended stay suites, are doing more to lure in family travelers, particularly on the weekends. Indoor pools, Wi Fi access and in room refrigerators are the norm. Most chain hotels offer free breakfast, too. But when it comes to getting the family off to a great start, which hotels offer the best free breakfasts?
«We put a lot of emphasis on breakfast. There’s just something special and fun about having a treat for breakfast that you don’t normally have at home,» says Diane Mayer, vice president and global brand manager. «Food plays a big role in your energy level, too. One of my favorite quotes comes from a leisure traveler who said ‘You’re only as happy as your crankiest kid.’ »
«My kids are used to waking up and eating right away,» says Lissa Poirot, executive editor of Family Vacation Critic, an online family travel resource. «Having a breakfast buffet means I can slip downstairs and grab something to hold them over until we’re all ready to eat.» She also suggests looking for hotels with concierge levels, which offer complimentary snacks, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and sometimes meals.
Here are 10 hotels, including three independently owned properties, with the best free breakfast spreads sure to please everyone in your crew. Kitchen Skillet includes breakfast sandwiches,
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Hampton Inn
The first mid priced hotel brand to offer a free continental breakfast keeps families top of mind with waffles, oatmeal, eggs, sausage and fresh fruits. Look for fresh homemade salsa and guacamole along with sauted vegetables and hash browns. Breakfast burritos, sausage and egg biscuits and eggs Florentine rotate throughout the week.
Country Inns Suites
You’ll find waffles, build your own breakfast burritos and omelets, as well as standard continental options. Look for hot wraps, smoothies, granola, fresh fruit, gourmet coffee and pastries.
Hotel Hershey Hershey, Penn.
Select family packages come with free breakfast from the buffet or the menu. You’ll find omelets, Belgian waffles and pastries at the buffet. Or look to the menu for three egg frittatas with broccoli,
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Rochester Hotel Durango, Colo.
Gourmet breakfast includes a daily hot entre, like asparagus and Swiss scrambled eggs, as well as fresh fruit, homemade granola, yogurt and cereals. Homemade muffins, scones and coffeecakes round out the selections.
The signature Breakfast of Enchantment features baked goods from several local bakeries. Gluten free and vegan travelers can enjoy organic farm to table gluten free frittatas, gluten free breads and vegan cookies, even non dairy milks and yogurts.
