Do you recommend booking the breakfast packages in Hawaii?
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This question was submitted by Mark Linton, Calgary, Canada.
Q. Do you recommend getting the breakfast package with my hotel room?
A. Ah, the ever-enticing daily breakfast offered at many hotels. With loads of fresh fruit and pastries, a chef preparing made-to-order omelettes, pancakes, waffles and more the buffet breakfast is, for some folks, one of the highlights of their vacation. I know it’s one of mine!
But is it always worth it to buy the “breakfast included” package for your hotel room?
Not
usually, and here’s why: in many cases, the hotels markup the price of the room to cover the "free" breakfast. Depending on your travel dates, there might be a promotion that may not include breakfast but is actually less expensive.
For example, say we can get a five-night stay in an oceanview room at your favorite hotel for $2,000 with daily breakfast for two included. In many cases, there’s a less expensive promotional rate for that same room without breakfast for $1750. That works out to a savings of $50/day and guess what it costs for the buffet breakfast for two at most hotels? You guessed it: somewhere around $50/day. So you can do the breakfast option and “prepay” for it, but what if you wake up late one morning and miss breakfast? Or you’re heading out early to do an all-day activity? Well, you just burned the $50 that you prepayed for the breakfast.
Now, that’s not to say it’s never worth getting the daily breakfast option. At some hotels, and during some times of the year, it’s legitimately better to do the breakfast option as it either does not cost not much more or, in some cases, the room costs the same with or without breakfast.
The Grand Wailea, on Maui for example, is currently offering a promotion where you get free daily buffet breakfast for two as long as you stay seven nights or more. This is actually a free breakfast since the room will cost exactly the same whether or not you include the breakfast.
The Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu is another example of a hotel offering a truly free breakfast as long as you stay six or seven nights.
The Starwood chain of hotels (Sheraton and Westin) Sheraton Maui, Westin Maui, Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas, Sheraton Waikiki, Sheraton Kauai, to name a few, are offering a buy one/get one deal for their breakfast if we package the room with flights. While not quite as good as breakfast for two, it’s still nice to have the option of basically up to 50% off if you choose to have the breakfast during your stay.
All this to say that the answer really depends on the hotel or resort you chose and the time of year you’re traveling to Paradise.
That’s why it’s best to give us a call and let your personalHawaiitravel consultant here at Great Hawaii Vacations provide you with the best options. We’ll let you know if there is a better rate without breakfast and then let you choose. Some people still feel better prepaying for the breakfast and that’s certainly fine. Our job is to present you with the best options so that you can make the best decision for you and your family.
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