Life goal: to be wealthy enough that hotel $25 breakfast buffet seems reasonable

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We could afford it but don't typically. We don't like a big breakfast and at that price, we would feel compelled to eat more than normal. I'd rather get a really great coffee and a bagel or something at a local bakery. Save the $ to go towards a really nice dinner or lunch.

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I guess I have achieved your life goal

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I just spent $300 on a barbecue buffet, for two people, tax and tip included. The top was 18%, on a buffet??. Going in I thought maybe it would be $200-220, tops.

$300 though… just nuts… Lol I almost fell out of my chair.

Thankfully it’s not going to break the bank, but what kind of idiot spends that kind of money on a buffet dinner.

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Radisson is the only hotel buffet that we’ve consistently found to be worth the expense.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess I have achieved your life goal

Eh, I don’t like the phrase “reasonable.” Lots of people who are absolutely terrible with money think their purchases are totally “reasonable.” Not saying you are terrible with money, but “reasonable” is a bad standard. Look at all the young girls without a pot to pi$$ in buying resale Taylor Swift tickets. Or people on Real Housewives getting their homes and cars foreclosed/repossessed. Just because someone buys something they want doesn’t mean they actually could afford it.

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Anonymous wrote:We could afford it but don't typically. We don't like a big breakfast and at that price, we would feel compelled to eat more than normal. I'd rather get a really great coffee and a bagel or something at a local bakery. Save the $ to go towards a really nice dinner or lunch.

On vacation I can eat a big breakfast, maybe once or twice….after all, it’s vacation. Most of the time, I’m fine with a cup of coffee and a granola bar, pastry, or bagel and a piece of fruit.

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When our older daughter was little we’d actually walk down to the Omni for their buffet a few times a year. I think it was about $20 a person a decade ago, but we’d eat at 10:30 or so and it was lunch and breakfast. Also there was a discount for local zip codes. Children under a certain age ate free and they definitely lost money on her because all she wanted to eat was salmon and fresh fruit! I don’t live in DC anymore and the Omni doesn’t do that nice buffet anymore (some hotel buffets are crappy) but I miss it!

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In my experience, 4-star hotels have really nice breakfasts. If you're hungry, worth the $10-40 each à la carte. But we usually just opt for coffee.

I have no interest in free yogurt, cereal, oatmeal, or stale coffee in a lower tier hotel.

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Anonymous wrote:Radisson is the only hotel buffet that we’ve consistently found to be worth the expense.

Wow quite the hot take for a cold December day.

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re a certain loyalty tier, they are usually free

I can’t remember the last time I paid for breakfast. Many credit cards will automatically give you loyalty status.

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Anonymous wrote:When our older daughter was little we’d actually walk down to the Omni for their buffet a few times a year. I think it was about $20 a person a decade ago, but we’d eat at 10:30 or so and it was lunch and breakfast. Also there was a discount for local zip codes. Children under a certain age ate free and they definitely lost money on her because all she wanted to eat was salmon and fresh fruit! I don’t live in DC anymore and the Omni doesn’t do that nice buffet anymore (some hotel buffets are crappy) but I miss it!

The Omni Shoreham breakfast buffet, yes! We used to go there. Once, when my son was just a toddler, we walked in and he turned to me and said “mommy, I love you!” And I know it’s because he was so delighted to eat there. I’ve had better, but the ambience was nice.

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Speaking of hotel breakfast buffets, once when traveling in Europe, our hotel advertised an “American breakfast buffet, USA style”. I was intrigued, so we checked it out.
Cheeseburgers piled high, huge chocolate layer cake with thick chocolate icing, hot dogs, French fries….it was bizarre.
Is this what they think we eat for breakfast?!

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re a certain loyalty tier, they are usually free

I can’t remember the last time I paid for breakfast. Many credit cards will automatically give you loyalty status.

The only major hotel brand with a status that offers breakfast simply for having a certain credit card is Hilton. Even with Hilton, the credit maxes out at $18/person (2 people max) in the United States. Hyatt, Marriott and IHG all require a lot more than simply having a certain credit card - either a lot of spend, nights stayed, or a combo of both.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re a certain loyalty tier, they are usually free

I can’t remember the last time I paid for breakfast. Many credit cards will automatically give you loyalty status.

The only major hotel brand with a status that offers breakfast simply for having a certain credit card is Hilton. Even with Hilton, the credit maxes out at $18/person (2 people max) in the United States. Hyatt, Marriott and IHG all require a lot more than simply having a certain credit card - either a lot of spend, nights stayed, or a combo of both.

Incorrect, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant gives you platinum status= free breakfast.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean sure if you are on corporate travel with expenses where time is more valuable, but it’s Thanksgiving and people are still lining up for watery eggs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hvVhKHqlgI

My inlaws are worth $20M and would still balk at that. Most people don't get to be rich by being money wasters.

We are worth more and don't pay for breakfast Buffett. But we do use our AmexPlatinum for booking hotels (when we stay higher end) and get the $100 resort credit and free breakfast each day. At those hotels, the food is better---not worth $40 for the buffet, but when it's free, we eat and then can have a snack for lunch (or we share one entree or appetizer). But yeah, it's never worth it, especially when we cannot eat half the things (due to food allergies).