The Continental Breakfast
Muddy
USA
Has anybody ever had a “continental breakfast” at these hotels worth a damn? It’s always some white bread with jelly and toaster, and box of Cheerios and if it’s real fancy they give you a fucked up waffle maker to make some messy ass burnt waffle with. And why always call it continental? To make it sound exotic? Just call it what it is, come get this shitty free breakfast that nobody gives a fuck about. This is why people sleep late. It’s such a shit show I get offended when they even mention they have it to me.
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Outside of that, Google "Breakfast places near me."
From Wikipedia’s article for “Breakfast”:
Continental breakfast: The term originated in Britain in the mid-19th century, first used in 1896 public hygiene book The Sanitarian, in which "continent" refers to the countries of mainland Europe, though the idea had been around for a few decades as American hotels endeavored to appeal to the changing tastes of the emerging middle class and European travelers visiting America. The term refers to the type of breakfast found in places such as France and the Mediterranean, which is lighter and more delicate than the typical full English breakfast, which tends to consist of a large plate of eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, beans, and roasted mushrooms and tomatoes, and American breakfasts featuring eggs, preserved meats, pancakes, potatoes, and toast. Continental breakfasts are also more cost-effective for the establishments serving them, because they require fewer staff to prepare and serve them.
This. That continental breakfast is both a cash and time saver when you're traveling with a large family.
The key is to go to a hotel that does a decent job of it. Places like Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn, Residence Inn and Holiday Express do a decent enough job to make it work, with eggs, bagels with cream cheese, fresh fruit, oatmeal and other things to help balance the carb and sugar counts.
On the flip side, places like La Quinta, Choice Hotels and some of the other lower budget chains tend to offer exactly what the OP described - a carb and sugar loaded shot show. When I'm traveling alone and end up in places like this I often skip the continental breakfast.
But for the free breakfast offering my favorite hotel is Embassy Suites. They have a made to order omelet station and lots of good stuff to choose from. They also have suites that can comfortably sleep up to five, which overall makes it a real cash saver for my family. When we stay at one for Disney or some other trip I tell the kids to load up at breakfast because i don't know when I'm gonna' feed them again, lol.
Let's gooo!
Before going gluten free Fruit Loops were always welcome. Ditto with taking a banana for later. Bonus if there was brie and fruit. I forgot where that was, Marriott??
With some very greasy offerings at some hotels - I’m wondering how much money is lost due to clogged toilets - as plumbers aren’t cheap!
Cereal lovers know the best way to enjoy Fruit Loops is with chocolate milk.
As an adult, either I stay at a place that offers something a bit more or I go out for real food. Generally I'll make it a point to get a place that has food unless there are special circumstances.
With many hotel rooms coming with fridge and microwave, I keep some extra sandwiches in the fridge, or in some cases leftover chicken drumsticks. I supplement those with cereal and a banana provided by hotel. Rick D beat me to the punch with Embassy Suites. Was fortunate enough to get those on some business trips.
On my frikin’ continent we hunted for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Wildebeest and zebra my friend. And maybe the occasional hairless ape. If they’re disrespectful. ROAR!!!
...and that diet still includes disrespectful apes. They’re delicious. ROAR!!!!
I've said for a long time that a continental breakfast isn't worth a continental.