How much are you prepared to pay for Hotel breakfast?

Etoile2701

30 euros sounds far too much to pay for breakfast.

Depends where you are eating it. If it is an upmarket hotel in town centre or a country house hotel with a large estate to visit and a spa, then there are very high overhead costs that will be spread over all their prices and 30 euros for breakfast is not unreasonable. We recently spent a couple of nights in a 5 star hotel with a spa and the breakfast cost £25.

If I stayed in a B&B and they charged that much, I would think it exorbitant.

I am-just back from a conference held in a UK university. The self service breakfast was really good.
Juice, cereals, fresh fruit ( whole), full English, pastries, toast etc. I don’t know what it cost as it was included. For students it was advertised at £4.50.
Some of ended up eating in an unusual order, the hot course first, but you could have gone up several times to get whatever you wanted in whatever order you liked.
Lunch was not provided. Some people took a banana away but that’s all.

30 euros sounds far too much to pay for breakfast.

My mouth is watering with all this talk of 'real' breakfasts. I love cooked breakfasts but unfortunately they don't love me any more

This is true JaneJudge - and really top hotels make their own croissants, breads and pastries, grow their own herbs - may even make their own sausages.

I don’t know why people think you should pay less for a cooked breakfast than a meal at lunch or dinner as it’s still a meal. Good quality bacon, sausage, eggs are actually quite expensive now

Travelling as a couple or single can be expensive in a touristy area, tour groups get a package for much less, even in the UK a nice 4 star hotel is going to be £200 a night + dinner it can easily add up to £300 total, overseas it can be a lot more.

I think we pay about twice your prices here. Think yourselves lucky! A small cup of coffee is around $5.50 without any food.

Georgesgran
I used to have an amber glass trinket dish/stud tray from the Ritz Paris.
"Stolen with consent".

Full English is basically bacon, eggs (cooked however you like) sausages, black pudding, mushrooms and grilled tomato.
Some like to add baked beans, fried bread, hash browns and whatever else takes their fancy.

Sounds like a heart attack on a plate? That’s why it’s usually reserved for high days and holidays!

CanadianGran
BTW, I'm not sure what a full-English is. Can someone explain?

Egg, fried or scrambled, Bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomato. You may also be served baked beans, hash browns and, if you’re really lucky, fried bread.

DD2 and I enjoy City Breaks and never book any meals in our Hotel. We go out for brunch, then drinks and cocktails tide us over until dinner.

I’ll confess here that I re-located an ashtray from the Ritz nearly 30 years ago. The waiter seemed to love our NE accents and plied us with wine, topping us up everytime he walked by - he even helped me put the said item into my bag!
It’s a cheap, pot thing - probably cheaply made, knowing they’d be stolen or re-located as I like to put it!

I felt taken advantage of when we thought breakfast was included in a hotel in the south of France, but then say our room was charged 17 Euros x 2 when we paid the bill. It was a continental breakfast of cold cuts and rather plain bread with some tinned fruit on offer.

Normally my DH doesn't eat breakfast at all, and I am a toast and coffee type. We never usually pay for breakfast at hotels. I will often purchase a granola bar or muffin and have a coffee in my room. Most hotels now have coffee and tea in room.

BTW, I'm not sure what a full-English is. Can someone explain?

NotAGran55

It’s a bit daunting to be honest NotSpaghetti as the suite is £1400 a night!
I enjoyed the other part of the prize which was Wimbledon Center Court tickers on quarter finals day.
I’m plucking up courage to book the 2 night stay.

Book it!!
Go and enjoy yourselves xxx how bloody lovely 🥰

NotAgran, wow, what a prize. Enjoy

Sounds amazing NotaGran - have a lovely time. No need to feel daunted at all - the staff will know you won the prize and will treat you like a queen 😀

Thanks for the support NS. They have been amazing with their customer service by phone and email, and I was flabbergasted when they said we could defer the date, as it was actually part of the Wimbledon experience.
We live within driving distance, so decided to go home after the tennis as that was enough for one day!
I’m hoping to go with my sister in early December to see the Christmas decorations at night, and the upmarket shops nearby.

Also, NotAGran55 you may even find that's the "going rate" in boutique hotels in Kensington!

... It's a suite so you can take your knitting and lie in the bath all day if you want!

Don't be daunted! Are you going alone?

I'm sure they will really look after you and it will be a luxurious adventure.
These more "upmarket" hotels are used to all sorts of clients and so the staff will be experienced in making everything smooth for you.
💐

It's usually included in the price of the room, but up to about £25 if I liked the breakfast menu.

If I didn't like the breakfast menu and breakfast was not compulsory as a part of the package then I'd probably go out for breakfast.

It’s a bit daunting to be honest NotSpaghetti as the suite is £1400 a night!
I enjoyed the other part of the prize which was Wimbledon Center Court tickers on quarter finals day.
I’m plucking up courage to book the 2 night stay.

What a great prize NotAGran55
I hope it lives up to its prices!

I have recently won a competition to stay in a 5* boutique hotel in Kensington where the continental breakfast is £45, cooked breakfast is £50, and the afternoon tea starts at £85.

It depends on the Hotel, £10 at Premier Inn is good value for full English, £15 is common at others, overseas you will pay that for a continental.
We often have a coffee in the room and eat later if it’s expensive.

JaneJudge wait for me while I get my poncho 😆