Marriott to Restart Select-Service Hot Breakfast

Marriott International will reintroduce hot breakfast buffets at some U.S. select-service brands in October and more widely roll it out during the winter, the company announced this week.

Marriott in October will offer at a “select number” of Fairfield, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites properties hot breakfast bars with ingredients including sandwiches and quiche. The company “throughout the winter” will roll out the new breakfast offering to each of the nearly 3,000 properties of the four brands in the United States, according to Marriott.

It wasn’t clear when the new breakfast would be available or how many properties would offer it in October, and Marriott did not immediately return a request for comment.

Marriott said it conducted a survey of about 800 travelers in the U.S. and Canada and found 75 percent of respondents indicated a preference for a hot breakfast buffet over a continental breakfast.

Chris Davis www.businesstravelnews.com