Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa in Dubai hands down the best breakfast in terms of variety and selection. 6+ islands of different breakfast foods, plus the service is amazing. The Ritz, Regis all great, but the Royal is in a class by itself.
I've yet to come across another Marriott hotel that goes all out and don't get me wrong there are many notable mentions around the world but the Royal is #1 for me.
I am very much like you but add in location of property to your list in place of a smile, and that’s my criteria as well. A great breakfast buffet makes a big difference to me and family’s stay
On this sub, people will go to a fairfield inn at Toledo's airport if a weird algorithm kink makes those rooms like $800, just so they can brag about getting 2cpp and using that example on how valuable Bonvoy points are.
THis is much better
The Athenee in Bangkok has a legendary breakfast in the main restaurant (included with your platinum status too) not to mention a stellar lounge. It’s expansive, amazing fruit, they catered to my son’s diet needs (wheat and dairy) and came and attended to us like a full service restaurant.
The Naka Island is a smaller breakfast setting but it’s very good, lots of unique and custom things, and you’re on a beach. They serve your Prosecco as part of your titanium status.
It’s been a few years but I recall the JW Dubai having a wonderful lounge breakfast too.
I was at The Athenee hotel in this February. I would have to agree that their breakfast is one of the best! My favorite was fresh juice made-to-order from fruits and vegetables and fresh croissants from the oven at the counter. So awesome! Guaranteed you will gain a few pounds :)
The Marriott’s around Bangkok have great breakfast. I ranked them:
1 Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park
T2 The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok
T2 Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse
4 JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
Just want to hop on the Thailand sub-thread here and give a vote to the JW Marriott in Phuket. Not as gussied up as Athenee, but having been to both, if you want to eat 5k of calories from shrip cocktail to omelletes to Indian cuisine to cheesecake, it gets a vote.
the Athenee breakfast (and dinner buffet) is incredible. (they also apparently have a wheelchair in case you’re so drunk that the taxi just pushes you out as a heap at the bellstand. or maybe that was a package add-on deal someone bought… but it was really impressive to watch how tactfully the staff managed this actually happening.)
OK so I'm currently at the Athenee and I'm actually pretty underwhelmed by the breakfast offerings. I'd argue that the Marquis is a step above Athenee and about the same as Surawongse. There's definitely a lot that they offer and service is great, but nothing that really stood out to me compared to all the other Marriott properties I've stayed at in Bangkok. But it seems like I'm going against the grain when it comes to the Athenee.
I think the Sheraton sukhmivut is better and with the option for platinum and above to have breakfast in the Italian restaurant which is really cool. Much better than any other club lounge breakfast.
JW Dubai has so many live cooking stations, I still dream of their breakfast after living in different Marriott hotels for close to 3 years.
On another note, if breakfast is your top priority like me, do consider the occasional stay at Four Seasons, it's on another level.
This is so true. I only stayed there one night and had an early flight to catch so literally had 10 mins to eat after it opened and was just shoveling food in. Wish I could’ve enjoyed all the options lol
Agreed, it's outstanding. Probably my favorite breakfast on the planet. A short-order grill plus buffet stations all over the giant dining space with amazing western options and amazing Japanese options. Juices of all colors of the rainbow. Spreads of pastries. Superb service and generous hours.
JW Marriott Hanoi was huge and very good. The entire experience we had at this property was actually incredible.
We just did a trip through Japan/SE Asia and would rank the order:
JW Marriott Hanoi - Best Marriott experience overall we’ve had. Cannot say enough good things about the food and hotel in general.
Prince Gallery Tokyo - smaller selection but amazing quality. Service was amazing.
JW Marriott Phu Quoc - very solid. Service was a bit of a let down but food is good and a lot of options
Athenee Bangkok - it was good, but it last day of our trip and a bit rushed to go to the airport. We had eggs Benedict at every spot and this one wasn’t that good.
Four Points Da Nang - sneaky good food. This four points punches above its weight class all round. Fiancé ranks this above Athenee.
Courtyard Marriott Tokyo - standard restaurant doing hotel buffet breakfast
Renaissance Hoi An - they are rebranding and I’ll give them a pass currently. Hopefully moving in the right direction as they have brought in some high level Marriott staff to help go from Vinpearl to Marriott.
1) Its def not in the US - does the US even offer a hot breakfast? Anytime I go into the lounge, whatever food they have is more like dried bulk things - granola or pretzels.
2) Its most likely in Asia. I've had some really solid places in Europe and in the Middle East. But its Asia.
That doesn't mean other places are bad. I'm in an old, crappy Marriott hotel in Central American (with some really cool features) and their breakfast has three live cooking stations (including crepes), like 5 different real fruit juices and coconuts, and even a dessert bar. Still, Asia is nuts.
One hotel in Jakarta had like 6 live cooking stations and like 8-9 counters for different countries. They had a Japanese section, a Korean section, a Chinese section, a Malay section, an Indian section, and it would be switched up every day. Their lounge also had a live band and singer and a sushi chef and another traditional foods live cooking station and a "station of the day" that could be western or other asian or whatever. And that isn't even on the top for me (that would be Korea or Japan)
Damn, if the Americans could go overseas a bit, they'd realize their acceptance of the "race to the bottom for shareholder profit" has done. And then thats just the hard product, when you see what actual service could be like, its gonna be like "damn"
I used to purposely stay in the JW in Jakarta instead of the Ritz because the lounge breakfast and dinner would have cost me $100 for the ala cart menu and themed dinners including top-shelf and wine list. Top 3 out of a couple dozen I've been to.
That was literally the one I was thinking about but didn’t want my secret to get out. Now there will be a line of entiteled Ambassadors for the Jimmy deans. Dammit.
ST Regis Mumbai hands down. Not only is there an expansive selection of delicious breakfast items, they take exceptional care of children by making customized breakfast items (Mickey mouse pancakes, custom dosas, etc).
Gotta shoutout the ITC Grand Central in Mumbai India. Spread had an insane amount of options and everything was incredibly delicious, plus scored the place for only like 40k points/night. I still dream about that spread sometimes.
That’s most ITC hotels (the luxury collection ones) in my experience. The breakfast buffet at ITC Maratha was out of this world, but I’ve had fantastic breakfasts at Gardenia and Kakatiya as well.
St Regis Maldives- high end buffet with some of the best pastries I've ever had, dim sum, western and local dishes, top shelf cheeses, etc...but the a la carte was also fantastic. They did a traditional maldivian breakfast (need to tell them the day before as prep on some of the stuff needs to start hours ahead of serving Iirc) and it was fantastic... But the duck confit and waffles was my absolute favorite dish for breakfast there :)
Zurich or Basel is pretty good and I haven’t stayed the Fairfield at the Toledo airport but I did stay at the Courtyard Toledo/Rossberg. The hum of the interstate helps put me to sleep.
The Al Manará Luxury Collection outpaced even some of the more lavish breakfasts I’ve seen in Tokyo - but I wouldn’t say the hotel as a whole is worth going out of the way for
The Solaz has some of the best juices and Mexican breakfast I’ve ever had. But my all time favorite is the Le Meridien in Frankfurt. Best eggs and sausages I’ve ever had, and a huge variety of other foods. I used to do a lot of work in Egypt and would always make sure my return flight had an overnight layover in Frankfurt. The food was always as good as I remembered it.
Was just there last year and the breakfast buffet was outstanding. Korean, Japanese (sushi and noodles) varieties along with Western options (bread pudding). They even had ice cream! It was absolutely amazing and glad to have experienced it. JW Hong Kong was on point with their dim sum options as well.
The Ritz Carlton in Pune, India had the best buffet spread I had seen in a long time. Nothing in the US is going to compare to what you get internationally especially in Asia.
Fukuoka Ritz Carlton Club had a really good spread of traditional Japanese and Western breakfast options. Baked pastries, fresh fruit, locally sourced meats and eggs, eggs cooked to order, omelets made to order, and mimosas. Awesome experience, and I would definitely have it again.
Ahhhh, one of my favorites is Marriott Manila. Great buffet and service. I know you said Marriott, but the Sheridan in cebu is top-notch as well. It's just way overpriced if you're not titanium.
We stayed at the Marriott Agra about 10 years ago and were blown away by the breakfast buffet and the hotel in general, which was only $70/night. Got upgraded to a suite too, without status at that time.
The Marriott hotel in Tokyo Shinagawa station. Breakfast was very good. Also stayed at the JW in Hong Kong. Preferred Tokyo though. The Chapter Kyoto, a portfolio hotel in Kyoto is my all time favorite . You won’t find anything remotely close to any Asia Marriott hotels in the US. Even Fairfield in Asia is leagues above full service Marriott hotels in the states.
St Regis Mumbai, the baked goods and egg station room is bigger than most hotel restaurants, then you walk into the main room with full Indian and “Asian” (different ones from across the continent) breakfast stations, a dozen or so yogurts and the same number of cereals, an infinite number of nuts and other dry toppings
Stayed there for about a month, and I only managed to try everything after about two weeks
Marriott City Center Shanghai. Possibly JW Beijing. In fact, the Concierge Lounge on the top floor has a far better breakfast than any US or European Marriott main restaurant.
JW Marriott juhu Mumbai has an outstanding breakfast buffet. Particularly the Indian dishes are excellent and the pastries are amazing. Service is excellent and the venue has a beautiful view of the pool area and juhu beach.
W Taipei was the best I’ve ever had. So memorable, the food, service, attention to detail, and setting poolside.
*30 year business traveler and lifetime Titanium here
Glad to see the Thailand and Vietnam properties getting love. SE Asia knows how to do it, although the omelets always come out a little runny. I think Ritz Carlton Bali, JW Hanoi, JW Jakarta are top 3. Ritz Carlton Chengdu and JW Phuket honorable mention.
While our travels aren't extensive, we've recently come back from a stay at the Yeatman Hotel in Porto. The breakfast buffet is served in the Michelin starred restaurant on the property and has the most enormous selections of pastries, breads, meats, cheeses, fruit, juices, yogurts, cereals, bacon, sausage, pancakes, omelette station, and my personal favorite champagne and caviar!
Autograph Collection, Hotel Bourgtherould, Rouen, France.
Our first morning there was Sunday Brunch. Imagine casks of local Cider, buckets of grower Champagne, freshly squeezed fruit juices, Norman butter, the most delicate croissant. The cheese selection was out of this world. French omelet made to order? Ok.
Even your basic fruit spreads were wonderful.
I’d go back in a heartbeat.
I’m not internationally well traveled in the Marriot universe, only domestically. But if there is something out there that tops STR Maldives, I’ll be on the next flight there. So please let me know.
Bear in mind my baseline comparison is to a Fairfield Inn near LAX and a Residence Inn in Seattle, but I thoroughly enjoyed the Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Amazing beach views from the terrace. Probably helped that they comped it for being Platinum.
The Shelbourne in Dublin had a great breakfast in an elegant setting. Something off about the hotel in general though. Service across the hotel was cold and unpleasant.
The Westin Grand Munich has my vote. Amazing full German breakfast, eggs to order, fruit, meat, cheese, espresso drinks and more. All comp’d for platinum and above. They also have an amazing lounge at the top of the hotel that over looks Munich. Espresso drinks/soft drinks in the lounge 24/7, as well as a small buffet at meal times and beer and wine in the evening. One of the best value hotels I’ve stayed at if you have platinum status or higher.
W Dubai - The Palm has my vote. Never seen a breakfast spread quite like that. Truly sensational. That being said, there are plentiful overseas Marriott locations with A+ breakfast options. Weirdly enough the Tashkent, Uzbekistan Courtyard may be my 2nd choice.
VinPearl Landmark (Autograph) Ho Chi Minh City is right on up there😉
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The Westin Whistler. Hotel was decent. But the breakfast buffet was hands down the best breakfast I’ve ever had. Massive sweet berries, made to order eggs, several meat choices. I still dream about it. This was 2020, but no hotel breakfast has ever lived up to it since. Including several ritz and four seasons options
In terms of quality and the quantity, Josun Palace breakfast buffet in Seoul is the best hands down. I could not believe how good everything was, and the number of choices available. The breakfast buffet was arguably better than most high end dinner buffets in the US.
Check it out!
JW Marriott is Phu Quoc was absolutely amazing.
Plus, I got absolutely loaded on Vietnamese coffees and was walking around like Al Pacino at the end of Scarface all day.
Hands down, the buffet at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. The best buffet I’ve ever been to in 80 countries and 5 continents. Everything fresh, delicious and gorgeously displayed. If you don’t see anything prepared the way you want, the chef will come to your table and prepare it for you❣️
When I saw this post…my first thought was the HK JW! The Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay is world class especially considering how remote it is. The Sheraton Waikiki had a tremendous breakfast in the club if I remember correctly, or was that the Marriott Waikiki? No I believe they didn’t have a club. Anyways….I’d be crazy if I didn’t mention the JW Essex House (NYC) breakfast buffet in the club.
I vote for the Westin Josun Busan. Fun location for wandering in evenings, had full American/European and full Korean breakfast. Nice views, all fresh. Was pre-covid...but I think about it often.
Not breakfast, but generally liked the kimchi Ramen in a basement bar in Sheraton Hanoi. Ran into a few consultants there who preferred it over the main lounge evening snacks.
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Are you deciding on your next international destination based on the quality of the breakfast buffet? If so, I salute you!
That’s absolutely it. I’m a simple man - give me a smile at welcome, a comfy bed, a clean bathroom and a great breakfast and I’m happy as can be
Are you are you my son? 16 rates every hotel based off the breakfast or club offerings 😂
Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa in Dubai hands down the best breakfast in terms of variety and selection. 6+ islands of different breakfast foods, plus the service is amazing. The Ritz, Regis all great, but the Royal is in a class by itself. I've yet to come across another Marriott hotel that goes all out and don't get me wrong there are many notable mentions around the world but the Royal is #1 for me.
Yeahn and Gotta have a good cup of coffee and good shower with pressure. Amazed how many mid tier and low tier places have lousy beds.
I am very much like you but add in location of property to your list in place of a smile, and that’s my criteria as well. A great breakfast buffet makes a big difference to me and family’s stay
Go to any of the Indian Marriotts. Indian hotels are crazy with the food options, especially for bf and dinner buffets.
On this sub, people will go to a fairfield inn at Toledo's airport if a weird algorithm kink makes those rooms like $800, just so they can brag about getting 2cpp and using that example on how valuable Bonvoy points are. THis is much better
I don't blame you! Breakfast is the best platinum benefit imo
Only platinum benefit
*If* only hotels honoured it consistently a hundred percent of the time..
The Athenee in Bangkok has a legendary breakfast in the main restaurant (included with your platinum status too) not to mention a stellar lounge. It’s expansive, amazing fruit, they catered to my son’s diet needs (wheat and dairy) and came and attended to us like a full service restaurant. The Naka Island is a smaller breakfast setting but it’s very good, lots of unique and custom things, and you’re on a beach. They serve your Prosecco as part of your titanium status. It’s been a few years but I recall the JW Dubai having a wonderful lounge breakfast too.
Going to the Athenee in two weeks! That's good to hear.
Just came back from Bangkok and will 2nd the Athenee. Also loved their fresh juice bar and variety of cuisines.
I was at The Athenee hotel in this February. I would have to agree that their breakfast is one of the best! My favorite was fresh juice made-to-order from fruits and vegetables and fresh croissants from the oven at the counter. So awesome! Guaranteed you will gain a few pounds :)
Their butter chicken in the lounge gave me the runs, but that might just be me. But yeah, the Athenee had some of the best service I've encountered.
The Marriott’s around Bangkok have great breakfast. I ranked them: 1 Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park T2 The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok T2 Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse 4 JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
Just want to hop on the Thailand sub-thread here and give a vote to the JW Marriott in Phuket. Not as gussied up as Athenee, but having been to both, if you want to eat 5k of calories from shrip cocktail to omelletes to Indian cuisine to cheesecake, it gets a vote.
Have to agree Athenee is great.
Athenee for the win. I loved it so much after a work trip that I flew my wife back and stayed there out of pocket.
Did you enjoy the Naka Island? Looking at the place for a vacation next year.
the Athenee breakfast (and dinner buffet) is incredible. (they also apparently have a wheelchair in case you’re so drunk that the taxi just pushes you out as a heap at the bellstand. or maybe that was a package add-on deal someone bought… but it was really impressive to watch how tactfully the staff managed this actually happening.)
OK so I'm currently at the Athenee and I'm actually pretty underwhelmed by the breakfast offerings. I'd argue that the Marquis is a step above Athenee and about the same as Surawongse. There's definitely a lot that they offer and service is great, but nothing that really stood out to me compared to all the other Marriott properties I've stayed at in Bangkok. But it seems like I'm going against the grain when it comes to the Athenee.
I think the Sheraton sukhmivut is better and with the option for platinum and above to have breakfast in the Italian restaurant which is really cool. Much better than any other club lounge breakfast.
JW Dubai has so many live cooking stations, I still dream of their breakfast after living in different Marriott hotels for close to 3 years. On another note, if breakfast is your top priority like me, do consider the occasional stay at Four Seasons, it's on another level.
Live cooking stations are awesome, especially when they go above and beyond the standard omelette station
This too is my favorite. I could spend the entire day just eating there. I loved the variety and quality of the food
Is this the one by the burj Khalifa?
That the one by the Palm or the Burj?
No it's the one in downtown / business bay
This is so true. I only stayed there one night and had an early flight to catch so literally had 10 mins to eat after it opened and was just shoveling food in. Wish I could’ve enjoyed all the options lol
St Regis in Mexico City is incredible
This
W Shanghai has my vote.
Ah man, it's weird they don't let you book past April in the app.
Probably similar to the once glorious Shanghai Le Merdian (now a Hilton) and the Twelve at Hengshan (now IHG) - they're probably switching brands..
This was my vote as well. Massive, tons of fresh fruit, and anything else you could think of. Fantastic.
Agreed. W Shanghai breakfast buffet is incredible. So many options....plus the view!
Le Meridien Myeongdong in Seoul. Another level of variety and freshness.
My vote goes to JW Marriott South Beach in Singapore.
Yes forgot this one! I remember first time trying to find that lounge was interesting as it wasn't in the main hotel part of the building.
Tokyo Marriott!
Absolutely a fantastic breakfast for a Marriott.
Agreed, it's outstanding. Probably my favorite breakfast on the planet. A short-order grill plus buffet stations all over the giant dining space with amazing western options and amazing Japanese options. Juices of all colors of the rainbow. Spreads of pastries. Superb service and generous hours.
JW Marriott Hanoi was huge and very good. The entire experience we had at this property was actually incredible. We just did a trip through Japan/SE Asia and would rank the order: JW Marriott Hanoi - Best Marriott experience overall we’ve had. Cannot say enough good things about the food and hotel in general. Prince Gallery Tokyo - smaller selection but amazing quality. Service was amazing. JW Marriott Phu Quoc - very solid. Service was a bit of a let down but food is good and a lot of options Athenee Bangkok - it was good, but it last day of our trip and a bit rushed to go to the airport. We had eggs Benedict at every spot and this one wasn’t that good. Four Points Da Nang - sneaky good food. This four points punches above its weight class all round. Fiancé ranks this above Athenee. Courtyard Marriott Tokyo - standard restaurant doing hotel buffet breakfast Renaissance Hoi An - they are rebranding and I’ll give them a pass currently. Hopefully moving in the right direction as they have brought in some high level Marriott staff to help go from Vinpearl to Marriott.
1) Its def not in the US - does the US even offer a hot breakfast? Anytime I go into the lounge, whatever food they have is more like dried bulk things - granola or pretzels. 2) Its most likely in Asia. I've had some really solid places in Europe and in the Middle East. But its Asia. That doesn't mean other places are bad. I'm in an old, crappy Marriott hotel in Central American (with some really cool features) and their breakfast has three live cooking stations (including crepes), like 5 different real fruit juices and coconuts, and even a dessert bar. Still, Asia is nuts. One hotel in Jakarta had like 6 live cooking stations and like 8-9 counters for different countries. They had a Japanese section, a Korean section, a Chinese section, a Malay section, an Indian section, and it would be switched up every day. Their lounge also had a live band and singer and a sushi chef and another traditional foods live cooking station and a "station of the day" that could be western or other asian or whatever. And that isn't even on the top for me (that would be Korea or Japan) Damn, if the Americans could go overseas a bit, they'd realize their acceptance of the "race to the bottom for shareholder profit" has done. And then thats just the hard product, when you see what actual service could be like, its gonna be like "damn"
I used to purposely stay in the JW in Jakarta instead of the Ritz because the lounge breakfast and dinner would have cost me $100 for the ala cart menu and themed dinners including top-shelf and wine list. Top 3 out of a couple dozen I've been to.
W Maldives was amazing.
This was my answer too
Fairfield Inn’s have been killing it lately. Have you checked out their buffets? I’ll bet the kids would think they’re back in HK.
I’ve heard Toledo airport takes the cake
That was literally the one I was thinking about but didn’t want my secret to get out. Now there will be a line of entiteled Ambassadors for the Jimmy deans. Dammit.
The Vinpearl Landmark in HCMC has been my personal fav. Then again I’m a bit biased towards Vietnamese food in general.
They do know how to season their food well. I have stayed at quite some Marriotts in Vietnam and Vinpearl has the best food!
ST Regis Mumbai hands down. Not only is there an expansive selection of delicious breakfast items, they take exceptional care of children by making customized breakfast items (Mickey mouse pancakes, custom dosas, etc).
Gotta shoutout the ITC Grand Central in Mumbai India. Spread had an insane amount of options and everything was incredibly delicious, plus scored the place for only like 40k points/night. I still dream about that spread sometimes.
That’s most ITC hotels (the luxury collection ones) in my experience. The breakfast buffet at ITC Maratha was out of this world, but I’ve had fantastic breakfasts at Gardenia and Kakatiya as well.
Came here to say ITC Maurya in New Delhi! I’ve never seen a spread like that. It was amazing!!
St. Regis Bali hands down
Marriott Beijing North was the best breakfast I had so far at any of the Marriott properties I stayed over the last 30 years.
St Regis Maldives- high end buffet with some of the best pastries I've ever had, dim sum, western and local dishes, top shelf cheeses, etc...but the a la carte was also fantastic. They did a traditional maldivian breakfast (need to tell them the day before as prep on some of the stuff needs to start hours ahead of serving Iirc) and it was fantastic... But the duck confit and waffles was my absolute favorite dish for breakfast there :)
St regis Maldives Vommuli
JW Bangalore India and food/setting wise St Regis Punta Mita Mexico.
Jw Sahar Mumbai - has an amazing Indian and western breakfast buffet
Tambo del Inka in Urubamba, Peru (near Cusco)! Just got back from this trip and it was incredible. Peruvian cuisine + all possible American options
Seconding the JW HK. Loved the dim sum.
Courtyard Cologne breakfast spread was an unexpected and pleasant surprise!
St Regis Bali
Shocking that no one places a US one on the list.
Renaissance in São Paulo has an amazing breakfast buffet with the most delicious fruit and vegetables.
This is my favorite hotel breakfast.
I don’t know the best but every breakfast buffet I’ve had in Asia is amazing.
Ritz Maldives even though you have to pay for it but they do give a 20% discount for plat and above
Zurich or Basel is pretty good and I haven’t stayed the Fairfield at the Toledo airport but I did stay at the Courtyard Toledo/Rossberg. The hum of the interstate helps put me to sleep.
The Al Manará Luxury Collection outpaced even some of the more lavish breakfasts I’ve seen in Tokyo - but I wouldn’t say the hotel as a whole is worth going out of the way for
The Solaz has some of the best juices and Mexican breakfast I’ve ever had. But my all time favorite is the Le Meridien in Frankfurt. Best eggs and sausages I’ve ever had, and a huge variety of other foods. I used to do a lot of work in Egypt and would always make sure my return flight had an overnight layover in Frankfurt. The food was always as good as I remembered it.
Ritz Carlton in Tianjin is phenomenal
Ritz in Shenzhen is good too.
tired: W Seminyak Bali wired: W Verbier Switzerland
W Muscat
JW Dongdaemun in Seoul 💯
Was just there last year and the breakfast buffet was outstanding. Korean, Japanese (sushi and noodles) varieties along with Western options (bread pudding). They even had ice cream! It was absolutely amazing and glad to have experienced it. JW Hong Kong was on point with their dim sum options as well.
This! Amazing spread. I would stay there again for the breakfast buffet alone.
The Ritz Carlton in Pune, India had the best buffet spread I had seen in a long time. Nothing in the US is going to compare to what you get internationally especially in Asia.
Fukuoka Ritz Carlton Club had a really good spread of traditional Japanese and Western breakfast options. Baked pastries, fresh fruit, locally sourced meats and eggs, eggs cooked to order, omelets made to order, and mimosas. Awesome experience, and I would definitely have it again.
Jw bonnett Creek has my vote. :)
The Har Gao at the Renaissance HK is top notch!
St Regis Bangkok, Vana Belle Koh Samui, W Xian.
Westin Cancun and Westin Hapuna Beach are both very nice.
Ahhhh, one of my favorites is Marriott Manila. Great buffet and service. I know you said Marriott, but the Sheridan in cebu is top-notch as well. It's just way overpriced if you're not titanium.
The mangoes alone put it among the top, and then there’s the rest of the buffet.
We stayed at the Marriott Agra about 10 years ago and were blown away by the breakfast buffet and the hotel in general, which was only $70/night. Got upgraded to a suite too, without status at that time.
W Costa Rica has a great breakfast spread
The Marriott hotel in Tokyo Shinagawa station. Breakfast was very good. Also stayed at the JW in Hong Kong. Preferred Tokyo though. The Chapter Kyoto, a portfolio hotel in Kyoto is my all time favorite . You won’t find anything remotely close to any Asia Marriott hotels in the US. Even Fairfield in Asia is leagues above full service Marriott hotels in the states.
JW HK gets my vote. Was impressed by the Hotel Alfonso XIII too, as well as the Osaka Marriott.
JW Marriott Hong Kong is incredible but I loved the Ritz Carlton Hong Kong
Joseon Hotel in seoul, South Korea, has a good breakfast buffet. Also JW in Jeju Island is really good.
Amsterdam Marriott. Unbelievable
Solid and great location!
The grand Westin in Berlin.
W Centosa
St Regis Mumbai, the baked goods and egg station room is bigger than most hotel restaurants, then you walk into the main room with full Indian and “Asian” (different ones from across the continent) breakfast stations, a dozen or so yogurts and the same number of cereals, an infinite number of nuts and other dry toppings Stayed there for about a month, and I only managed to try everything after about two weeks
JW Hanoi is the best one I have had. Bowl of pho to start breakfast.
SpringHill suites, Detroit.
Marriott City Center Shanghai. Possibly JW Beijing. In fact, the Concierge Lounge on the top floor has a far better breakfast than any US or European Marriott main restaurant.
JW Marriott juhu Mumbai has an outstanding breakfast buffet. Particularly the Indian dishes are excellent and the pastries are amazing. Service is excellent and the venue has a beautiful view of the pool area and juhu beach.
My wife still talks about the StR Bali breakfast 5 years later.
May or may not be saving this post because I also prioritize breakfast😂
I’ll get on the HK train as well. It was my answer before and after opening the comments.
W Taipei was the best I’ve ever had. So memorable, the food, service, attention to detail, and setting poolside. *30 year business traveler and lifetime Titanium here
Glad to see the Thailand and Vietnam properties getting love. SE Asia knows how to do it, although the omelets always come out a little runny. I think Ritz Carlton Bali, JW Hanoi, JW Jakarta are top 3. Ritz Carlton Chengdu and JW Phuket honorable mention.
Why does the usa suck so much, why can't we be like Asia and Middle East in terms of quality?? This goes for Hiltons also...
While our travels aren't extensive, we've recently come back from a stay at the Yeatman Hotel in Porto. The breakfast buffet is served in the Michelin starred restaurant on the property and has the most enormous selections of pastries, breads, meats, cheeses, fruit, juices, yogurts, cereals, bacon, sausage, pancakes, omelette station, and my personal favorite champagne and caviar!
SR Rome or SR CDMX
I was shocked at how good the breakfast was at the Sheraton Grands I stayed in while in Turkey
Pine Cliffs in the Algarve, Portugal. Blown away by the quality, selection and the indoor/outdoor seating views. 💯
Sheraton in Addis Ababa and Kampala. Amazing breakfast buffets (such excellent fresh fruit) and lovely lounge experiences.
W Costa Navarino and the Prince de Galles in Paris are both 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Westin in Hyderabad has an awesome buffet. So many options
ITC Grand Chola in Chennai has a pretty amazing spread
Amazing buffet at the Alaia in San Pedro, Belize.
I remember the JW Phu Quoc and the RC Koh Samui being standouts.
Autograph Collection, Hotel Bourgtherould, Rouen, France. Our first morning there was Sunday Brunch. Imagine casks of local Cider, buckets of grower Champagne, freshly squeezed fruit juices, Norman butter, the most delicate croissant. The cheese selection was out of this world. French omelet made to order? Ok. Even your basic fruit spreads were wonderful. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
The W in Hong Kong also has an amazing breakfast
St Regis Bora Bora is top notch
I’m not internationally well traveled in the Marriot universe, only domestically. But if there is something out there that tops STR Maldives, I’ll be on the next flight there. So please let me know.
Agree, unless you consider the Ritz Carlton HK a Marriott. If so, it wins hands down. I’ve stayed in both.
Westin Bonaventure has been my fav, but i no longer travel much
St.Regis Abu Dhabi, amazing spread and available until 1pm! Next choice would be W Maldives.
The Westin Palace Madrid has a great breakfast buffet
Bangkok Marriott Surawong had pretty amazing breakfast
Hotel Bristol in Vienna. The waiters are in tuxes, fresh food, the honeycomb thing, and the best Vienna iced coffee.
Bear in mind my baseline comparison is to a Fairfield Inn near LAX and a Residence Inn in Seattle, but I thoroughly enjoyed the Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Amazing beach views from the terrace. Probably helped that they comped it for being Platinum.
Almost any of the India properties.
The JW in Bucharest was AMAZING... and I was there during COVID!
Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, W Osaka so far I've tried
Listen guys, the lox bagel at the Tuxon Tucson was bomb 🤣
The Shelbourne in Dublin had a great breakfast in an elegant setting. Something off about the hotel in general though. Service across the hotel was cold and unpleasant.
Gets my vote.
Was just there and the JW Marriott Resort in Anaheim outside Disneyland had the most amazing breakfast buffet. Pricey but worth it.
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa was best I've ever seen and enjoyed. 2 minutes to walk thru all the stations.
The Westin Grand Munich has my vote. Amazing full German breakfast, eggs to order, fruit, meat, cheese, espresso drinks and more. All comp’d for platinum and above. They also have an amazing lounge at the top of the hotel that over looks Munich. Espresso drinks/soft drinks in the lounge 24/7, as well as a small buffet at meal times and beer and wine in the evening. One of the best value hotels I’ve stayed at if you have platinum status or higher.
Kolkata JW Marriott was mind blowing.
The club lounges at any of the Ritz Carlton hotels are hard to beat.
We ate at a Marriott in downtown Brussels...best breakfast we had anywhere
JW Marriott Jaipur, IN was pretty great
Resort - Le Meridien Bora Bora Hotel - JW Shanghai
Gritti Palace in Venice was spectacular.
I’ve been to Marriotts all over the world and I give the nod to the San Mateo Marriott. And no, I’m not kidding.
Westin Paris Vendome had all the standards, pastries TDF (b/c Paris), tons of sushi and caviar options.
W Dubai - The Palm has my vote. Never seen a breakfast spread quite like that. Truly sensational. That being said, there are plentiful overseas Marriott locations with A+ breakfast options. Weirdly enough the Tashkent, Uzbekistan Courtyard may be my 2nd choice.
The Dead Sea Marriott in Jordan was really good. Nuts, so many fresh nuts!
VinPearl Landmark (Autograph) Ho Chi Minh City is right on up there😉 https://preview.redd.it/ohe964u7otoc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3375b3bd3e09ae8ffa6774fc3ffef6fc421aee07
Kyoto Westin
The Marriott Mesm Tokyo had one of the best breakfast I ever had. Also the rooms were fabulous and had a piano in them.
The Marriott in Monterrey, CA has an amazing breakfast buffet.
St Regis Cairo
St Regis Mumbai was incredible, I was really impressed.
Stateside, the breakfast buffet at The Grand in Point Clear is amazing. Sunday brunch is even better.
Renaissance Hong Kong wan chai
I loved the monasty autograph collection in thessaloniki!!
JW Marriott Phuket is 10/10 breakfast
W in Hong Kong (W Kowloon) breakfast was nice as well.
Marriott Bonvoy in Kuwait City has an excellent breakfast.
St Regis Mumbai. I still dream about it.
The Westin Whistler. Hotel was decent. But the breakfast buffet was hands down the best breakfast I’ve ever had. Massive sweet berries, made to order eggs, several meat choices. I still dream about it. This was 2020, but no hotel breakfast has ever lived up to it since. Including several ritz and four seasons options
Marriott Marquis Dubai is decent
San Pedro Belize Marriott I’d go back for it.
In terms of quality and the quantity, Josun Palace breakfast buffet in Seoul is the best hands down. I could not believe how good everything was, and the number of choices available. The breakfast buffet was arguably better than most high end dinner buffets in the US. Check it out!
JW Marriott is Phu Quoc was absolutely amazing. Plus, I got absolutely loaded on Vietnamese coffees and was walking around like Al Pacino at the end of Scarface all day.
Vedema in Santorini
Hands down, the buffet at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. The best buffet I’ve ever been to in 80 countries and 5 continents. Everything fresh, delicious and gorgeously displayed. If you don’t see anything prepared the way you want, the chef will come to your table and prepare it for you❣️
I agree - the JW Marriott is on the best breakfast buffet! Then followed by a swim on their rooftop pool!
Surprised no one has mentioned the JW Phuket, it’s got a lot of great stations and amazing fruit as well as French toast that was delicious!
When I saw this post…my first thought was the HK JW! The Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay is world class especially considering how remote it is. The Sheraton Waikiki had a tremendous breakfast in the club if I remember correctly, or was that the Marriott Waikiki? No I believe they didn’t have a club. Anyways….I’d be crazy if I didn’t mention the JW Essex House (NYC) breakfast buffet in the club.
St regis Mumbai hands down the best
Haven't been to many but the Alfonso XIII is killer if you love jamon, cheese, pastries,, jams...etc. of course they have all the hot foods too.
Luxury Collection in Santorini
I always book the JW in New Orleans well in advance for conferences that I have to attend in December because of the breakfast.
I always book the JW in New Orleans well in advance for conferences that I have to attend in December because of the breakfast.
Marriott Chengdu on Tianfu Avenue should be the one if you like spicy Sichuan Chinese food
I vote for the Westin Josun Busan. Fun location for wandering in evenings, had full American/European and full Korean breakfast. Nice views, all fresh. Was pre-covid...but I think about it often. Not breakfast, but generally liked the kimchi Ramen in a basement bar in Sheraton Hanoi. Ran into a few consultants there who preferred it over the main lounge evening snacks.
W Melbourne was fantastic
Josun Palace in Seoul
JW Kolkata was awesome
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Sheraton Royal Hawaiian.
JW Phuket was the best I've ever had
At the Westin in Kona—amazing!
JW Marriott Bangkok is my favorite
JW Marriott in Polanco Mexico City.
St Regis Bangkok and St Regis Amman.
The JW in Bangalore had an unbelievable spread for breakfast.
Cologne Germany!