Hilton Honors Elite Members Will Receive Free Breakfast At Waldorf Astoria Hotels

This is good news, although we already received free full breakfast at both the WA Trianon Palace (which may have been a mistake) and WA Shanghai. And the breakfast at both places is spectacularly good.
Still, it is good to have it guaranteed at all WAs

well, as for Marriott, they need to give free breakfast in Courtyard first!

It was only a matter of time before a benefit that was already there got formalized, and robbed self-anointed travel gurus of yet another talking point with which to bash HHonors.

Even before this change, I got full free breakfast at every single WA I stayed: WA Beijing, WA Shanghai on the Bund (twice), and last year at the iconic Rome Cavalieri WA...

@lucky now this is big. Yesterday's hyatt news was too little too late. This change is very big for families who go to places like the Grand Wailea and spend about $80 a day on breakfast

A few years ago we went to Hilton Waikoloa Village and the breakfast credit we were given could only cover a bowl of cereal at the cereal hut outside. We got continental breakfast in the restaurant and fought at checkout to get credited the difference. It took a lot of arguing about it.

This is great news! i have avoided WA's with my family because of this. At most Hilton's even when its only for one guest, they will often comp our kids breakfast (ages 7 and 8 now) or else they will offer charge them a ridiculously low price (like a side of toast) even when they may get the full kids buffet. One of those unwritten things why i like being a Diamond member.

@DCS: "It was only a matter of time before a benefit that was already there got formalized, and robbed self-anointed travel gurus of yet another talking point with which to bash HHonors.

Even before this change, I got full free breakfast at every single WA I stayed: WA Beijing, WA Shanghai on the Bund (twice), and last year at the iconic Rome Cavalieri WA…"

This is probably news to no one, but the plural of anecdote is not data.

Right. I mean has anyone -- other than DCS, who gets suite upgrades and free breakfasts from Hilton even when he is not staying at their properties (sorry, couldn't resist) -- been getting b'fast as Gold or Diamond at Boca Raton Resort or Boca Raton Beach (both WA properties)? I sure haven't.

Anyhow, good to hear that the future is bright. I mean, it's one thing to eat your b'fast at the Boca Raton Beach Club outside under constant bird attack. But it's a real indignity to be doing so and paying for the privilege.

One data point. No breakfast at WA Edinburgh as Diamond last year.

breakfast hours are usually inconvenient for the business traveler. so a big nothing burger for me.

Well, at least now the need for "data points" for "no breakfast at WA" has been made obsolete, has it not? You need to find something else to bitch about...

Hmm. What's the definition of "continental" breakfast? We all know there are hotels who skimp already and only provide coffee and a croissant. This sure puts pressure on Marriott to not just require Ritz-Carlton hotels to provide breakfast, but to also require resort hotels to do the same, regardless of their brand. At least for Marriott platinum. My biggest complaint with Marriott, besides a poor upgrade policy and poor breakfast policy, is that the benefits for gold and platinum are basically the same.

Does this include award stays?

@ Brian -- It should, yep.

@FNT Delta Diamond--totally agree with everything you wrote, with an emphasis on the word "policy". Even though the policy is the same for Marriott Gold and Platinum, in my experience, many Marriott hotels (Courtyard and above) will comp Platinum members a lot more than Gold, especially outside the USA. However, for Ritz Carlton, I've found it hard to get them to volunteer to comp me much of anything.

@Biggie F--only time I've been given a free breakfast at the Boca Beach Club (forget it I was Gold or Diamond at the time) was after a massive hotel screw up, for which the GM was very apologetic.

I believe there is a choice for Gold or Diamond at Hilton Garden Inn- either the breakfast or points unlike the other mentioned which are points and breakfast.

@Brian - For most, if not all, practical purposes (earning elite credit or promo points, status recognition, etc), HHonors makes no distinction between revenue and award stays once booked, as long as they are 'eligible' stays as defined in the T&C. So, yes, free breakfast, like suite upgrades, can be had on award stays too

Just stayed at WA Beijing and was told included breakfast for Diamond, but when I checked out the breakfast was charged with a small discount - no problem as it was an incredible breakfast but they should really get their story straight

Just check with Waldorf in Park City, UT. I'm arriving there on Thursday.
Complimentary breakfast is not included in your stay regardless of your status (Gold or Diamond). Apparently the free breakfast will be offered only at limited number of hotels.

Checked into the Waldorf Astoria Park City as a Diamond member and they said at checkin that I would be given a $30 credit ($15 x 2) at the restaurant for breakfast. There is no continental breakfast option, it’s either $30 for the buffet or a la carte.