I Tried the Free Breakfast at 10 Hotels to Find the Best One

[@therealsamreid]

What hotels should I include in part 2??? PS - don't forget to use code 50REVUE (this is a new code!) to get 50% OFF plus free shipping on your first Factor box at bit.ly/485uKHv!

[@raccoozie]

Home2

[@StayWellx]

Hyatt Place Hyatt also has the most valuable points

[@toshi00tt]

Aloft and Coutyard

[@TheFett79]

La Quinta Inns, but be ready, my GF and I stayed at two this year, one was amazing, the other smelled like BO, and we found what I am assuming is heroin under our mattress. But they both had waffles, so there is that.

[@NeilPBrooks]

Embassy Suites is the best breakfast

[@LivieLives]

As an airline crew member, the way that we all discuss the breakfasts at individual overnights and can recall them based on brand and location is a sight to behold

[@iamReddington]

You are gorgeous!

[@good-tn9sr]

what do you recommend from what you have heard

[@barcelonadgreates]

Damn what airline you at, im tryna see something

[@User-ej7sd]

​@barcelonadgon on god

[@christylbk]

@@barcelonadgreates sad a girl can't even comment without a guy bothering them.

[@ScavengerGourmet]

Yes do a Part 2 for Premium, I love this shit. It feeds my autism of which is the best hotel food detail.

[@woodardchuckleson3090]

Yeah, let us who travel on the corporate card know where the best digs are.

[@cobra4455]

Most fancy hotels don't come with free breakfast.

[@youtubehandol]

@@cobra4455 you have to post spoiler alert for my autistic brain!

[@cobra4455]

@@youtubehandol It's pretty common knowledge. The more disposable income you have the more you're nickeled and dimed. Same with all the extra stuff you have to pay for in Bmw or Mercedes cars that come free on a cheapo car. Or Apple products that charge crazy prices for storage that is comparatively free with more economy brands. Anyways, in my personal experience if you want free breakfast at basically all nice hotels, you need status. Gold or platinum depending on the brand.

[@gunnasintern]

people don’t even say interest anymore

[@NoCrumLeftBehind]

I really appreciate Sam's fresh content when everything on KZbin seems to be the same nowadays

[@tjvarvaro1287]

Me too. Gig em

[@theanswerkey3603]

Same, this is really one of my favorite channels Gig ‘em

[@rondo9517]

agreed, his content is always original and unique but still helpful for everyone. Like this video, if you are travelling you might wanna know who serves the best breakfast

[@mrangryface]

its been a while since ive been to a hotel so this is useful in the future

[@BenjaminRichardsMasterhand]

nail in the coffin with this one ☝️

[@tungmingxuan8559]

I never knew I'd have this much fun spending 20 minutes listening to a guy talking about breakfast

[@vishnunair7623]

Same, I finished the video and was pleasantly surprised that my ADHD didn't trigger even for a second throughout the video, given I am on this channel for the first time.

[@BuckingHorse-Bull]

breakfast is very simple yet easily messed up

[@afreshreaction]

lol would be funny if he left a sponsor shake in each hotel breakfast room he visited

[@jvever4904]

My mom worked for many years as the sole employee that would set up and maintain the free breakfast area for her hotel! Mom often helped kids make waffles, had a system going for when to restock items in the stations, and would often give patrons a fifteen minute grace period after breakfast times were over and she was cleaning the lobby for them to grab last-minute food they needed. Plus, she'd bring home leftover pastries, biscuits, gravy, and waffle batter that would be tossed at the end of her shift regardless, to not contribute to food waste. She worked that job for nearly a decade. Got laid off when the hotel was bought and changed management. New management axed the free breakfast.

[@shadow_stalk]

The reasons i watched this video 1. Very chill,no over excitement for nothing 2. informative and educational 3.editing didnt feel over exaggerated 4.brought class to a subject noone asked for keep your style bec its better then the top 10 on youtube..

[@masonreed6845]

he always keeps it classy and professional... good chap

[@Jedi_Knigga]

This is literally the only KZbin video where I didn’t skip through the sponsor part, dude is chill asf

[@BuckingHorse-Bull]

t h i s g u y likes the video

[@illimitabilities]

I travel for work for around 300 days per year. Holiday Inn Express has been consistently the most clean, organized and comfortable hotel all around the country. Admittedly, I don't eat hotel breakfast very often because I hate powered/liquid eggs, or heavily sugared items for breakfast, but Holiday Inn seems to always have a fantastic selection.

[@Andrew-gu8uw]

300 is crazy, what do you do for work??

[@illimitabilities]

@@Andrew-gu8uw I'm a land surveyor for a fairly large company- we mostly specialize in the energy sector, like gas/oil, solar/wind farms and large scale highway department projects.

[@User-ej7sd]

Yall hiring? ​@illimitabilities

[@eileen4524]

@@illimitabilitiesare you married or have kids? if so, how do you manage to balance that working most of the year?

[@blackjacka.5097]

​@@eileen4524I don't think he has a proper home life

[@yourveryowngenie]

As a kid we were staying in a hotel for a sports tournament and my little buddy learned the hard way what happens when you try to make grilled cheese in the waffle maker: the staff get pissed because they have to clean all the melted cheese. So ya, you can thank Ricky for needing those signs.

[@therealsamreid]

CLASSIC Ricky am I right

[@buildyourcomputer]

if you do it right should be fine. ive done it at home not much mess. (maybe not the 4 mini waffle ones)

[@yourveryowngenie]

@@therealsamreid lmfao, friggin Ricky

[@jayc4283]

I saw a Asian Crater Lake tourist in Klamath falls put gravy in the waffle maker, attendent was PISSED

[@germanfisch]

@@jayc4283i understand putting cheese, but gravy?

[@AspiringInterpreter]

My husband is an airline pilot so he’s had a hotel breakfast or two. He says Hyatt Place and Hyatt Houses are the best free breakfasts. The hot food is made in cast iron skillets and you dish out directly from the nice cookware. Not just your standard powdered eggs and mediocre sausage. It’s the good stuff. Breakfast hash and better quality meat. Also they have fresh blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Not fruits you normally see. Great video! Thanks for posting!

[@armorend1334]

I stayed at the former back in June, in Virginia, and I can confirm all of this. My friends and I were gonna go into DC and it really was a great start to the day to have all the classic breakfast staples like eggs, bacon, bagels, fruit, and oatmeal before heading out. A nice breakfast is a luxury for a lot of people (Not all, shout-out to those who make it work) so getting one as part of your stay in a different place is pleasant.

[@tre8792]

That sounds fire, those are probably premium hotels right?

[@jamesonmccauley6850]

As a Hilton employee, honestly and not being biased, we have some of the most consistent breakfasts. Typically Hamptons and Trus have very similar breakfasts, the higher end hotels (that offer free breakfast), are typically diverse but usually have the same core foods, like Embassy Suites typically have made to order sections such as omlettes and pancakes. Keep up the great work with the Hotel reviews! I would love to see more!

[@newtonbrook]

You are correct.

[@sideburnman56]

I always stay at Embassy Suites if I can.

[@TRMI221]

Can confirm. Stay out 150 nights a year and Hilton is very consistent across all types of properties on everything including breakfast. Keep up the good work!

[@mybigfatpolishlife]

hampton and tru are both hilton places

[@tre8792]

@@sideburnman56I love embassy’s breakfast

[@abbyb8026]

Free hotel breakfasts have a special place in my heart. Really makes me want to book a hotel just for that experience 😂

[@abbyb8026]

What makes a hotel breakfast top tier to me: waffle machine with special flavor batters, fresh fruit, pre packaged baked goods, bacon or sausage, cereal/Oatmeal area (with a lot of toppings), bagged eggs like for real those bagged eggs turned into scrambled are legit, juices, milks, potatoes, and toast/bagels and cream cheeses

[@autumnrench4175]

SAMEEEE!!!

[@baronvg]

Lmao I’ve only ever had one full breakfast at a motel (Best Western) and it was quite satisfying. They had chicken fried steaks for goodness sake’s!!! 😂

[@abbyb8026]

@@baronvg fancy lol

[@VeronicaM-pf8oo]

@@baronvg I was pleasantly surprised by biscuits and gravy* and real onions in the potatoes at my last BW stay. They held it open for a few minutes extra for me too. They're usually extremely strict on the closing time. * totally treyf, so don't tell the in-laws.

[@Tommymad1]

Definitely do a part 2 with the premium hotels! I think that'd be really interesting to see the differences in their breakfasts, but also just how the hotels themselves compare.

[@pavelow235]

Years ago I went to a business hotel somewhere in Mexico, I believe it was mid-tier, not luxury, and the service and food and variety was probably the best breakfast I've had in my life.

[@Showwhat-b4x]

The problem is…usually the more expensive a hotel, the fewer amenities they include in the regular room rate. So premium hotels don’t typically include free breakfast (in the US, anyway). They might SELL breakfast in their on-premises restaurant, but the comparison would be tricky.

[@hidarling641]

@@Showwhat-b4x So basically they know u rich, so they try to suck as much of your net worth out of you as they can 💀

[@JustinHarbour-x1d]

@@hidarling641they give you a $18/day credit if you have status with their loyalty program

[@Tommymad1]

@@Showwhat-b4x Hmm, true. At the majority of really nice hotels I've stayed at I've had to pay for breakfast. I HAVE had some really great buffets at resorts though, although those are usually 2-400+ per night.

[@kilikus822]

As a Super 8 employee watching this at my desk, about to put out "breakfast" in a few hours I knew we were gonna lose and I also about died laughing when the music started. Really rubbing it in. xD

[@EnydCrowfeather]

😆 Best comment!!

[@DomzyDX]

Our local super 8 has an over chlorinated unheated pool. The rooms havent been renovated in like 30 years either. I honestly dont know if they ever refilled the pool or if they just add more chlorine every day. $50 a night i guess? Also the pool is cold as hell. Its like even after swimming for an hour you dont get used to it.

[@EnydCrowfeather]

@@DomzyDX 😳 Yikes!! wanted to laugh ...... but it's just too yuck lol

[@michaeldhondt368]

Yeah when I stay at a super 8 i just grab a coffee in the morning then head to somewhere else for breakfast

[@GameCritic101]

My super 8 smells like sewage and has bed bugs

[@heefsies]

this is the first video i've seen of yours, and as someone who has worked in hotels for the past ten years - one of which was a Holiday Inn Express - this was very enjoyable to watch! I like the presentation you do, no putting on some voice, no annoying bits, just a consistent tone and informative script. thanks, we need more like you.

[@accordingtoangela]

My fave breakfast I ever had was at a holiday inn express in Philadelphia, I was there for a wedding. The worst hotel breakfast that was hilarious was when I was in San Jose. It said “continental breakfast included.” When I asked where the breakfast was, she pointed to a danish and croissant and said “France. Denmark.” And that was it. 🤣☠️ her indifference to her job actually Added to the whole experience. We loved her even though she hated everyone. Edit: I can’t remember if it was a red roof or a Ramada but she was definitely the most memorable part of the trip

[@johnl1298]

My family virtually only stays at holiday inn expresses. The breakfast is very consistent between hotels. Usually either a cheese omelette, veggie omelette in the video or scrambled eggs. One option of bacon, sausage patty or link, or turkey sausage is pretty much always available. They sometimes have biscuits and sausage gravy. Universally they pretty much always have cinnamon rolls. Breakfast potatoes are a common food item. Many but not all have pancakes, waffles also but they are less common in recent years. The other stuff like bread oatmeal cereal yogurt milk juice coffee and fruit is pretty standard across the board. What’s nice is the menu often changes every day so if you’re staying multiple nights you can have a variety of hot breakfast foods.

[@Fools_Requiem]

Holiday Inn Express is also pretty much the only hotel I stay in, as well. I love consistency in hotels, and HIE is consistent and a good stay. Only gripes are that some units still have old and loud AC machines, and the shower heads tend to be poorly maintained. Everything else is perfect for the price.

[@237photo]

They must consistently enforce brand standards because I’ve had very few bad experiences , and when I do have one it’s rectified just as quickly as I make them aware.

[@hockey1freak]

I’m pretty loyal to HIE and Hampton in the US. But if you ever have a chance go stay at a HIE in Asia. Breakfast blows US out of the water.

[@sethwagner781]

The biscuits and gravy are my favorite, and they act as a nice laxative 😂😂

[@hidarling641]

THEY HAVE BISCUITS AND GRAVY?! Okay next time i go somewhere ill stay there instead of super8, because their breakfasts are always miserable.

[@somedude1901]

As a touring musician, I’ve had a LOT of Holiday Inn Express breakfasts. Never lets me down

I'm not sure if it was just for the Hurricane but the Holiday Inn Express Hollywood Airport location in Florida didn't have one and I was crushed. Switched hotels after that.

[@ronaldfauver1469]

They rock.no pun intended 😂

[@jchr1st]

I am always impressed at how well you plan your videos, Sam. It's impressive that you will be filming parts for this video while also traveling to film other videos like the Best Wings in America series. Well done man! Efficiency score = 100

[@jaylynya972]

My grandpa owned a fairfield hotel and I stayed their with my cousins for every Christmas break. The breakfast buffet was something we always looked forward to, something worth noting is that they do have vegetarian patties along with their sausage patties!! you just have to ask them for it

[@milkjug7]

Being someone who solely books at Holiday Inn Express this makes me happy. Its always so consistent in my experiences no matter the location.

[@Maria_745]

Seeing the data behind my love for the holiday inn breakfast is so satisfying lol. I will say the hours and clear communication of them are so important at a hotel. It's also slightly annoying when you stay at a hotel for more than a few days and the breakfast hours are different every day.

[@zenithmalhotra4172]

big fish theory!

[@BigHuntDawg14]

I love that you still do your “everything will be okay” ending man. Made me tear up the first time watching your videos earlier this year cause I was going thru alot an now things are better but keep up all the hard work big bro 💯🐐 one of my favorite youtubers now a days

[@BigHuntDawg14]

Sam Reid liked my Comment!!

[@abbyb8026]

@BigHuntDawg14 this is honestly my favorite thing he does! He's so entertaining and does such interesting stuff which is refreshing but I always stay till the end to hear that💗

[@BigHuntDawg14]

@@abbyb8026facts yea I was watching the first vid I seen of his an then he mentions it an it kinda catches you off guard especially if your actively going thru something while watching an it’s just so reassuring an comforting

[@cloudsateme3058]

Making your own waffles with the batter >>>>>>

[@alldera]

the best

[@therealsamreid]

Nothing like it 🙌🏼

[@RockShowVideos]

Making your own batter with the waffles... (╬ಠิ益ಠิ)

[@Tetrini]

ive only ever been to one place that had this option and it was a cheap motel on a trip to an amusement park, best hotel breakfast ever.

[@TheWill58]

Bonus points if the waffles are shaped like Texas.

[@sollybear33]

We stayed at a Ramada somewhere in the midwest that had a full omlet bar with a cook and everything when i was a teenager. Ive never been able to find another complimentary breakfast with that since.

[@blueb2830]

the data analysis with the graph at the end made me laugh wayy too hard but also made me realize just how serious this review was, lmfaooo

[@louistov]

Super 8 has not changed. It's been 20 years since we stayed at one. They only had coffee and a pecan roll/swirl. As a teen, i was so hungry and disappointed. We had to stop by a mcdonalds on our way to Florida

[@flawed1]

As soon as he said, “ But sadly, that wasn’t the worst one”, I was like oh yeah, the worst one is going to be super eight

[@abunchahooey]

I’m so sorry this happened to you

[@ClintBrubakken]

That's definitely not my experience with Super 8. I stay at them often and most are Days Inn live. Waffle Maker, Juice, toast, yogurt, milk, cereal, apples and clementines.

[@melissablick779]

Stayed at a Super 8 for a few days back in 2011. They had weak stale coffee in a thermos and two wall-mounted cereal dispensers. Think there might've also been a gumball machine.

[@maxinezook4618]

I can attest to that, my family stayed in a local Super 8 9 years ago & the only thing I remember about the free breakfast was the packaged cinnamon/pecan rolls & a limited selection of cold cereals, milk & yogurts. I didn't even remember what drinks they had beyond the milk for the cereals but there may not have been any drinks worth remembering. We literally just took the cinnamon/pecan rolls back to our room to have as snacks later & walked down the street to the local Dunkin for more hearty breakfasts 😆

[@antonpham6446]

Every other KZbinr: "I'm trying a burger at every fast food resturant." Sam: "I'm trying all the free continental breakfasts!" I love it.

[@Venzynt]

Why are you acting like that's especially different or interesting?

[@snacktivist]

I prefer this 100%

[@zomgkb]

@@Venzyntpeople crave attention from KZbinrs that’s why they say things like this.

[@murkythunder]

@@Venzynt It is different. The first is lazy content that I could do, and have done somewhat over a period of years. The second is something that is not as easy to do, price-wise, and logistic-wise. I stay a couple of nights a year at the same hotel, so it would take me like 5-10 years to do this without going out of my way, and by that time a lot of hotels would have changed. It's useful and factors in the next time I book a hotel with a free breakfast

[@freemodulation]

As someone that travels quite a bit for work…holiday inn express is on point. Sometimes they aren’t the cleanest though. Fairfield NEVER disappoints

[@robdixon7732]

Hampton Inn is my go to hotel. I think they offer a good breakfast and they have a rotating menu too so some days you get omelets and even biscuits and gravy.

[@chowchillachuck]

The cinnamon rolls at Holiday Inn Express are awesome! I have always found the breakfast at Hampton Inns pretty consistent too.

[@debbierhode6291]

Yes Please do a Part 2 with Premium hotels! Thank you! And yes, having stayed in many hotels during our daughter's sports days, the free breakfasts were always much appreciated!

[@flips220]

Honestly, I think free breakfast is more associated with the mid/low-tier that he featured in this video. Anytime I've stayed at higher end hotels, they did not provide free breakfast. They would have a restaurant inside that you'd pay for like any other sit down place.

[@debbierhode6291]

@flips220 yes, but when traveling with a Volleyball or Basketball team, it was a balance between a nice place to stay for a reasonable price and a hasty breakfast before 8 am or spending hours and lots of money for a breakfast when you're in a hurry with 10 + hungry teens. So when we stay at a higher end hotel or resort, we are happy to pay for a leisurely and quality meal.

[@realnicksutton]

You really glazed right over that cinnamon roll at Holiday Inn Express. OK bad pun, but really those cinnamon rolls are fantastic. I’ve always loved HIE breakfast.

[@joshuamarcolina438]

Yes! I’d book a Holiday inn express just for the cinnamon rolls

[@therealsamreid]

This is gonna sound crazy but I legitimately didn't see them until I was reviewing the footage 🤦🏻‍♂️ Punching air rn

[@hockey1freak]

I stay at Hampton, HIE and Fairifield not infrequently but the HIE i stay at the most never has bacon so you really lucked out =( But if you think HIE breakfast in the US is good, try HIE in Asia... OMG... Going to be at HIE in Singapore for 8 nights in a row next year

[@rondo9517]

most underrated youtuber on the platform, very creative but still sensible practical content. well done man

[@Tropicanax7x]

I'm from the mid-west. I stayed at a cheapo no breakfast hotel for a few nights in San Fransisco before messing my flight date up and having to stay another night, fortunately at a better hotel. It wasn't a grand expensive hotel, it was like $100/night vs the $80/night that was BAD. The hotel had a free breakfast buffet. It was incredible and not what I was expecting. First of all, I made my first waffle there. They had fresh fruit, pastries, donuts, toast, bagels, cereals, oatmeal, potatoes, eggs, sausage patties, sausage links, juices, coffee machine with various options, teas. The sausage patties, eggs, and potatoes were seasoned with mexican spices and it was so delicious. The whole cook crew was Mexican and I thought it was unique for the food to have their style to it, unlike what I'm used to in the mid-west, just normal plain what I'm used to. Their kitchen was being updated so they cooked everything outside on 3 flat iron grills.

[@kindredspiritbaseballmom7913]

Great video! As a travel baseball mom, I have stayed at numerous hotels. The team and families value the importance of a good breakfast before the games. It seems they have been doing a good job choosing a hotel because they always choose one from the top half of your list. We usually stay at a Hampton Inn, a Best Western Plus, or a Holiday Inn Express. One breakfast that stands out was the Best Western Plus in Dubuque, Iowa. That was a pricier hotel but had a lot of extra features that were needed for a team who were over 6 hours away from their homes.

[@deniseheins2133]

Opening a banana like that is savage 😄 Where is the biscuits and gravy at these hotels? 😄

[@seanrobbins7125]

I visited a holiday inn express in Panama city beach that had biscuits and gravy so there some small differences with each place

[@realnicksutton]

@@deniseheins2133 i’ve had it at Holiday Inn Express in Orlando

[@elbirdo_insoko]

The Hampton I stay at in Rosemont near Ohare (Chicago) almost always has biscuits and gravy. Sometimes these like, pre-made omelet patty things as well. Biscuit, omelet, gravy combo slaps.

[@foreverokami16]

We stayed at a Holiday inn Express in Orangeburg that had biscuits and gravy and the best cinnamon rolls 🤤

[@Homested_Happenings]

When I've stayed multiple days at Holiday Inn Express, breakfast items changed daily. Sausage patties vs links, potatoes vs biscuits and gravy even scrambled egg vs omelets.

[@settheworldonfire94]

The graph at the end was super interesting. Love the data analysis! My grandma is a holiday inn person, so I’ve been there a fair few times. I’ve never had a bad breakfast there.

[@therealsamreid]

Shoutout Grandma 🙌🏼

[@timothyconlin1319]

Stellar content as always Sam. You'll be in the top ten list you mentioned in no time and with the wuality and originality of youre videos i wouldnt be surprised if you make it to #1 some day.

[@ghans2305]

I've worked in hotels for about 5 years, and you're spot on about franchisees having different items. Some brands will have very strict brand standards for hotels to follow, whereas some will have few or none. Choice, Marriot, and Hilton hotels are usually the strictest in terms of brand standards. Sometimes they'll go above and beyond the brand standards to set themselves apart from other hotels in the area. For example, we aren't required to provide hot items at our hotel, but we offer breakfast sausage nuggets in addition to the other continental items anyway. Some places will ignore brand standards entirely and offer no breakfast if they aren't worried about inspections. Coffee, waffles, yogurt, etc can also vary depending on if the hotel brand requires a certain coffee brand or not. If not, it's up to the hotel to work with their vendor to decide what coffee to get.

[@MrDarksizzle]

17:53 "am I saying that having a bad breakfast drives people to do crimes? Maybe!" ..i lost it. love the vibes, great videos, unique stories! keep em coming!

[@beckatt710]

As someone who is GF due to Celiac, I can't tell you how excited I got seeing that GF waffle maker!! It might be worth it for me to spend the extra 30 to stay there since I'd probably spend that on a GF meal having to go out for breakfast at another location. And that's not including the cost of my travel companion's food! I would love to see a part 2 with premium hotels to see if any of them have a similar set up 😊

[@supersanic1254]

Still have to be careful, as I have got extremely sick from these "GF" waffle makers. You have to put a lot of trust in that noone put the regular batter in there, and the staff cleaning it. I ruined too many trips by trusting the GF waffle makers, so I don't even bother anymore. Now being low carb on top of all that makes breakfast at most places impossible, but there are a few hotels that will accommodate. I visited a HIE once that was able to make grain free cinnamon rolls, and those were great!

[@quirkybeauty]

Good luck in your quest to crack the top 10! You've come so far, I was here pretty early on and super impressed by your production quality even back then.

[@justinsweat9651]

Now THIS is peak journalism!

[@meorrrguy]

I used to travel for work a lot to industrial areas and always used the Holiday Inn Express and I would agree with your assessment. It’s a great value and their breakfast is awesome.

[@ratlips4363]

My favorite has always been Embassy Suites. Great breakfast as they always have a chef that makes omelets

[@redrooster1908]

I love it when the hotel has real hashbrowns in a chafing dish 👌

[@tyrcipher8811]

Embassy Suites fall more under the premium brands of hotels... Which after doing a quick google search, some places are asking for $130+ a night... They better be making custom order omelets

[@micahmx85]

16:52 also know as the Continental divide.

[@therealsamreid]

MISSED OPPORTUNITY

[@brentOhlookAsnake]

Fucking. Gold. 😂

[@redrooster1908]

😂😂

Every time I watch one of your videos, I always feel a little bit better than I did before. Thank you for your content Sam, truly. The world is a little bit better of a place with you in it.

[@PokeMarieee]

11:35 that’s a luxury red roof inn tbh

[@kaohsiung99]

That's right. I was wondering where he found such a nice, quiet Red Roof. Usually, it's got the internal hallway & you smell weed.

[@Flourescentdoor]

I went to college in Lexington but haven’t been back since I graduated. Its been super nostalgic to see shots of all the fast food joints and hotels we used to visit, on top of some really creative content. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@allaboutroofing2]

FWIW, Best Western is always my first choice for sleep quality. Dark room if desired and very good mattresses and cleanliness for the $$ .. I'm not a huge breakfast freak, but always fits the bill for me. I don't need a large room, just cozy and BW seems to fulfill.

[@ajeffchillin3233]

Sam is such an underrated youtuber.. bro delivers top tier content every damn time

[@brantleyhudson2892]

Those Holiday Inn cinnamon rolls are surprisingly good. Unique option

[@99999mytube]

I haven't travelled for work for a few years, but I always booked a Hampton, and one of the main reasons was because I knew the breakfast would be decent. And for consistent lunch or dinner you can usually find an Applebee's in the neighborhood.

[@celsovera91]

My mom used to be a breakfast attendant for Quality Inn and Hampton Inn. She told me they use a powder substitute for the eggs. That’s why it comes out very soupy.

[@ZWolf2099]

Best hotel breakfast spread for me was a holiday inn in Miami where they had alot of stuff like fresh fruit, different juices and coffee, breads, cereal. Yogurt. Pastries like muffins and donuts but the cherry on top was a pancake conveyor belt where you drop your pancake in and it would come the other side already cooked

[@dulapeep1814]

The Fairfield Inn is amazing! I stay at the Fairfield every other week when I travel for work. The breakfast and coffee is always incredible!

[@randybradley4151]

My wife and I stayed at a Super 8 in Canada last year for $135CAD for a queens size bed with jacuzzi tub. They basically had every breakfast items you'd want. 4 types of cereal, 3 kinds of muffins, 3 types of bagels, English muffins, bread, apples, oranges, bananasmelon medley. Yoplait Yogurt, mini cinnibons, hard boiled eggs, scrabbled eggs, omelet center, waffle make, sausages, bacon, hash browns and applesauce.

[@swit1905]

"Firmly securing last place" is a phrase you never want to hear Sam Reid saying about your establishment 💀

[@israelmartin8413]

Your video came up when I woke up after falling asleep for 3 hours. Now you have a new subscriber. The detail of explanations is top tier

[@kittencuddler1072]

The hero we've always needed but never knew how greatly we needed them. Thank you for this incredible video, Sam.

[@ottoman6731]

The best hotel breakfast I’ve ever had was in a Gillette, Wyoming, in August. $61.47 for the room, eggs/sausage/bacon/waffles, fruit, baked goods, etc. The offerings vary by location! Clutch when i was on a cross country trip.

[@wessouthflorida7026]

Hi, please let me know the hotel name OR an address in Gillette? Thank you!

[@ottoman6731]

@ dunno why it wasn’t in the comment, it was before. It’s the quality inn right off of I-90.

[@taylorcrockett48]

Celiac here, my jaw dropped when I saw that fairfield inn gluten free spread

[@antonnym214]

Red Roof! Post-apocalyptic is a terrific description! My brother was a security guard at one of those in Atlanta. They're all just drug and gang dens with weekly rates. I don't know of a single decent Red Roof Inn ANYWHERE. That $59 per room should not be given to the MOTEL but should be awarded to anyone brave enough to stay in one overnight.

[@nathaliyaminukshi8630]

I stayed at red roof in Houston once. Let’s just say I was afraid I might not wake up the next day 😂😂.

[@pippa3150]

As a semi-retired scientist and a person who has traveled all over the world, I really appreciate your reviews (over the Ryans and others on yt). You have great explanations and use more of a scientific approach. I just subbed to you. Not only out of appreciation, but respect.

[@horsma2064]

This was so well put together and the pacing was amazing, didn't feel like skipping forward or off the video at any point! :-) Please make more of these and also if you travel by air often, you should absolutely do videos covering some airport restaurants!

[@rjjr7064]

I want to see the Key and Peele continental breakfast guy try all these different places

[@noxcure]

Hampton Inn gets a 90 alone just for the strawberry kiwi enhanced water. Its so refreshing 😂

[@SanjayKumar-n8h3s]

Its pretty common at many of the hotels I've been at. Might just be lucky!

[@shadow340]

Its actually criminal you only have 212k subs.

[@timhartman5128]

Yes! As a business owner who travels all over the US for my business, Holiday Inn Express is my go to because I get a consistent experience almost everywhere, including a solid breakfast. If I'm on a job for a week, having a good breakfast every day starts the day off right and saves me time and money. Also, their cinnamon rolls are amazing!

[@xtlm]

The one thing about some of them, like a Hampton Inn is that the breakfast menu can change per location or even on a day to day basis. Like sometimes they don't have scrambled eggs, but another type of egg or maybe multiple types of egg. The type of meat changes, the flavors of waffle change, etc. Source, I had to stay at a local Hampton Inn for a week and a half once. Also stay at them on trips.

[@acousticdoug]

I love free hotel breakfasts! So excited to watch this one

[@nick51517]

My first couple years out of college I had to travel a lot for work, mostly staying in those above the line hotels 2-3 nights a week most weeks, all over the country. My experience pretty much matches up with your graph

[@magfe888]

“Bananas are a huge plus for me” less than two minutes in and I already know this is gonna be another banger from Sam

[@jarretrudd874]

Hey Sam I have a reputation of hopping on KZbinrs before they blow up I’ve been following you for awhile and you are overdue to blow up. God bless you

[@noahtaylor1829]

Gotta say Sam, the segway into the Factor ad was top notch. Great vid as always!!

[@EuanM]

Yesss part two please!!! I love these videos so muc

[@formerbabyfutureghost]

I worked at a Hampton inn for years and I think it was the primary chain that got most hotels to make the switch from continental to American - and the woman who ran our breakfast every day was NO joke, that breakfast service was her pride and joy

[@sergeant_salty]

Certainly a great chain and a great breakfast.. just needs more bacon, less chicken sausage

[@cheesebuger13]

I stayed at a Hyatt near Mohegan Sun in June. One of the main reasons was free breakfast on top of the room being cheaper and nicer.

[@funnyfarm299]

Hyatt properties are experimenting with getting rid of free breakfast. Be sure to complain if you see it!

[@qeetta92]

This was a nice list. There was one that you didn’t mention that I’ve been to quite a few times. It’s called the Baymont Inn by the Wyndham Hotels brand. I haven’t been there in a couple of years, but they serve a really nice breakfast. Assortment of cereals, juices, fruits and bagels. Muffins or donuts (I noticed that they usually didn’t have both. It was always one or the other). They also have Yoplait yogurt in a few flavors. As for cooked food, there’s waffle maker to make waffles, and they had egg & cheese omlettes, sausages, and biscuits w/ sausage gravy. There were also hard-boiled eggs, but they were refrigerated, so not completely sure about that. But they were good though. And of course there was coffee and tea. I really enjoyed the breakfast with them. I used to visit my friend a lot and when I first started going to his city, I looked for a hotel that I felt would be a good value. Since most hotels in this price range are almost always the same, I wanted to look for one that offered something that not every hotel has, and breakfast is usually something that not all hotels have, even some more expensive hotels. I ended choosing the Baymont because it was one of the only hotels in that area that actually served breakfast. There was even a Hilton Garden Inn that I was contemplating staying at instead, but it was double the price of the Baymont and didn’t even serve breakfast. So it was a no-brainer for me.

[@lechocolatpo7233]

this is such a professional an fairly-layed out analysis of this niche thing of hotel breakfasts. Ive always looved hotel breakfasts, theres something homely about it, so this was awesome to see. Thanks for making this:))

[@0py6f]

WE WANT THE PREMIUM HOTEL VIDEO NEXT!!!

[@NicksDynasty]

If it's free, it's for me

[@r.a.contrerasma8578]

But... Is it really free?

[@hippo8152006]

i really love hearing your ending. its going to be okay. you sound so sincere. going though some stuff right now and it only helps. thank you

[@therealsamreid]

Hang in there!

[@kennethmiller2333]

Love the scatter plot. I think you could bring it up a step by plotting the efficient frontier. Here, that looks like it would be Fairfield - HI - Days - Super 8. Everything else is dominated by a better value for the price or better price for the value.

[@joshuakayla9790]

We stayed in 3 Fairfield Hotels (Moab, UT - Burley, ID - Fort Collins, CO) on our summer trip last year and none of them had that huge Gluten Free section in your video. They did have gluten free bread but no dedicated waffle machine. My wife would have loved that entire section!

[@shahrokni]

Oh wow. This video was impressive. Didn't expect the final minutes

[@theworldisa]

Great video. I would vote for a Part 2, either of more hotels in this midtier category, or Premium hotels (creator's choice!)

[@cambishop706]

8:17 My friends and I used to get in trouble for making quesadillas in our college cafeteria’s waffle irons… The haters don’t want to see us use the waffle iron to its full potential!

[@anonanon8252]

Hi Sam, this is the first time I've had one of your videos recommended to me, and I'm very impressed with your content as well as your overall presentation. New subscriber!

[@dragonfruitfan4894]

Sam is quite literally the goat of yt rn he's keeping my sanity stable as 2024 comes to an end

[@SteWieHTheTowel]

this dude knows exactly what I look for a hotel. value to price ratio for as cheap as I can go. sometimes I am willing to forgo the breakfast knowing I can save money.

[@billingram-jd8mm]

If there's a breakfast place nearby, like the Waffle House across the street in Sam's video, a cheap but Clean hotel with No breakfast is worth it. BTW, WH is reasonably priced, friendly & with Good Food!

[@TheOfficialDB72]

Would love to see you do this, but with the rooms themselves!

[@BenHiggins]

Love it when a NUE STUDIO REVUE drops!

[@therealsamreid]

I see what you did there 😏

[@StarGazerStudiosTV]

From Inchworm to Dollar Tree Food to Hotel Breakfasts, your content has been consistently entertaining and quite fun too. I found this one quite helpful for future trips, thank you! ✨

[@MJTRadio]

Due to poor planning, I ended up staying in a Super 8 for about a week one semester of grad school (it was a low residency program, so we were only on campus for that one week that semester.) Years later I wrote a play about my experiences in that grad school, and the memories of that exact same pitiful Super 8 breakfast were still strong enough that I joked about them in the script. There was a Ramada literally in the same parking lot that cost like 30 more bucks a night and was infinitely better. Stayed there every other time I needed a hotel in Greensburg.

[@Graceclaw]

5:00 I stayed at a Quality Inn last night and it had sausage and biscuits and gravy, much better than the poor breakfast you got

[@frankb1]

This is actually very useful information.

[@MrEduardo994]

Surprisingly I agree with him just by raw experience including the experience of the stay itself. It's gonna vary from location to location, but I feel I have a better chance by going to HI. Also I like Sleep In for those one-night stays!

[@BensExoticFlorida]

Holiday Inn Express not only has great breakfasts but they also have the most comfortable beds/bedding out of those hotels. It's always my go to hotel for a casual hotel.