The current hotel trend: Paid Breakfast
In recent years, the hotel industry has seen an emerging trend:
Breakfast for a fee.
This change is revolutionizing the way in which hotels offer their services to customers, with benefits ranging from the hygienic factor to the economic factor, significantly increasing the variety and quality of the offer.
Hygiene factor
The paid breakfast offers a significant advantage from a hygienic point of view:
Hotels can guarantee that each dish is prepared and served individually, reducing the risk of cross-contamination that can occur in traditional buffets due to possible improper handling of food by the public or by pathogens even in aerosol form, such as the recent case Covid has taught us well that they could settle on food exposed to the air.
Economic Factor
From an economic point of view, paid breakfast is advantageous for both hotels and customers.
Hotels can reduce the costs associated with preparing a breakfast buffet for all guests, regardless of whether they consume it or not. The crucial factor to consider is the enormous amount of uneaten food destined to become waste.
On average, hotels send 30% of their food to landfill as it is not consumed, especially at buffets (Source: United Nations Study 2021)
That is, they are second just after families who even waste 61% of the food purchased! (Source: United Nations Study 2021)
For customers, paid breakfast means that they pay only for what they consume, or - even - they pay nothing if they don't consume it (departing very early in the morning for a particular excursion or to avoid encountering too much traffic on the way home) .
Hotel Ca' del Bosco has reduced the daily price of the stay by approximately 8 Euros per person per day, which is equivalent - on average - to the per capita expense for a breakfast of a certain size.
Of course, someone might perceive
this current trend as one
annoying and unfair imposition (sometimes bordering on personal insult) by the hotel. But the world is constantly changing and so are accommodation facilities, which try to have a smaller impact in terms of energy and food waste.
In this case we recommend requesting multiple quotes in our area and checking the actual convenience, also considering that here you will always find your dinner included in the price unlike many structures that only offer accommodation with "Bed and Breakfast".
Increased Variety
Finally, paid breakfast allows hotels to offer a greater variety of food options. Hotels are no longer limited to serving a standard breakfast for all customers, but can instead offer a broader and more varied menu, both in terms of quality and quantity.
At the Hotel Ca' del Bosco you will find a choice of around 90 varieties of hot and cold drinks / freshly baked pastries / eggs and various cured meats / fruit / Vegan products at an absolutely moderate and competitive price.
Why does the hotel where I always go offer me half board - breakfast included - while at the Hotel Ca' del Bosco I have to pay for it separately?
Not all hotels are the same and share the same philosophy of protecting resources, economy and fairness.
We can assume that many hotelier colleagues do not even wish to try to vary the services they have been offering for many years, considering them valid and still cutting edge or for fear of disturbing the habits and expectations of their customers.
Hotel Ca' del Bosco has modified - not without a conceptual and economic effort - the Breakfast service by creating a simple Online Application dedicated to the choice of both the Breakfast itself (each individual dish is precisely described in composition and weight and photographed) and of dinner (always included in the price).
Every single order is confirmed by the system and within the application it is always possible to view the details of the orders placed and the related expenditure. Everything is always under control and it is always possible to add, subtract or modify orders, even with the direct assistance of the owner who is available to ensure everything is always clear and understandable.
In conclusion
The paid breakfast trend is gaining popularity around the world. While some may see this as an inconvenience, many others appreciate the flexibility, hygiene, economy and variety it offers.
So, before being surprised by the fact that the Hotel Ca' del Bosco will send you a quote that includes dinner but excludes breakfast, consider that the hotel world is undergoing great changes and this does not mean that the same are to the detriment of the consumer!
MDC
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