Guest User
November 20, 2023
During the pandemic, my travel changed for work. Subsequently, because I no longer stayed for weeks/months at a time, I tumbled down from my hard-earned Diamond status back to Silver. While any guest should be treated well, I certainly noticed a difference in treatment by staff. When I checked in I specifically asked about “dairy-free” milk and plant-based options to accommodate my dietary habits. I was assured that there would be oat-milk. Of course when I went down for breakfast, there were plenty of foods available (mostly foods laden with eggs, dairy, etc.) and NO plant-based milk. As large of a chain that Hilton is and the changing health consciousness of many people worldwide and food allergies, I am surprised that my only options for breakfast for my stay were: oatmeal made with water, a banana, orange or apple. Black tea. Day in and day out the same and when I brought it to the attention of the breakfast staff and front desk, they both walked me over to the “whole milk” and “2% milk”. NOT dairy-free. How hard is it to buy a container of unsweetened soy or oat-milk?? The “non-plant based” hotel guests certainly had many many more breakfast options: pancakes, lots of rolls and sweet breakfast breads/pastries/muffins, croissants, bagels, eggs, waffles, various creamers for coffee (that safe derived from milk products). Yogurt, cream cheese. More and more people are looking for healthier food choices due to diabetes, heart disease or general concern to eat healthier. Hilton would do a better service to their patrons by expanding their health based breakfast offerings. I can honestly say, Marriott does a better job by having dairy-free yogurt and plant-based milk at a minimum. These small concerns for hotel guests can make me consider the Marriott chain/properties when choosing my hotel accommodations.