Hotel Block Pricing

I’m assuming it’s still cheaper than the hotel would normally be right? If so I’d be happy breakfast was included! Just don’t tell anyone you could have gotten it cheaper but no breakfast.

Personally, I'm snobby about hotels, so I usually book the nicest option. Breakfast isn't a factor in that determination at all to me. I don't even eat breakfast! I'm not sure why YOU would cover the cost of someone's morning meal either, that's not expected or necessary! Pick the hotel that has the best online reviews for service, is most convenient to your venue, etc- tons of your guests won't care about breakfast a bit, and others will sneer at whatever the "free" breakfast includes.

I got a quote from a hotel that included breakfast, it's important to me that OOT guests can eat in the morning, and don't have to worry about that.
However, I did include a note that they did not have to feel obligated to stay at that hotel, they could find another hotel nearby, and provided a link with other hotels in the area with different price ranges.

I feel like as grown adults they can figure out what is going to fit their needs/budget. & I think the hotel block is more of a convenience than anything. I mean, we will be staying at our hotel block the night before and the night of the wedding, and so is the BM and his family, and my MOH and hers.

So I think anything you do choose, will be a nice gesture!

Keep in mind- the wedding block isn't saying "you have to stay at this hotel!" I was struggling with the same thing- my hotel block offers rooms at $119/night, which is a great deal considering their normal prices. Coming from a family that ALWAYS tried to save money while traveling, I wondered if this would be too much.

My mom reminded me that these rooms are reserved as a convenience, and if people want the rooms, I don't think the price will be TOO much of a factor, assuming there aren't a lot of hotels around the area or the hotels are also similarly priced. $20 isn't that big of a difference, in my opinion, when booking a hotel room, especially if breakfast is included and the facility is nice.

I'd check the reviews on the breakfast buffet. Some are really great, and some are just plastic wrapped muffins they get from Costco or whatever, and bruised apples. If it's nice, I'd say it's worth it, especially if you are planning to stay there as well and spend some time with the guests while they have breakfast. If the breakfast looks nasty, I'm skipping it and stopping by Starbucks.

I would consider the actual cost of going to a place and having breakfast elsewhere. Depending on their transportation, an additional $20 to cover a meal may not be bad. Have you considered asking a few guests how they would feel about it? Maybe some trusted OOT bridal party folks even may give you a clue on that one for your area.

View Quoted Comment

That's what I'm doing. Breakfast I think is included in the price, my BMs and I will be using the complimentary breakfast the morning of the wedding since we are staying in the hotel the night before, but the day after, I'm going to do a very informal post-wedding brunch with anyone that wants to join You could do something like that as well!

I blocked 2 hotels so guests could choose, one is nicer but $$, the other is crappier but cheap

View Quoted Comment I also blocked more than one hotel. I know my family and his so we blocked rooms for those who like to save money (cheapest prices) those who save many but want a little more for their money (mid range cost) and one that has all the bells and whistles (a little pricier). I still got them a discount at all three hotels so my guests can decide which option they want to choose.

Personally I would prefer the lower price because I won't eat the carb loaded junk that most hotel "free" breakfast includes.

For me, I was more focused on getting my guests a nice hotel for the best price, regardless of a free breakfast. However, if you know that breakfast is something that will be important for your guests, definitely do that!

I was concerned about this as well, so I asked some of my friends for their opinions. The feedback I got was "it doesn't matter". And my friend is a huge fan of breakfast. We personally chose to do the room block at a hotel with the nicest rooms. Breakfast is just a bonus. Do you have the option to tour the properties?

I'm probably not room blocking because the tool didn't return any bids that were any less than the normal rate; we're not in an area where hotels are very expensive anyway so it'll probably still be $100-130 a night for those that are staying.

Anyway, it depends, is the hotel with the breakfast significantly nicer (aka an added star rating?) If that were the case I'd go for it but probably wouldn't care about the breakfast, as then you'd have the choice of going out for breakfast or brunch, or else bringing your own (when I'm trying to save money I usually bring a bunch of power bars for breakfast) and saving the money. $20 is probably not a great value for a hotel breakfast spread, you could get a great breakfast out for that. So unless the hotel is nicer I'd vote no.

But you could always recommend 2 different hotels even if you're only blocking one - we will recommend a cheaper one closer to the venue, probably for the younger drinking crowd, and another one ~10 minutes further away that's the closest "nice hotel" around, a Hampton.

I stayed at a hotel recently as part of a room block for a wedding that included free breakfast. By "breakfast", they meant cereal and bagels. I went to a restaurant nearby instead. It's worth getting the room with breakfast as long as it's worth it. As a pp mentioned, check the reviews for their breakfast before making a decision. Maybe provide both options if possible?

Include breakfast. If they don't want to pay that much, they can find a cheaper option on their own.