Post by High Priestess on May 28, 2016 5:18:59 GMT
Amarita shared on Anecdotes Feb 2014
www.airbnb.com/groups/content/content-91086
Amarita
A question about breakfast ...
Hi Everyone -I stayed in 3 locations in Barcelona via airbnb - I did not expect breakfast and it was not provided.
My first guest mentioned that she was surprised that I did not provide breakfast as it had been included and offered at other places she had stayed at.
Any advice - is breakfast standard or optional?
I don't see any box to check about it on the listing page ...
Thank you for your help :-)
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Christina
Christina2 years ago
This is up to the host. I have stayed as a guest many times and there was never any breakfast. I do not provide a hot breakfast as a host, just cereal, oatmeal, bread and spreads. When I first listed my rooms, there was a "breakfast" that you could tick. It was with all the amenities.
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Salvia
Salvia2 years ago
Under amenities / Extras you can still tick "Breakfast" and people then definitely count on that. The Name "airbnb" can lead people to think that is "of course" included but many hosts don't offer it automatically. ( In some areas they would be subject to special regulations then). I don't advertise that I serve breakfast but always ask if people have breakfast (at all) im the morning. Depending on their habit I prepare cold breakfast like yours to help themselves
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Sofia
Sofia2 years ago
A guest also suggested that I should have a Light breakfast althought I order coffee, tea and colddrinks. You can't make everyone happy I Guess
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Salvia
Salvia2 years ago
As I have noticed that many people don't breakfast much I only offer what I eat myself so that it does not waste.
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Sofia
Sofia2 years ago
Ohh but I am not there
its an aprtament. So I have to leave something for them to eat... Imagine if someone says that we should have dinner for them eheheh
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Julie and Eric
Julie and Eric2 years ago
It's not required. In the reservation reminder email, Airbnb reminds hosts to "Fill the fridge with a few breakfast goods (OJ, bagels, fruit)" but I found that in my apartment listing these were going to waste. I stock supplies for the guest to make coffee and tea.
Amarita
Amarita2 years ago
Thank you for your advice - much appreciated :-)
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Christina
Christina2 years ago
The funny thing is even when I stayed in traditional b&b, it is usually continental breakfast, not the host cooking for me.
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Sofia
Sofia2 years ago
Julie & Eric
That is what I also do and guests are really happy about it
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Olga and Marco
Olga and Marco2 years ago
We have a coffee maker and plenty of different kinds of tea. We also luckily have two refrigerators so one of them we offer our guests to use. I also leave some snacks and drinks in it such as muffins and cookies, homemade jams and honey, milk and juice, and tell our guests in advance that they can help themselves any time.
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Serafina
Serafina2 years ago
I stock the rental kitchen with coffee, tea, granola bars, fruit, and some tetra packages of soup so that there's always something small and nonperishable available when guests get up or if they arrive late and hungry. I haven't had much of the fruit wasted.
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Javier and Kym
Javier and Kym2 years ago
I used to provide breakfast--fruit, homemade yogurt, local guava pastries, bagels and cream cheese. No one touched it. I can't eat wheat so I'd just have to throw the breads out and the fruit would go bad before I could eat it all so I stopped offering to feed people.
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Michael
Michael2 years ago
I have never offered it.. no complaints here, it's a nice touch but I agree that non-perishables or granola bars are a good thing to have, sometimes folks get in late/early and just want a snack before passing out.
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Tania & Andrew
Tania & Andrew2 years ago
I think it really depends on whether you live there or not. We do offer breakfast but we offer what we eat ourselves. So nothing goes to waste. We offer: granola bars, cereal, instant oatmeal, bread, eggs (which the guest is welcome to cook), non dairy-milk, fruit (apples and bananas), coffee and tea. It has worked well for us so far!
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Amarita
Amarita2 years ago
Thanks :-)
I personally never eat breakfast at home but I think I will check with guests before their arrival to find out what their expectations are ...
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Justine
Justine2 years ago
I've had almost 200 guests in the home and no one had ever expected breakfast. I offer coffee and tea if I happen to see them and they rarely take it. I offer use of the kitchen so today interested in eating in bring their own groceries.
www.airbnb.com/groups/content/content-91086
Amarita
A question about breakfast ...
Hi Everyone -I stayed in 3 locations in Barcelona via airbnb - I did not expect breakfast and it was not provided.
My first guest mentioned that she was surprised that I did not provide breakfast as it had been included and offered at other places she had stayed at.
Any advice - is breakfast standard or optional?
I don't see any box to check about it on the listing page ...
Thank you for your help :-)
15 comments
Follow
Like
Christina
Christina2 years ago
This is up to the host. I have stayed as a guest many times and there was never any breakfast. I do not provide a hot breakfast as a host, just cereal, oatmeal, bread and spreads. When I first listed my rooms, there was a "breakfast" that you could tick. It was with all the amenities.
Reply Like 1 like
Salvia
Salvia2 years ago
Under amenities / Extras you can still tick "Breakfast" and people then definitely count on that. The Name "airbnb" can lead people to think that is "of course" included but many hosts don't offer it automatically. ( In some areas they would be subject to special regulations then). I don't advertise that I serve breakfast but always ask if people have breakfast (at all) im the morning. Depending on their habit I prepare cold breakfast like yours to help themselves
Reply Like
Sofia
Sofia2 years ago
A guest also suggested that I should have a Light breakfast althought I order coffee, tea and colddrinks. You can't make everyone happy I Guess
Reply Like
Salvia
Salvia2 years ago
As I have noticed that many people don't breakfast much I only offer what I eat myself so that it does not waste.
Reply Like
Sofia
Sofia2 years ago
Ohh but I am not there
its an aprtament. So I have to leave something for them to eat... Imagine if someone says that we should have dinner for them ehehehReply Like 1 reply
Julie and Eric
Julie and Eric2 years ago
It's not required. In the reservation reminder email, Airbnb reminds hosts to "Fill the fridge with a few breakfast goods (OJ, bagels, fruit)" but I found that in my apartment listing these were going to waste. I stock supplies for the guest to make coffee and tea.
Amarita
Amarita2 years ago
Thank you for your advice - much appreciated :-)
Reply Like
Christina
Christina2 years ago
The funny thing is even when I stayed in traditional b&b, it is usually continental breakfast, not the host cooking for me.
Reply Like
Sofia
Sofia2 years ago
Julie & Eric
That is what I also do and guests are really happy about it
Reply Like
Olga and Marco
Olga and Marco2 years ago
We have a coffee maker and plenty of different kinds of tea. We also luckily have two refrigerators so one of them we offer our guests to use. I also leave some snacks and drinks in it such as muffins and cookies, homemade jams and honey, milk and juice, and tell our guests in advance that they can help themselves any time.
Reply Like
Serafina
Serafina2 years ago
I stock the rental kitchen with coffee, tea, granola bars, fruit, and some tetra packages of soup so that there's always something small and nonperishable available when guests get up or if they arrive late and hungry. I haven't had much of the fruit wasted.
Reply Like
Javier and Kym
Javier and Kym2 years ago
I used to provide breakfast--fruit, homemade yogurt, local guava pastries, bagels and cream cheese. No one touched it. I can't eat wheat so I'd just have to throw the breads out and the fruit would go bad before I could eat it all so I stopped offering to feed people.
Reply Like 1 like
Michael
Michael2 years ago
I have never offered it.. no complaints here, it's a nice touch but I agree that non-perishables or granola bars are a good thing to have, sometimes folks get in late/early and just want a snack before passing out.
Reply Like
Tania & Andrew
Tania & Andrew2 years ago
I think it really depends on whether you live there or not. We do offer breakfast but we offer what we eat ourselves. So nothing goes to waste. We offer: granola bars, cereal, instant oatmeal, bread, eggs (which the guest is welcome to cook), non dairy-milk, fruit (apples and bananas), coffee and tea. It has worked well for us so far!
Reply Like
Amarita
Amarita2 years ago
Thanks :-)
I personally never eat breakfast at home but I think I will check with guests before their arrival to find out what their expectations are ...
Reply Like
Justine
Justine2 years ago
I've had almost 200 guests in the home and no one had ever expected breakfast. I offer coffee and tea if I happen to see them and they rarely take it. I offer use of the kitchen so today interested in eating in bring their own groceries.