How much extra might one pay for the availability of a free 'continental breakfast' in a motel or inn of not great repute? Is it worth the hassle and potentially the addon to the room costs? Is it really as bad as people make it out to be?
The promise, to a newbie, of the possibilities of what a 'continental breakfast' might entail, and the immediate wave of disappointment that follows on their first introduction with an actual spread is known to all who have stayed at an establishment offering such amenities. The immediate reaction is that of disappointment, disgust, and of anger, at being fooled and baited.
But I ask you dear reader can one really expect a good, home-cooked meal for the price levels the receivers of the continental are paying? And really, is the promise of a couple of hard-boiled eggs, simple but filling fruits, yogurt, jam-butter and bread, muffins, fruit juice, coffee tea, and so forth, is that not an enticing offer for what would otherwise be an empty, hungry morning? And doubly so for those traveling with kids or in large numbers, for a good meal of similar-ish quality should one find those at grocery store cold section would set back one at least a dozen dollars per person. A drink of juice, couple of bars, yogurt, bread butter and jam, eggs, oatmeal, pancakes, wow, when you think of the pricey alternatives, they begin making sense.
To be cynical and reject the continental right away is to refuse to see what the world has to offer, to imprison oneself within walls of expectation and disappointment, and not foresee the warm, content feeling on one's tummy after having filled up on double servings of everything there is on offer as one's truly as done on many an occasion. To travel on the cheap, one must learn to appreciate the continental breakfast, and make the most out of it.
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