For many, the best thing about staying at hotels is the breakfast buffet

While some travellers stay away from the free hotel breakfast buffet, others say it ranks among their favourite aspects of travel. — SAILE ILYAS/Unsplash

Kimberly Button normally skips breakfast. But on vacation, the hotel breakfast buffet is a highlight.

She’s drawn to the oatmeal bar, where she transforms bland grains with an array of toppings – chocolate chips, coconut flakes and berries. Sometimes she grabs fruit to take with her and nosh on throughout the day.