I Tested Free Hotel Breakfasts

The only thing I love more than

breakfast is free breakfast. Hotels know

this about our brains. Doesn't matter if

it's a $10 hotel or 10,000. Humans see

free breakfast and feel like we're

getting a steal. However, some hotels

exploit this trick and scam you with bad

breakfast. That's exactly why I made the

waffle of trust. In this video, I'm

trying five levels of hotel breakfast to

see which one is the most trustworthy.

You know what time it is.

This will make sense in like 2 seconds.

Good morning. I thought that would be a

neat way to transition to the first

hotel.

Last night, I checked into the cheapest

hotel in my city that also has a

complimentary breakfast. It was actually

really nice and a good value. There was

an otter on TV or a beaver. I don't know

what animal that is. I will say that

when I walked in, I had to confirm that

there would be breakfast at all. Is that

where the breakfast's going to be in the

morning?

>> Yes.

>> Okay. off right there.

>> Okay. Based on the photos online, it is

a grab-and-go breakfast. Looks like

there's some oatmeal, some muffins,

granola bars, also a coffee station.

Don't talk to me until I've had my

coffee. There are lots of complaints

online, lots of one-star reviews that if

you don't show up to the breakfast first

thing in the morning, pretty much

everything's gone. No muffins, no

oatmeal, no coffee. Breakfast stops

serving at 9:00 a.m. It's currently

8:48, which means the Waffle of Trust is

about to have a reckoning.

I don't really know what that means, but

it sounds cool. My room is quite

literally a 10-second walk to the lobby.

There's a dog. There's a dog in here.

That's good. When I got in line for

breakfast, the front desk lady had some

choice words for me in my award.

>> Is that a

>> Oh, yeah.

>> I love it.

>> I am flattered. I'll admit it. But don't

worry, I won't let that sway my opinion

on who gets the award. This looks pretty

identical to the online photos. Muffins,

granola bars, it's all here. Boom. Look

at that. I poured myself a cup of piping

hot coffee. Threw some grits in my cup.

The hot water is boiling. That's good

news. Also, cannot forget the packaged

breakfast items. And all of this comes

out to a value of about $7, which makes

up a decent chunk of the hotel room.

>> Waffle of trust fans.

>> I am now in the parking lot. It is a

grab-and-go breakfast, so they don't

have a seating area, so I decided to go

outside and kind of just sit down. Yes,

I'm by the hotel dumpster. It's okay.

There are two things that must be

acknowledged. Number one, I arrived to

the complimentary hotel breakfast with

10 minutes to spare, and they literally

had everything in stock. I got a

blueberry muffin, apple cinnamon

neutrorain bar, a hot coffee, I spilled

a little trying to get that shot you

just watched, and even some grits. I got

pretty much everything I came for, so

I'm impressed. You might be thinking,

Ryan, this is level one. You can't just

be impressed on level one. It's

complimentary. The breakfast was free.

It's included in my stay. But you're

right. I can't say this place was

absolutely perfect until I've actually

eaten the food. First up, the coffee.

Those are the grits. That was the grits

right there. It wasn't bad. I just

wasn't expecting it.

That's good black coffee, guys. I

started drinking black coffee more

often. I feel like an adult man.

And lastly, the grits. I think I might

have put too much water in here.

Not going to lie, I keep getting whiffs

of something from this dumpster that is

an abomination. It smells insane. Yet

somehow I still enjoyed my breakfast. If

this was level one, we are going to have

a very difficult time crowning a winner

of the waffle of trust. What time is it

anyway?

It's a pretty cool transition, I think.

Don't worry, I won't do it again. Level

two,

second level, hotel breakfast.

I am at a new hotel. I checked into my

room and look at this. This hotel is

super clean and modern inside. It even

has a mini fridge. I enjoyed my night

relaxing in the hotel. But the

breakfast, it looks stunning. I'm

talking endless platters of fresh meats

and omelets, cereal bar, fresh pancakes,

cinnamon rolls. I'm getting hungry just

looking at these images. When I checked

into the hotel, I made a focused effort

to not look at the breakfast area. So,

yes, the photos look amazing, but the

question is, will the actual breakfast

be good enough for the waffle of trust?

Let's go eat. Let's go get some

breakfast. My room is actually pretty

far from the lobby this time, but do not

fret. The waffle of trust and I have

arrived to breakfast. A massive line has

already formed and I can hardly contain

my excitement. Yogurt fridge. Don't mind

if I do. I'll have a chocolate milk as

well. The cereal bar is stunning. I

prepared a bowl of Froot Loops. The

piping hot breakfast items look great.

However, there's only one cinnamon roll

left. I took it like a boss. The pancake

machine works. And the orange juice is

flowing. Now, let's see if I can carry

it all back to my dining table. I have a

table now.

The waffle of trust is gazing upon maybe

the most spectacular breakfast of all

time. There's just so much variety.

There's so many flavors and colors.

Before I started eating, I did something

that I don't think I was supposed to do.

I looked at some of the customer reviews

of the breakfast, and there was a photo

from a woman named Amy, or as I like to

call her, the banana goblet. What is

that? Three bananas mashed up into that

bowl of milk. My only question at this

point is, where did she get the bananas?

The fruit bar at the breakfast buffet

only had oranges. Anyways, what Amy does

for breakfast, none of my business. But

what is my business is how accurate this

breakfast is compared to the photos. The

cinnamon roll one to one.

The pancake machine worked like a charm

pretty much.

I set up a time lapse so I could kind of

just enjoy my meal. There is just so

much good food. I could have gotten

more, too. But my breakfast alone was

worth about $18.

What a good deal for the price of a

hotel.

So beyond the fact that it is extremely

accurate to me, it's pretty tasty.

However, there seems to be a soccer team

that spent the night at this hotel and

everyone is eating breakfast. So I think

we need to get some other opinions.

>> I seem to have stumbled across a soccer

team in the lobby. You guys play soccer?

>> Yep. Yes, sir.

>> All right. I'm doing a video right now

where I try a bunch of different hotel

breakfasts and I created this trophy

called the waffle of trust.

>> The winner of the waffle of trust will

be awarded to the hotel that had the

most accurate photos of their breakfast.

Okay,

>> pretty cool. So, I got to hear what you

guys think about this breakfast. Was it

accurate? Was it good? I just had the

orange juice. Orange juice was amazing.

The chugle milk is insane.

>> The cinnamon roll is pretty good. The

potatoes are pretty good, too. Yeah. I

just woke up.

>> Well, guys, I wish you the best of luck.

Go get the dub. My watch is telling me

it's uh it's time for me to go.

I made them all sit here awkwardly while

I recorded this clip.

Oh, I'm right here. Hey, I was trying to

figure out a way to do the transition

differently this time cuz I told you I

wouldn't do it again. Where am I anyway?

I'm in Las Vegas. I'm in this building

right now in Vegas. And you know what

rhymes with Vegas? Eggs.

Vegas.

I am at the Win Hotel in Las Vegas. I

got dropped off pretty far away and had

to walk there, but yes, it has free

breakfast. Last night, I checked into my

room. I love it so much. I did not

realize that I lost track of time. I ate

some dinner by myself at a Chinese

restaurant. It was really good. And then

I walked through the casino and gambled

a dollar, which I instantly regretted.

Luckily, it was jammy time. So, overall,

my night was redeemed by my pajamas. But

the reason that I'm here is because of

the photos on the hotel website. These

are the most polished photos thus far.

And honestly, they look super fake. No

offense to them. They seem like a nice

couple, very in love. Wait, in this

photo, that guy seems to be in a

different relationship. And the woman is

with that guy. What's going on here?

None of this makes any sense. Now, he's

on a date with her. And I swear that's a

different blonde lady. The rest of the

gang is here. This is stressing me out.

Anyways, if there's one thing I know for

sure, it's that the chocolate cones look

yummy. The truth is this complimentary

breakfast sounds amazing. If you're not

a hotel guest, it's $60 per person for

the buffet. There's 16 different

kitchens and eggs benedict station, but

something is fishy. Let's go eat some

breakfast. As I walk to my next

breakfast, it's important for us to all

remember the goal to take the waffle of

trust and the most honest hotel

breakfast and unite them forever. So, as

I enter this buffet, I am fully focused

on the mission.

I got into the buffet with ease. This is

actually the biggest buffet I've seen

with my own two eyes. They have it all.

There's just so much food. You've got

your normal breakfast foods. It all

looks delicious. fruit, a bunch of

cheese, omelette station, pizza for

breakfast, sushi, giant cinnamon roll,

and of course, the superstar, the

showstopper, the reason we're all here,

the dessert station. There's those

little chocolate cones I was talking

about. Unfortunately, I am going to have

to recreate this photo with strangers at

the dessert station. It is the only way

for me to confirm that this buffet was

accurate online. But first, here's my

breakfast plate. This one kind of looks

like a smiley face.

What up, guys? It's Ryan.

>> I'm here with

>> Jason,

>> Omar,

>> Luke.

>> Jason, Omar, Luke. Three strangers I

discovered at the buffet. How you guys

liking the breakfast?

>> It's amazing.

>> Super good.

>> Yeah.

>> Well, we have stumbled across the

dessert station and I have a request to

you guys. Essentially, I was trying to

find three people to recreate a photo

with. There's one guy who's kind of the

the class clown. Which of you guys is

sort of the funniest?

Yeah.

>> Okay. You can be on that side. And then

us three, we essentially just have to

have desserts in our hands and be

laughing at whatever Omar is saying.

>> Okay. Works for me.

>> Omar, you can kind of just tell a joke

and then we'll all just do our pose.

This isn't like an inside joke, so like

uh screw Zucks.

>> Just just don't take Z. I started

panicking in this moment cuz I don't

know what that means. I took the mic

away from Omar. I don't know if it's an

inappropriate joke. What is a Zucks? I'm

not the only one who seems uncomfortable

in this clip.

>> Not a Z. Okay.

>> Okay. I just looked it up. This is a

Zucks, I guess. Robot taxi. Okay. I

asked Omar to just say a random word

instead so we could try to laugh again

for the photo.

>> A random word?

>> Yeah. I don't know. Soccer.

Uh, cheers guys

>> to uh free hotel breakfast and it was

nice to meet you guys. I'm leaving this

hotel with all the information I

possibly need to make the best decision

possible for the waffle of tri. Okay,

wait. I haven't seen this one before.

What is this?

I am now in the candy section at Target.

I am inside of a Target store. This is

my candy Joyide. We want to make Joyide

America's candy because we have no fake

junk, less sugar, and so many flavors.

That's why we're doing the 50 states

challenge. If you want to help your

state climb the rankings, take a photo

with your joy ride like this guy and tag

your state on Instagram like this. So

many of you are already helping your

state climb the candy rankings, like the

Baros family from Texas. You guys are

amazing. Shout out to all the Joyide

Runners representing their states. Here

are some stores you can find Joyide. But

if you go to Target, you can get these

brand new blue raspberry sour snacks and

frosted gummy bears in these wire

baskets. And with that, I got to go.

Did we just level up? Yes, we did. We

did level up. Level four now. Level four

hotel.

You're not going to believe this, but

last night I checked into the Four

Seasons. I'm talking like this because

of how fancy it is inside. I'll stop

talking like that. I walked into this

hotel yesterday and I immediately felt

underdressed. There's a vending machine

with champagne in it and I'm wearing

Jords. When I walked into this room, I

was immediately confused. They made a

joyide shuderie board. This breakfast is

going to be insane. Just a little treat

for successfully checking in.

At one point last night, I went back

downstairs. I played cornhole and giant

Jenga and pingpong by myself pretty

much. Yeah, there was a party going on,

but I wasn't invited, so I didn't go.

But that's okay because at one point I

checked the time and it was Ryan

3000:00. If you don't know what that

means by now, you're missing out. I'm

playing one Minecraft day every day this

year on my secret channel, Ryan 3000.

And my goal is to see how far I can get

in one year if I just set my mind to

something and do it every day. For every

subscriber I have on that channel, I

must have a chicken in my Minecraft

world by the end of the year. If I don't

have more chickens than subscribers when

the clock strikes midnight on 2027, I

must delete world 3000. It will be

destroyed. So, go subscribe to Ryan

3000. Become a chicken. I played

Minecraft last night is what I'm trying

to get at. But just before going to bed,

I noticed this card on my nightstand.

Enjoy breakfast in bed. Literally, my

desire is to do exactly that. That's why

I came to this hotel. I filled out the

card with everything I could possibly

want. protein smoothie, a variety of

cereals, a pot of coffee, a cappuccino,

classic American breakfast, cakes, of

course, and then I put the card outside

on the door. Supposedly, they're going

to deliver this breakfast to me while

I'm still lying in bed, which makes me a

little uncomfortable, but that's luxury,

baby. Historically, only the kings and

queens of the earth have experienced

such things. Online, this hotel has way

more photos of the actual food than the

last one, and it all looks delicious.

Pretty much everyone is eating their

breakfast in bed in a white robe. She

has a DSLR. Why is that? Why does she

have that? I truly look forward to

having the privilege of recreating this

photo or one of these photos. The

expectations for this hotel breakfast

are astronomical. In regards to the

Waffle of Trust award, that could be a

blessing or a curse. Time to put on our

white robe and lay back down in bed to

wait for breakfast.

>> Thank you for calling in room. My name

is Mary.

>> Hello. Good morning. It isn't weird if I

have my breakfast in bed?

>> Uh, no, sir. If you would like your

breakfast in bed, we can uh set up on

the bedside um like next to the bed.

>> Okay. Yeah. Awesome. So, like if they

deliver breakfast and I'm literally in

bed, that's okay.

>> Or should I get up?

>> Um do you have a do not disturb on your

on your door?

>> Oh, no.

>> Okay. Yeah, then they were able to

access the room. Um I can also let the

server know uh that they can just go

ahead and go in it.

>> Okay.

>> All right. Wonderful. Well, I'll go

ahead and uh let the server know and

we'll see you here um here shortly.

>> Okay. Thank you.

>> You're welcome. Have a good day.

>> You too. Bye-bye.

>> Am I coming in?

>> Yes.

>> Thank you, sir.

>> Good morning.

>> How are you?

>> Good.

>> Can I do breakfast in bed? Sorry. They

said it was okay if I was laying down. I

just

>> Absolutely. Okay.

>> Okay. Any plan after breakfast?

>> After breakfast? Uh, I don't know. Might

teleport again.

>> Where are you from? Can I ask?

>> I'm actually from Houston area. Houston.

Yes.

>> You know, I just went back from uh Big

Ben National Park.

>> Oh, really? Yes. I proposed to my wife

there.

>> Oh, really?

>> It was so pretty. Yeah.

>> Oh my god.

>> Did you see any scary spiders?

>> No.

>> No. I saw a big spider there one time.

It was like that big. Thank you so much.

I'm going to eat in bed.

>> Thank you. I'll see you.

>> Bye-bye.

I guess all the people in the photos

just take the plates and move it onto

the bed.

Honestly, this is super nerve-wracking.

I'm worried I'm going to spill

everything all over the white blanket.

I've got most of my liquids on the

nightstand, but apart from that, I will

say

this is awesome. Look at this spread of

breakfast. All of this is included in my

breakfast credit. This room was very

expensive, so that's that's good. In

terms of accuracy, I feel like I'm

experiencing exactly what I saw online.

I feel like I need to eat this food in

cinematic mode.

That's a good egg.

I think this is the best pancake I've

ever had. When I was little, we had a

pecan tree in our front yard, and I

remember being excited whenever they

would fall from the tree so I could eat

them. I feel like Ego from Ratatouille

right now. That's the kind of moment I'm

having.

I'll admit it. For $4 signs, my

expectations were very high, and I'm

impressed. But even more so, I am so

grateful to be enjoying this meal right

now.

>> Oh no, I didn't even have my smoothie

yet. No, wait. Let's wait to teleport.

I'm having a good time. Don't teleport

just yet. Okay.

Oh man, I'm not wearing the white robe

anymore. We made it to level five.

Holy moly. $5 signs.

Oh no.

What have I done?

I'm in Mexico right now. I'm at a resort

in Mexico. It's so beautiful. I got a

ride from the airport and when I arrived

here, I was immediately given a beverage

like right away. It was crazy. On my way

to my room, I was soaking in the view of

the resort and then I met a friend named

Aloy.

>> Aloy.

>> Hola. I'm going to start this.

>> Ryan and Aloy.

>> Hello.

>> He's technically my personal butler,

which made sense why he approached me.

Aloy showed me around my hotel room. He

showed me every single room. It was It

was nice. Last night got a little wild

when I was told that I not only have

complimentary breakfast, but also

complimentary dinner. I had a room

credit so I could order room service for

free pretty much. I ordered tacos and

chicken strips and watched football.

They also made me like a personal

bonfire so I could make s'mores at

night. Aloy kept asking if I had any

plans and I think he felt bad that I

ordered room service by myself. Anywh

who, it's morning now. I got to watch

the sunrise over the Pacific Ocean. As

someone from Texas, that's special. I

also have my own personal pool. Which

brings me to the reason I'm here and the

reason this hotel's breakfast is the

final boss of hotel breakfasts.

It floats. You get in the pool and then

they bring it to you in a floating

basket and then you eat it in the pool.

The photos look $5 sign. That's the only

way to put it. Is that a whale? I saw

online that they have whale. Oh, guys, I

think that's a whale. I've never seen

something like that.

I don't know much about marine life.

Needless to say, I am very excited to

see if this photo happens to me. My

breakfast is going to be arriving in 5

minutes. So, without further ado, let's

try level five breakfast.

>> Beautiful day again.

>> Yes, I saw a whale.

>> Yes.

>> I couldn't believe it. I've never seen

one.

>> Really? I just recently got these

glasses with the flames on them.

>> Yes.

>> Yeah.

>> Yes. The sun is very high.

>> What's your favorite food on the menu?

>> For breakfast are actually the burrito.

>> Oh, the burrito.

>> Very nice.

>> Thank you.

>> Floating

breakfast. Floating.

>> Honestly, I feel like I'm looking at

Google images right now. I can't believe

my eyes. I can't believe my body is

submerged in water. This breakfast looks

so good. There's a burrito, fresh fruit,

pastries, pancakes, acai bowl, and so

much more. That first sip feeling. I

don't even know what to eat first. Okay,

I'm going for the burrito.

Wow. Best burrito I've ever had in my

life. Is that a pig cookie? What is

that?

I don't even know what I don't even know

what to eat. All right. I will say

before I started eating, I did take some

photos. Tell me these are not exactly

the photos I saw online. Other than me

being in the photo, of course, you're

telling me this is complimentary.

You're telling me that this is going to

make my decision for the waffle of trust

even harder. I'm going to do a time

lapse now so I can fully immerse myself

in the pool. This time lapse actually

turned out to be very funny. I told

myself I was just going to let the

floating basket float wherever it wants.

So, I was kind of just chasing the

basket the entire breakfast. Also, I

can't tell who felt more uncomfortable

out of me and the people taking

professional beach photos. It seems like

I'm staring at them, but really this is

just where my basket floated. Also saw a

few more whales. This is officially the

coolest breakfast of all time. At one

point, I had to cool off, so I went

under the water, which was neat. Kind of

looks cool on camera. You guys, I am so

full. The waffle of trust witnessed this

entire breakfast take place. Similar to

my digestive system, I am just

processing the past five breakfasts I've

eaten. And man, what an adventure. To

think that the past five breakfasts of

my week have been complimentary, all

with their own unique twist. You know,

the purpose of the waffle of trust was

never about being fancy. It was never

about being expensive. And yes, each

level had its own dollar sign, but that

doesn't tell the full story, does it? I

had a great morning in the parking lot

at Hotel number one, sharing my

breakfast with the soccer team in the

hotel lobby. That brings me back to high

school cross country meets. I mean, for

$2 signs, that is a big breakfast. Not

to mention the cinnamon rolls. How can

you put a price on something that's

free? Other than maybe some of the money

you lost at the casino. I despise the

concept of gambling. But I built up the

courage to interact with strangers. And

now these photos are going to be

memories for a lifetime. You don't get

to enjoy breakfast in bed in a white

robe every day. And yes, for the past

hour, I've been in a private pool

overlooking the Pacific Ocean with

whales jumping for joy. Sitting here on

the beach in Mexico, I have clarity

and I know exactly what I'm going to do

with this award.

H never gets old. It's finally time to

bring the waffle of trust to its forever

home. My local Holiday in Express. It's

just like I remember it from 3 days ago.

Hey, there's bananas now. That's huge

for the banana goblin community. I got

myself a cinnamon roll and placed the

waffle of trust by the juice machine. I

wonder how long it'll be here before

someone notices. Although a winner has

been chosen, for the rest of my life, I

will always treasure a free hotel

breakfast.

Until next time,

Ryan out.

I thought that'd be a cool line to end

the video with. Ryan out. It's pretty

sick. Hope you guys had a good time.

Shout out to everyone representing their

state during Joyide runs. Be sure to tag

me and Joyide if you do. And YouTube

thinks you'll love this video on screen,

so be sure to tap it. Keep watching.

Seems fun. I'll see you in the next

video.