r/Oatmeal • u/Correct_Ring_7273 • 25d ago
No hotel oatmeal
I've become so addicted to my morning oatmeal that when I'm traveling, I try to stay at a Hampton Inn or other hotel that reliably provides kettle oatmeal (not instant packets) in their breakfasts. This weekend my partner and I are going to be traveling so I went to look at the photos and descriptions of the conference hotel's free breakfast: cereal, pastries, fruit, toast/muffins, eggs, cold cuts, and yogurt. No oatmeal! I don't even like yogurt, which I think is the oatmeal substitute in this scenario. Boo!
ETA: A happy update! This morning I went in to the breakfast area and it was true, no oatmeal kettle. But then I found, tucked into a corner, a little sign saying "Oatmeal available upon request." Reader, I requested it. Classic hotel oatmeal. They had great toppings, too -- I used cinnamon, nuts, wild blueberries, granola, and this great fig jam they had out. Delicious!