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I don't have a complaint but more of a suggestion. My husband and I almost exclusively stay at a Marriott, Courtyard, SpringHill Suites etc. and my issue is always the breakfast buffet. I, like many people, have Celiac Disease and have to be 100% Gluten Free. I often have to pack my own cereal, bread etc. in order to have something to eat before heading out for the day. I even have to be concerned about cross contamination and I know other GF guests have the same problem. People who have Celiac Disease have to be 100% GF and cannot eat the bread, muffins, donuts, waffles, sausages, pancakes and pancake syrup etc. I cannot even have a yogurt because brands like Activa are processed in a plant that also processes wheat so perhaps another brand could be added to the kind you currently serve ie. FAGE or CHOBANI yogurt. I was wondering if the Marriott headquarters would consider making a few changes ie. provide the Gluten Free Chex cereal (several brands) and perhaps serve bacon more often because we can eat bacon but not sausage due to the fillers they use and add a GF yogurt. I know it would be hard to stock GF bread for toast or GF muffins but even providing cereal would be a help. You may not know this but GF bread is ALWAYS kept in the freezer (spoils quickly) so perhaps if here is a freezer in the preparation room some GF bread could be stored there and a guest could ask for it as long as there is a note posted near the regular bread that is is available upon request. The GF bread lasts forever in the freezer. By the way, oatmeal is not 100% GF due to cross contamination so that isn't a solution to the cereal problem. I would very much appreciate it if somebody dealing with the breakfast selections would research and give some consideration when preparing the breakfast selections to accomodate the GF guests. I am tired of packing my own cereal/bread for toast etc. just to eat. Also, if you do decide to provide anything GF on your menu please make sure it is labeled which is so important AND keep it in its own container. You cannot put GF bread and regular bread side by side in the same container because of cross contamination. I know for sure if you made even a small change it would be grately appreciated by your GF guests and would make GREAT advertising too.

Thanks so much for reading my email and I hope you think it is important enough to at least create a discussion among management. This change is a lot less complicated than it sounds - trust me - I live this diet for health concerns. Any change is better than no change at all. June