There were two groups of basketball teenaged basketball players with their coaches staying at the hotel. On the morning of our anniversary we took our time and went to Starbucks for coffee and returned at 8:50 breakfast which was served until 9:30. Many of the basketball players had lined up right before us in line for food and we waited patiently in line for 40 minutes for ours. When I got to the head of the line the dining room manager came and stuck a piece of cardboard over the serving area and the cook shrugged at me and pointed to his watch and said they were closed. I pleaded with him that we had been waiting in line for 40 minutes but he turned his back to me and said he was off. Mind you, by this time most of the other food was gone. In fairness, a woman was brought out who offered to cook me an omelette but at that point the unfairness of the situation had ruined my appetite and we left unhappy. The situation should have been handled better for the last seven or eight diners who were patient enough to wait 40 minutes for our turn. The situation could and should have been handled differently so that everyone could have taken advantage of the included ( not free ) breakfast.
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