Why We Can't Cook Breakfast for our Guests
Visitors may expect a "Bed and Breakfast" to serve a cooked breakfast, but in Maui that is usually not the case. The State Health Code, and County B&B zoning ordinances prohibit proprietors from cooking for guests, providing dairy products, serving meat or eggs, or even slicing fresh fruit, unless the B&B is also a permitted "food service establishment", which means "restaurant". Restaurants are required to have a commercial kitchen license, which requires rigorous architectural modifications and is prohibitively expensive for all but a few of the largest-scale B&Bs on the island.
Despite this restriction, guests will find their kitchen or kitchenette stocked with assorted cereals, breakfast bars, a variety of tropical juices, Kona-blend roasted coffee beans, teas, fresh island fruit and various baked goods. Some B&Bs feature a communal lifestyle, offering a continental breakfast, at a specified time, in a common area. Since many of our guests are honeymoon couples, we provide these breakfast ingredients which you can enjoy in the privacy of your suite or cottage, at a time which is convenient for you.
Although our hands are tied, regarding serving a cooked breakfast, your hosts will make every effort to provide you with warm service and welcome you to make yourselves at home during your visit.
Despite this restriction, guests will find their kitchen or kitchenette stocked with assorted cereals, breakfast bars, a variety of tropical juices, Kona-blend roasted coffee beans, teas, fresh island fruit and various baked goods. Some B&Bs feature a communal lifestyle, offering a continental breakfast, at a specified time, in a common area. Since many of our guests are honeymoon couples, we provide these breakfast ingredients which you can enjoy in the privacy of your suite or cottage, at a time which is convenient for you.
Although our hands are tied, regarding serving a cooked breakfast, your hosts will make every effort to provide you with warm service and welcome you to make yourselves at home during your visit.
