We were there recently and the popcorn machine was fixed but we were out Wednesday evening which is touted as "reception evening". Breakfast was great and not very crowded at all - we were there Nov. 6-13. All in all, I enjoyed the hotel, especially the microwave and refrigerator because we have three little ones. And we got the hotel thru Priceline for $13/nt. which is less than we spend for breakfast a day so it more than paid for itself each day.