Continental Breakfast--A Tradition Ends. At Hopkins Inn, we evolve with the times and accept changes and some traditions end. When Hopkins Inn was founded in 1994, there were no restaurants serving breakfast, so the owners purchased breads and fruits from locals who baked from their homes. Will and I continued the tradition for a decade. In 2026, it seems like it no longer makes sense.
It used to be that when children got out of school they would take what their mother's or (family members) baked and go around the village with five-gallon buckets (called Pig Tail buckets in Belize) selling baked goods. Every school day handfuls of children would come to the Hopkins Inn parking lot and call out, "do you want to buy?" and we would purchase banana cake, johnny cakes, powder bun, and more for about a $1BZ eac to serve to our guests the next morning. Other children and women would carry large plastic bowls on their heads filled with fresh baked goods.
Over the years, less parents baked. Less children were interested in selling and more interested in organized sports, electronics, and watching television. Meanwhile, bakeries have opened where everyone can easily have access to fresh baked goods. Just a few steps from Hopkins Inn, we now have two "fast food" stands selling selling tacos, burritos, fry jacks, eggs, for just a few dollars. They open around 7:30am in the morning to accommodate early tours and folks on their way to work. Just two blocks from the inn, there are full-service restaurants serving breakfast, such as Peer's Place and Siomara's.
At Hopkins Inn we do understand guests still would like a quick and convenient breakfast, especially on excursion days, that's why we carry Belizean made Greek yogurt, local peanut butter, boiled eggs, and other items to purchase for a small fee. Most of the things we carry are locally-made and are not sold at the Chinese grocery store.