A mother has revealed how she recreated the classic Premier Inn breakfast buffet at home – complete with cereal dispensers, serving trays, colouring books and miniature condiments.
Stacey Brooks, 35, from Newport, South Wales, asked her children what they missed most during lockdown and was stunned to learn it was the breakfast buffet served in Premier Inn hotels.
The family often have a meal at the chain when they visit attractions around the UK.
The typical morning offering includes a cooked breakfast with eggs, sausages, hash browns, toast, mushrooms and baked beans, as well as continental options of cereals, pastries and jams.
Stacey Brooks, 35, from Newport, South Wales, has revealed how she recreated the classic Premier Inn breakfast buffet at home – complete with cereal dispensers, serving trays, colouring books and miniature condiments
Stacey Brooks’ son Josh, nine, is pictured enjoying the cooked breakfast of beans, bacon and egg
Stacey recreated the set-up perfectly, even spending £30 on a lookalike serving tray from B&M Bargains (pictured)
Stacey recreated the set-up perfectly, even spending £30 on a lookalike serving tray from B&M Bargains and purchasing wooden trays from Amazon to complete the finished look.
She even stuck Premier Inn stickers on her children’s bedroom doors to kick off the fun experience.
Her children Megan, 17, Josh, nine, and Harry, seven, loved the treat and took turns serving themselves from the buffet.
‘During a conversation with my children, I’d asked them all what they were missing most due to the current lockdown restrictions,’ Stacey explained.
Stacey’s son Harry looks at the buffet with excitement (left). Right: It included a cooked breakfast with eggs, sausages, hash browns, toast, mushrooms and baked beans
The family often have a meal at the chain when they visit attractions around the UK. Pictured is the cooked breakfast
‘My youngest son, Harry, said he missed the breakfast at the Premier Inn so I decided to create the experience for him and my other two children.
‘We don’t venture abroad so we stay at Premier Inns a few times throughout the year.
‘I pick places that have interesting things to do or somewhere we haven’t visited before, and Premier Inns are usually very close to these attractions.
‘The kids aren’t seeing friends at all and it’s very limited with family.
Stacey (pictured) has previously spoiled her lucky children with themed activities throughout lockdown
Stacey even stuck Premier Inn stickers on her children’s bedroom doors to kick off the fun experience (right). Left is the continental breakfast
‘Their school has closed, their clubs and groups have finished up, so this was just to keep everybody’s spirits up and for them to have something to look forward to.
‘My lovely dad printed the signs, children’s placemats and menus for me – all downloaded from the Premier Inn website.
‘The buffet serving tray was bought from B&M Bargains before Christmas for £30, and I got the cereal dispenser, Nutella pots, mini jams and mini wooden trays from Amazon.
‘I set up everything the night before so all I had to do in the morning was add the freshly cooked ingredients to the trays.’
Stacey’s children are pictured when they were staying at a Premier Inn in St Austell, Cornwall
She shared the finished product on Facebook, where she received an influx of comments from people calling it a ‘brilliant’ idea
She shared the finished product on Facebook, where she received an influx of comments from people calling it a ‘brilliant’ idea.
One person wrote: ‘I love this. I’m a waitress at a Beefeater and this has given our team a little laugh for today. Thank you. Enjoy, looks delish.’
‘Wow I want to check in, looks amazing,’ another person commented.
The mother has previously spoiled her lucky children with themed activities throughout lockdown, making incredible movie night set-ups complete with signs for the box office and giant popcorn holders.
Her children Megan, 17, Josh, nine, and Harry, seven, loved the treat and took turns serving themselves from the buffet
The mother has previously spoiled her lucky children with themed activities throughout lockdown, making incredible movie night set-ups (pictured) complete with signs for the box office and giant popcorn holders
Stacey also created a SpongeBob-themed party (pictured) with ‘crabby patties’ and all of the characters in attendance
A Spongebob party created by Stacey Brooks for her children previously
She also created a SpongeBob-themed party with ‘crabby patties’ and all of the characters in attendance.
Stacey added: ‘I absolutely love doing things like this for my children.
‘I have created numerous themed celebrations, including a rainbow party, SpongeBob party, movie nights, a funfair and Grinch party since March last year.
‘I like to get the details just right when I do a theme as I think if you are going to do a job then it needs to be done well.’