Staff from a town centre hotel starred in a new advert filmed in Swindon.
Premier Inn employees Oliver Cooper and Faheem Mahmood appear in a promotion for the chain’s Rest Easy campaign with colleagues Riza, Oliver, Mary and Chloe.
The commercial is voiced by Sir Lenny Henry.
The £17 million all-electric hotel on Regent Street closed for a few days in April so that camera crews could capture footage for the ad, which millions of people will watch on TVs across the country.
Colourfully-costumed hotel guests enjoy the facilities before stepping out onto the high street on a sunny day and then returning at night for a rest.
As part of the campaign, Premier Inn contacted its employees and invited them to audition to participate. Hundreds jumped at the chance.
Afterwards, the directors approached receptionist Oliver, who has worked for the hotel chain for six months, during a busy breakfast shift and he accepted their offer to appear.
He said: “It’s been very exciting, it’s lovely to see how it’s all come together. I love my job and having the guest interactions, so it was second nature to play a role that I feel so confident and comfortable doing on a day-to-day basis.”
Faheem, who has worked for Premier Inn for five years and manages the Swindon site, sent in his audition tape to see if he could secure a role and was surprised to be selected.
He added: “The whole experience has been amazing, I have some experience in TV work before but nothing like this, especially for a business that I work for. Lights camera action, it’s been incredible!”
Premier Inn’s global customer director, Tamara Strauss, said: “We’re thrilled Oliver and Faheem have taken part in our Rest Easy ‘do your thing’ campaign because our team members who work tirelessly to ensure all our guests have a wonderful stay are central to the Rest Easy experience.
“Premier Inn is all about everyday people from all walks of life who come together to do the things they really love, so it was completely natural to us to ensure our team members were cast.
“All the employees who took part are absolutely instrumental in representing the experience our guests get when they come to a Premier Inn.
"With over 800 locations across the UK, you can rest assured there’s always a Premier Inn nearby where you know exactly what you’re going to get. And when the hotel’s sorted, you can just enjoy doing your thing, no matter what that might be."
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