Breakfast basket

[Josie109]

Hello, advice please. I’ve recently listed my air bnb and have my first guest staying soon. I’d like to provide a welcome breakfast basket. Can I ask please, if you do this, what do you put in it? And is it assumed that you’ll just provide one lot of provisions?..... my guest is staying for a week, the fresh bread/jam etc might not last this entire time!!! 
I was thinking of a breakfast consisting of bread, croissants, few small pots jam / marmalade? Do others do this? 
should I contact my guest beforehand to see if there are any allergies?? Thank you 

[Susan1404]

@Josie109I agree with the above posts about offering things that are individually packaged and will not spoil quickly.  I offer a basket with packs of microwave oatmeal, packaged crackers, an assortment of sealed tea bags, and a few nutritional type bars.  I leave a pitcher of filtered water in the refrigerator and there is a coffee maker with coffee, sugar and creamer. 

[Kevin1322]

Hi @Josie109 

Legally in the UK businesses are often exempt from the food hygiene scheme and licensing.

eg. businesses that are considered a low-risk to people’s health in terms of food safety and that you perhaps wouldn’t normally think of as a food business. 

Providing complimentary factory pre-packaged provisions probably puts you in this low risk category, particularly as the provision of food is not the primary part of your business, just a courtesy.

Then there is the question are you a B&B business or whether you qualify on the government rent a room scheme instead with the 7.5ktax  loophole, in which case you arguably aren't a food or B&B  business. Worry about that when you've taken your first 7.5k.this tax year 😉  

As an aside, the local council license requirements to look after other people's pets on your premises have far more hoops to jump through than those for humans,  fence heights, non slip flooring and other flooring requirements, certain ventilation and square footage for each doggy-guest, "safe spaces", at least two doors/gates between house and street, food handling certificate, certain temperature ranges, record keeping, minimum comfort levels, and a host of other requirements.

Our guests get exactly what they see in the listing photo.   And in the bedroom pre packed coffee sachets, tea bags, UHT milk and a note telling them to help themselves from the kitchen fridge if they want fresh milk

Hope this is some help . And good luck, hope it all goes well 👍

[Yadira22]

@Kevin1322 I love your pic- so lovely! Btw am in love with the cereal containers, so classy and much better than the cupboard boxes they come in! 🙂

[Kevin1322]

B&M £3 each glass jars.  They re brilliant. Air tight and fit in the cupboards too !

[Josie109]

Thank you so much for taking the time for this. We’re very new to this. I’m going to be off site but right next door which means I’d be happy to be contacted and provide clean sheets / towels etc but not offer a cooked breakfast! That being said, I wasted  guests to feel comfortable and looked after. A welcome basket seemed like a nice idea. The small prepackaged cereals / oats / granola bars seem like a good idea. Mini pots of jam / marmalade perhaps. I stayed somewhere and there were croissants in a packet which I appreciated. Thanks again Josie ☺️

[Miloud0]

Salute @Josie109, 

Thanks for you too 

Thanks, 

Miloud

[David3267]

Hi @Josie109 , your place looks fab. As you're an entire place I'm not sure why you offer breakfast? We don't claim to offer breakfast but leave a basket with a couple of small cereals, tea, coffee, sugar and a pint of milk in the fridge. We also leave a few herbs, olive oil and biscuits. Agree that so many people have different tastes and allergies but cereals have a year's shelf life and a pint of milk is 452p, we drink it if it is not opened! Good luck