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Hotel babysitters

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lookout · 26/01/2012 19:46

Have been invited to a very posh country house for my Dad's 65th birthday and for dinner it would be nice to have a meal without ds 1 and 2 (7 and will be 7 months). The hotel provides 'fully qualified and CRB chekced' babysitters but I'm quite nervous about leaving my kids with a complete stranger. Does anyone have any experience of this kind of service?

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lookout · 27/01/2012 09:17

Anyone?

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Portofino · 27/01/2012 09:20

I have done it a few times. It was fine. I got them to come a bit in advance so I could "get to know" them a bit. If you are only downstairs, then it is easy to pop up and check too.

ssd · 27/01/2012 09:34

have worked as this

kids were always fine, popping up will only disturb the kids trying to sleep in a strange room

better to text babysitter

Toomanyboysinmyhouse · 27/01/2012 10:34

I used a babysitter one evening when I was at Center Parcs years ago and it worked out fine.

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lookout · 31/01/2012 11:26

Thanks, for the replies. I will ask whoever it is to come a bit early to meet them first and meet my boys, I think.

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