Baby monitor to use in hotel on wifi

[ChampagneLassie]

There are loads of reviewsbut I feel baffled. I want a camera baby monitor which rubs off wifi. Ideally I'd like to use my phone to view or a seperate handset.

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OP would have a video monitor so they would be able to see if a random stranger came into the room. Which let's face it is extremely unlikely. The chance of a fire alarm going off also extremely unlikely.
Madeline mccan was an entirely different situation. They were in a restaurant across the road with no baby monitor.
I have stayed in hotels which have baby listening which is essentially the same thing and is promoted by the hotel as a service that they offer. All absolutely fine.

The probability of it happening is low (not zero) but the outcome if it did happen is surely so high that it simply isn't worth risking.

Good grief what a load of drama queens. OP, if you're comfortable with it go ahead. You can judge the hotel and check with staff what their views are when you get there. I sat down in a hotel lounge with our daughter in the room and a video monitor on. Felt totally comfortable and had a lovely evening.

The people referring to Madeline McCann clearly don't know the details of that case well as they are incomparable situations, and as for the comment that they wouldn't let you back to your room to get your baby in the event of a fire, don't be ridiculous. You'd just go regardless of what the staff said 🙄 And obviously you'd know if anyone entered the room - you'd hear them on the monitor. No harm getting a suitable monitor in preparation and then judge the situation when you get there.

This ☝️. Yes you could see if someone took the baby , but if it's 2 minutes away by the time you got there it would be too late.

All of this Madeline Mccan from what I recall was left in a unlocked apartment, no monitor and parents checked periodically. I will have eyes and ears on the whole time (if I can get a monitor, hence point of the post!) and the room will be locked. All the responses have given me pause for thought I might get a sitter instead

Just put the baby to sleep in its buggy, walk round the hotel til they fall asleep and wheel her into the restaurant with you.

as for the comment that they wouldn't let you back to your room to get your baby in the event of a fire, don't be ridiculous. You'd just go regardless of what the staff said 🙄

You really are stupid if you think that's how that would work.

I would be enormously surprised if you could get back to your room in under two minutes from a restaurant in a 5 star hotel. They tend to be pretty big places in my experience.

Anyway, I'm sure the OP is quite determined not to let her baby spoil her night away, regardless of what anyone else thinks.

This isn’t a good idea - fire, someone entering the room etc. I don’t see the point either; you’re either going to be constantly watching the monitor so won’t enjoy dinner or you’ll watch it sporadically and might miss something

Whether they let you back or not in the event of a fire is not the part to worry about; it’s physically not being able to get there because a fire would clearly stop you and they spread fast

No way would I leave a baby alone in a hotel room.

Not least would the range of the monitor go to the restaurant.

With babies you either take them to the restaurant or have room service.

Can't believe anyone thinks this is ok tbh

Fire alarms go off in hotels loads! Cheeky smokers in their room, one of the kitchen staff burning their toast, the steam in the leisure centre triggering the alarms etc.

Full evac every time. And no going back up for your baby.

Why can’t you get room service? Surely such a prestigious hotel would have room service? Sure beats possibly abandoning your meal/drink half way through if you need to return to the room.

Why on this occasion are you leaving your very small baby alone? Is this just a romantic night away or is it an event/function?

I’m very seriously concerned about your ability to risk assess appropriately as a parent if you think this is even remotely okay.

Gosh. I'm pretty relaxed about things usually but this is quite shocking! No way would it even cross my mind to do this (even in a 5* hotel..!).

Not just the risk of others getting in the room, but the risk of fires or something happening to baby and it taking quite some time to get back to the room. At home baby sleeps upstairs whilst I'm downstairs chilling - but there is literally only a few steps between us and I could be up there in a second.

Lots of hotels actually offer this as a service aka they provide monitors so you can have dinner in the restaurant. We've done it before in a small boutique hotel and it felt ok but I wouldn't do it in a big hotel - you know what you're comfortable with.

Think everyone piling on is unfair, I know loads of people who have done this.

If you are going to spend the whole time looking at a screen what is gained? At least if you take the baby with you you can relax knowing he is safe there.

Anyone who has ever been to any hotel anywhere knows that you won’t ‘just be 2 minutes’ away from your room when you go to the restaurant.

The baby is likely several floors away, accessed by slow lifts, and down a long corridor.

When you’re starting out by not acknowledging the reality of the situation, the rest of your ‘risk assessment’ is probably miles off too.

I also don’t see how sitting checking a baby monitor and worrying that you might need to abandon dinner and rush up to your room makes for a good experience. It would be more relaxing to have a baby at the table in full BLW mode than that!

hiring a babysitter is a much better plan all round. Or getting family to have the baby overnight.

OP- If you haven't already booked the hotel have a look at the luxury family hotel group who offer baby listening as a service. Essentially it is exactly the same thing as what you're proposing. Everyone is being very OTT about the pretty much non existent risks in my opinion. I'm not surprised by this reaction though. I remember reading a thread on mumsnet where people were staying that it was too risky to leave your child in the car whilst you get petrol. Mainly the concern here seemed to be incase there was a fire. I'd like to see the statistics on how common it is for a fatal fire to take place in a hotel or a petrol station but I am confident it is extremely rare.

Why would you need to hire staff? Just take the baby with you.

We travelled loads when our kids were little. Never left them alone in a room or hired anyone to look after them. The great thing about babies is they sleep wherever.

Polly, if you're a real person rather than a bot, you might want to rethink this advert.

Ask the hotel to provide a babysitter. It’s prestigious 🤦‍♀️ So I’m sure they’ll manage.

Lucky you. My baby is tricky to get to sleep and transfer. I wouldn't take her in a pram for night time in a noisy restaurant,

Then get room service or eat earlier.