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Are there any hotels in Santo domingo where an 8 year old girl can beft for 3/4 hours
seriously, some folks here need to take a row of seats. the man is looking to leave his kid in some form of a day care. do you sit with your kids 24/7? don't they go to school?
on a note more related to the subject. maybe someone can suggest a day care that is fairly close to the hotel. many of those places charge a daily rate for kids who only need supervision every now and then.
on a note more related to the subject. maybe someone can suggest a day care that is fairly close to the hotel. many of those places charge a daily rate for kids who only need supervision every now and then.
Poor granca, he asked a simple question and has been put through the wringer by our DR1 'experts'.
I agree with Lindsey - when our kids were small, we stayed at various hotels that had "kid's club" areas. Staffed by experienced caregivers, they entertain the kids with their choice of things like arts & crafts, movies, video games, board games, etc. Kids have fun in a safe environment, and parents have some free time of their own for whatever they need to do. One hotel even had a separate dining room for the kids, a fun place for them with kid-popular foods, while the parents dined in the next room [where they could see the kids' room too].
Sadly, as others have said, I don't believe this exists in Santo Domingo. You might want to consider bringing someone with you to SD, they can spend the few hours with your daughter - maybe at the hotel pool, or at one of the indoor children places.
Of course, granca can take his daughter with them to the appointments, but I suspect he's trying to find an alternative that the child will prefer.
One person has been banned for his comments in this thread, let's stop the preaching and unsolicited parenting advice.
I agree with Lindsey - when our kids were small, we stayed at various hotels that had "kid's club" areas. Staffed by experienced caregivers, they entertain the kids with their choice of things like arts & crafts, movies, video games, board games, etc. Kids have fun in a safe environment, and parents have some free time of their own for whatever they need to do. One hotel even had a separate dining room for the kids, a fun place for them with kid-popular foods, while the parents dined in the next room [where they could see the kids' room too].
Sadly, as others have said, I don't believe this exists in Santo Domingo. You might want to consider bringing someone with you to SD, they can spend the few hours with your daughter - maybe at the hotel pool, or at one of the indoor children places.
Of course, granca can take his daughter with them to the appointments, but I suspect he's trying to find an alternative that the child will prefer.
One person has been banned for his comments in this thread, let's stop the preaching and unsolicited parenting advice.
I'm sorry my request has caused so much upset. No we don't like leaving our daughter elsewhere but i suppose i have been conditioned by experience in the UK as well as hotel kids clubs the Forestry Commission have big nature reserves dotted about the country with activities, nature trails etc, they have a very high reputation. We were just worried that she would get bored stiff waiting about government offices. Sad that nothing like that exists here.
She will.. Waiting and waiting is not a lot fun for kids especially when you have a very active kid.
Maybe the big hotels have something for kids?
Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
That look up took me less than a minute. Instead of y'all raising all this ruckus for hours on end why not provide the help and keep it moving?
It is hardly "Child Abuse" to leave a child with professional child care providers while the Parents attend to business, that's why just about all 4 star hotels offer the service pretty much all over the world....sheesh!
Go back and read the post, they are looking for a place with a "kids Club" which is also a secure baby sitting service. If you post rude ignorant remarks based on your inability to read and comprehend the original post it just makes you look stupid and causes hurt and injury.
Ahhhh the voice of reason strikes again. Very well thought out and executed. I salute your actions.
Oh, now professionalism is not in question? I am obviously way over protective if the consensus is that it is normal for a parent to drop their child off with someone they have never met before, and actually leave the building and put themselves further from arms reach. Most of the time the consensus is that we wouldn't trust them to walk our dogs, but now they can supervise our kids, lol. You guyz!!
And I have myself allowed my child to go to the child care area when I am a guest at the hotel, when I am within shouting distance, and have had time to see how things are. Never in my stupidest of actions would I leave my child with one of these girls and go off about my business, out of ear or eye shot, never mind out of the entire hotel complex. And so I do and have used them, I;m not against them, but I'm not stupid enough to put too much trust there. If they hurt themselves then they have no one there to comfort them other than this stranger who for sure hs a different idea of what is appropriate action.
Thanks all of you even the critics, due to various muddles by me with documents our daughter is coming with us to SD. We'll make it a couple of days out for her. Apart from the Zoo , Aquarium and the the C. Colon pigeons, anybody like to suggest anywhere else to take her?
Jardin Botanico is a MUST SEE!!!!
Take the tram ride to see the whole place in comfort.
Kids, & Adults love it!!!!!
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Take the tram ride to see the whole place in comfort.
Kids, & Adults love it!!!!!
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Give ol CC a shout.. I hear he loves kids and would probably jump at the chance to help out a fellow DR1 poster. Heck, take her out for pizza, the park, and a matinee.
The children's museum in the Colonial Zone:
Museo Trampol?n Museo Infantil Trampolin
Fortaleza Ozama is right next door and Plaza de Espa?a is a couple of minutes away on foot.
The Natural History museum and the other museums in Plaza de la Cultura.
Museo Trampol?n Museo Infantil Trampolin
Fortaleza Ozama is right next door and Plaza de Espa?a is a couple of minutes away on foot.
The Natural History museum and the other museums in Plaza de la Cultura.