Leaving DCs with sitter in foreign country

[Anonymous]

I have done this several times. No problems.

[Anonymous]

I did it in France with a sitter our apartment rental agency found for us. They had standing arrangements with a few people and I was told she also sat for the agency owner's children. We used three times during a 10 day trip for lunch dates that occurred during nap time. No issues at all.

[Anonymous]

We lived in Europe for six years and several times left my daughter with a sitter at our hotel. Most hotels either use an agency or have a roster of sitters they have used regularly and have a relationship with. All the sitters we used spoke English which was our only requirement so they could communicate with our daughter. We never had any problems. I don't see how using a hotel sitter in Europe is any different than using one in the US, which we have also done.

[Anonymous]

I've used hotel sitters in several European countries and the US. I have no issue with it and obviously if I were concerned or had a bad feeling about the sitter or situation I wouldn't go. It's been totally fine. I felt more comfortable about using a sitter through a hotel or agency (have done both) because there is some accountability through them, and generally some background vetting that I cannot do as a foreigner in a different country. Each time the sitter has remained at the hotel with the kids, usually in the room and simply fed them and put them to bed.