Hotel sleepover

[Anonymous]

maybe OP has a dog, or lives in an intergenerational home, or uses the living room as an office. I wouldn't do anything loud in a hotel. But if taking a small group of kids that you know well, I would be okay with a hotel. Pool parties do make me nervous in general, so I might wait until the kids are a little older unless I knew they could swim. or the hotel pool was shallow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to a party like this in middle school. There were 4 of us. We went to the pool, ate pizza, and watched a movie. It was like a glorified sleepover with a pool in the middle of winter. parents had the adjoining room. The hotel was geared for business travelers- pretty empty on a Friday or Saturday night.

I could see somewhere like an Embassy Suites working for this.

[Anonymous]

My kid was invited to a hotel sleepover and I didn't let her sleepover. She went for the pool and pizza and then she left.

[Anonymous]

I find it odd that so many people think hotel sleepovers are weird. I had them when I was a kid and I'm in my 40s. They are really popular with middle school kids here and it's a nice option when you don't want kids at your house and you get the benefit of an indoor pool. Most people get suites with adjoining rooms and there's more than enough space. As a parent, I actually feel a bit more comfy with a hotel sleepover than one at a home because you're less likely to be dealing with the worry of guns/drugs/alcohol or additional family members that could pose abuse risks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that so many people think hotel sleepovers are weird. I had them when I was a kid and I'm in my 40s. They are really popular with middle school kids here and it's a nice option when you don't want kids at your house and you get the benefit of an indoor pool. Most people get suites with adjoining rooms and there's more than enough space. As a parent, I actually feel a bit more comfy with a hotel sleepover than one at a home because you're less likely to be dealing with the worry of guns/drugs/alcohol or additional family members that could pose abuse risks.

I wouldn’t let a kid be in a hotel room alone. No lifeguard at the pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that so many people think hotel sleepovers are weird. I had them when I was a kid and I'm in my 40s. They are really popular with middle school kids here and it's a nice option when you don't want kids at your house and you get the benefit of an indoor pool. Most people get suites with adjoining rooms and there's more than enough space. As a parent, I actually feel a bit more comfy with a hotel sleepover than one at a home because you're less likely to be dealing with the worry of guns/drugs/alcohol or additional family members that could pose abuse risks.

For an 8/9 year old? I feel like middle school would be a little better but still not my first choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that so many people think hotel sleepovers are weird. I had them when I was a kid and I'm in my 40s. They are really popular with middle school kids here and it's a nice option when you don't want kids at your house and you get the benefit of an indoor pool. Most people get suites with adjoining rooms and there's more than enough space. As a parent, I actually feel a bit more comfy with a hotel sleepover than one at a home because you're less likely to be dealing with the worry of guns/drugs/alcohol or additional family members that could pose abuse risks.

For an 8/9 year old? I feel like middle school would be a little better but still not my first choice.

I think this is better for older kids too. but also don't see the problem with a hotel room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you don't do karaoke or make racket in a hotel room unless you want serious trouble.

+1

[Anonymous]

Please don't do this. There was a terrible story about this such scenario at our school. A very bad thing happened at the hotel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd find it super weird if my kid was invited to a sleepover at a hotel.

+1000 so many reasons why I would say no!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that so many people think hotel sleepovers are weird. I had them when I was a kid and I'm in my 40s. They are really popular with middle school kids here and it's a nice option when you don't want kids at your house and you get the benefit of an indoor pool. Most people get suites with adjoining rooms and there's more than enough space. As a parent, I actually feel a bit more comfy with a hotel sleepover than one at a home because you're less likely to be dealing with the worry of guns/drugs/alcohol or additional family members that could pose abuse risks.

Same. I'm in my 40s and I remember this being a thing. It was considered fancy. Would not let my kid go to one today, but that's because we generally don't do sleepovers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:maybe OP has a dog, or lives in an intergenerational home, or uses the living room as an office. I wouldn't do anything loud in a hotel. But if taking a small group of kids that you know well, I would be okay with a hotel. Pool parties do make me nervous in general, so I might wait until the kids are a little older unless I knew they could swim. or the hotel pool was shallow.

Yea PPs all weirded out by this don't get out enough. This is absolutely a thing. The very coolest kids do this. It's totally not weird at all. Get a wider circle of friends if this is your first time hearing of this. It is absolutely a thing.

[Anonymous]

I typically see it done for small groups like 3-4 close friends. Usually the parents know the family well enough to know that this is something they would be comfortable with. I might not let my 8 year old with a new friend that I don't know the parents well but friends that we've had sleepover with before and I know the mom . . thats fine with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd find it super weird if my kid was invited to a sleepover at a hotel.

+1 I would not be comfortable with this. Just have a sleepover at your house, a hotel room is small and the kids will have to be quiet if you want to avoid complaints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:maybe OP has a dog, or lives in an intergenerational home, or uses the living room as an office. I wouldn't do anything loud in a hotel. But if taking a small group of kids that you know well, I would be okay with a hotel. Pool parties do make me nervous in general, so I might wait until the kids are a little older unless I knew they could swim. or the hotel pool was shallow.

Yea PPs all weirded out by this don't get out enough. This is absolutely a thing. The very coolest kids do this. It's totally not weird at all. Get a wider circle of friends if this is your first time hearing of this. It is absolutely a thing.

"the very coolest kids"? How old are you?