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[quote=Anonymous]I can see both sides of the argument.  If I were a nanny, I would be insulted and a little humiliated to be put up at a motel while my employers were living it up at a 5 star resort... it just smacks of 
"upstairs, downstairs."  OTOH, at my old job as an attorney, I sometimes traveled with my boss who would travel in better style than I did, e.g., Business Class vs. Coach.  We would stay at the same hotel out of convenience, but I wouldn't have raised an eyebrow if he stayed at the Ritz while I stayed at the Courtyard Marriott.   He made a s8*tload more $$ than I do and if he wanted to lavish it on himself, fine, I wouldn't expect him to do the same for me!  I can see how there's baggage tied to the "help" nature of the relationship, but look at other employers and employees, it is so NBD to have the boss fly First while employee flies Coach, boss stay at 5 star while employee stays at 3 star, etc.

I think the biggest mistake these MB/DB made was that they weren't upfront with their temp nanny about the situation.  I personally would not travel with our nanny unless I was prepared to put her up at the same place and have her fly the same class, but frankly, I would not have the same qualms about a temp nanny.  As to the distance between hotels, we live in a walking city and it is NBD to walk 15 minutes to your job.  I would clear this with the temp beforehand, but not expect this to be a red button issue.[/quote]

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