Hosting a wedding or event? See HavenEvents™. Need overnight newborn care? See Overnight Newborn Care.

Hotel Childcare — Vetted Care at Your Hotel

Staying at a Boston or Cambridge hotel and need a vetted sitter for one evening — dinner with a colleague, a wedding, a board dinner? Hotel Childcare is our single-engagement service for out-of-town families. No membership, no monthly commitment. Same W-2 caregivers, same RN-led vetting.

What’s included & what it costs

What's included

RN-led agency; background-checked, CPR-certified, W-2 caregiver
4-hour minimum at your hotel
Insured; certificate of insurance available on request, naming your organization or venue as additional insured
One all-inclusive price — no separate payment to the sitter

Rates (per hour)

$85/hr · Infant under 12 months
$80/hr · Toddler 12–35 months
$75/hr · Child ages 3+
4-hour minimum per caregiver

Key terms

Siblings: youngest child’s rate + +$10/hr for each additional sibling (flat $10; not multiplied on holidays)
Late night: +$10/hr after 11 PM ET on non-holidays
Holidays: 1.5× on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve (no additional late-night premium on holidays)
Late pickup: billed in 15-minute blocks at 1.5× the applicable hourly rate
Same-day requests: $40 fee (subject to caregiver availability)
Parking: billed at actual cost (less any validation), disclosed upfront, no markup

Payment & cancellation

Payment: 50% deposit at booking; balance after care
Cancellation: 48h+ notice, 100% refund; 24h to <48h, 50% refund; <24h, full booking charged
Multi-day bookings: terms are set out in your written quote

For hotel concierges and event planners: we provide individualized safety assessments, insured W-2 caregivers, and certificates of insurance on request. Concierge referrals welcome.

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