u/Big-You-1213

Thoughts from this group. Was staying with a family of 6 including 2 babies. I would say mid-upscale airbnb (400 euros for 3 beds/2 baths in a tiny village in Tuscany)

Pros:
- Modern, renovated appartment
- Clean
- Great location
- Fast communication with host

Cons / issues:
- Host did not disclose permitted construction in unit upstairs, noise going on until 22:00 first night. After communication with host, it was resolve-ish / less noisy but still construction going in
- Automated blinds broken in a bedroom. Lots of street lights / morning lights prevented a person from sleeping. They did a temporary fix the next day but I feel like host should have noticed during inspectation before our check in
- Host super cheap on basics (1 trash bag per bin, half a roll of paper towel, 2 rolls of paper towels for each of the 2 bathrooms)

I'm honestly most pissed off by not having enough trash bags with two kids in diapers. Is this worth 4 stars?

I have been doing a ton of research because we are traveling to Tuscany with the whole fam (grandparents, kids) and paying for everyone. Most places we have reached out to book directly have offered rates higher than 3rd party platforms like Booking/Hotels.com/etc.

This has been true so far of hotels, agriturismos and even appartments (outside Airbnb). When I point out to them the price difference, they usually honor it but it's annoying to have to beg for that. We stay in upper-middle or upper type of accomodations (not super luxury).

I don't like booking on 3rd party websites and usually want to encourage small businesses but it is starting to feel like they are trying to take advantage. Why?

TL;DR Advice for onboarding a new nanny with a toddler and baby. Toddler loved old nanny a lot

Background: We are starting with a new nanny next month as our current one decided to go back to school. She was amazing and we will miss her terribly.

My son (2.5 years old) grew very attached to her. We will definitely have her Babysit at least once a week to keep that relationship.

Question / advice needed: how would you go about on boarding the new Nanny with the toddler? I am currently on mat leave with a new baby so I am flexible in terms of schedule and all. Was thinking to let her go on fun summer outing with toddler to build that relationship, then trade off baby and toddler until she starts taking care of both towards the end of my leave.

Is it better for me to be there during the first outing? Or let the two of them figure out even if it's hard with a new person. I also don't know how I feel about a new person driving my toddler on day 1 as I build trust.

KLM's policy for infant in seat (in carseat) is that only forward facing carseat is allowed to not limit reclining for the person in front

I'll have a 6mo old at the time of travel so forward facing won't work.

Anyone has experience bringing the infant carseat and rear facing on a KLM long hail flight? Gemini suggests for my husband and toddler to sit in the seats in front and thag the agent should let us with the rear facing infant car seat.

My alternative is to buy with Delta but tickets were a lot more expensive. I really want the baby to have their own seat both for comfort and safety.