Luxury hotels in China support more high-class babysitting services during the Covid-19 epidemic

In the context that China is closing some cities to prevent the spread of the epidemic Covid-19 Many parents in this country face the all-too-familiar challenge of working and managing their children’s online learning.

Several luxury hotels in Chinese cities have come up with a solution: a study holiday. The most luxurious package offered by the 5-star Mandarin Oriental Pudong hotel in Shanghai is worth RMB 5,900 ($926) per week. This popular luxury hotel takes care of students aged 7 to 16, Monday through Friday. Rates include three meals per day and a butler who will supervise the online learning.

To survive the Covid-19 pandemic, many Chinese hotels are launching new service packages. Photo: Mandarin Oriental Pudong Shanghai.

“After the Shanghai municipal government issued a new policy that all students will have to stay home for online learning starting March 12 due to the recent outbreak, we have been monitoring the response. of society and understand how difficult it is for parents.” Cecilia Yang, Communications Manager at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai, tells CNN Travel.

“Over the past two years, we’ve introduced ‘work holiday’ or ‘home vacation’ packages when people can no longer travel freely like before… this time, why not Is it a service for children?”

Hotel staff say children can benefit from a quiet and supervised environment during online lessons.

Since launching this program on March 16, they have received more than 10 orders. The first testers checked in on Monday, March 21.

“Feedback from both parents and children has been very positive. We’ve seen a lot of social media posts from families!” Ms. Yang said. If a child is to stay overnight, an adult must stay with them. Otherwise, parents can drop their child off at school every day after 7 am and pick him up before 8 pm.

If parents decide to let their children take this class, they can stay here for a day and enjoy spa services at a discounted price.

Several luxury hotels in Nanjing are also offering similar packages.

Purple Palace Nanjing, located in the Zijin mountainside area, offers homework help and extra activities like golf classes or statue sculpting classes – in case the weather isn’t ideal to visit. play golf.

Meanwhile, the upscale Suning Universal Hotel, in downtown Nanjing, is also said to be providing babysitting and tutoring services.