Why and how was The Baby Hotel started?

The Baby Hotel was started by Esme Zwennis in 2003.

She has always had a great passion for babies and at the time there was nowhere to take your new born babies too as all facilities took kids only from 18monhs and older. It was initially called Butterfly Kisses and as interest grew from parents she had to find a larger location. There was also an increased demand for after hours baby sitting which is also a very unique service offered to this day. In 2004 she was forced to move into new premises as it was growing to big to run from home. The name changed to Baby Hotel.

The Baby Hotel has been growing ever since and it strives to provide the best care for all children that are entrusted to us. In 2009 Esme decided to shift her focus and moved to PE to look after abandoned and abused babies. At the end of 2013 she wanted to close down the business due to her commitments in PE and at that time her brother Johan made the decision to take over the daycare centre from Esme and by doing this has ensured that this convenient and loving daycare centre continues to do what it had set out to do 11 years ago.

We decided to give the look and feel a “facelift” by rebranding the business and making a slight name change from Baby Hotel to The Baby Hotel. We installed a brand new kitchen in stainless steel for hygienic purposes and retiled a big portion of the house. Additional hand sanitizers were installed to add to the hygiene for the children. Future plans include CCTV monitoring and if all goes according to plan a pediatric clinic all for your convenience.

As a father of 3 daughters and with a mother, who has more than 35 years of experience in the child care industry to advise him, Johan is very involved in the running of the business. He also owns another company called On-Sight Productions that specializes in Video production and advertising.

Who runs the facility?

The Baby Hotel is blessed with a very capable team that includes his mother, Loraine - who lives on-site, a general manager Angela Jacobs and very loving and experienced caregivers. Together they have set out to make The Baby Hotel a home away from home and a business that satisfies the needs of all their parents.

How can we help you?

The Baby Hotel offers various types of services:

Daycare for children between the ages of 0-4 years old is our primary focus.

There is also a “time out” (baby sitting) service that is available 24/7.

Why choose us?

We believe that we offer more personal care to the children that use our facilities as we ensure that the caregiver to child ratio for the babies is no more than 1:5 and the toddlers no more than 1:10. This enables us to provide comfort and specialized attention to every child. Our staff are both loving and honest and we always keep the parents up to date with regards to their child’s days spent at The Baby Hotel.

We do our best to accommodate both parents and children’s needs.

The Baby Hotel & the amazing team