https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 04:19:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2482647 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 09:31:44 +0000 sapphire 2482647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO only uses a pack and play for traveling. Had never used one at home. She sleeps just fine in one while traveling. I wouldn't want to be packing that much stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2482546 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:38:34 +0000 ReadItMama 2482546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband swears by the Lotus backpack straps (he always does it as a carry-on)! We bought it for consistency and peace of mind, it's what LO always sleeps in when we travel (even to grandparents), one less thing to worry about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2482420 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 05:20:10 +0000 SweetCaroline 2482420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid won't sleep in s PNP. They are uncomfortable.,..I could see her point, tgere is a metal.bad running down the middle. Once we got the travel crib her sleep on the go was normal.</p> <p>Granted, not everyone's child is like this, but since DD hadn't been sleeping in a PNP since birth, that contributed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2482413 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 03:21:05 +0000 HabesBabe 2482413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're using the hotel and AirBnB beds, right? Not bringing an air mattress? If that's the case, then I would use the supplied PnPs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481584 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:46:37 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2481584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once we went away and they actually had a real crib! Small but real and he slept great. He was about 1.5. </p> <p>Around 8 months though (first time at a hotel) we only had a Pnp and he struggled falling asleep and got up early. It was only one night though. </p> <p>A couple weeks ago we went to a hotel and used their "crib". It was a Pack n play.. But he went to sleep instantly and slept all night. Got up a bit early. He is almost two so he didn't have much room in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481572 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:37:58 +0000 extrasprinkles 2481572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the input, all! I'm still undecided ... but it's helpful to hear different perspectives + thoughts!</p> <p>I left out some info earlier -- we were able to purchase a seat for LO (DH's work is paying for his ticket so we splurged + I wasn't super comfortable with the idea of possibly nursing next to someone) so his infant seat is coming on the plane with us. And thanks to my Delta Amex, we can have up to 3 pieces of checked luggage free. I didn't think of checking the Lotus ... perhaps? AGH!!! </p> <p>But yes @madison43 - pack mule(s), indeed!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481294 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:52:57 +0000 Madison43 2481294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always bring my travel crib. You just never know what your going to get on the other end. Yes, it's a lot of crap to drag around, but I've accepted that as our fate when traveling with small kids. My husband refers to himself as our "pack mule" :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481293 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:52:55 +0000 MrsKoala 2481293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Lotus and we bring it everywhere with us. It's gone to Vegas, Florida, and Europe. It's really easy to carry in the airport on your back like a backpack and lightweight. We've always checked it since the baby gets one piece of checked luggage and that worked for us. Could you check your luggage and the crib and then gate check the car seat? I preferred using our crib because he's used to it and i knew he'd sleep in it. We use just regular crib sheets with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481284 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:49:25 +0000 pregnantbee 2481284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd use the hotel PnP and bring your own sheets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481260 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:29:24 +0000 LAZB 2481260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just used the hotel pnp and brought our own sheets each time we've traveled. Bringing your own crib is such a pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481157 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:17:11 +0000 lamariniere 2481157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: same here. If a PNP is available, we don't bring our travel crib. </p> <p>You might even have to pay to check it, depending on what you are already checking and if you get any free checked bags or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481150 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:14:43 +0000 catlady 2481150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have always just used the hotel crib or pack and play when we have traveled and it's been fine. The only time we have brought one is when one wasn't available. I have never regretted leaving ours home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481100 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:58:24 +0000 LuLu Mom 2481100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't deal with bringing mine, but I would buy and bring my owns sheets. Easier and lighter, and clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481095 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:56:26 +0000 nana87 2481095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if I know the hotel/air bnb has one, I wouldn't bother schlepping ours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481093 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:55:33 +0000 bushelandapeck 2481093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would bring it if the only option at the hotel is a PnP. We are flying out tomorrow too and will be renting a crib at the place we are staying at (and bringing our own sheets). If that weren't an option, I would bring our own portable crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481088 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:52:31 +0000 MtnBiker 2481088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Buy Buy Baby sells "PortaCrib" sheets. I got the standard sheets and the waterproof ones with a bit of padding and used them both together. They worked great for us. We just used them this weekend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481059 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:34:09 +0000 regberadaisy 2481059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I was flying I wouldn't bring my own. Can you bring your own sheets to use? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bring-travel-crib-or-use-hotel-pnp#post-2481057 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 08:32:37 +0000 extrasprinkles 2481057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are taking our first trip as a fam of 3 tomorrow (ha! serenity now) - DH, myself + our 8 month old flying from MA to SoCal. We're debating whether or not we will bring our travel crib (Guava Lotus). In an ideal world, we'd bring it --my argument is that we bought it for trips like this! But we're traveling with quite a bunch of stuff - two suitcases, umbrella stroller, car seat, etc. And the kicker is that the Airbnb + hotel we're staying in have pack n plays available. </p> <p>Our little guy has never seen a pnp and I'm worried that he won't sleep or nap in one. He's slept successfully in the Lotus before (though it has been awhile). My concerns for the pnp are size, comfort, cleanliness - and the paranoid thought that the hotel will say "whoops" even though we've requested it in advance. :silly: </p> <p>I'd hate to not bring the Lotus and regret it ... but also hate to bring it and not use it at all! Gah! Any tips from parents who have traveled before with their LOs would be appreciated!! </p>