Testimonials

“Traveling with little ones is never an easy task. Neither is leaving your child with a complete stranger. Grapevine & Travel’n Tots made this very simple and smooth running for my family during out stay in Calistoga.

They delivered a full-size crib, High Chair, jogging Stroller and basket of Toys right to our door when we arrived. We needed child care 3 nights out of the time we were staying and they provided me with one sitter all three nights which is nice for the children as well as myself.

When emailing or calling I ALWAYS got a response, our nanny made us feel so comfortable for the moment we met her.

We will use this service again and recommend it to all traveling in the area.”

“We used GrapeVine Nanny for our week stay in Calistoga several months back for our 2 kids, a then 3 1/2 month old and 3 1/2-year-old.

We were nervous because our youngest was so, well, young. And our eldest had never had a babysitter who wasn’t family so we weren’t sure how she would react.

The week went great, perfect really.

Payment terms were clear (pay the nanny directly or else there an additional surcharge) and the company was great in communicating via timely emails.

Finally, our nanny for the week was just lovely. If you’re lucky to get Karina she was fantastic with our kids and my daughter named her doll Karina. :)”

“I travel with my child for business and had a great experience with this service. They provided a nanny who was prompt, reliable, flexible and a good communicator. They do most of their communications through email. I found them to be professional and responsive. I will definitely use this service again.”

“Just used Grapevine while staying in Napa for our 2-year-old daughter. Had a great experience. We were in a bind when our other babysitting fell through – see my review about All About Kids Babysitting. Grapevine came through, was very prompt, called us back right away and set everything up very efficiently. Would use them again.

In regards to what the previous reviewer said, the PDF was very clear. Pay the babysitter directly, and the Agency charges their fee to your credit card – which is $6/hour. If you don’t pay the babysitter directly, then they will charge your credit card, plus the penalty. Seemed pretty straightforward to me, and I didn’t have a problem with it.”

“I just wanted to say how wonderful Katie was with my kids. We are now back in Hong Kong and finally have some time to write to thank grapevine for recommending Katie. My kids took to Katie immediately (which is rare especially for the older child Lauren). It isn’t easy to jump into a family situation with the stress of having traveled long distances, in a unfamiliar city and home, having the stress of a wedding to deal with yet Katie did so with flying colors. She is proactive, kind, fun, calm (but with lots of energy), considerate and helpful. The kids are still talking about “going back to California to see Katie”.
Thanks again, I would definitely recommend your agency in the future.”

“Thank you for sending Betty. She was really great. We’d definitely call you in the future.”

“Very well. She showed up a little earlier which gave us more time to get to know her and for Chase to get used to her. They bonded quickly. She is everything I was hoping for, smart, warm, caring and knowledgeable about little ones. We had no worries after we met her that Chase was in good hands.
I raved your company at the Super Bowl party and passed along your number to my sister-in-law, who has a 3 year old. Thank you
I have piece of mind about our future relationship with Rosie, Chase and the Grapevine Agency.
Thanks again.”

“Sheree,
Just a brief note to say thank you for your services this weekend. You and your company are very professional and responsive.
Rosalyn who watched are two boys on Saturday was wonderful. She was great to meet and did a great job. Just wanted you to know that. She is a winner.
Thanks again. When next in Napa we will use your services.”

“Charity and Melissa did a terrific job! Thank you so much for sending them. They were great with the twins and my 3.5yr old, who is a handful! They were sweet and respectful and I love that they were able to go with the flow and let Cameron do his thing. We really felt good about leaving them in such capable hands. Many thanks.”

“Hi, Just wanted to say how much we liked Margaret Lee. My little girl had a great time with her and we were able to have a great time at the rehearsal dinner and wedding we were in town for.”

“I want to thank you for sending Ashley and Chelsie to babysit for us this past weekend. They were professional, warm, timely, and great with the kids — just what one would want in a sitter.”

“Dear Grapevine Nannies,
I wanted to write and say how pleased we were with Sara when she watched our daughter this past weekend. I don’t think it was a particularly easy task (our daughter was extremely distraught that we were leaving and is not used to being watched by someone she does not know), but we felt very good about Sara from the outset and from her description of the events of the evening (which she told us about AND wrote in more detail in a note), we are confident that she took good care of our daughter. We would not hesitate to recommend Grapevine Nannies generally and Sara specifically to anyone who asked.
Thank you for a great experience!”

“Hi Monin,
I just wanted to say how pleased we were with Chelsie this past Saturday. Our daughter loved her and we felt very confident that she was being well cared for.
Thanks again.”

“Hi Monin,
I just wanted to tell you that Amanda was WONDERFUL! Tate loved her and we will definitely be asking for her again in the future.
Thanks so much!”

“Monin,
Thank you very much for sending us Sheree to help us with Jacob. Sheree was outstanding and we were thrilled that she could help us all week. Next time we come to Napa for vacation, we will for sure be using your services again.
Thanks again for everything!”