Do German shopping malls offer staffed children playrooms?
In Russia, in many shopping malls, especially the biggest ones, there is a playroom, where parents can leave their children. The children will play there and will be looked after by the playroom staff, allowing the parent to do shopping. Of course this is for a relatively small fee (like €5-10 per hour).
A year ago I was in Germany in Munich, and I saw nothing of that kind; now I am in Berlin and apparently there is nothing like this too. Do such playrooms not exist indeed in Germany, or I just did not happen to find them? If they are really uncommon, is the situation the same in the rest of Europe?
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I can't speak for the whole of Europe, but these are certainly not common in Germany. I don't remember them in the UK either, although it's a while (8 years) since I lived there.
IKEA stores quite often have them (with limited opening hours), but that's the only example I can remember seeing.
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It becomes more common in the last time. Especially big malls or shops with a big catchment area add this to their services.
From own experience I know "IKEA" and "Möbel Gruber" (in the category "big shop") and "West Park" (see "Paradies") (in the category "shopping mall") to have staffed children's playrooms.
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