Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
Niños se hospedan gratis
inglés translation:
No charge for children
español term
México
Freelance copywriter & translator
Native in: español (Variants: Mexican, Latin American) 
Works in: inglés al español, francés al español
Niños se hospedan gratis
¿Qué otras alternativas podría utilizar? Considerando que debo ser lo más breve posible porque es para flyers, redes sociales, etc.
Se trata de una cadena hotelera con resorts 5 Diamantes. El contenido va dirigido principalmente a Estados Unidos y Canadá.
No sé si estas alternativas sean correctas:
Kids stay at no cost
Kids'stay included
Kids'stay included on the rate
Kids don't pay
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Taña Dalglish
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Aug 24, 2019 19:14: AllegroTrans changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (3): Toni Castano, neilmac, Robert Carter
Non-PRO (3): Carol Gullidge, Michele Fauble, AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
España
Translator/Transcreator/Subtitler
Native in: inglés (Variant: British) 
, español (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: español al inglés, inglés al español, español, and 2 more.
No charge for children
No charge for children under 12 who share with their parents
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AllegroTrans
21 horas
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Lester Tattersall
: I agree, initially, but, at least in theory, parents could turn up and expect their children to get free cokes and ice cream all day.
1 día 16 horas
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España
6 years of Experience in Span/Port Trans
Native in: inglés (Variant: US)
Works in: español al inglés, portugués al inglés
I think "kids stay at no cost" works the best.
México
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: español (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: inglés al español, italiano al español, francés al español, and 6 more.
kids stay free
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bigedsenior
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Gracias bigesenior!
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Christian [email protected]
: Así lo he visto muchas veces. "Kids eat free" también.
1 día 6 horas
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Argentina
EN>ES technical translator
Native in: español (Variants: Chilean, Venezuelan, Argentine, Rioplatense, Latin American)
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés
Kids' stay: free of charge
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Estados Unidos
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: inglés
Works in: alemán al inglés, francés al inglés, español al inglés, and 4 more.
Children stay free
There's nothing wrong with "free" in my opinion, but I do think that "kids" sounds slightly downmarket for this context. Maybe it's this word that's causing them concern, rather than "free", and they just don't realize it.
| I prefer that term too, but my my client doesn't like te word "free". That's why I'm looking for options that don't include that word. |
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Helena Chavarria
: I don't really like 'stay' either. If it's a title, I think I would write 'Children free of charge!' or 'Children Free promotion'
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Carol Gullidge
: Despite the client’s preferences I still think this is most natural, and not demeaning in any way. And I’d beware of the possible ambiguities with “children free promotion” - sounds too much like Child-free...!
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exactly. Sometimes you have to persuade the client that they're wrong.
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Ventnai
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AllegroTrans
1 día 1 hora
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Perú
Engineering, wastewater, environment
Native in: portugués (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: inglés al portugués, español al portugués, portugués al inglés, and 3 more.
Free stay for children
children's accommodation free of charge
IMHO, "children's accommodation" is already hi-falutin' enough to offset any negative overtone of "free".
https://www.tripadvisor.es/ShowUserReviews-g186332-d259455-r...
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For a posh or wannabee chi-chi hotel, soemthing like "courtesy of the management/hotel/establishment" might please the pìcky client better.
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NB: My use of "chi-chi" does NOT correspond to this definition (a breast. From Mexican Spanish "chichi", slang diminutive of "teta".), but the British one given in this link:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/chi-c...
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This link about the Hilton uses "courtesy of the management", which simply means "free of charge":
https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g294229-...
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Floral arrangement courtesy of the management. - Picture of Laguna ...
https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz › ... › Pulau Redang › Pulau Redang Hotels
Laguna Redang Island Resort, Pulau Redang Picture: Floral arrangement courtesy of the management.
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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/courtesy
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And FWIW, a search for "courtesy of the management" gets 22,300,000 hits...
Free Children's Accommodation. Children up to the age of 15 get free accommodation at The President Hotel, with two full paid adults.
NEW YEAR IN MARINA D'OR INCLUDES: CHILDREN'S ACCOMMODATION FREE
http://www.hoteltemplepradorrey.com/EN/children's-accommodation.html
https://www.landal.com/accommodations/special-accommodations/childrens-accommodations
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Carol Gullidge
: This works, assuming that meals are excluded
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If the accommodation is full board, then meals would be included.
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Alemania
45 years experience
Native in: inglés (Variant: British)
Works in: alemán al inglés, francés al inglés, español al inglés, and 2 more.
No charge for children under 12
Estados Unidos
Native English
Native in: inglés
Works in: noruego al inglés, sueco al inglés, danés al inglés
No extra charge for children
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Suites del Ángel
Best of all, the hotel is in the heart of the Zona Rosa, a safe, alwaysbustling location, and the service is ... Given the space and central location, the hotel is surprisingly affordable, with no extra charge for children.
https://books.google.com/books?id=BELXCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT335&lpg=...
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There is no extra charge for children under 12 years when sharing room with adults.
https://www.historichotelsworldwide.com/hotels-resorts/mayal...
... no extra charge for children under 12 years.
http://vinedossanlucas.com/san-lucas/hotel-boutique-spa/?lan...
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‘No extra charge’ because there is no extra charge in addition to what the parents pay for the room when there are children (usually under a certain age) sharing the room.
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Helena Chavarria
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thanks
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MollyRose
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thanks
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Gareth Rhys-Jones López
: The problem here is that I understand there's a charge for children, maybe the usual charge but no extra charges. I think I'd remove extra.
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No charge for the children IN ADDITION TO what the parents pay for the room, so no “extra charge”.
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philgoddard
: I agree with Gareth - it's no charge, not no extra charge.
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No charge for the children IN ADDITION TO what the parents pay for the room, so no “extra charge”.
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Carol Gullidge
: This implies that there is normally an extra charge for children that is not going to be applied here//so why the word “extra”?
10 horas
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No charge for the children IN ADDITION TO what the parents pay for the room, so no “extra charge”.
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Rachel Fell
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Reference comments
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: inglés (Variant: British)
Works in: español al inglés, inglés al español, francés al inglés, and 2 more.
Refs.
September Last-Second Offer at 4-star hotel in Milano Marittima with ...
https://www.metropolitanhotel.it › september-last-second-offer-at-4-star-ho...
... sensational September last-second offer in Milano Marittima offered by Metropolitan, an elegant 4-hotel where CHILDREN STAY AT NO CHARGE and several ...
3 Best Hotels in Red Deer, AB - ThreeBestRated
https://threebestrated.ca › hotels-in-red-deer-ab
2 km from Red Deer College, 3 km from downtown shops and restaurants and 4 km from trail rides and dining at Heritage Ranch ○ Children stay at no charge ...
https://www.rentalescapes.com › rentals › los-cabos › cabo › villa-descanso...
Additional Info. The first two ***children (under the age of 12) stay at no charge***. Holiday surcharge between 17 December to 4 January.
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Toni Castano
: Useful reserach and a PRO-question in my view, not as easy as it may appear at first sight.
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Thanks Toni.
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Robert Carter
: You should have posted this as an answer, I think we could all agree this fits the asker's brief :-)
3 días 9 horas
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Thanks Robert. With 9 answers so far, I did not want to duplicate/copy, although the point I was making is that "kids" just does not work for me. I certainly have always heard/used "children", although I am not a marketing expert.
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Discussion
For a workers' holiday camp, fine.
Regarding the word "kids", I see that most of you recommend me to use "children". But, when I google it, both words seem to be used interchangeably. The target audience is Canada and United States, which one do you use the most for advertising?
Given that it's about a luxury beachfront resort, the main target market are those with a high socieconomic status.
Perhaps, my client thinks "free" doesn't sound attractive to that target audience.
What do you think?
Given that this is a very common term in the hospitality indistry, I'd also like to get more options.
"Kids stay at no cost" sounds great, but I´appreciate more options.
Thank you very much.