Being a stressed, working mother of three smelly boys and partner of a busy actor makes grabbing a few days away from hectic London life an absolute priority for Emma. For her, finding hotels that are suitable for children, but which aren’t ‘family-friendly’ (a tag that, all too often, is a euphemism for manic and noisy, with a surfeit of sticky surfaces) has become imperative to maintaining any semblance of sanity.

Emma Loach anonymously reviewed:
Rectory Hotel in Cotswolds – Read the review