Child-friendly hotels
Smith hotels are romantic places to stay – but what if you also want a family-friendly hotel? Smith & Kids is our cherry-picked selection of hotels that welcome you and your children. Not all of them have supervised crèches, children's meals and trampoline-equipped adventure playgrounds (though some have all three), but they do deliver what’s important – a child-friendly welcome in the stylish surroundings you’ve come to expect.
- Hotels
- Self-catering
- € £ $
We've found 109 Smith-approved child-friendly hotels
Mollies
Auckland, New Zealand
- Style
- A fine romance
- Setting
- Pretty Ponsonby harbourside
If you love music, food and romance, you'll feel at home at elegantly attired Mollies, Auckland's bohemian boutique hotel known for its sociable soirees.
- Best for
- Children of all ages are welcome, but kids over six might copy better with the fragile tableware and ornaments.
Amankila
Bali, Indonesia
- Style
- Thatched cliff-side sanctuary
- Setting
- Unspoilt East Bali coconut groves
Amankila’s most striking features are the three azure infinity pools that step down to the seashore, but it’s the serenity and comfort of the beach-house…
- Best for
- Adventurous under-12s or layabout teens.
Amanusa
Bali, Indonesia
- Style
- Frangipani-fringed stone suites
- Setting
- Green hills and blissful beach
In Nusa Dua – just 15 minutes from Bali’s Denpasar airport, the boutique resort of Amanusa boasts a photogenic pool, an ogle-worthy beach and colour-packed…
- Best for
- Beach babies.
Waka Gangga
Bali, Indonesia
- Style
- Back-to-nature Balinese bungalows
- Setting
- Green fields and black sands
Green both in setting and eco-attitude, the boutique bungalow resort of Waka Gangga in south Bali is set between verdant rice fields and the feisty surf of the…
- Best for
- Adventurous five- to 11-year-olds.
Ma Du Zi Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
- Style
- Classy-meets-sexy sanctuary
- Setting
- Sukhumvit's bar-fuelled shopping hub
Unassuming, masculine and clubby, Ma Du Zi Hotel is a sublime mix of Chinese, Moorish and modern design and a suitably sexy place to sip cocktails in flattering…
- Best for
- Any age.
The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs
Bay Of Islands, New Zealand
- Style
- Sophisticated country manor
- Setting
- Coastal cliffs with islands on the horizon
Tee off amid panoramic Pacific Ocean views from the Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, an elegant boutique hotel in New Zealand’s North Island which boasts its own…
- Best for
- Any age, but older kids will enjoy the range of outdoor activities on offer, from sea kayaking to riding.
Eagles Nest
Bay Of Islands, New Zealand
- Style
- Modern, minimal, magical
- Setting
- Private peninsula paradise
A luxurious estate set atop a private peninsula overlooking the Bay of Islands, Eagles Nest has five ultra-contemporary, individually designed villas all with…
- Best for
- Children of all ages are welcome at Eagles Nest.
The Merchant Hotel
Belfast, United Kingdom
- Style
- Grand neoclassical bank
- Setting
- The Cathedral Quarter
The former headquarters of the Ulster Bank, this boutique hotel creation will make you feel like a VIP from the minute you walk through the door. The Merchant…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages welcomed.















