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 126 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.
Tenface
Bangkok, Thailand
- Style
- Urban fable
- Setting
- Leafy soi, left of centre
A modern hotel inspired by an eastern fable, Tenface is a fashionable urban bolthole with quirky Thai accents.
- Best for
- Any age, but older kids and teens should like the funky wall graphics, flatscreen TVs, iPods and podcasts.
Muthi Maya
Bangkok, Thailand
- Style
- Dramatic mountain hideaway
- Setting
- Wilds of Khao Yai
At the foothills of the Khao Yai National Park within easy reach of Bangkok, Muthi Maya's private pool villas look out over majestic mountains and forests.…
- Best for
- Older kids, so you don't have to stress about pool safety.
Kirimaya Golf Resort Spa
Bangkok, Thailand
- Style
- Modern-rustic charm
- Setting
- World Heritage wilderness
Surrounded by rugged mountains and jungle, Kirimaya is a serene forest retreat near Bangkok. Relax and enjoy the views from your contemporary Thai room, or get…
- Best for
- Kids over the age of about six will love the wildlife experiences.















