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
Dar Seven
Marrakech, Morocco
- Style
- Elegant holiday home
- Setting
- Mid medina
Dar Seven is more an elegant home than a hotel. Cubbies of cream-upholstered sofas and dark wooden furniture are utterly tranquil and magnificently chic.
- Best for
- Children of all ages are welcome.
Lyall Hotel and Spa
Melbourne, Australia
- Style
- Contemporary oriental
- Setting
- Luxe shopping district
Chic, seductive and sophisticated, South Yarra's Lyall Hotel and Spa is where Carrie from Sex and the City would stay in Melbourne if she were in town.
- Best for
- Any age, but young children might enjoy the nearby parks. Teens will love the area's sassy shopping.
The Bloomfield
Melbourne, Australia
- Style
- Fashionably low-key
- Setting
- Peaceful parkside
A mansion house in chic South Yarra, Melbourne boutique hotel The Bloomfield offers affordable glamour, with fashionably attired bedrooms, a rooftop pool and…
- Best for
- Any age, from babies to teenagers.
The Carneros Inn
Napa Valley, United States
- Style
- Modernist home on the range
- Setting
- California's bucolic pastures new
This award-winning Napa Valley boutique resort offers a bold vision: the region's tin-roofed barns have inspired an unpretentious modern 'agri-chic' aesthetic…
- Best for
- Children of all ages are welcome.
Calistoga Ranch
Napa Valley, United States
- Style
- Ravishing ranch retreat
- Setting
- Cosy Californian canyon
Rich, polished cedar woods, enchanting valley views, fine Californian wine, soothing outdoor spa pools – just listing the treats on offer at Calistoga Ranch…
- Best for
- Outdoorsy eight-year-olds and up. All ages are welcome, however.
Strattons
Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Style
- Eco, eccentric, arty and eclectic
- Setting
- The Brecks in Norfolk
Tucked off the high street of the market town of Swaffham in Norfolk, this family-run boutique hotel and restaurant is as family-friendly and eco-friendly as it…
- Best for
- This child-friendly hotel welcomes children and babies of all ages.
Château de Saint Paterne
Normandy, France
- Style
- Chic stately retreat
- Setting
- Lush lands of the Loire
Château de Saint Paterne is a boutique hotel with fairytale looks in the gastronomic greenlands on the Normandy border.
The Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa
North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Style
- Snug Victorian inn
- Setting
- Moorland market town
This old Yorkshire-stone inn turned boutique hotel idyll is a homely hideaway on the cusp of rambling countryside. With warm pool water all year round and spa…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages welcomed.












