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
Llety Bodfor
Cardigan Bay, United Kingdom
- Style
- Boutique bed and breakfast
- Setting
- Hills at the back, sea to the front
Llety Bodfor is a spruce seafront townhouse in Aberdovey (Aberdyfi in Welsh) that conceals a world of fresh-linened, sheepskin-cushion-covered beds a stroll…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages welcomed.
Pretty Beach House
Central Coast, Australia
- Style
- Luxe rustic
- Setting
- Hilltop bush, gentle water views
A super-sophisticated private guesthouse in a magical setting in the Central Coast's Bouddi National Park, Pretty Beach House is an all-inclusive gourmet…
North Bundaleer
Clare Valley, Australia
- Style
- High-Victorian homestead
- Setting
- Wine and wilderness
On the edge of the Outback just a short drive from the Clare Valley wine region, South Australian boutique hotel North Bundaleer is a painstakingly restored…
- Best for
- North Bundaleer isn't set up for kids but your hosts will contemplate having them to stay on a case-by-case basis.
Hacienda de San Antonio
Colima, Mexico
- Style
- Exclusive organic enclave
- Setting
- Volcanic valleys of Colima
Hidden in the highlands of western Mexico, the Goldsmith family’s impeccably restored 19th-century Hacienda de San Antonio is a coral pink picture of…
- Best for
- Adventurous kids of all ages.
Avenue Hotel
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Style
- Couture comforts
- Setting
- Green, historic Fredericksburg
This affordable-chic boutique hotel is a haven of Danish design, with bright glossy photographs lining the walls of its Missoni-cushioned stay-all-day lounge.
- Best for
- All ages.
Fowey Hall
Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Style
- Comfy country château for all the family
- Setting
- Salty Cornish coast
Commanding sweeping views of Fowey's river estuary, port and the sea, this charming and unpretentious family-focused hotel in Cornwall was the original…
- Best for
- Babies and children of all ages are warmly welcomed; those aged up to 12 are particularly well cared for.
Driftwood
Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Style
- New England yacht club
- Setting
- Bracing Cornish clifftop
Striking the perfect balance between accessible and remote, Driftwood's main house has an incredible setting, high on a cliff, and an easy-breezy atmosphere.
- Best for
- Children of all ages are warmly welcomed.
Hotel Tresanton
Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Style
- Breezy beach house
- Setting
- Chocolate-box Cornish village
A former yachting club, Hotel Tresanton in St Mawes was built from a cluster of old houses, hence its charming higgledy-piggledy levels and portside setting.
- Best for
- Children of all ages are warmly welcomed.















