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
Can Curreu
Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
- Style
- Kaleidoscopic country retreat
- Setting
- Views to the valley
A peaceful boutique retreat in the heart of Ibiza, the private terraces of Can Curreu are fillled with the gentle aromas of pine, rose, fig and lavender.
- Best for
- Children of all ages very welcome.
Atzaró
Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
- Style
- Afro/Asian finca
- Setting
- Backcountry oasis
This converted century-old farmhouse is a típica Ibiza finca – all-white walls, windows and throw cushions. Atzaró oozes what many folk would label…
- Best for
- Children and babies welcome.
Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses
Kaikoura, New Zealand
- Style
- Architectural meets arboreal
- Setting
- Deer-dotted pastures and peaks
Take to the treetops at Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses, in coastal Kaikoura, NZ, where canopy-level rooms offer views of mountains, sea and deer.
- Best for
- 12-year olds and over.
Southern Ocean Lodge
Kangaroo Island, Australia
- Style
- Luxe lodge on the clifftops
- Setting
- Supreme Southern Ocean solitude
Kangaroo Island boutique hotel Southern Ocean Lodge is an eco-attuned architectural delight on a site like no other, facing off against the grinding power of…
- Best for
- Kids aged six and over are welcome to stay in family suites for AU$350 extra a child a night.
Karma Samui
Koh Samui, Thailand
- Style
- Tropical terraced villas
- Setting
- Palm-fronded island cove
Just a short hop from the mad, bad bustle of Chaweng Beach, this all-villa, all-private, all-peaceful Koh Samui boutique hotel is an astonishingly sedate…
- Best for
The Library
Koh Samui, Thailand
- Style
- Bookish beach bolt-hole
- Setting
- Swinging Chaweng seaside
Despite its literary credentials, the Library boutique hotel in Chaweng Beach sizzles with glamour, with a crimson-tiled pool, statues of figures poring over…
- Best for
- Beach-bum teens and young fasionistas.
Huka Lodge
Lake Taupo, New Zealand
- Style
- Trad 1920s hunting lodge
- Setting
- Ravishing riverside retreat
Whether you’re into fishing, food or the great outdoors, luxury boutique hotel Huka Lodge is rated as one of the world’s top retreats.
- Best for
- Any age, although Huka Lodge's dramatic riverside grounds might be a little hair-raising with young children.
Bon Ton Restaurant & Resort
Langkawi, Malaysia
- Style
- Authentic Malayan rustic
- Setting
- Langkawi lagoon village
Bon Ton Resort’s luxurious stilted timber houses have been preserved, restored and transferred to this lush Langkawi resort on a former coconut plantation,…
- Best for
- Children of all ages.















