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 6 Smith-approved child-friendly hotels
Hotel de Russie
Rome, Italy
- Style
- Grandeur with gardens
- Setting
- Between the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo
Hotel de Russie, a couples' nest and family-friendly boutique hotel in centre of Rome, has five-star comfort, style and – a well-kept city secret – elegant…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages are welcomed.
Hotel Savoy
Florence, Italy
- Style
- Chic and child-friendly
- Setting
- Ultra-central Piazza della Repubblica
Florence's Hotel Savoy is elegantly styled by Olga Polizzi in her trademark neutrals and is also super-central, with the Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi and the Duomo…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages welcomed.
La Bandita
Tuscany, Italy
- Style
- Rustic-luxe former farm
- Setting
- Sheep-lined cypress hill
Secluded on a hilltop in rural Tuscan countryside, this restored farmhouse is now a boutique hotel with heart, soul and a tempting wine cellar…
- Best for
- Outdoorsy tykes of any age.
Masseria Torre Coccaro
Puglia, Italy
- Style
- Refined fortress
- Setting
- Sea-scented olive groves
The rooms in this historic fortified farmhouse in Puglia are exquisitely furnished with linen bedding, silky sofas, large baroque mirrors and antique furniture.…
- Best for
- Babies and children of all ages welcomed.
Residenza Napoleone III
Rome, Italy
- Style
- Super-luxe palazzo
- Setting
- Fashionable Via Condotti
The grand boutique apartments of Residenza Napoleone III in Rome is akin to the home of an aristocratic relative than a hotel, with silk-draped canopy beds, oil…
- Best for
- Children of all ages welcome; do bear in mind that the house is furnished with antiques, though.
Villa Bordoni
Tuscany, Italy
- Style
- Rustic deluxe
- Setting
- Green groves of Greve in Chianti
The Scottish restaurateur owners took three years to furbish and restore the 10-roomed Villa Bordoni in the rolling Tuscan countryside, half an hour from…
- Best for
- Children and babies of all ages are welcomed.






