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 41 Smith-approved child-friendly hotels
Babington House
Northeast Somerset, United Kingdom
- Style
- Relaxed retro country club
- Setting
- Deepest Somerset
The opening of Babington House in 1998 famously kick-started the march of metropolitan cool into the countryside, and it still sets the standard. This…
- Best for
- Babies and children of all ages welcomed.
Baglioni Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style
- Italian elegance
- Setting
- Parkside Kensington
The Baglioni Hotel is housed in a Georgian building which, although respectable and impeccable, doesn’t allude to the over-the-top grandeur that awaits…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages are welcome.
Barnsley House
Cotswolds, United Kingdom
- Style
- Super-stylish manor house
- Setting
- Gorgeous Gloucestershire gardens
The ultra-cool modern furniture doesn’t seem remotely out of place in 17th-century Barnsley House; this spa-enhanced boutique hotel is set in beautiful…
- Best for
- Well behaved babies and children of any age.
Bingham
London, United Kingdom
- Style
- Trendy townhouse
- Setting
- Richmond riverside
Droplet chandeliers, mushroom hues, bespoke artworks – Bingham, a riverside southwest London boutique hotel and restaurant is a stylish glint in Richmond's…
- Best for
- Babies and up: all enjoy the garden and river views.
Calcot Manor
Cotswolds, United Kingdom
- Style
- Family-friendly farmhouse
- Setting
- Homely heart of Gloucestershire
Few places can boast being both the perfect venue for a child-friendly stay and for a romantic rendezvous, but coddling Cotswolds spa retreat Calcot Manor has…
- Best for
- Tots, toddlers, tykes and teenagers
Charlotte Street Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style
- Arty-smarty English eccentric
- Setting
- Bang-central Bloomsbury
Taking the Bloomsbury Set for its inspiration, this central London boutique hotel brings together fine art and a fresh colour palette to create the perfect city…
- Best for
- Any age.
Charlton House
Northeast Somerset, United Kingdom
- Style
- Mulberry cordial
- Setting
- Rolling West Country
Charlton House in Somerset occupies that ideal boutique hotel ground, somewhere between grand old-style country retreat and an in-vogue homely chic.
- Best for
- Sophisticated children who aren't expecting a kids' club, but would love being in a gorgeous garden.
Cliveden
Berkshire, United Kingdom
- Style
- Neoclassical pile-with-a-past
- Setting
- Bucolic Berkshire riverbank
A regal residence with a rich history, the former Berkshire home of the so-called ‘Cliveden set’ is now a boutique spa hotel snugly set in 376 acres of…
- Best for
- Babies and up - children of all ages welcomed and catered for.















