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
Soho Hotel
London, United Kingdom
- Style
- Modern British wit
- Setting
- Central secrecy
Soho Hotel is an establishment where the watering hole and eatery have independent allure; local media folk swap editing suites and photo studios for drinks at…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages welcomed.
St Moritz Hotel
Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Style
- Surf-side family HQ
- Setting
- Rugged Camel Estuary
Not just a stylish base for surfers and a haven for sandcastling families, this revamped modernist resort also offers contemporary apartments and a top-class…
- Best for
- Small, surfing Smiths
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.
The Bull Hotel
Dorset, United Kingdom
- Style
- Fresh prints, belle air
- Setting
- Busy little Bridport
Stripped wooden floors and quirky antiques partner vibrant bold-print papers and fabrics in a vintage-chic decorative scheme that's bound to win you over. Easy…
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages welcomed.
The Chester Residence
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Style
- Georgian-coated suites
- Setting
- Serene-yet-central West End
The Chester Residence in Edinburgh has luxury hotel suites across three elegant townhouses: here, sleek neutral decor and Georgian frills cohabit in harmony.
- Best for
- Children of all ages are welcome, with suites large enough to facilitate familial harmony.
The Elms
Worcestershire, United Kingdom
- Style
- Chilled-out child-friendly mansion
- Setting
- Amid the Malverns
The Elms’ ivy-clad mansion is a luxurious playground for tots and adults alike. Sprawling gardens, stylish dining, a spa and plenty of activities for…
- Best for
- Any age.
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.
The George in Rye
East Sussex, United Kingdom
- Style
- Quirky-smart Regency inn
- Setting
- Cobbled streets of Rye
At this East Sussex boutique hotel – a striking coaching-inn conversion – the ballroom’s high walls are hung with a diverting bird-patterned wallpaper and…
- Best for
- Babies and up - children of all ages welcomed.















