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 8 Smith-approved child-friendly hotels
Blackberry Farm
Smoky Mountains, United States
- Style
- Home-comfort farm
- Setting
- Pristine pastoral idyll
A family-run farm, a stunning landscape, a luxurious boutique hotel, a postcard picture of rural Tennessee – Blackberry Farm is a picket-fence paradise with…
- Best for
- Outdoor-loving over-10s.
Calistoga Ranch
Napa Valley, United States
- Style
- Ravishing ranch retreat
- Setting
- Cosy Californian canyon
Rich, polished cedar woods, enchanting valley views, fine Californian wine, soothing outdoor spa pools – just listing the treats on offer at Calistoga Ranch…
- Best for
- Outdoorsy eight-year-olds and up. All ages are welcome, however.
Chateau Marmont
Los Angeles, United States
- Style
- Louche, luxe and legendary
- Setting
- High on Sunset
The ultimate hedonist’s hangout, Chateau Marmont is where the stars go to party in private. This Arts and Crafts ‘castle on the hill’ is the epitome of…
- Best for
- All ages.
East Hampton Point Hotel & Restaurant
Hamptons, United States
- Style
- Anglo-Americana country manor
- Setting
- Long Island dockland
Sailboat-studded East Hampton Point Hotel & Restaurant is ideal for families, couples or a group of friends, and has nine suites and 13 cute cottages.
- Best for
- Active and energetic two- to five-year-olds.
Oceana Santa Monica
Los Angeles, United States
- Style
- All things bright and beautiful
- Setting
- Parkside Ocean Avenue
This bright and breezy retro beachside hangout is perfect for exploring quirky Santa Monica and is within easy reach of all LA’s weird and wonderful sights…
- Best for
- Kids big enough to have their own bed.
Palihouse Holloway
Los Angeles, United States
- Style
- NY-style apartment block
- Setting
- Way-cool West Hollywood
It may be all slick designer touches and effortless French-tinged cool, but West Hollywood boutique hotel Palihouse Holloway still has an authentically…
- Best for
- Any age.
The Carneros Inn
Napa Valley, United States
- Style
- Modernist home on the range
- Setting
- California's bucolic pastures new
This award-winning Napa Valley boutique resort offers a bold vision: the region's tin-roofed barns have inspired an unpretentious modern 'agri-chic' aesthetic…
- Best for
- Children of all ages are welcome.
Viceroy Palm Springs
Palm Springs, United States
- Style
- Hollywood Regency spa resort
- Setting
- Manicured Mojave desert oasis
The Viceroy Palm Springs boutique hotel and spa is like the perfect A-list partner: well-groomed but relaxed; glamorous but low-key; attentive but unobtrusive;…
- Best for
- Babies and children of all ages accepted.








