Chateau de Camon

Chateau de Camon is a luxurious, yet relaxed, chambre-d’hote in a fairytale castle

A converted Benedictine monastery complete with flagstones, winding stone staircases and enormous fireplaces, a stay at Chateau de Camon feels like stepping back in time. Each bedroom is totally unique and crammed with original features. Hosts Katie and Peter have young children of their own and really go the extra...

Altapura hotel Val Thorens

Luxurious and stylish surroundings in a snow-sure resort

The self-styled “Highest Ski Palace in Europe,” Altapura hotel Val Thorens is the place to go for families who really love to ski –situated at 2,300 metres, you can’t really get much more snow-sure than here.  While oozing luxury, it is also effortlessly informal – reception staff wear cosy jumpers instead...

Au Coeur du Village Hotel

A stylish and grown-up hotel designed very much with families in mind.

Sitting right in the centre of La Clusaz, opposite the main lifts, Au Coeur de Village Hotel is the only five-star hotel in the resort and has truly been designed with families in mind. Ski-lodge style, both in design and its relaxed ambience, there is plenty of natural wood and stone in the open-plan bar and living...

Home Hotel

Home Hotel is definitely where the heart is in Palermo Hollywood.

Home Hotel is a super stylish, very family-friendly accommodation in Palermo Hollywood has more than a hint of luxury, but its main priority is to make everyone feel like they’re at home. All rooms are very large, and filled with baby-friendly, carpet, and little ones can breakfast on boiled eggs (in the poshest...

Vitrum Hotel

The Vitrum hotel demonstrates boutique elegance in one of the city’s funkiest districts.

The gorgeous Vitrum hotel in Palermo caters excellently for younger guests and provides free baby baths and cribs, although a child's bed costs a little extra. The duplex suites are two-storey, 50 metre squared affairs, featuring rich Argentine wood accenting and all the fancy mod-cons you’d expect. All the...

Hotel Esencia

A 50-acre private estate near Playa del Carmen, Esencia, once home to an Italian duchess, now offers superior luxury for adults and little ones alike

Hotel Esencia is perfectly located between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, so you’ve all the fun a short drive away, but enough distance from the party strips to ensure peace, quiet and relaxation. The garden view and ocean view rooms are fabulous, but if you can stretch to one of the cottages, you’ll not want to...

Fairmont Mayakoba

Large is size but intimate in feel, the Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen offers a spoiling combination of lagoon, beach or jungle setting

A resort but intimate in feel, the Fairmont Mayakoba is a 401-roomed beauty perches on the edge of the sea and encompasses dunes, water canals, tropical forest and dense mangroves so it’s unique, lush and ripe for exploration (or relaxation depending on what you’re after). Not far from bustling Playa del Carmen,...

Rosewood Mayakoba

Rosewood Mayakoba is a luxury leader along the Mexican Riviera Maya with an exceptional children's program

A gorgeous option, the Rosewood Mayakoba is unique and utterly spoiling, though children are very much kept in mind. Their sweetly named “Rose Buds” program is for younger guests and children under 12 always stay for free if sharing a room with their parents.  You’ll want to go back again and...

The Niseko Company

The Niseko Company offers luxury self-catering accommodation at the heart of Niseko's action.

Hirafu is where the fun happens in Niseko.  The most vibrant of the three villages, it has a delectable range of Japanese and international restaurants and a lively bar scene.  The Niseko Company has several smart chalets and apartments in the village, which range from cute and traditional to ultra-modern and...

Hotel de la Cite

Wake up in the heart of Carcassonne, a UNESCO-listed city, at the beautiful Hotel de la Cite

Hotel de la Cité is one of the few hotels actually within the walls of the mediaeval city of Carcassonne. This is always a huge hit with any kids who indulge fairy-tale fantasies, and means that you can explore the traffic-free Cité in relative calm before and after the crowds who tend to arrive during the middle of...