Toddler-friendly
Toddlers are adorable, but they can pose a serious challenge when travelling. Being mobile and fearless, everything from antique ornaments in hotel rooms to infinity pools, high chair facilities (or a terrifying lack of) to restaurant menus have to be carefully considered. Traveling with a two year old makes you wonder why you weren't permanently on vacation when they were newborn, but with the right information you can absolutely travel as a family, enjoying luxurious and very welcoming family-friendly hotels that will cater as much to their need for a soft play area and a cot bed, as your need for a babysitter, a large bedroom and an excellent pre-dinner cocktail.
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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hilton Niseko Village Hotel
The Hilton Niseko Village Hotel is a landmark hotel with the best views in Niseko.
You can’t miss the Hilton Niseko Village Hotel. A towering slab of concrete silhouetted against Mount Yotei, it was built in the 1980s ‘Bubble Era’, when Japanese real estate was the most expensive in the world, and developers ruled. None of this matters when you are inside and taking in the unparalleled...
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VIP Club Bellevarde Val d’Isere
VIP Club Bellevarde, Val d'Isere is a relaxed and informal, child-friendly chalet with doses of luxury and great service.
VIP Club Bellevarde in Val d'Isere offers friendly, chalet-style hosting with hotel-style luxuries and an impressive childcare scheme; this stylish and comfy timber and stone ski-in, ski-out chalet is ideal, especially for those with children too young to ski who want English-speaking...
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Four Seasons Tokyo
The Four Seasons, Tokyo Marunouchi is a boutique luxury hotel in one of the best locations in town
Nestled between the Imperial Palace and the newly-revamped Tokyo Station, one of the city’s best-known landmarks, the Four Seasons Tokyo at Marunouchi is an urban getaway smack in the middle of traditional Tokyo. It’s the sort of place you probably used to stay in before you had kids – except it also happens...
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Hotel de Charme Les Airelles, Courchevel
A magical hotel with incredible service to delight both parents and children.
Chocolate-box pretty, the Hotel de Charme Les Airelles in Courchevel has sculpted wooden balconies and traditional alpine exterior paintwork. It is a spacious yet intimate and decadent hotel in one of the world’s most famous ski...
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Hyatt Regency Kyoto
The Hyatt Regency Kyoto is a chic retreat in a historic district, surrounded by temples.
The Hyatt Regency Kyoto is a well-balanced mix of Western home comforts with Japanese design. The suites have views over the Japanese garden, deep wooden traditional bathtubs, tatami-mat living areas and espresso machines – handy after a night sharing a room with little early-risers. Some of Kyoto’s finest...
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