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Where to stay with kids
Where to stay with kids in every destination: the areas that suit families, what a family room really means in each country, and what to check first.
Why we recommend areas, not single hotels
Family rooms are the scarcest inventory in almost every destination, and which specific property has one free on your dates changes week to week. A named hotel that is full, closed for refurbishment or priced at three times its usual rate is useless. The area, plus the room configuration you actually need, plus what to check before you commit — that survives contact with a booking engine, and it is what we publish.
Japan
Culture, nature & adventure
- Shinjuku — family rooms near the station
- Ueno & Asakusa — better value, calmer evenings
- Hakone — ryokan with a private onsen
- Kyoto Station — shortest journeys with kids
- Osaka Umeda — the day-trip base
- Osaka — hotels on the Universal line
- Hiroshima Station — rooms beside the Shinkansen
- Miyajima — island ryokan after the last ferry
- Kanazawa Station — quad rooms and the loop bus
- Korinbo & Katamachi — apartments near the garden
- Onna coast — beach resorts with family rooms
- Naha — monorail hotels for a car-free stay
- Sapporo Station and Odori — rooms on the subway
- Pension or farm stay in the Furano and Biei hills
- Onsen hotel at Noboribetsu or Lake Toya
Italy
Mountains, lakes & cities
- Val Gardena — half-board family hotels
- Southern Garda — apartments with a pool
- Monti & Prati — apartments near the sites
- Cannaregio — apartments away from the crush
- Mestre — mainland rooms with a train in
- Oltrarno — apartments south of the river
- Fiesole & the hills — a pool above the city
- Monterosso — the flattest village to sleep in
- Levanto & La Spezia — one stop outside the park
- Chianti — agriturismo with a pool
- Val d'Orcia — farmhouse apartments in the hills
- Sorrento — family rooms by the train and the port
- Vico Equense & the peninsula — apartments with a pool
- Apartment or family room in Cefalù
- Seafront family hotels below Taormina
- Villa or farmhouse with a pool in the Val di Noto
- Masseria with a pool in the Valle d'Itria
- Villa or apartment near the Ionian coast
- Old-town apartment in Monopoli or Polignano
Austria
Alps, lakes & charming towns
- Tyrol — all-in family mountain hotels
- Salzburg — right-bank apartments
- Vienna — Leopoldstadt apartments
- Carinthia — hotels with their own bathing lawn
- Carinthia — apartments a street back from the water
- Zell am See — lakeside family hotels with half board
- Kaprun — valley apartments
- Graz — apartment in or beside the old town
- Schladming and Ramsau — family hotels with half board
- South Styria — guesthouse or holiday flat in the hills
Cyprus
Sun, sea & family resorts
- Paphos — all-inclusive family resorts
- Coral Bay — apartments near the sand
- Protaras — beachfront family hotels
- Limassol — seafront resorts on the eastern strip
- Limassol — apartments near the old town and marina
- Larnaca — beachfront hotels on the Dhekelia strip
- Larnaca — apartments behind Finikoudes
Thailand
Beaches, culture & great food
- Phuket — west coast family resorts
- Bangkok — Skytrain hotels with a pool
- Chiang Mai — pool hotels near the old town
- Krabi — Ao Nang hotels with a pool
- Krabi — quiet beach resorts at Klong Muang & Tubkaak
- Koh Samui — north-coast family resorts
- Koh Samui — hillside pool villas
Greece
Islands, beaches & history
- Crete — north-coast family hotels
- Rhodes — east-coast all-inclusive
- Athens — apartments below the Acropolis
- Corfu — east-coast family hotels
- Corfu — apartments behind the northern sands
- Santorini — flat-ground hotels on the south-east coast
- Santorini — caldera-edge cave rooms
- Kos — hotels in and around Kos Town
- Kos — apartments behind the northern sands
- Peloponnese — apartments in and around Nafplio
- Peloponnese — beach hotels on the Messinian coast
- Naxos — studios behind the west-coast sands
- Naxos — apartments around Chora and Agios Georgios
- Paros — small hotels around Naoussa and Parikia
- Halkidiki — beachfront family hotels on Kassandra
- Halkidiki — apartments and small hotels on Sithonia
- Halkidiki — small hotels at Ouranoupoli
Norway
Fjords, trains & northern lights
- Fjords — cabins and apartments
- Bergen — central apartments
- Tromsø — central hotels with breakfast
- Oslo — central apartments
- Oslo — Frogner & Majorstuen family rooms
- Lofoten — rorbu cabins over the water
- Lofoten — mid-island apartments and guesthouses
- Stavanger — harbourside apartments
- Preikestolen — trailhead lodges and cabins
Spain
Beaches, cities & easy eating
- Apartment in the Eixample grid
- Seafront family rooms at Vila Olímpica
- Beachfront family resort behind Platja de Muro
- Agroturismo finca in the Sóller valley
- Apartment above Llafranc bay
- Aparthotel on the Platja d'Aro seafront
- Patio house in Barrio Santa Cruz
- Hotel with a rooftop pool near El Arenal
- All-inclusive resort on the Costa Adeje seafront
- Apartment in Puerto de la Cruz
- Beachfront family hotel or aparthotel at Benalmádena
- Apartment in Málaga's old centre
- Apartment or aparthotel in Nerja
- Apartment near Sol and Plaza Mayor
- Hotel family rooms by the Retiro and the museum boulevard
- Apartment in Chamberí or Argüelles
Portugal
Atlantic beaches, small cities & low costs
- Apartment in the Baixa grid
- Family room in Parque das Nações
- Aparthotel with a pool near Albufeira
- Townhouse or villa near Tavira
- Apartment in Baixa near Trindade
- Family room on the Gaia waterfront
- Aparthotel in the Lido hotel zone
- Apartment near Calheta on the sunny south-west
- Apartment in central Ponta Delgada
- Guesthouse or thermal-park hotel in the Furnas valley
- House or aparthotel on the sheltered south coast
France
Châteaux, coast & mountains
- Apartment in the Marais or around Bastille
- Family rooms around Nation and Gare de Lyon
- Gîte with a pool in the Luberon
- Apartment inside the Avignon walls
- Apartment near the lake in Annecy
- Ski-in apartment in a high-altitude resort
- Apartment on the Saint-Malo seafront
- Mobile home on a coastal campsite
- Gîte between Amboise and Chenonceau
- Apartment in central Tours
- Apartment near the Nice seafront
- Apart-hotel or residence around Antibes and Juan-les-Pins
- Small hotels around the Villefranche bay
- Apartment on Strasbourg's Grande Île or in Krutenau
- Gîte or winegrower's guest rooms on the wine route
- Family rooms in Obernai, Sélestat or outer Colmar
Switzerland
Mountain railways, lakes & trains that work
- Interlaken — family rooms between the two stations
- Lauterbrunnen valley — apartment beneath the cliffs
- Zermatt village — chalet apartment with a kitchen
- Täsch — family rooms beside the shuttle terminal
- Lucerne — family rooms by the station and quay
- Lake Lucerne shore — apartment in a lakeside village
- Lugano lakeside — apartment near the promenade
- Locarno and Ascona — lakefront family rooms
- Lausanne — apartment near the Ouchy waterfront
- Montreux and Vevey — family rooms on the Riviera promenade
- Lavaux — apartment in a vineyard village
Germany
Theme parks, castles & easy trains
- Apartment near the Isar in central Munich
- Village guesthouse room below the castles
- Themed resort hotel at the park gates
- Farm apartment in the upland valleys
- Period apartment in Prenzlauer Berg
- Family room near the central station
- Half-timbered guesthouse inside the town walls
- Family room in the Koblenz old town
- Holiday flat in a resort villa in Binz or Sellin
- Holiday house behind the dunes on the Darss
- Family room near the Warnemuende beach and S-Bahn
Croatia
Clear water, Roman towns & waterfalls
- Lapad — family hotel on the bay
- Apartment inside the old town walls
- Apartment above Bačvice bay
- Beachfront hotel east of the centre (Žnjan)
- Apartment village in the Poreč lagoon zone
- Stone house with a pool in the Istrian hinterland
- Park-run hotel beside Entrance 2
- Guesthouse or apartment in Mukinje
United Kingdom
Free museums, coast & mountains
- Family rooms in the museum quarter
- Apartment on a Zone 2 Tube line
- Self-catering cottage near the north-coast beaches
- Small hotel on the sheltered south coast
- Self-catering lodge near Fort William
- Family rooms in Inverness
- Family rooms near Bowness pier
- Self-catering cottage around Keswick
- Self-catering cottage around Llanberis
- Family rooms in Betws-y-Coed
- Coastal apartment or holiday park around Porthmadog
Ireland
Coast roads, castles & easy food
- Apartment in Smithfield or Stoneybatter
- Family rooms around the Georgian squares
- Guesthouse on the DART line at Dún Laoghaire
- Family room in Killarney town
- Self-catering house near Kenmare
- Family rooms on the Salthill promenade
- Self-catering cottage near Clifden
- Self-catering house near Inchydoney
- Guesthouse family room in Kinsale
Denmark
Bike lanes, LEGO & wide coast
- Apartment in Vesterbro or Islands Brygge
- Family room near Nørreport or the lakes
- Aparthotel in Ørestad or on Amager
- Family room within walking distance of the park entrance
- Holiday cabin or holiday-village unit outside the centre
- Apartment in Aarhus C or Frederiksbjerg
- Aparthotel on the harbour front at Aarhus Ø
- Summerhouse in the dunes near Blokhus or Løkken
- Family room or apartment in Skagen
Sweden
Islands, forests & child-first cities
- Stockholm — apartments in Norrmalm and Vasastan
- Stockholm — family rooms near Djurgården
- Stockholm — apartments on Södermalm
- Gothenburg — family rooms around Korsvägen
- Gothenburg — apartments in Majorna and Linnéstaden
- Swedish Lapland — Kiruna town hotels and apartments
- Swedish Lapland — riverside lodges and wilderness cabins
- Skåne — apartments in central Malmö
- Skåne — Österlen cottages and farm stays
Finland
Forest, snow & easy cities
- Apartment between Kamppi and Punavuori
- Family rooms and aparthotels in Kallio
- Camping cabins and cottages at the eastern metro end
- Hotel family rooms in central Rovaniemi
- Log cabin with sauna in the forest outside Rovaniemi
- Glass-roofed cabin or aurora igloo in the surrounding forest
- Apartment on the Aura riverbank
- Cottage or guesthouse in the inner archipelago
- Spa-hotel family room or harbour apartment in Naantali
Poland
Big value, fast trains & real mountains
- Apartment inside the Planty ring
- Apartment in Kazimierz
- Aparthotel across the river in Podgórze
- Apartment in the Main Town
- Family hotel or aparthotel near Sopot's beach
- Apartment in Jelitkowo or Brzeźno
- Apartment in Powiśle by the river
- Aparthotel in Śródmieście
- Pension or guesthouse near Krupówki
- Wooden chalet or apartment in Kościelisko
Czechia
Castles, rock gorges & real value
- Apartment in Vinohrady
- Riverside apartment in Holešovice or Karlín
- Hotel room in Malá Strana or Hradčany
- Guesthouse inside the river bend
- Apartment on the Plešivec edge
- Lakeside apartment or family resort at Lipno
- Chalet or guesthouse at the trailhead
- Village apartment in the eastern park
Hungary
Thermal water, a shallow lake & low prices
- Central hotel in the Basilica quarter
- Apartment in Újlipótváros
- Aparthotel near City Park and the baths
- Apartment or holiday house on the southern shore
- Beachfront hotel with pools at Siófok
- Apartment near the Balatonfüred promenade
- Guesthouse or small hotel in the historic centre
- Spa hotel by the bath park or at Egerszalók
Malta
Warm sea, walled cities & short distances
- Sliema — aparthotels on the seafront and Tignè
- St Julian's — family hotels around the bays
- Gżira — apartments a street back from the water
- Gozo — converted farmhouses with a private pool
- Marsalforn & Xlendi — apartments in the swimming bays
- Victoria — small hotels and rooms below the Cittadella
- Mellieħa Bay — large resort hotels behind the sand
- Mellieħa village — apartments and aparthotels on the hilltop
- North Malta — farmhouses with a private pool
Turkey
Resort coast, ruins & short flights
- Antalya — large all-inclusive resorts at Belek
- Antalya — all-inclusive resorts on the Lara strip
- Antalya — family hotels and apartments around Side
- Istanbul — apartments and small hotels in Sultanahmet
- Istanbul — hotels and flats by the Beşiktaş piers
- Istanbul — apartments on the Asian side
- Cappadocia — cave rooms in and around Göreme
- Cappadocia — larger hotels in Ürgüp
- Fethiye — low-rise hotels a walk from the lagoon
- Fethiye — apartments behind Çalış Beach
Vietnam
Karst valleys, old towns & beaches
- Old Quarter — small hotels with family rooms
- French Quarter — larger rooms and wider pavements
- West Lake — apartments and hotels with pools
- Tam Cốc — bungalow homestays in the rice fields
- Tràng An — small resorts with a pool
- Old town edge — hotels within walking distance
- An Bàng — beach houses and small resorts with pools
- Long Beach — family resorts on the west-coast strip
- Ông Lang — low-rise resorts in coconut gardens
United States
Fifty states, national parks & long drives
- Bar Harbor — village rooms within walking distance of the Green
- Route 3 — motels and cottage courts towards the park entrance
- The quiet side — cottage and house rentals around Southwest Harbor
- North Conway village — inns and small hotels near the station
- The Route 16 corridor — motels and cabins with parking at the door
- Bartlett and Attitash — condominium rentals with kitchens near the slopes
- Stowe village — inns and guest houses at the end of the path
- Mountain Road — lodges and condominium units near the slopes
- Waterbury — valley-floor rooms and rentals near the motorway
- Back Bay — hotel rooms and apartments on the flat grid
- Waterfront and Seaport — modern rooms beside the harbour
- Cambridge — rooms and rentals a few Red Line stops out
- Harbour and Thames Street — guest houses in the colonial streets
- Bellevue Avenue — larger rooms in the quiet streets near the Cliff Walk
- Middletown — motels and rentals just over the town line
- Downtown Mystic — rooms beside the river and the drawbridge
- Route 27 — motels and suite hotels between the two attractions
- Stonington and the coast east — small guest houses and rentals
- Family room in Midtown West
- Two-bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side
- Suite or apartment-hotel in Downtown Brooklyn
- Victorian guesthouse room in the historic district
- Beach-block condo or motel on Beach Avenue
- Mid-century motel in the Wildwoods
- Family room near Rittenhouse Square
- Apartment or small hotel in Old City
- Suite hotel in University City
- Hotel on the boardwalk blocks
- Beach-house or condo rental a few streets inland
- Inn or motel on the bay side at Lewes
- Family suite near the Inner Harbor
- Row-house apartment in Fells Point or Canton
- Suite hotel with free parking outside the centre
- Inn or guesthouse at the edge of the Historic Area
- Suite hotel with a kitchenette on the Richmond Road strip
- Condo or villa rental with a pool near the theme park
- Cabin rental on the rim near Fayetteville
- Rafting outfitter's cabins and lodge above the gorge
- Interstate-exit hotel with parking near Beckley
- Apartment or suite in the downtown grid
- Mountain cabin with a deck and a hot tub
- Suite hotel on the Biltmore Village or Tunnel Road corridor
- Historic inn or guesthouse on the lower peninsula
- Apartment or carriage house off Upper King
- Beachfront condo with a pool on Isle of Palms
- Inn or suite beside a Historic District square
- Whole-floor apartment in the Victorian District
- Beach-house rental on Tybee Island
- Vacation-home rental with a private pool near the parks
- Suite hotel with a kitchenette on International Drive
- On-property hotel inside a theme-park resort
- Lodge rooms and woodland cottages beside the visitor center
- Cave City — motels and cabins along the highway strip
- Bowling Green — hotels and suites near the interstate
- Cabin rental in the hills above town
- Hotel or motel on the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg
- Hotel with a pool complex in Pigeon Forge
- Beachfront hotel or condo on the Biloxi seafront
- House or apartment rental in Ocean Springs
- Casino-resort tower on the Biloxi waterfront
- Gulf-front condominium in a beachfront tower
- Condo or beach house in Orange Beach
- Cabins and lakeside rentals in Gulf State Park
- Hot Springs — historic hotel rooms and flats facing Bathhouse Row
- Lake Hamilton — lake houses and cabins with a dock
- Highway 7 South — suite motels with pools near the theme park
- Lower French Quarter — guesthouse rooms and suites toward Esplanade
- Garden District — apartment rentals on the streetcar line
- Warehouse & Arts District — suite hotels near the river
- Bricktown — suite hotels beside the canal
- Adventure District — suite motels near the zoo and the museums
- Midtown & Automobile Alley — apartment rentals on the streetcar
- River Walk — family rooms on the quiet northern arm
- The Pearl & Museum Reach — apartment rentals by the river path
- Northwest — suite hotels with pools near the theme parks
- Park-gate hotel on the Cedar Point peninsula
- Indoor waterpark resort off the Milan Road strip
- Lakefront cottage or house rental at Huron or Marblehead
- Family room in a downtown hotel near the canal
- Apartment rental in Fletcher Place or Fountain Square
- Suburban suite hotel on the north-side loop
- Family room in a Loop hotel near Millennium Park
- Apartment rental in Lincoln Park or Old Town
- Suite hotel in River North or Streeterville
- Victorian inn or guest house in the village
- Condominium or cottage rental away from the harbour
- Mainland motel at the ferry ports
- Indoor waterpark resort on the Parkway strip
- Cabin or river cottage outside town
- Motel in the old downtown near the boat docks
- Skyway-connected hotel in downtown Minneapolis
- Apartment rental near the Chain of Lakes
- All-suite hotel near the Mall of America in Bloomington
- Skywalk-linked hotel in downtown Des Moines
- All-suite hotel in West Des Moines
- Motel or family hotel on the Highway 76 strip
- Condominium or cabin on Table Rock Lake
- Waterfront hotel by Branson Landing
- Lodge or motel room in Medora village
- Cabin or campground pitch outside the village
- Chain-style hotel in Dickinson
- Hotel in downtown Rapid City
- Cabin or lodge in the Black Hills
- All-suite hotel on the interstate corridor
- Hotel in the Old Market
- Apartment or hotel in Midtown and Aksarben Village
- Hotel in Old Town Wichita
- House rental in Riverside
- All-suite hotel in east Wichita
- Whitefish — family rooms a few streets from the lake
- Cabin rental on the highway toward the park entrance
- Lakeside lodge rooms and condos on Whitefish Lake
- Coeur d'Alene — waterfront resort hotels by the city beach
- Lake cabins and condos on the eastern shore
- Suite hotels along the highway corridor
- Jackson — suite hotels and motels in town
- Condos at the foot of the mountain in Teton Village
- Cabins and lodges south along the river
- Estes Park — cabins and lodges along the Fall River
- Family rooms and suites in downtown Estes Park
- A lower-elevation first night in the Front Range towns
- Santa Fe — adobe hotels and casitas near the Plaza
- Suite hotels along the Cerrillos Road corridor
- Casitas and guesthouses in the eastside foothills
- Lodge rooms inside the park at Grand Canyon Village
- Family rooms in Tusayan, outside the south entrance
- Motels and cabins in Williams and the Route 66 corridor
- Moab — hotels with a pool on the main street
- House and condo rentals in the residential streets
- Riverside cabins and campgrounds on the Highway 128 corridor
- Large resort hotel on the Strip with a pool complex
- Suite and non-gaming hotels a block off the Strip
- Suburban resorts and rental houses with a pool
- Seattle — family room near the downtown waterfront
- Seattle — apartment with a kitchen near Seattle Center
- Seattle — house or apartment rental in Ballard or Fremont
- Bend — family room near the Old Mill District
- Bend — cabin or condo rental in Sunriver
- Bend — house rental on the west side
- San Diego — bayfront hotel or condo on Mission Bay
- San Diego — family room or rental on Coronado
- San Diego — apartment in Little Italy or by the harbour
- Anchorage — family room in the downtown grid
- Anchorage — suite or apartment with a kitchen in Midtown
- Anchorage — condo or cabin rental in Girdwood
- Oahu — condo with a kitchen a few streets back from Waikiki beach
- Oahu — resort condo or villa beside the Ko Olina lagoons
- Oahu — house rental on the windward coast or the North Shore
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