Done well, a family city break in one of the most family-friendly hotels in London can be just that – a break. But check into a hotel that hasn’t fine-tuned its facilities or food for children and a long-awaited escape can quickly spin into an expensive nightmare. Every parent will know that there’s nothing worse than treading on eggshells around other guests, so how do top-drawer London hotels factor in the sprogs without ruining things for everyone else? With tonnes of first-hand experience, bags of creativity and an awareness that social taboos around children in luxury hotels are confined to history.
London’s most splendid and spoiling hotels have subsequently whipped their family offerings into shape, harnessing the city’s rich history and culture for multi-age adventures. Snazzy (and invaluable) baby and toddler equipment can be requested ahead and refined children’s food is no longer the sausage and mash of yore. These hotels endeavour to set little one’s imaginations alight while buying well-deserving parents enough time to be pampered too.
From lavish townhouses with clever, interconnecting rooms to chandeliered grandees with vast pools and eye-popping pudding menus, here are the best family-friendly hotels in London.
