Planning a weekend in the city with children in tow is often something that requires meticulous planning and a carefully curated packing list, but choosing one of the best family-friendly hotels in London can make the whole experience easier. Here, there are family-friendly hotels, and then there are those that feel more like a home away from home, the ones that consider and cater for exactly what you need before you so much as check-in. Done well, a family city break can be just that—a break.
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 endeavor 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.
How we choose the best family friendly hotels in London
Every hotel on this list has been selected independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveler journalist who knows the destination and has visited that property. When choosing hotels, our editors consider properties across price points that offer an authentic and insider experience of a destination, keeping design, location, service, and sustainability credentials top of mind.
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