Many people who enjoy traveling also care about their kids and don’t want them to be in a stuffy room getting bored out of their little heads, au contraire! When going on holiday with your kids, it is important to remember that all of you are on holiday, each and everyone! It’s a time to be lived and filled with good experiences and memories that will live on, don’t you think?
That’s why we have thought up this list of actually good, great and supergreat hotels for families in London!
Novotel
Enjoy a relaxing and good value stay for all the family at the Novotel hotel chain. Kids stay free in Novotel’s family rooms, which accommodate two adults and two children under 16, and they also get a free healthy breakfast.
Your little ones will be welcomed with a gift and kept entertained with dedicated play areas. Some Novotel hotels also offer a discount when booking a second room for additional children and they all extend check out time until 5pm on Sundays.
Travelodge
Travelodge hotels are one of the chainiest chains, big and known. They offer simple, clean and comfortable rooms with en-suite bathrooms. If you want, you can buy extras such as unlimited breakfast, wifi (surprisingly on request, in 2022, but eh) and late check-out for an additional cost.
Rates generally work in a similar way to airline-style pricing, so the earlier you book, the cheaper the room rate, which is a big plus if you are good at remembering events six months ahead.
Book a stay in one of their family rooms and all children under the age of 15 will qualify for a free breakfast. Most of them are also equipped with small kitchen areas, which are ideal for preparing and enjoying quick family meals and snacks.
They have a million locations dotted around the corners of London and the centre, so you have plenty of options to choose from. As an example,
- get a room at Travelodge London Covent Garden Hotel, for a low-cost stay in London’s West End, known for its theatre scene and shopping hotspots.
- book at the Travelodge London Central Waterloo Hotel. to be on South Bank, right next to the London Eye and other main attractions
- Travelodge London Central Bank Hotel gives you the perfect base-camp to explore the City of London, including St Paul’s Cathedral.
- Travelodge Central Tower Bridge Hotel is obviously close to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
- If you are a die-hard Sherlock Holmes fan, head to Baker Street, where you can check-in at Travelodge London Central Marylebone Hotel, at walking distance from Madame Tussauds and the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
- And for Harry Potter fans, book a room at Travelodge London Watford Central Hotel in North London for easy access to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, which features film sets and props from the film series.
The Resident Kensington
Give yourself a tranquil retreat from London’s busy streets in this beautiful Edwardian townhouse in the heart of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, just a short walk from London’s most famous museums, palaces and parks. Its proximity to Earl’s Court station, also provides fast access into the city and to the airport.
It’s boutique hotel luxury without the cost, offering bunk bedrooms for children, single, and a variety of double or twin rooms, or splurge and go for the space of a Deluxe.
Each room features a mini-kitchen, bespoke artwork and special edition Paul Smith Anglepoise lamps, pointing their focus on quality all-British design and craftsmanship.
Explore the surroundings and take a gastronomic trip thanks to the abundance of incredible little eateries, secret bars, and pub gardens, there is something for everyone.
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London is located in London City Centre, a neighborhood in London, and is in the entertainment district and near a metro station. Florence Nightingale Museum and London Dungeon are cultural highlights, and some of the area’s notable landmarks include London Eye and Big Ben. After a day of exploring the local area, unwind with a massage at Mandara Spa and a dip in their 15-metre swimming pool.
The hotel offers a range of contemporary rooms, suites and penthouses granting you many options for your holiday, whether you are here for an overnight stay, a city break, or bringing the whole family along. Book an upgraded Studio Room, Suite or Penthouse for views of Big Ben or the London Eye from your window, or, thanks to other upgrade options, from your terrace. Praised for the personal service and the location, this place is great for families, also offering you cribs or infant beds at no additional cost! Enjoy French cuisine and more at the two onsite restaurants if you don’t feel like going out, or if the experience of their spa has left you ready for bed.
London Bridge Hotel
Opened in autumn ’98, this hotel is in a more than ideal location, right on the edge of the City of London. What you have here is a boutique four-star hotel where service comes first. The aim is for guests to feel so at home that they will return time and time again.
They are in one of London’s most diverse, interestingly mismatched boroughs. With the bright lights of the City one side and the quirky stalls of the South Bank and Borough Market another, you’ll be spoilt for choice for things to do on both sides of London Bridge. The hotel has 138 air-conditioned bedrooms with a range of facilities including complimentary high speed internet access and flat screen televisions, which make this an attractive choice for business as well as leisure guests. The hotel facilities also include a Fitness First Gym open Monday to Friday.
Doubletree By Hilton London Kensington
The Doubletree By Hilton London Kensington is a really great, mid range hotel. It’s in a brilliant location, in a lovely part of London within walking distance of the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Harrods and all the restaurants and fun of Kensington and Chelsea. There’s also a tube station within a couple of minutes walk. They have some fabulous family rooms which are split level with a bedroom at the top and a lounge on the ground floor containing a sofa bed which staff will magically turn into the second bedroom in the evening. There’s a good breakfast and a small children’s play area next to the restaurant. Unusually for London there’s also a private garden outside to burn off any energy not used up by sightseeing. Best family hotel in London? This one is a good candidate for sure.
100 Queens Gate Hotel
Ohh, this place is just SO pretty! If you are on the hunt for a family hotel that sums up the London style and elegance, it’s difficult to find much better than the comfortable, inviting rooms of the beautiful 100 Queens Gate Hotel.
Comfortably sitting in stylish South Kensington, it’s an easy walk to the Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
The hotel has a whole configuration of rooms, which includes some amazing interconnecting rooms which are perfect for families of five or six. Kids under 12 aren’t just a nuisance to be accommodated, here, no no. They are greeted with little gifts and vouchers that they can exchange for hot chocolate and ice cream sundaes. They have a spacious and newly refurbished bar/restaurant with a heated terrace, perfect place to unwind after a long day. Here you can enjoy a wide blend of international cuisine and an extended selection of cocktails, wine, beers, coffee & tea. A truly great experience for the whole family!
Hilton London Metropole
The Metropole is a very large family friendly hotel set on the bustling Edgeware Road, which is a really good area, rich with restaurants, and is an easy walk to Oxford Street, Hyde Park and Madame Tussauds. With the Edgware Road tube station just a couple of minutes away, it’s easy to take off to visit the rest of the city!
This hotel has both interconnecting rooms and great family rooms, all large, comfortable and well thought. Breakfast is a really good buffet, AND there is a separate children’s section with doughnuts and hot chocolate (adults are allowed, and if not, we are anyways). There are a number of other dining options through the day, and in the evening, the Josper Charcoal grill takes center stage. Tyburn Kitchen Bar offers cold craft ales and themed cocktails in a family friendly atmosphere. Find also the Fiamma Restaurant serving different kids menus, and there’s the option for children to make their own pizzas! Yeah, not a typically british activity, but it’s better than cricket.
Above all, this hotel has an indoor heated pool – a real treat for a London hotel in this price bracket, making it one of the best family friendly hotels London.
The Dilly
Since its opening in 1908 in fashionable Piccadilly (yep, it’s the Dilly in Piccadilly), the hotel has always been at the forefront of the London hotel scene. A very good choice when looking for kid-friendly hotels with a real London style, with family rooms as well as interconnecting rooms, which are really large for central London! You’ll have plenty of space to lay down and spread out after spending a day out sightseeing!
The restaurant is within a lovely glass space, very pretty, plus an atrium on the rooftop and some great menus through the day and a really nice breakfast at the start.
They boast one of London’s largest indoor swimming pools (heated), one major perk of this hotel, also perfect for kids to burn off all the excess energy after a day out in the city, so you can actually enjoy the plush beds and quality linens. Oh, and they host a Peter Rabbit themed Afternoon Tea which is also great fun!
The Guardsman Hotel
This high tier hotel is fairly new, the structure is purpose built and situated in Westminster, just about five minutes away from Buckingham Palace. It’s packed with design detail and has that level of personal service to grant you a really (and we mean really) fantastic London stay with your kids.
Among its many, many brilliant features, one is that you can interconnect two, three or even four double bedrooms together, to accommodate big, BIG families. The rooms have everything you want, and then a little bit more. They pride themselves in giving “simple luxuries that are just a touch better than you’d expect” and ” being there exactly when you need them”. As attention to the customers goes, the staff will go out of their way to improve your experience. Are they paid more? Do they take a percentage on your satisfaction and cheerfulness? I don’t know, but they treat you like a royal, and it. feels. good. There are a number of little gifts for children at check-in, and that is unnecessary and very thoughtful, because kids are also on holiday, and they understand that.