What makes a luxury hotel truly family friendly
Beyond the kids’ club: the rooms, equipment, pools, dining and quiet details that make a fine hotel work for children and parents alike.
Travel
Family hotels, calm packing and long flights with little ones.
Travelling with children is different, not lesser. Our Travel pages explain what makes a luxury hotel truly family friendly, offer a calm system for packing and prepare you for long-haul flights with babies and young children, from bassinets to jet lag.
Packing for children, a calm system for family trips
Lists, outfits, layers, cabin bags and documents: a simple method for packing for babies and children that keeps the day of departure calm.
Long-haul flights with babies and young children
Seats and bassinets, ears at take-off and landing, sleep, food, entertainment and jet lag: how to prepare calmly for a long flight with a baby or toddler.
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Family Packing List
Pick the trip, the ages and the nights. Get a calm, printable packing list you can tick off.
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- FashionCapsule wardrobes, enduring classics, colour and clothes for puddle days.
- BabyThe layette, baby sizes and fabrics that are kind to new skin.
- OccasionsChristenings, weddings, birthdays and festive days, dressed with care.
- NurseryColourful children’s rooms, playrooms, shared rooms and calm nurseries.
- Play & CulturePainting and making, heirloom toys, ballet, music and a library of their own.
- Craft & CareHow to recognise quality, care for fine fabrics and pass clothes on.