Family Friendly Luxury hotels

Cavalieri Hotel, Rome

The Rome Cavalieri hotel set on a 15-acre park, overlooking the city. The hotel, a member of Waldorf-Astoria Collection, has four swimming pools - one of them is just for kids. There is also in-room program for families wanting to unwind after a day of touring. If ordered in advance, the hotel will rustle up a Roman Sweets Feats for free (advance notice required). Here is what is on the menu: hazelnut spread bread rolls, crepes with jam, mini chocolate mousse, a cake in the form of a favorite cartoon caharacter, fresh fruit shakes and a selection of ice creams and candies.

Other children’s programs include treasure hunts in the park, easel painting, pasta-jewelry making, animal origami and facemask painting. Parents in the meantime can chill out at The Chalet pool, with full bar service, food and a plasma TV. Sunday Brunch, Cavalieri’s famous weekly music brunch, provides for children’s entertainment and a play area. Children’s bathrobes, diapers, a coloring book and crayons, wooden Pinocchio giveaways and a rubber bath animal are available on request.

Paris

In the posh heart of Paris, Hôtel Le Meurice is an experience for little ones to remember. Upon arrival, children get sweets in their rooms as well as two tickets for carousel rides in the Tuileries Garden. Le Meurice also has a large selection of gifts for children, including a miniature version of the hotel’s terry bathrobe and slippers, a plush canine hotel mascot named Pistache, and a gift basket with sweets, puzzles and colored pencils.

A ride on Rue Saint-Honoré’s Nain Bleu custom-made wooden toy boats for the Tuileries boat pond and a hotel treasure hunt ensure a memorable stay for the younger set. Kids are also issued a Children’s Passport, which they can use to take their families out on a discovery of Paris’ little-known delights.

Another classic Paris property, Hotel Le Bristol Paris, has a program that provides young guests with amenities and activities themed on Le Bristol’s mascot, Hippolyte, a garden rabbit named after the hotel’s founder Hippolyte Jammet. The package, for parents traveling with two children, includes two connecting rooms and buffet breakfast for four served in-room or at the Gastronomic Restaurant. The kids are greeted by Hippolyte upon arrival, besides being presented with customized welcome packets; in-room toys, snacks, toiletries and bathrobes; a special children’s menu, treasure hunt maps and suggestions for fun, educational walking tours in Paris.

At its sister Paris property, the Hotel Plaza Athénée, the children are the stars. From the teddy bear and cozy bathrobes to the special smaller Room Service table in the Royal Suite and special kid-sized umbrellas, coddled young VIPs are expertly catered to. In winter, a private ice rink is built in La Cour Jardin and in autumn it houses a vintage carousel, both for its young guests.

Inquire for prices. Christmas vacations are recommended to book at least two months in advance.

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