# The best family hotels in London

Written 2026-10-02 by Play Day. London hotels and apartments that work with kids, from a hotel by the museums to an apartment with a kitchenette.

Every kid already has a storybook London in their head, with Paddington and the guards at Buckingham Palace. The real one adds the Natural History Museum and a pirate ship.

The South Bank has the wheel and Westminster, South Kensington has the museums, and Covent Garden and Mayfair are the center.

Most of the hotels below have suites, connecting rooms or an apartment with a kitchenette.

## The South Bank and Westminster

Across the bridge from Big Ben, with the wheel, the river walk and Jubilee Gardens' playground at your door.

### [Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-plaza-london-westminster-bridge-london)

Neighborhood: Lambeth

A big hotel at the foot of Westminster Bridge, a step from the wheel, with a pool, suites and kitchenette rooms for a family.

- Cribs: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes
- Pool: Yes, indoor, heated

### [Park Plaza London Riverbank](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-plaza-london-riverbank-london)

Neighborhood: Vauxhall

A little upriver from the bridge (a walk or short bus), with connecting rooms that have a fridge and kitchenette, and a pool.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes
- Pool: Yes, indoor, heated

### [Premier Inn London County Hall](https://ourplayday.com/places/premier-inn-london-county-hall-london)

Neighborhood: Waterloo

A simple hotel right beside the London Eye, with an in-room fridge and cribs available.

- Cribs: Yes
- Fridge: Yes

### [The Hoxton, Southwark](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-hoxton-southwark-london)

Neighborhood: Southwark

A stylish hotel near the river and Borough, with a fridge and cribs. The connecting pair gives a baby and a bigger kid a room each.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes

### [Park Hyatt London River Thames](https://ourplayday.com/places/park-hyatt-london-river-thames-london)

Neighborhood: Nine Elms

On the south bank upriver from Westminster, with a pool and suites.

- Cribs: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Pool: Yes, indoor

## Covent Garden and the center

A walk from the Transport Museum, Soho and the river.

### [One Aldwych](https://ourplayday.com/places/one-aldwych-london)

Neighborhood: Covent Garden

A grand hotel a few minutes from the Transport Museum, with a pool, cribs and laundry on site. The suites fit more than one kid.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Pool: Yes, indoor
- Laundry: Yes

### [The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-athenaeum-hotel-residences-london)

Neighborhood: Mayfair

On Piccadilly, across from Green Park. The Residences are apartments with a kitchenette and a fridge, the better fit for more than a night or two, and there are connecting rooms and laundry on site too.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes
- Pool: Yes
- Laundry: Yes

## Kensington and the museums

For the Natural History Museum and the Diana Memorial Playground pirate ship, both a walk or short ride away.

### [The Ampersand Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-ampersand-hotel-london)

Neighborhood: South Kensington

Steps from the South Kensington museums, with the Natural History Museum around the corner. Connecting rooms, suites, a kitchenette, a fridge and cribs are all here.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes

### [Royal Garden Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/royal-garden-hotel-london)

Neighborhood: Kensington

Kensington Gardens is on the doorstep and the Diana Memorial Playground is near, with connecting rooms, suites, cribs and a kitchenette inside.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes

### [The Berkeley](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-berkeley-london)

Neighborhood: Knightsbridge

In Knightsbridge on the Kensington side, with a pool and connecting rooms. The museums are a walk away.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Pool: Yes, heated

## North of the park and the east

Further out: the zoo and the city, or a week with a kitchenette.

### [Royal Lancaster London](https://ourplayday.com/places/royal-lancaster-london-london)

Neighborhood: Bayswater

Overlooking Hyde Park, with connecting rooms, suites and cribs, and close to the Kensington Gardens playground.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes

### [The Landmark London](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-landmark-london-london)

Neighborhood: Marylebone

A grand old hotel near Regent's Park, with a pool, cribs and connecting rooms. The zoo is a short ride away.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes
- Pool: Yes, indoor, heated

### [Citadines Islington London](https://ourplayday.com/places/citadines-islington-london-london)

Neighborhood: Islington

An apartment hotel in Islington for a longer stay, with a kitchenette, fridge, crib and laundry on site.

- Cribs: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes
- Laundry: Yes

### [Wilde Aparthotels London Liverpool Street](https://ourplayday.com/places/wilde-aparthotels-london-liverpool-street-london)

Neighborhood: Liverpool Street

Apartments with a kitchenette, suites, cribs and laundry on site, by Liverpool Street station and handy for the Tower of London.

- Cribs: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Fridge: Yes
- Kitchenette: Yes
- Laundry: Yes

### [Pan Pacific London](https://ourplayday.com/places/pan-pacific-london-london)

Neighborhood: Liverpool Street

A modern hotel by Liverpool Street station with a pool, suites, connecting rooms and cribs, close to the Tower and the east.

- Cribs: Yes
- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Pool: Yes, indoor, heated

Page: https://ourplayday.com/guides/united-kingdom/england/london/family-hotels