Kid-friendly places in Rome

A hotel whose suites can link to an adjacent room, with Earth Lab sessions for kids and a spa with Roman baths for ages 16 and up.

A hilltop resort whose Park Suites can expand into a connecting room, with outdoor pools and a summer kids club for ages 4 to 11.

Rocco Forte's kids' program runs from babies to teens here, and rooms can be set up with a crib and baby linen before you arrive.

Restaurant with a heated indoor play area and a second one outside.

A Rocco Forte hotel on Via Sistina with a 106-square-meter, two-bedroom Family Suite. Baby cribs are available through the concierge.

Deluxe family suite made of two connecting rooms, with babysitting on request and a small welcome gift for kids.

A hotel on the Janiculum hill with an outdoor pool, kids' cooking classes, and baby cribs, bed guards and strollers on request.

A boutique hotel with an art-focused design and a 69-square-meter Family Suite that joins a sofa-bed suite to a Superior Room.

Historic hotel where the family suite is a junior suite joined to a second room.

A grand hotel at the top of the Spanish Steps where many rooms interconnect.

A two-bedroom suite on Piazza di Spagna with two bathrooms, a separate reception room and a fully equipped kitchenette.

A central hotel on Via di Ripetta with rooms that interconnect in several layouts.

A big central park with a play area for under-fives, plus a zoo, a gallery and bikes and boats to hire.

A huge park with paths and picnic space and a playground for ages up to about 7.

Family rooms are two connecting rooms, or two rooms that share a private entrance hall.

A Testaccio trattoria serving Roman pasta, open for lunch and dinner every day.

Connecting family rooms in three layouts for four or five people, a short walk from the Colosseum.

A trattoria on Piazza della Cancelleria serving pasta and Roman classics.

Connecting rooms that share an entrance and have two bathrooms, with double or separate beds.

A hotel near Termini with triple and quad rooms, and a gym and sauna.

A wide grassy park beside the arches of ancient Roman aqueducts.

A hillside park above the Colosseum with a fenced playground, shaded paths and views of the ruins.

A pizzeria near Trevi with a supervised gluten-free kitchen and coeliac-friendly options.

A 70-square-meter two-bedroom suite with a private entrance, three bathrooms, two queen beds and a sofa bed.

Five-star hotel in the historic center with family suites, a few steps from the piazza.

A tree-shaded park on the Celian hill with a playground, between the Colosseum and the Baths of Caracalla.

City-run play area in a quiet villa garden.

A family lab with play workshops and activities for kids, plus a babycare space for the youngest.

A neighborhood indoor playground for letting kids run around and play.

A fully indoor play center with inflatables, trampolines, a toboggan slide, a mini soccer field and a playground.

A children's theme park on a castle estate, with open grounds for little ones to roam and play outdoors.

An indoor playground with room for kids to burn off energy.

A gallery of Bernini sculpture and other art, visited by timed entry.

An adventure park with climbing and rope courses for kids, set mostly outdoors with plenty of room to run.

Four-star hotel whose family suite sleeps two adults and two kids under 14, with a crib as one of the bed options.

A ludoteca with guided art, theater and music workshops, plus sessions for babies up to three that parents join in on.

An indoor playground with climbing structures and soft play for kids to run around in.

An indoor play park with a food area attached, so kids can climb and slide while the grown-ups sit down.

An Italian restaurant on Via Flaminia, with a climbing frame that kid guides mention.

A city-run ludoteca at the racecourse, with a horse theater and play rooms that make it a different kind of rainy-day stop.

A neighborhood ludoteca with a play room for kids and a party room, run as a friendly local spot for little ones.

Ice Age museum built over the dig, with fossils of elephants, hippos and rhinos found right where you stand.

A restaurant serving Roman dishes and pizza, a short walk from the Colosseum.

Small amusement park, part indoors and part out, with a roller coaster, a Snow White train and a toddler playground.

A play park for kids with soft play and climbing structures to run around in.

City-run play area on the edge of the open fields beneath the ancient aqueducts.

An inclusive playground with equipment that kids with disabilities can use, in a lively neighborhood square.

Recently renovated, and one local parent blog's pick for the best playground in the center.

Trattoria with plenty of plain dishes kids eat, like tomato pasta, lasagna and soup.

A small pizzeria near Trevi with a popular puffy-crust pizza.

An indoor play park with a separate area for the youngest kids, attractions for older ones, and a family restaurant on site.

An indoor play park with a separate area for kids up to three, attractions for ages up to twelve, and a family restaurant and bar.

A huge basilica with free entry and a separate, paid dome climb.

A Trastevere restaurant with pasta and pinsa, popular for walk-in tables since it takes no reservations.

Busy trattoria that brings kids coloring pages along with the menu.

A large park with varied vegetation and shaded trails, and a fenced play area.

New inclusive play area built around a giant dragonfly, with swings, slides and musical instruments.

A small, shady park with a fenced playground, near Villa Torlonia. Temporarily closed.

A city park around the Villa Torlonia estate.

A trampoline park from a well-known chain, with big jump areas for kids to bounce and burn energy.

The ruins of huge Roman baths on open grounds, with uneven paths to walk.

Indoor butterfly house where tropical butterflies and moths fly free all year.

City-run play and arts center for ages 2 to 14, with a free soft-play room and picture-book corner downstairs and workshops upstairs.

A castle museum on the Tiber with ramparts, old prison cells, rooftop views and the Passetto corridor.

Tiny cinema whose whole program is for kids.

The arena where gladiators fought, with guided visits and some tickets that include the underground level.

A Roman pizzeria with pizza, pasta and a broader menu, on Via del Monte della Farina.

Small wine bar and restaurant that keeps a few high chairs and booster seats.

A Tuscan osteria with ragù, ravioli, meatballs and pizza, and outdoor tables.

Amusement park with its rides sorted by age, starting with a set for kids under 3.

An exhibition of working reproductions of Leonardo's machines, with interactive inventions to try.

Natural history museum next to the zoo, with a workshop where the smallest kids guess animals by sound and touch.

Prehistory and world cultures museum, told with models and reconstructions meant for kids as much as adults.

Planetarium inside a museum, with immersive shows made for every age.

A sit-down Italian restaurant near Piazza Navona with tables that can be reserved.

A hostel with private rooms, including a quad with a queen bed and a bunk, and a shared kitchen for guests.

An indoor multimedia show with moving models that tells the story of Rome through narration.

Rome's zoo, set in the grounds of Villa Borghese.

A gelato shop with specialty flavors and listed ingredient sourcing.

A hands-on museum made for ages 0 to 11.

A small garden of orange trees on the Aventine hill with a wide view over the city.

A historic gelato and pastry shop in the center, also serving light meals.

A compact Roman restaurant near Piazza Navona serving carbonara and tiramisu.

A botanical garden with palms, bamboo and a Japanese garden along car-free paths, and no playground.

An ancient temple with a domed ceiling and an open circle at the top.

Ancient streets, temples and palace ruins to wander across the Palatine hill, mostly outdoors.

A creative science hub with hands-on workshops, open to ages 12 and up.

Long galleries of art and sculpture that end at the Sistine Chapel.