Columbus Hotel Monte-Carlo
Most rooms have terraces over the rose garden or the sea, and the park next door has a playground, a merry-go-round and a pond with turtles and ducks.
23 Av. des Papalins, 98000 Monaco
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State rooms with 600 square meters of Renaissance frescoes and a throne room, plus a booklet for kids 6 to 11.
Cacti and succulents, some over a century old, on a cliff above the sea, plus a guided trip down about 300 steps into a cave of stalactites.
A small hillside zoo with rescued animals, best when you want animals without committing to a huge zoo day.
Several kinds of sharks in a lagoon tank six meters deep, a coral reef full of color and a rooftop terrace, in a 1910 museum on a cliff above the sea.
About a hundred of the Prince's own cars, among them Monte Carlo Rally cars and Formula 1 cars that raced the Grand Prix.
Some rooms overlook the Grand Prix hairpin, and a kids' club in July and August runs baking and creative workshops.