IVY PLACE

A beautiful bookstore complex with a children's section and open paths outside, easy for a slower afternoon.

The mattress style seating is the whole appeal with babies and toddlers because they can crawl around right next to you.

The huge multilevel space, roasting equipment and river views make a coffee stop feel like an actual outing.

Grab coffee and watch the trains from the little upstairs windows, which can buy you a surprising amount of toddler patience.

A comfortable splurge when you want a real full service hotel close to major trains without sacrificing room size.

Kids who like meat get the fun of cooking slices on the little tabletop stone, but expect a wait at popular times.