Kid-friendly places in Edinburgh

Country estate hotel with family rooms of two double beds, a heated pool with kids' splash times and a children's play area.

Hotel at the top of Princes Street with a kids' program by age, from babies to teens, and cribs set up in the room.

Big family rooms, an indoor pool with family swim times and a pub and grill downstairs, close to the zoo.

Italian restaurant on the waterfront where kids can make their own pizzas, with a menu for them and one for the grown-ups.

Five floors of over 100 illusions, with a mirror maze and a spinning light tunnel.

Café from an ice cream family making it since 1908, with sundaes, snacks and proper evening meals for everyone.

Big botanic garden with lawns for a picnic.

Canalside inn with a wooden play boat in the beer garden, a kids' section on the menu and lunch and dinner cruises on its own barges.