The best hotels in Rome for families in 2024
Finding a family-friendly hotel is never easy. The options are typically limited to squeezing in a single rollaway (not helpful for your two teenagers?!) or booking two separate rooms and splitting your family.
You’re faced with the same issue when trying to find a family-friendly hotel in Italy! Many families opt for an Airbnb instead, but I know the guaranteed cleanliness of a luxury hotel (and the buffet breakfast) is enticing so I asked travelling parents where they’ve loved staying with their families here, and these are their recommendations.
Top family-friendly hotels in Rome
There’s no need to book two connecting rooms at this hotel thanks to their dedicated family rooms. The convenience comes with quite a price tag though for the contemporary rooms, particularly considering the location. It’s a 20 minute walk to Trevi Fountain, an hour to the Vatican. Thankfully the metro is nearby to save your feet!
Price point: €700+ per night
A boutique art hotel featuring a different theme on each floor- one of which is completely dedicated to photography- so take a guess which my favourite is! The location couldn’t be better for a couple of nights in Rome. You’ll be at the Colosseum within fifteen minutes (on foot) and for the evening, it’s just a short walk over the river and you’ll be in Trastevere- the perfect place for dinner.
An extra bed can be added to some of their rooms, or if your budget allows, opt for a suit on the fifth floor which have two rooms and incredibly views from the private terrace.
Price point: €500+ per night
Related: Looking for a family-friendly tour guide for the Colosseum? Check out this article.
Rome Cavalieri - Waldorf Astoria Hotel
If you’re happy to be further outside the city, Rome Cavalieri is a hotel to be considered especially if your kids are under 12. They have a kids club with games, arts & craft and more, a perfect solution which allows you to make use of the spa!
Interconnecting rooms are available or upgrade to a suite for more space.
Price point: €500+ per night
Owned by the Marriot, this five star hotel is conveniently located between the Spanish Steps and Villa Borghese. The traditrional rooms have a historical influence which remind you that you are in the centre of Rome!
Family suites are available as well as connecting rooms.
Price point: €400+ per night
In the heart of Rome, offering in-house cooking classes is the new minimalistic, iQ Hotel. You’ll also find iQ Hotels in Florence, Milan and Venice.
They have a quadruple room suitable for a young family of four.
Price point: €400+ per night
An affordable option for a centrally located family-friendly B&B in Rome is the traditional style quadruple room at Naona Garden Suites, conveniently located on Piazza Navona.
Price point: €300+ per night
Hotel Villa Pamphili Roma (Top pick for value)
Sophisticated hotel with stunning modern rooms, a rooftop pool and of course, family friendly! The hotel is in a residential area of Rome, just beside Parco Villa Doria Pamphilj. They run a frequent shuttle service for their guests with drop off near the Vatican.
Options suitable for families of three-six people with triple and double-double rooms, as well as connecting rooms.
Price point: €200+ per night
Check out their current special “Vacanze romane- Family Edition!”
Ripetta 25
If you’re basing yourself in Rome for more than a few days, Ripetta 25 might be the best solution for you thanks to the kitchenette’s in the serviced apartments which are suitable for a family of four.
It’s also the most affordable option on this list despite being so centrally located.
Price point: €200+ per night
Weather you’re staying in Rome for the first few nights before taking on your ultimate Italian itinerary with the kids, or you’re planning to explore the Eternal City before heading home, I hope this list helps you relax a little knowing you’ll arrive to a hotel suitable for your family and approved by other parents.
Will you be visiting Tuscany too? Check out my favourite kid-friendly agriturismo in the rolling hills between Siena and Florence.
Hi, I’m Kirstie
Photographer and Australian expat living her best gelato life
Love of my husband (but mostly of cheese) brought me to Italy in 2020. He was desperate to be back with his Italian family. And honestly, what Aussie girl could pass up the chance to move to the land of pizza and gelato?! (Seeing a food theme here?)
My decade of photography experience was inspired by a trip of a lifetime. My grandparents took me on a trip to Europe when I was a teen, then gifted me an album so I’d never forget it. That album quickly became a staple of family visits and storytime.
When I moved to Italy, I was surprised how rare that type of printed keepsake is for the locals. It’s quite literally a foreign concept - tourists won’t find that type of session here.
It inspired me to recreate an experience for others as deeply meaningful to them as my grandparent’s infamous vacation album has been to me.
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