Kid-friendly New York City hotels that cater especially to families with special amenities, supervised activities, family-friendly room layouts and suites, and nearby activities kids and teens will enjoy. Remember when you are choosing that most hotels in New York City are on the small side, and will really only accommodate four. Large families will need to spring for a suite. Fortunately, there are affordable, kid-friendly suites to be found.
Favorite with families because of large rooms, kid-friendly amenities and convenient Times Square location. Cribs, strollers, and even childproofed rooms are available upon request. Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum designed the Kids Club program. The room service menu offers kid-friendly items. Rooms have Sony Playstations.
The hotel's lobby is on the 21st floor of a mega-entertainment complex complete with a 25-screen movie theater, restaurants, shopping and even a wax museum. Hilton is known for dependable service and they welcome children as well as pets. There is a children's program and babysitting services.
Kids under 18 stay free at this luxurious hotel, the tallest in New York City. Children receive welcome gifts like bathrobes and baby shampoo. Some kids' activities are planned, and menus have special selections for kids. Upon request, rooms can be childproofed before you arrive. Cribs, strollers, and bottle warmers are free to use, as are coloring books, crayons, toys and games. The hotel also has a DVD and video lending library.
Watch for specials from this Kimpton hotel like "Kids Rule," which entertains kids with lessons from the pastry chef and a supervised in-room pajama/pizza party while mom and dad get a two-hour shopping trip in a limousine and a romantic dinner. Kids will be wowed with the high-tech rooms, which include 42" flat-screen TVs with Internet access and Nintendo 64, interactive KioPhones, and MAINstage sound systems.
Loews is a kid-friendly chain, with a Family Concierge and family travel packages. Rooms can be child-proofed upon request, and cribs are complimentary. Book the family package at the Regency for free popcorn, a free movies a day and food credits.
An unusually large suite (especially by New York standards) and a low price make this a popular choice for families traveling together. The one-bedroom suite accommodates up to four people; the two-bedroom option sleeps six.
The only upscale all-suites hotel located on the waterfront in Lower Manhattan. Comfortable for families, with room for teens to roam in the adjacent entertainment complex.
Kids will love the beam of light that shoots through the skylight of this hotel. On weekends, kids under 12 eat free and can watch one free movie each day.
This casual, hip Midtown hotel doesn't especially cater to kids, but it has a few tricks to keep kids happy. Children under 12 stay free, and will love the rooftop swimming pool. Suites have full kitchens for in-room meals.
Kids under 18 stay free, and the hotel offers complimentary cribs and rollaway beds. An indoor swimming pool is available year-round.