We love beautiful hotels. We also have a small child.
And, as we quickly discovered, finding somewhere that works for both teeny guests and adults isn’t easy.
Teeny Guests was born from searching for the kind of hotels we wanted to stay in as a family: beautifully designed, great food, outstanding service and somewhere that still feels like a treat for the grown-ups — while also making travelling with a baby or young child that little bit easier.
Because family-friendly can mean many things. A hotel might provide a cot and a highchair, but can you actually get around with a buggy? Is there somewhere good to eat at 6pm? Will the room work around naps and early bedtimes? And will you still feel as though you’re staying somewhere special?
That’s what we want to find out.
Who’s behind Teeny Guests?
Teeny Guests was founded by Emily Nunns, a former travel journalist and Vogue strategist.
Before joining Vogue, Emily worked as a travel and lifestyle journalist, travelling on press trips and writing for publications including Elite Traveler, Spear’s and Dezeen. She later spent five years at Vogue as a Senior Strategist, before leaving to found her jewellery brand Ballinger. Emily knows what makes a brilliant brand — and a beautiful hotel.
Then came Jack.
Travelling with a baby suddenly changed the questions she asked about a hotel. Beautiful interiors and a great restaurant still mattered — but so did blackout curtains, highchairs, buggy access, cots, childcare and whether the staff genuinely seemed pleased to have small guests there.
Teeny Guests brings those two worlds together: a love of great hotels and the reality of travelling with tiny people.
How we review
Every hotel featured on Teeny Guests is somewhere we’ve actually stayed as a family.
Our reviews cover the things you won’t always find in the usual hotel write-ups, from Room & Sleep and Food & Mealtimes to Family Welcome, Getting Around, Play & Facilities and Grown-Up Appeal.
We tell you what worked, what didn’t and the little details we’d have wanted to know before booking.
Because having children shouldn’t mean suddenly not caring where you stay.
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Travel with tiny people. Stay somewhere lovely.
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