The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Boston

Where to Stay for a Family Vacation with Kids in Boston

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Boston, Massachusetts is a great family-oriented vacation destination, so if you're looking for kid friendly hotels, we've got plenty of suggestions. After comparing many of the hotels in the area, below is our list of the best family-friendly hotels in Boston for your next vacation based on amenities, previous guest ratings, location, activities, and price. So, even if you're traveling as a family of 4, a family of 5, or even a large family, you can find the best hotel that meets your needs. After all, when traveling with children, you're probably looking for kid-friendly features such as swimming pools, game rooms, kid's activities, and extra space. Of course, it also helps to have a kitchen so you can cook some family friendly meals, and extra bedrooms if you have a larger family. Many of the top family friendly hotels and resorts in Boston will offer some of these features, so you're in luck. If you're looking for where to stay as a family in Boston, here are the best family hotels.

It's filled with history, but there are also many activities for kids who need a break from all of the historical stuff. Popular activities for all ages include the Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium, and exploring the waterfront, gardens, and parks around town.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $185 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at 606 Congress Street, Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel has great rooms from $185 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.3 miles from the city center, families will especially love parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and city views at this family-friendly hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day. The price of this hotel is less than average for family-friendly hotels, which makes it a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking


Sheraton Boston Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $166 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Sheraton Boston Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $166. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 39 Dalton Street. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa and wellness center, a spa, and an indoor pool which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.5 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant


InterContinental Boston

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $282 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to Boston
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

We found InterContinental Boston to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $282. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 510 Atlantic Avenue. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 0.5 miles from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Picnic area


The Ritz-Carlton Boston

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $751 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels for a Family Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $751, The Ritz-Carlton Boston, at 10 Avery Street provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center. It's located just 0.4 miles from the city center, too. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Microwave


The Langham Boston

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $461 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Trip with Kids to Boston
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

The Langham Boston has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10, and offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $461 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 250 Franklin Street. Furthermore, it also offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a spa, which is nice for families. Just 0.3 miles from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking


The Eliot Suite Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $288 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

The great guest rating of The Eliot Suite Hotel is 9.13 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $288, and it's located at 370 Commonwealth Avenue. We also love the laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 1.6 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking


Mandarin Oriental Boston

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $647 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to Boston
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

A cool place is Mandarin Oriental Boston because it has great rooms that start at $647. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 776 Boylston Street. Only 1.3 miles from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this family-friendly hotel. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Microwave


The Colonnade Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $265 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly Hotel in Boston
  • Outdoor pool

The Colonnade Hotel offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $265 (before taxes). It's located at 120 Huntington Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 miles from the city center. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking


The Liberty A Luxury Collection Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $355 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family rooms

Located at 215 Charles Street, The Liberty A Luxury Collection Hotel has great rooms from $355 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find hiking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which families will love. And this family hotel is just 0.6 miles from the center of town.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking


The Lenox

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $245 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in Boston
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

A great place to stay is The Lenox which has nice rooms starting at $245. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.19 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 61 Exeter Street. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 1.2 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking


Also, you might be interested in the nearby family-friendly hotels in Cambridge.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Boston, make sure you also see Best Cheap Hotels in Boston, Best Luxury Hotels in Boston, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Boston, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Boston, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Boston, Best Hotels for One Week in Boston, Best Hotels for One Night in Boston, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Boston, Best Business Hotels in Boston, or Best Party Hotels in Boston.


How much do family-friendly hotels cost in Boston?

Boston Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$254

Visitors will find a large range of terrific family-friendly hotel choices when planning a visit to Boston, Massachusetts. The price of these family-friendly hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average family-friendly hotel price in Boston, Massachusetts based on data from 42 hotels is an affordable $254. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Boston.

The average prices of our suggested family-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $465
  • 4-star hotels: $223
  • 3-star hotels: $228


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