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The world is feeling particularly unstable this week. If you’re interested in travel content that touches on politics, head to Be a Better Traveler, particularly the weekly travel news roundups.

In case you missed it, this week in Travel Better With Kids we covered visiting the Italian Alps with babies and toddlers. Stroller-friendly hiking trails, kid-friendly restaurants and a review of a kinderhotels that caters to babies, not just kids. What are kinderhotels? The true hero of family mountain trips. Read on.

We’re currently in Chamonix, where it’s gorgeous and sunny. (NYT has a story on climate change in the Alps, specifically Chamonix, and the declining number of ski days.)

We’re not staying at a kinderhotel, but are at a very family-friendly hotel: Rocky Pop. There’s a play area with puzzles and other toys in the reception/bar area, a playground outside and a large kids menu. The rooms are set up for families. They’re split level with a full-size bed up top and twin beds/trundle beds/cribs (depending on the ages) below. (Be warned the stairs and upper floor have no railing and seem kind of insane for such an otherwise kid-friendly place. Not an issue for older kids but for toddlers, terrifying.) You can buy your ski pass and rent gear directly from the hotel. During the winter, they have crepes and hote chocolate in the lobby in the late afternoons. We’re moving to an apartment rental with frineds tomorrow, but got here a day early and booked on a whim becuase it was fairly cheap (150 euro), and we’ve been pleasantly surprised! Would definitely come back.

The Aki Family Resort in Plose is one of my favorite places I’ve ever stayed, and not only because of how family-friendly it is. The adults-only spa is gorgeous and the sauna experience is worth a stay alone. But there are plenty of kinderhotels in the area.

Here are a few I’ve heard great things about:

Family Hotel Biancaneve, Italy––A good friend with two kids and great taste raves about this place. They take kids from 12 months.

Family Resort Rainier Sexton, Italy––This one is ski-in, ski-out and looks gorgeous.

Sonnwies, Italy––Do you have the Bringing Up Bébé mindset of, ‘I’m going to keep up my lifestyle, despite having kids?’ This place seems like it’s for you, and me. A little higher-end than the others, seemingly better dining, a wine room, a pool with a movie theater for kids, pony rides…

Naturhotel Forsthofgut, Austria––A more wellness-focused hotel. And the oldest of the bunch. It’s been in the family since the 1600s and has a rustic look (or as rustic as can be while still being a luxury hotel). I want to go for the views, but the kids club seems great, too.

La Folie Douce- Chamonix, France. This looks like another family-friendly hotel rather than a full-fledged kinderhotel, but the rooms seem great if you’re traveling with little ones and they provide babysitting services.

Porto Sani, Greece––Would loove to visit this summer. A sunbed in the room so I can lounge and read while Stella naps? An actually healthy kids menu?! A creche starting at age four months, swimming lessons for kids, cute little teepee beds in the rooms… book me in!

Villa Vita Parc––As if I needed an excuse to go back to Portugal. Not one but three swim-up bars, a creche, a two-star Michelin restuaurnat, pools it looks like Stella would go crazy for (girl loves water)…

Almyra, Cyprus–-I’ve been wanting to go to Cyprus for awhile. This hotel’s freshwater pools, kids’ club, baby supplies (they can provide car seats and even diapers) and restaurants look amazing.

(Of course, family hotels are not cheap! And this newsletter is self-funded and free to read. Therefore, some of these links are affiliates, meaning I’ll get a small fee if you book using any of these links. Merci.)

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