🔬Valencia

Why it works with kids

• The Turia gardens turn a former riverbed into a nine-kilometre car-free playground and bike path
• The Oceanografic is Europe's largest aquarium, with sharks, belugas and a dome of tropical fish
• The City of Arts and Sciences packs a hands-on science museum and a planetarium into one wow-factor plaza
• The giant Gulliver playground lets kids climb and slide over a huge reclining figure
• Bioparc is an immersion zoo where you feel inside the African savannah
• It is flat, sunny and made for bikes, so getting around is genuinely easy with children

Best areas to stay

1. 1Near the City of Arts and Sciences: modern hotels within walking distance of the aquarium and science museum
2. 2Along the Turia gardens and Alameda: green, central bases that walk to both the park and the old town
3. 3Malvarrosa and Las Arenas beach: seafront hotels and resorts with the sand at the door
4. 4Ruzafa and the centre: lively neighbourhoods with markets, apartments and easy metro links

Our KidProof picks

Hand-picked and scored on the eight things that matter to families.

84Family favourite

in Valencia

Las Arenas Balneario Resort

A grand seafront resort on the Malvarrosa promenade, with bright rooms that mostly sleep two adults and a child, and larger sea-view rooms and suites that add a sofa bed for a fourth. Connecting rooms are available for bigger families, cots are free and the ground-floor rooms open straight onto the gardens.

€€€€from 240€ / night

83Family favourite

in Valencia

The Westin Valencia

A grand belle epoque landmark wrapped around a garden courtyard, with some of the largest rooms in the city. Classic rooms comfortably fit a family of three, and the suites and connecting rooms give parents and children a door between them. Cots are free and rollaway beds are available for older kids.

€€€€from 220€ / night

80Family favourite

in Valencia

Barcelo Valencia

A sleek modern hotel a short walk from the Oceanografic, with contemporary rooms that mostly sleep two adults and a child. Family rooms and connecting rooms add space and a sofa bed for a fourth, higher floors catch the city and sea light, and cots are free on request.

€€€€from 135€ / night

79Family favourite

in Valencia

SH Valencia Palace

A large classic hotel on the leafy Alameda promenade, with spacious rooms that sleep two adults and a child and superior or family rooms that add space for a fourth. Many rooms overlook the Turia gardens, cots are free and connecting rooms can be arranged for bigger families.

€€€€from 130€ / night

77Worth a look

in Valencia

Melia Valencia

A tall modern tower with bright, practical rooms that mostly sleep two adults and a child, plus larger family rooms and connecting rooms that add a sofa bed or a second bedroom. Higher floors look over the city to the mountains, cots are free and the layout is easy with a stroller.

€€€€from 130€ / night

76Worth a look

in Valencia

Hospes Palau de la Mar

A boutique five-star in two restored mansions near Colon, with calm, elegant rooms. Most sleep two adults and a young child, and the larger rooms and suites add space and a sofa bed for a fourth. Cots are free, and the quiet interior rooms are a gift for early bedtimes.

€€€€from 190€ / night

69Worth a look

in Valencia

Neptuno Hotel

A small beachfront boutique right on the Malvarrosa promenade, with contemporary rooms that mostly sleep two adults and a child. Sea-view rooms look straight over the sand, a few larger rooms suit a family of four, and cots are available on request.

€€€€from 105€ / night

66Worth a look

in Valencia

Cosmo Apartments Ruzafa

Modern self-catering apartments in the heart of buzzy Ruzafa, with one and two-bedroom layouts, full kitchens and sofa beds. A two-bedroom easily sleeps a family of four or five, with a washing machine and space to spread out, and travel cots are available on request.

€€€€from 95€ / night

Browse Valencia by what matters

• 🏊Swimming pool
• 🍼Baby-friendly
• 🏖️Beach access
• 🛏️Family suites
• 🚋City base

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