Design-forward style, luxurious amenities, sophisticated dining and immersive cultural opportunities are not descriptions often associated with family-friendly hotels. But, if you are seeking the perfect spot for a multi-generational holiday, fortunately, there are some brilliant hotels that cater with aplomb to all ages, without skimping on the elements that make it feel like a truly rejuvenating getaway – for everyone involved.

Summer diaries often fill up fast with social plans, group excursions and family vacations, which might leave you longing for a little time alone. For when you’re craving a solo reset, here are five hotels you’ll be glad to enjoy all by yourself.

For most of us, a baggage allowance is a limit, not a goal. The point of a vacation abroad is to adjust to a different way of being, not to replicate the life you have at home – as well as the home – in another country entirely. Or is it? Because there are those among us who like to be ready for anything. Who travel with what seems to be the entire contents of their wardrobes. You might see them pulling suitcase after suitcase off the carousel and wonder what they could possibly have left behind. Perhaps they should stick to the fashion-week runway, not the airport one?

Rolling scenery, charming villages, hearty pubs, sumptuous estates – a countryside getaway is arguably the quintessential style of UK vacation. While the Cotswolds with all their honey-hued allure and masterpiece hotels tend to dominate when it comes to country escapes, there are plenty of alternative destinations with well worthy of an explore – and with fantastic places to stay to boot.

Design-forward style, luxurious amenities, sophisticated dining and immersive cultural opportunities are not descriptions often associated with family-friendly hotels. But, if you are seeking the perfect spot for a multi-generational holiday, fortunately, there are some brilliant hotels that cater with aplomb to all ages, without skimping on the elements that make it feel like a truly rejuvenating getaway – for everyone involved.

Summer diaries often fill up fast with social plans, group excursions and family vacations, which might leave you longing for a little time alone. For when you’re craving a solo reset, here are five hotels you’ll be glad to enjoy all by yourself.