The Grove Hotel, Hertfordshire

A country house estate in Hertfordshire, about 30km northwest of London, a great choice for luxury family holidays or breaks within easy reach of the capital. Some rooms are a little tired, but the main 18th-century building is grand and the decor chic. The walled garden has an outdoor pool and, in summer, an urban beach, and there's an OFSTED-registered kids' club with an adventure playground and its own pool, plus babysitting, so you can take advantage of the spa and the very adult restaurant Colette's (the other two restaurants are family friendly).

See our feature on a luxury family break at The Grove.

Travel Provider:

Expedia

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What to Expect:

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• Tennis
• Babysitting
• Connecting rooms
• Cots
• Creche
• Family rooms
• Great for babies
• Great for kids 4-12
• Great for toddlers
• Indoor play
• Indoor pool
• Kids club
• Kids early dinner
• Kids pool
• Outdoor play area
• Outdoor pool
• Spa

Childcare

Anouska’s kids' club (ages 3 months–12 years; daily; extra charge).

Babysitting (extra charge).

Price

£800-1600 per night for a family of 4 staying in interconnecting deluxe rooms.

Accommodation

227 rooms. Cots available.

Interconnecting rooms or family rooms with bunkbeds sleep up to 4.

Deluxe rooms sleep up to 3, with a double and a sofabed.

Executive suites and deluxe rooms sleep 2 plus an infant in a cot.

Facilities

Childcare (see above).

Playground and children’s swimming pool.

1 outdoor and 1 indoor swimming pool.

3 restaurants (kids' menu available in 2).

Spa.

Volleyball, giant chess and Jenga, badminton and croquet.

Running track. 

Golf course.

Location

Near Watford, a 40-minute drive from central London.

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