Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel

What the classifiers highlight

London's oldest hotel, opened in 1832, occupies eleven combined townhouses that Olga Polizzi restored to a grand, unmistakably English mood. Forbes highlights how thoroughly it welcomes children, from in-room tents to a teddy-bear turndown and spa treatments for kids. MICHELIN's Two Keys sit alongside the Drawing Room's afternoon tea, poured from a choice of 32 varieties.