{"id":353017,"date":"2025-08-18T01:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T01:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/353017\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T01:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T01:36:10","slug":"france-is-divided-over-banning-child-free-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/353017\/","title":{"rendered":"France Is Divided Over Banning Child-Free Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you visit the website<\/a> of the Grand-H\u00f4tel du Cap-Ferrat, a hotel on the French Riviera with a reputation for luxury, you\u2019ll notice that the space in question makes a point of advertising its amenities for parents and children alike. \u201cFamily holidays on the French Riviera are synonymous with fun activities for all ages and authentic custom itineraries that best fit your interests,\u201d the hotel\u2019s site states \u2014 an eminently understandable thing for a hotel looking to attract a wide range of people to say.<\/p>\n

That said, not every hotel or resort in France is looking to do that. Since earlier this year, the nation\u2019s lawmakers and hospitality industry have been debating the morality and legality of policies banning kids from certain properties. In May, Adam Sage of The Sunday Times reported<\/a> on comments made by Sarah El Ha\u00efry, the French government\u2019s High Commissioner for Childhood, who called such policies \u201cviolence against children.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, the debate has been, well, a debate. It could enter the legislative arena soon, however; The Guardian\u2018s Angelique Chrisafis reports<\/a> that senator Laurence Rossignol is calling for governmental action to make it illegal to ban kids from hotels and similar spaces. Rossignol told The Guardian that spaces that restrict children \u201cinstitutionalise and legitimise intolerance.\u201d<\/p>\n

As The Guardian\u2018s analysis points out, France doesn\u2019t have very many child-free hotels and reports compared to some of its peers. Spain, Chrisafis notes, has a significantly larger amount of its tourism dedicated to such spaces. <\/p>\n

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What a given traveler is looking for in a vacation destination can vary dramatically. Some hotels and resorts offer a wide variety of amenities and activities for kids and adults alike; others may be geared more towards one or the other. Some travelers would prefer to avoid small children<\/a> while on a trip; others are indifferent. If you\u2019re planning a trip for a family with a wide range of ages represented, you may be looking for different things in a hotel<\/a> than a solo traveler looking to unwind for a week.<\/p>\n

What seems most interesting about the debate underway in France may not be that it exists at all, but that it could involve a legislative remedy. It\u2019s something that might have a bearing on your next trip overseas \u2014 for good or for ill.<\/p>\n

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