Hotels and stays that are happy to see your kids.
We are Yohanna and Christian, a family of four between Oslo and Paris. From five-star resorts to the Airbnb with the perfect garden, we test the stays, our two kids grade them, and only the best get the Cherry Beach stamp.
MorelYohanna’s name. Norwegian for cherry.
+ StrandChristian’s name. Norwegian for beach.
A family name, and a pretty good holiday.
Cherry Beach is where we share the places that made travelling with small children feel easy and special at the same time. Real stays, real kids, honest notes.
Cherry Beach approved
Hotels and homes we have stayed in with our kids and would book again tomorrow.
La Zambra
Mijas, Costa del Sol, Spain
A resort just outside Mijas, among golf courses and green hills, with a kids club so good our children gave it a nickname.
La Residencia
Deià, Mallorca, Spain
Restored 16th and 17th century manor houses in the artists’ village of Deià, between the Tramuntana mountains and the sea.
Dar Danse
Atlantic coast north of Essaouira, Morocco
Dar Danse, the Bubble on the Beach, is a small family-run hideaway on a wild stretch of Atlantic coast near Zaouia Akermoud, about 45 minutes north of Essaouira.
P’tit Habibi
Medina, Marrakech, Morocco
A five-room riad in the quiet, local north of the Marrakech medina, made by an architect who first used it as his family’s holiday home.
Where we have been
Postcards from the road, with two kids in tow.
Mijas
Spain
The Spanish kindergarten, our kids’ favourite place in Europe.
Deià
Mallorca
Olive groves, stone terraces and the bluest pool.
Essaouira coast
Morocco
Sunset rides, a big pool by the ocean and fish from the market on the grill.
Marrakech
Morocco
A riad with a rooftop pool and mint tea at sunset.
Tulum
Mexico
Cenotes, sandy feet and breakfast under the palms.
Paris
France
Yohanna’s city. Parks, carousels and a croissant on every corner.
Oslo
Norway
Home base. Fjord swims in summer, sledging in winter.
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Planning a family trip at midnight, comparing hotels and rentals that all claim to love children? Tell Yohanna who is travelling and what you dream of. She will come back with a shortlist of places we know and trust, and why each one fits your family.
Next up
This November we are back on the road with the kids, testing new stays for the collection.
The two of us
Yohanna
Co-founder and family trip planner
French-American mama of two. Fifteen years between Paris, New York and London in culture, luxury and press before Oslo became home.
Christian
Co-founder and photographer
Norwegian photographer. Ten years in Paris and a stretch in New York, three photobooks, and today a museum photographer in Oslo who travels with his camera always out.