RF Hotels

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	RF Hotels
Savannah House, 11 Charles II Street, London SW1Y 4QU			MAP
tel: (020) 7321 2626

A chain of five-star luxury hotels, set up in 1996 by Rocco Forte after the Granada buyout of the Forte chain. The directors are Rocco Forte, his sister Olga Polizza and Richard Power, all former directors of Forte plc.

Where

Currently seven individual properties including Rome, Florence, Brussels, Edinburgh, Cardiff, St Petersburg and Manchester and looking at cities including Prague and Frankfurt plus perhaps Milan, Venice, Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona.
Style Luxury hotels, initially in Europe and by 2007 the company plans to have expanded to 20 properties.

Child Facilities

Services vary between hotels but all offer inter-connecting rooms, children's meals available either as part of the main menu or on request, babysitting services and cots for small children. Further, for example, The Lowry in Manchester offers additional beds, for children under 12, which can be put into the parents' room, free accommodation for under 12s, a children's TV channel, a selection of DVDs and player available at nominal cost.
The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh offers bedrooms with private corridor leading to 2 bedrooms for families with older children, a residents lounge where parents can bring their children after 8pm when not permitted in the bars, and children's packs with painting and drawing materials.

Sample Price

Standard room rates for example for the Lowry and the Balmoral in winter are £150 a night.

Child Prices

Depend on the property but at some hotels there is free accommodation for under 12s sharing with their parents.