Squash is the forty minutes that fixes a parent's day. It is fast, it is indoor, it does not depend on weather, and it is one of the few sports where a genuinely hard workout fits inside a kids' club session with time left over for a shower. For the squash-playing parent, finding a court at the hotel is a small but real reason to book.

The hotels in this collection have proper courts, not converted spaces. Think a regulation glass-backed or plastered court in good condition, racquet and ball rental at reception, a booking system that actually works, and in the better properties, a resident coach who can give a lesson or find you a game. Junior racquets appear at the more serious sports hotels, where kids from around ten can start learning.

Below are the top family hotels with squash courts, sorted by overall score.