Britax - Willow Brook S+ Travel System

Hi, I have a toddler and we started traveling when our child was 6 months old. As with most first time parents traveling with an infant, we tried to plan everything to the smallest detail. Like you, I was concerned about any vehicle having the safest infant car seats. We decided to bring a Britax combination car seat and stroller travel system during the first few trips because we weren't sure how good the hotel's infant car seats would be. As it turned out, this proved to be a good decision as, apart from the important safety issue, we could move around easily whilst our baby was in the stroller. Secondly, we always book transfers through the hotel. And to the extent possible, we opted to book the hotel cars and drivers to move around. It takes the unpredictability out of travel situations. Also traffic can be terrible in many cities and navigating your own way around unfamiliar places can add unnecessary stress. One other tip I would add is we always picked a property with a kitchenette. This was always so important for us because I was bringing baby bottles and formula. From your list above I can confirm The Ritz Carlton Vienna had a suite with a kitchenette. For the French Riviera, we like the villas at La Reserve Ramatuelle (\*we find this property particularly small child friendly as it's quieter, more subdued than other places in the same category.)

I got the britax Willow Brook and love it. It’s light weight, fits in small cars too, and the stroller base is very easy to steer. I got a 2nd car base for dad’s car, so we just click the car seat in and out no matter which car we take- no further install necessary. [Great Black Friday Deal Right Now!](https://a.co/d/6Hvawob)

We got the Britax Willow Brook S+ travel system. It’s an infant car seat that transfers to the stroller base and also comes with a regular stroller seat and a few accessories. Good safety ratings and similar idea to the Donna at a slightly lower price. 

We chose our car seat (the Britax Willow S) based on safety ratings and price! Check out a comparison if safety ratings here: https://www.babygearlab.com/topics/vehicle-safety/best-car-seats

I bought a Venicci travel system in 2021 and I'm still using it for #2 now. I can't recommend the pram enough, and the car seat with it is also very safe - however, we went extra extra and bought a Britax infant car seat, and then adapters, and it fits on the frame of the Venicci. But I'd advise what everyone else has said on here: decide on a carseat (I highly recommend Britax, they have amazing safety ratings, built in Germany, etc etc etc etc), and then check out a pram that it can fit on to. And check out FB marketplace / Vinted etc. :)