This portacot comes with a firm and comfortable mattress, with enough padding for your little one to sleep safely and comfortably. The firm mattress is especially essential if you use it more regularly at home, and not only during your family trips. The all-around mesh panels will ensure optimal airflow, always providing a safe and peaceful sleep. Investing in a good-quality travel cot needn’t cost a fortune, however. How much you spend will depend on your requirements: do you need an all-singing, all-dancing cot; or a simple pop-up model that’s easy to use?

It isn’t the most compact, lightweight or easy to put together model in this list, but the Joie Excursion Change & Bounce gets a special shout-out for offering great value for money. In addition to the sturdy, well-built travel cot itself, this good-looking setup comes with a full-size bassinet (that clips on and off easily), a changing table and a bouncer, all included in the price. What’s more, the bouncer can be used either on top of the cot or standalone, as can the changing mat.

Zip-in bed for newborns and babies

Nuna’s solution is more expensive and heavier, but comes with plenty of great features and more spacious dimensions of 103 x 76 x 73cm (LWH) – which means there’s more room to sleep and play. Have you heard about Bugaboo’s brand new game-changing travel cot, the Bugaboo Stardust? The sleek-looking Stardust is the company’s first venture into a new product category, and as you can imagine, we were super excited to take a closer look. Compact and lightweight

A compact and lightweight travel cot that grows with your baby from newborn up, the Bugaboo Stardust is set to be a serious contender in the travel cot game. As with all of Joie’s baby products, the Excursion Change & Bounce is highly practical. Although a little fiddly to set up and use, once you’ve mastered it, you’ll wonder how you ever did without the added extras. The travel cot itself sports an ultra-secure frame with exposed tubing, plus two built-in wheels to help you easily move it around a room. A mesh lining on all four sides means the Change & Bounce can double up as a playpen, plus it has an elevated, draught-resistant base, and comes with a carry bag for storage. Bugaboo Stardust’s unique design means it stays in one piece, even with the mattress in it. Wherever you are, it requires no assembly, no special techniques - you can pop it open easily for naptime or playtime.Make sure you have all the necessary accoutrements. All the travel cots on our list are supplied with a mattress, but sheets aren’t included. You could use a pillowcase, but you may prefer a fitted sheet, and this may be available as an optional extra.

The zigzag leg-folding design is super easy to use; folding it up is particularly satisfying, requiring a simple lifting of the strap in the centre of the cot. Like magic, it folds up into a very compact size, although you do have to wrap the mattress around the outside before putting it all in the carry bag. The side can be easily zipped down so you can lift baby in and out of the bed for feeds during the night, or zipped up during nap times. The lining can also be removed and washed in the machine, which is always handy with a newborn baby. Key features – Age range: 0-24 months; Weight: 6.7kg; Cleaning: Hand-washable fabric; Time to assemble: 1 second The additional zip-in carrycot insert makes the Bugaboo Stardust also suitable from birth. The all-around mesh panels will ensure optimal airflow, always providing a safe and peaceful sleep.Key features – Age: 0-3 years; Weight: 6kg; Cleaning: Machine-washable fabric; Time to assemble: 15 seconds Thanks to the Bugaboo Stardust’s unique all-in-one-design and built-in mattress it can unfold in just ONE second, making bedtime on-the-go easier than ever. It's a safe and comfortable place for your baby to take a nap or play while you're busy with other tasks.

Let’s be honest, babies don’t always sleep particularly well in travel cots, but we were pleasantly surprised during testing, as baby enjoyed a restful couple of nights on a recent trip to the grandparents. The Silver Cross Slumber is lightweight, too, so would be ideal for taking on holiday to create somewhere safe for baby to play in a villa or hotel room. This travel cot comes with a firm and comfortable mattress, with enough padding for your little one to sleep safely and comfortably. The firm mattress is especially essential if you use it more regularly at home, and not only during your family trips. If you’ve recently had a baby, then the thrilling thought of travelling anywhere, let alone abroad, is precisely why you began your search for the best travel cot. Buy the right one, and you’ll be journeying once more, on UK holidays or overseas, visiting relatives overnight, or dropping off your baby to a friend while you and your partner enjoy a much-needed date night. For all those scenarios, a good-quality travel cot guarantees that your baby gets a comfortable night’s sleep. Renowned, and highly regarded, for its range of car seats and stylish strollers (you can read more about these in our best pushchair guide), Bugaboo recently branched out with its first travel cot: the Bugaboo Stardust. It’s pricey, just like the rest of the Bugaboo range, but that’s the only negative. It tops our list of the best travel cots because it combines style, function, and comfort in ways we haven’t seen before.Sleeping is an essential part of your child’s development. That's why we created a travel cot that can make naptime easier and more fun, for you and your baby. Bugaboo Stardust combines unique aerospace technology and smart design to offer you an all-in-one, ultra-comfortable travel cot that you can use at home or on the go. Bugaboo Stardust’s unique design means it stays in one piece, even with the mattress in it. Wherever you are, it requires no assembly, no special techniques–you can pop it open easily for naptime.