It takes a special hotel or resort to truly cater to families. We’re talking resorts that go above and beyond a kid’s club to offer one of a kind experiences especially for families like camp outs on the beach or special touches like milk and cookies at turn down. The following is a list of hotels visited by the Travel With Kids team that really made the grade in family-friendly hotel offerings. From excellent kid-friendly amenities and services to special staff attention to detail to proximity to family-friendly attractions and activities, these are some of the most family-friendly hotels in the world!
These hotels have been nominated by the Travel With Kids team, which has decades of family travel experience, as Family Choice Award winners for 2015:
Search family-friendly resorts throughout the world by region:
Africa
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Latin America
South Pacific
United States
United States:
East:
Manhattan NYC- New York City, NY
Nick Hotel – Orlando, FL
Ron Jon Cape Caribe – Space Coast, FL
The Breakers – Palm Beach, FL
The Banyan Resort – Key West, FL
Coconut Palm Inn- Key Largo, FL
West:
Deer Valley Mountain Resort: Silver Baron Lodge – Park City, UT
Montage Deer Valley – Park City, UT
Hotel Del Coronado – San Diego, CA
Bahia Resort Hotel – San Diego, CA
Paradise Point – San Diego, CA
Columbia Hotel – Telluride, CO
Chena Hot Springs Resort – Outside Fairbanks, AK
ABC Motorhome Rentals – Anchorage, AK
Hawaii:
Halekulani – Oahu
Sheraton Waikiki – Oahu
Royal Hawaiian – Oahu
Moana Surfrider – Oahu
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa – Maui
Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Villas Resort – Maui
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel – Big Island
Hilton Waikaloa Village – Big Island
Sheraton Kauai Resort – Kauai
Africa:
Thornybush Game Lodge – Kruger Park, South Africa
Lions Sands Game Reserve – Kruger Park, South Africa
Madikwe Safari Lodge – Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
Sandton Sun – Johannesburg, South Africa
Waterfront Villas – Cape Town, South Africa
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve – Garden Route, South Africa
Rosenhof Country House – Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Hog Hollow – Garden Route, South Africa
Zambezi Sun – Victoria Falls, Zambia
Chobe Game Lodge – Botswana
Shinde Camp – Ovakango Delta, Botswana
Kwai Tented Camp – Okavango Delta, Botswana
Mbweni Ruins Hotel – Zanzibar
Alex Walker’s Serian Camp – Masaai Conservancy, Kenya
Nkorombo Tented Mobile Camp – Maasai Mara Park, Kenya
House of Waine – Nairobi, Kenya
Asia:
Yangtze Explorer – Sanctuary Cruises – Yangtze River, China
Hotel Metropole Hanoi – Hanoi, Vietnam
Bhaya Cruises – Halong Bay, Vietnam
Caravelle Saigon- Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
Navalai River Lodge – Bangkok, Thailand
River Kwai Jungle Rafts Hotel- Kachanburi (western jungles), Thailand
Rayavadee – Krabi, Thailand
Caribbean:
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort – Nassau, Bahamas
Diamonds by the Sea – Grand Bahama, Bahamas
Fernandez Bay Village – Cat Island, Bahamas
Royal Sea Aquarium Resort – Curacao
Nirvana on the Beach – Negril, Jamaica
Franklyn D. Resort – Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Europe:
United Kingdom & Ireland:
The Athenaeum – London, England
Bath Spa Hotel – Bath, England
Lakeside Hotel – Lake District, England
Aviemore Highlands Resort – Scottish Highlands, Scotland
Jury’s Inn – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Seapoint House – Westport, Ireland
Arbutus Hotel – Killarney, Ireland
Dromoland Castle – Dublin, Ireland
Brynich Farm Cottages – Brecon Beacons, Wales
Under the Thatch – cottages around Wales
Asheston Eco-Barns – Pembrokeshire, Wales
Graig Wen – Yurt accommodations, Snowdonia, Wales
Conwy Castle Hotel – Conwy, Wales
Maestermyn Marine – Narrowboat rentals, Llangollen Canal, Wales
France, Italy & Greece:
Frenchy Rentals – Paris, France
Hotel Flora – Venice, Italy
Parker Villas – Rome and Amalfi Coast, Italy
Tenuta Lupinari – Tuscany, Italy
Hotel Grande Bretagne – Athens, Greece
Santorini Refelexions Sea – Santorini, Greece
Santorini Reflexions Volcano – Santorini, Greece
Latin America:
Dreams Resort Cancun – Cancun, Mexico
Na Balam – Isla Mujeres (near Cancun), Mexico
Hotel and Bungalows Mayaland – Chichen Itza, Mexico
Hotel Casa del Balam – Merida, Mexico
Dreams Resort Tulum – Tulum, Mexico
Dreams Resort Huatulco – Huatulco, Mexico
Dreams Resort Los Cabos – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Andiamo Travel – Baja tours, Mexico
Sea Dreams Hotel – Caye Caulker, Belize
The Lodge at Chaa Creek – San Ignacio area (western jungle), Belize
Chabil Mar – Placencia, Belize
Arenal Volcano Observatory Lodge – Arenal, Costa Rica
El Sapo Dorado – Monte Verde, Costa Rica
Ylang Ylang Beach Resort – Montezuma (Pacific Coast), Costa Rica
Laguna Beach Resort – Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras
Hotel Marqueses – Cusco, Peru
Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel – Aguas Calientes (Near Machu Picchu), Peru
Corto Maltes – Amazon, Peru
Refugio Amazonas – Amazon, Peru
South Pacific:
Castaway Island – Fiji
Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort – Fiji
Captain Cook Cruises – Fiji
Radisson Tahiti – Tahiti, French Polynesia
Legends Moorea – Moorea, French Polynesia
Hotel Le Meridien – Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Winners of the Travel With KidsTM Family Choice Award have shown exemplary attention to family travel needs. The Family Choice Award is presented to hotels and resorts which not only offer family-friendly amenities and services, but which go above and beyond to make families feel welcome and appreciated. Family Choice Awards are granted based on the following criteria:
- Family-friendly amenities and services
- Attitude of staff towards children and families
- Room configurations, location and in-room amenities
- Unique and interactive experiences available to families
- Resort location in relation to family-friendly attractions and activities
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