The Holiday Inn -- a giant chain, with over 1500 hotels and resorts all over the world-- has several features for families.
Holiday Inn: Kids Eat and Stay Free
For starters: at all Holiday Inn hotels
and resorts worldwide, children 19 and under stay
free in a parent's room. Also, at Holiday
Inns in the US and Canada, kids 12 and under eat
free from the kid's menu in the hotel restaurant, when accompanied by a dining adult.
Read more at the Holiday Inn web site:
- Kids Stay Free- and other family policies
- Kids Eat Free
Holiday Inn: KidSuites
At a number of Holiday Inn properties, families with kids ages 4-12 can enjoy KidSuites, a children's themed "room within a room"
where kids can play and sleep, with special decor (jungle, circus, or pirate themes), board
games, electronic games, videos, etc.
- Find out which Holiday Inn's offer Kidsuites and see a sample, at the Holiday Inn web site.
Holiday Inn has a number of SunSpree Resorts in the US, Canada, Caribbean, and Mexico, which offer special facilities and amenities; in the Caribbean and Mexico, SunSpree resorts can be a less-expensive alternative to all-inclusive resorts yet with similar pools, watersports, etc. (See the Holiday Inn SunSpree at Montego Bay, below.)
Generally, offer Kids Eat Free and Kids Stay Free programs, certain free activities and an Activities Coordinator, and supervised kid's programs probably at an extra charge. All-inclusive packages may be available.
In Jamaica, the Holiday Inn SunSpree at Montego Bay has moved entirely to all-inclusive pricing. This resort has large lagoon- shaped pool, adults only pool, whirlpool bath in each Family Suite, fitness center, tennis court, miniature golf, windsurfing, snorkeling, sailing, glass bottom boats; children 11 and under stay, play and eat free; children's activity centers for kids from 6 months to 12 years.
- Read more about Holiday Inn SunSpree Resorts
Holiday Inns in the Caribbean
These properties offer typical Caribbean-resort amenities, and are grouped together at the Holiday Inns Caribbean site, where you can find info about current specials and about all-inclusive pricing options. The list includes several SunSpree resorts.
Nickelodeon Family Suites by Holiday Inn
This resort in Orlando deserves a special mention. Previously the "Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort", this property is now Nickelodeon-themed and has two waterparks, Kidsuites, and much more for families.
Family Specials at Holiday Inn Resorts and Hotels
Holiday Inn frequently offers special deals for families. Check the
Holiday
Inn web site. It's also a good idea to phone Holiday Inn at 1-800-HOLIDAY; staff will tell you about current promotions at individual resorts.
