Club Med is a unique brand of all inclusive resorts, where families can find:
- top-of-the-line kids programs
- Baby Welcome program, providing baby gear and food
- Baby Club Med and Petit Club Med (at some resorts; extra charge)
- leading-edge Passworld for teens and tweens
- unique friendly ambiance, thanks to "G.O.'s"
- prime locations: Club Med often has the best location in a resort area
- a Caribbean-style all inclusive resort right in Florida
1. Club Med: Introduction
Find out what's unique about Club Med: The GO's and GM's, the terrific kids programs, Hip Hop Kidz and the Mini Club shows staged every week, the great locations (because Club Med was the first resort to be built in a new area), the active recreation, trapeze, and lots more.
2. Club Med Cancun Yucatan
Club Med Cancun Yucatan has arguably the best location in Cancun, with 22 acres and its own peninsula at the south end of the Hotel Zone. Highlights include: Club Med kids' programs; trapeze; snorkeling offshore, sailing and other watersports; large sports areas for basketball etc; Passworld, for two age groups of tweens and teens (a cool place to hang out, with teen-friendly GO's and activities like dj mixing and hip-hop dance.) Extras: beautiful spa, and outings in the Riviera Maya.
3. Club Med Ixtapa Pacific
Photo © Teresa Plowright.
This all inclusive resort is on Mexico's west coast, and is served by the airport at Zihuatanejo. The resort has trapeze and archery as well as the usual land sports and watersports. It also has Baby Club Med and Petit Club Med, though you'll have to pay extra for those.
4. Club Med Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
This Club Med has a half-mile of white-sand beach, sailing and windsurfing (with instruction), snorkeling, kayaking, trapeze; pool games in a free-form pool the size of a football field; large sports area with basketball courts; Passworld for teens, including The Ramp lounge area; Baby Welcome; and Baby Club Med and Petit Club Med.
5. Club Med Sandpiper Bay, Florida
Club Med Sandpiper Bay is a Caribbean-style all inclusive resort on the St. Lucie River, in southeast Florida. Features include amazing and active kids programs, Baby Club Med (at an extra charge), trapeze, sailing, golf.
6. Baby Club Med and Petit Club Med
Photo courtesy of Club Med.
Club Med has terrific all-included kids programs for many different age groups, from age four years on up, with extensive facilities and creative activities (- you won't find tv's or videogames.)
Some resorts add special programs for babies and teens.Baby Welcome is an all-included service that provides crib, baby bath, bottle-warmer, and more. Baby Club Med for ages 4 to 23 months, and Petit Club Med for ages 2 to 4 years. (Parents need to pay extra for these Clubs, and book in advance.)
7. Passworld for Teens
Teens can be a picky and tricky age-group to please. Many resorts set up a "teen center" with videogames and hope for the best. Club Med, in contrast, is leading-edge: Club Med Cancun Yucatan, and other resorts worldwide, have Passworld for teens, themed place to hang out, plus cool activities.
8. Club Med Getaways with Young Adult Kids
Trapeze - photo courtesy of Club Med Resorts.
Parenting doesn't end when a child turns 18 and neither does family travel; but needs do change, and not all resorts are optimal for all ages. For a number of reasons -- related to the unique Club Med features, and especially the G.O.'s -- Club Med resorts are excellent for getaways with "young adults".
9. Club Med - Deals and Promotions
Club Med always has a promotion on, and some are especially geared to families.
