Club Med

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.

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This Club Med has half-mile of white-sand beach, sailing and windsurfing (with instruction), snorkeling, kayaking, roller-blading, trapeze; Crunch fitness classes, water fitness class, pool games; free-form pool the size of a football field; large sports area with basketball courts, adjacent to The Ramp; The Ramp, for teens (very cool structure, like a giant skateboard ramp.)

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Club Med Sandpiper is a Caribbean-style all-inclusive on the St. Lucie River, in SE Florida. Features include: Baby Club Med; amazing and active kids programs; trapeze, roller-blading, waterskiing, tubing, wakeboarding; free 9-hole pitch-and-putt, and various packages for the golf course.

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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.

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Another part of Club Med's focus on fun for teens: At Club Med Cana (in the Dominican Republic) is this very cool structure, like a giant skateboard ramp, with lounge underneath, and canopy above that doubles as a movie screen.

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Club Med always has a promotion on, and some are especially geared to families.

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