Family Resorts
By Teresa Plowright, About.com Guide to Family Vacations
Family resorts offer easy-to-relax getaways, with sports and activities on-site, convenient ways to feed the gang, kids' clubs and teen centers-- all adding up to much fun with minimal hassle, whether you're at all-inclusive on a tropical beach, or a waterpark resort you can drive to from home.
- All-inclusive Family-Friendly Resorts
- Resorts by Region
- Beach Getaways
- Resorts with Indoor Water Parks
- Special Interests: Ski Resorts, Golf, Horse-riding
All-inclusive Family-Friendly Resorts
All-inclusive resorts are the top choice of many parents: they love the convenience of one-price-includes all. Kids can sample activities (or not), help themselves to drinks when they please, have fun at the kids clubs. Most families head to AI's in Mexico and the Caribbean, but there are choices within the US as well.
- All-inclusives in the US
- Hawaii All-Inclusive Resorts?
- What to Expect, Watch Out For, with All-inclusive Resorts
Resorts by Region
Head to popular spots for family resorts: Caribbean, Mexico, Northeast US, Florida, Southeast, Southwest, Hawaii, and more.
Beach Getaways
So the beach is calling you? Mexico and the Caribbean are top spots for families, with their all-inclusives beach resorts; but there are many other options too, in the southeast US, Florida... Or go west, to California or the beautiful Hawaiian islands.
Resorts with Indoor Water Parks
Here's an easy way to thumb your nose at nasty winter weather: if you can't fly to the tropics, drive to a place with its own interior tropical climate, i.e. an indoor water park with slides, giant dumping buckets, wave pool, kiddie play zones, etc. They're bustin' out all over... Wisconsin Dells, Sandusky Ohio, the Poconos, NY State, Kansas, Williamsburg... Water park resorts are fun in summer too, especially if the resort has an outdoor water park.
Special Interests: Ski Resorts, Golf, Horse-riding
Some resort vacations are all about enjoying a favorite sport.
