A family resort vacation is an easy-to-relax getaway: with fun sports and activities, convenient ways to feed the gang, plus kids' clubs and teen centers-- all mucho fun with minimal hassle. Below are popular destinations, starting with Sun Zones.
Jamaica is home to two top all-inclusive chains: Sandals, which has the popular Beaches brand of family resorts; and SuperClubs, which welcomes families at several Breezes resorts and also at value-priced Starfish. Both these chains have properties on other islands. Other popular all-inclusives include Club Med, Iberostar, both giant companies; there are also smaller-scale options such as Franklyn D. Resort in Jamaica, where families have their own vacation nanny during their stay.
Mexico -- especially the Cancun area, and Mayan Riviera south of Cancun-- is a popular place for all-inclusive beach resort vacations, often at a good price point. Also, the Mayan Riviera offers terrific activities outside the resorts, with Mayan ruins, coral reef, snorkeling lagoons, and eco-theme parks such as Xcaret.
Year-round getaways offer the great outdoors complete with playgrounds, swimming pools, waterslides, riding trails, and snow fun in wintertime; plus kids' programs, theme dinners, and lots more.
Just a few hours from NYC, Phillie, and DC, the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania have been offering city-slickers a family getaway for nearly as long as the cities have been slick.
From an all-inclusive Club Med to themed resorts at Walt Disney World, Florida has a wide range of family resorts and is sure to have the latest trends in fun.
Check out a resort in Phoenix with its own private waterpark; the "Jewel in the Desert" and other Arizona resorts; or stay in (decorated-to-die-for)casitas in funky-trendy Taos New Mexico.
