Travelling with little ones in tow couldn’t be easier at these family hotels with stylish kids clubs. Offering everything from bespoke kid’s menus, to age-tailored activities, you’ll be able to relax at the spa or on the beach safe in the knowledge that your kids are having a really brilliant time. Scroll down for our round up.
Planet Trekkers Kids Club at InterContinental Maldives
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort is situated within the serenity of Raa Atoll and within close proximity to Hanifaru Bay in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Raa Atoll – providing access to one of the largest feeding grounds of Manta Rays in the world.
The hotel boasts an ultra stylish kids’ club, that little ones won’t mind hanging out in (whilst you sneak off for some relaxation!). Their ‘Planet Trekkers’ programme, for ages 4-12, allows budding marine biologists to explore the wonders of the Indian Ocean through arts, crafts and mini-expeditions. There’s also plenty of activities you can do together as a family, including excursions to Hanifaru Bay, snorkelling, and there’s even the opportunity to adopt your own Manta Ray.
The hotel has three Family Beach Pool Villas, located just steps away from the beach and Planet Trekkers kids club. Each villa has a private plunge pool and a lush green garden with plenty of space for little ones to run about.
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Martinal Sagres
Family friendly beach resort Martinhal Sagres is set within a protected natural park overlooking the beautiful Martinhal Beach. With a five star hotel and a selection of luxury family villas, the resort is perfect for holidaying with little ones in tow.
The resort offers not one, but five different kids’ clubs aimed at different age groups – from 6 months, all the way up to 17 years old. The nursery and crèche go beyond just taking care of little ones’ basic needs, with activities that help to develop their motor skills. And for toddlers, there’s plenty of fun activities including story time, puppet shows, and arts and crafts. Older ones will enjoy going on picnics, exploring the small forest, playing football, and looking for insects.
In addition to kids clubs and crèche, the resort also offers a complimentary baby equipment booking service, so you can pack light.
Martinhal has also just opened Martinhal Lisbon Oriente and Martinhal Residences in Lisbon. Perfectly geared towards families, the luxury serviced hotel apartments offer Lisbon’s first family club ‘The Martinhal Circle’, on-site babysitting, childcare concierge, family-friendly dining.
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Porto Sani
Porto Sani is located just moments away from the vibrant Sani Marina. The award-winning resort couldn’t be better geared towards families – with everything you could need from baby equipment, to a nutritious kids’ menu devised by Annabel Karmel MBE.
The newly refurbished kids’ club and creche is beautifully designed and operates to UK OFSTED standards, policies and procedures. There’s also private nannies and evening babysitting available, so you can relax and enjoy the spa, restaurants, and other amenities.
Plus, there’s swimming clubs for little ones of all ages, and guests of Porto Sani can even get help with their baby’s sleep routine. Guests can take advantage of a complimentary session at Carol Mae Consulting, where you’ll learn how to adjust your child’s schedule so you can make the most of your stay at Sani.
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Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
The family-friendly Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech is located only twenty minutes away from the Medina of Marrakech. Its beautifully designed kids’ club has a wide range of activities and a dedicated outdoor play area complete with a trampoline, a bouncy-castle, a mini soccer field, and two mini clay tennis courts.
Families can also visit the organic farm. Nestled in a natural landscape of 231 hectares of palm, olive, and orange trees, sign up for private tour and a cooking class in an open-air kitchen with Chef Khalid. Little ones will enjoy learning about the farm’s sustainable practices, and meeting the resident animals. They will also get to pick fresh products from the vegetable garden before learning to make some of the most mouth-watering Moroccan treats.
Nobu Ibiza Bay
Nobu Ibiza Bay has an ultra-stylish kids’ club that’s so beautifully designed you’ll want to hang out there too. For little ones ages 4+ there’s lots of activities including jewellery making and basket weaving at the Hippy Market, Balearic crafts lessons using repurposed materials from the beach, DJ lessons, and master chef sessions at Nobu and Chambao. For sports-mad minis, there’s also classic pool games, yoga sessions, and or paddleboarding in the bay.
The hotel’s team of childminders is professionally trained and certified, and for younger ones, there’s a babysitter service.
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Cretan Malia Park
With a beautifully-designed space that looks like Montessori nursery, you won’t mind spending time at Cretan Malia Park’s Little Explorers Kids’ Club. Situated in the resort’s lush gardens, the club has a kitchen space for cooking and baking activities; a play area (which also doubles as an environmental awareness space); and a performance area for dance and theatre.
There’s also a playground and an outdoor area with an organic garden, where little ones can participate in a ‘green programme’ of activities. A separate hut provides a quiet space for kids of all ages to read and relax.
The Design Hotels resort is perfect for families, and this summer there’s a new line up of activities for little ones, including crafts, cooking lessons, games, gardening and lessons related to Crete’s myths and legends.
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