Beach Resort - Franklyn D. Resort All-inclusive, all-suite family Resort which offers a level of caring unequalled to no other Resort in the world. One price includes a vacation nanny for each family to care for the kids, all meals, drinks, children's programs, sports, non-motorized watersports including scuba diving with equipment and instructions, tours, live nightly entertainment, taxes, kids under 16 free and much more.
California - Heavenly Ski Resort In 1999 Heavenly Ski Resort, (800/2-HEAVEN, 702/586-7000; www.skiheavenly.com) the largest mountain in the Lake Tahoe region, opened a new daycare center for children beginning at six weeks. While the thought of skiing six weeks after giving birth is a little hardcore for me, they claim to have had several 2-month-olds, whose mothers skied a run or two in between feedings. There is a quiet room set aside for just that activity.
California - Montecito-Sequoia Lodge, High Sierra Family Vacation Camp Supervised activities for children are divided into six age groups ranging from 2-18 years. Activities for the youngest children include dock walks, creative play, pony rides, swimming, story and nap time and nature hikes. Although there is no organized program for children under 2, there is a special Infant Play Yard full of toys and infant paraphernalia where parents and teenage babysitters can bring babies to play and make friends.
Camp Grande Kids will have a "sunsational" time at Camp Grande! Camp Grande is Grand Wailea Resort's 20,000 square foot Children's Resort, designed especially for kids with arts and crafts, nature walks, swimming, jewelry design, Hawaiian games and more.
Club Med Petit-Clubs (2-4s) are available at 32 locations; Mini-Clubs (4-13s) and Junior-Clubs (teens) are available at 56 villages. At the nine villages with Baby-Clubs (4 months-2 years), infants are cared for by a specialized team of fully qualified international GOs (Gentils Organisateurs). In the US, The Sandpiper in Port St. Lucie, Florida is the only one featuring such a program. The eight European villages welcoming Tiny Travelers with their own infant care programs are the seaside resorts at Metaponto in Italy, and the Canary Islands, Don Miguel and Ibiza in Spain; Vittel in the French countryside; Chamonix and Flaine in the French Alps; and Leysin in the Swiss Alps.
Colorado - The Peaks Resort & Spa While you’re pampered on the slopes, on the courts, or in the kiva, your children can play at the KidSpa, which provides exciting, intelligent and well-supervised programs. The Peaks-trained staff, bonded and knowledgeable in CPR and First Aid, provide excellent childcare for children 6 weeks-5 years old. A maximum of 20 children are accepted to maintain a ratio of 1 adult:5 children, so reservations are highly recommended. KidSpa activities range from indoor and outdoor play to storytime, swimming, scavenger hunts and games.
Family Focus Trips White water rafting Idaho, canoeing Montana's Missouri, travel Ecuador, Galapagos, yachting the coasts of Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Alaska or barging trip in France
Fiji - Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort Families are most welcome at the Fijian, whose variety of lodgings ranges from seaview rooms and suites with minibars to several bures, or cabins. Laundry facilities are available to all. In fact, returning guests from Europe and the Pacific are accommodated so comfortably, that stays of two to three weeks are not uncommon! The Little Chief’s Club, a complimentary, supervised program including swimming races, beach cricket, crab hunting, sandcastle building and Fijian language and storytelling is available year-round for children ages 2-12 from 9am-noon and from 1-5pm daily.
Florida - Flora and Fauna in the Florida Keys Junior naturalists and less adventurous grandparents will relish a learning vacation at the Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada. The Key's most elegant and toney resort, it offers crisp Ralph-Lauren style, and fine kid-friendly dining. Many families pass up the more luxurious main hotel for the one- and two-bedroom apartment blocks. Units with full kitchens have screened balconies which overlook the tennis courts or 9-hole golf course, ideal for those who would rather watch than participate (family fun package).
Florida - Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort Orlando Florida's finest 800 all-suite family friendly resort is located approximately 1 mile from the Walt Disney World ® attractions. We offer 7 unique suite types that cater to the family and business traveler while also specializing in romantic getaways and honeymoons. This new resort has an array of family friendly amenities that includes a hot breakfast buffet daily for all suite guests.
Fox Springs Lodge Fox Springs Lodge radiates the warmth and friendliness we all associate with the word "lodge". Its setting is a peaceful valley in the scenic foothills of the Ozarks. A small spring fed creek flows through the valley and the crystal clear Meramec River is just a short walk away.
Grand Cayman - H Y A T T R E G E N C Y G R A N D C A Y M A N RESORT Camp Hyatt offers children a safe and inviting environment for daily activities. Giant chocolate chip cookie baking, coconut collecting and dancing on the beach to the Caribbean Tune Time Limbo are among the many popular, fun-filled activities enjoyed at Camp Hyatt.
Jackson Hole - Family SkiingJackson Located 12 miles from the town of Jackson, Wyoming this popular ski resort provides an authentic "Wild West" atmosphere as a backdrop for exciting skiing, a safe and well-regarded ski school, and an exceptional childcare program. And if your family needs a break from the slopes, Jackson Hole's proximity to the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, and the National Elk Refuge provides the opportunity to experience the breathtaking beauty of this part of the country in hiking boots.
MousePlanet - Parenting in the Parks Part of www.mouseplanet.com and hosted by Adrienne Krock, "Parenting in the Parks" is a regular column covering baby, child, and family issues in theme parks. Adrienne gathered experience taking kids to amusement parks when she worked as a day camp counselor and director. She was an elementary school teacher before she started her favorite job, being Matthew's Mom.
Northstar - Family Skiing Northstar, California, a small navigable village at the base of a big mountain, is the most compact and family-friendly of the major Tahoe resorts. There's child care for potty-trained tykes of age two and over, with add-on skiing for threes and up; top-notch children's skiing and snowboarding programs; and a fine rec center for family apres ski. Minor's Camp combines ski instruction and child care for ages two to six; Ski Cubs kicks in for three- to six-year-olds; and Starkids is the skiing and snowboarding lesson program for six- to-12-year- olds.
Peru - Loving Light Amazon Lodge Welcome to the Loving Light Amazon Lodge! Just recently opened, it is one of the newest and most spacious lodges within the Peruvian rainforest. The Loving Light Amazon Lodge offers spectacular, untamed jungle which you can freely explore under the guidance of our multilingual naturalist escorts...family-friendly - not sure.
Steamboat - Family Skiing Steamboat, Colorado, pioneered Kids Ski Free in 1982, and some 10,000 vacationing youngsters a season get gratis skiing, lodging, and even rental gear. The huge slopeside Kid's Vacation Center contains day care and launches small-fry skiing careers on a protected teaching hill right outside the door. Kiddie Corral, for ages six months to six years, is day care, while kids take to the slopes in Buckaroos (ages two through kindergarten, with child-care plus one-hour private lesson), Sundance Kids (ages three-and-a-half and four), Sundance Kids (four and five), and Jackalopes (five and six).
Vermont - The Tyler Place on Lake Champlain The superb, cheerful childcare staff make a romantic dinner not only thinkable, but positively doable! The Tyler Place welcomes adult travelers with newborns through teens, and everything (except infant care and beverages) is included in their reasonable rates.
Wyoming - Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort At the main gateway to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks your family can enjoy a year-round mountain adventure in this isolated “Old West" retreat. In winter, childcare and ski school programs are available daily for children from 2 months-14 years. In summer, scheduled camp programs occupy the 6-13s and childcare for little ones from 2 months-5-years is available by reservation. Targhee’s charming log cabin nursery is state-licensed, with a ratio of one highly-trained caregiver for every three children.
Vermont - Smuggler’s Notch This year-round Green Mountain family resort is both a country getaway from June through October and a very popular and highly regarded ski resort (earning kudos from Mountain Sports & Living and Skiing) in the late fall and winter. Families like the self-catered condos and age-appropriate camp activities for children from ages 3-17. Infants and toddlers can participate in fully supervised indoor and outdoor activities at Alice’s Wonderland, the early childcare center.
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Colorado Working Cattle and Dude Ranch Vacation Focus Ranch is a real working cattle ranch with cattle drives, horseback riding, roundups, fly fishing, hiking, wildlife, a family vacation adventure.
Pallavi International Hotel,Varanasi A Magnificient Palace Now A three Star Heritage hotel with its unique carving paintings and Antiques depicts the Golden Era and makes one feel the Royal Ambiance of stay.
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