FAMILY • June 2016
Six kids’ clubs to blow their minds
With summer holidays on the horizon, travel journalist Janine Clements has hand-picked six spectacular hotels with kids’ clubs so you can relax guilt-free, knowing your young ones are having the time of their lives
Soneva Kiri, Koh Kood, Thailand
This small eco-hotel has a mighty kids’ club (for ages one to 12) in a bamboo treehouse. It features a drawbridge entrance, slide exit, art and music rooms and a library. Rainforest walks, cooking classes, local school visits, father/son fishing trips and mother/daughter spa sessions are all on the agenda.
Paradise for parents: Private pools, butlers, spa treatments and a romantic treetop dinner, followed by a movie at the outdoor cinema.
Marbella Club, Spain
The ultra-chic Kids Club (ages four to 14) has a grassy outdoor area and a jaw-dropping number of activities, including hip hop, drama, music, tennis and surf lessons. Add to this a shallow lagoon, enchanted forest play area and dance/yoga studio, not to mention the open-air cinema, kids’ kitchen and perfumery.
Paradise for parents: Lazy days at the beach club or spa. There’s also a golf course and equestrian centre.
One & Only Le Saint Geran, Mauritius
Kids rule at KidsOnly (ages three to 11) where days are filled with magical adventures. The supercool pad has a shipwreck theme, iMacs, a movie room, playground with swimming pool and toddler room with an outdoor sand play area. Activities include junior boxing, yoga and spa treatments, plus discos and excursions.
Paradise for parents: Butlers, fine dining, kite surfing, a golf course and spa.
Beaches Turks & Caicos, The Caribbean
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The Kids Camp (for zero to teens) has a Scratch DJ Academy, Xbox Play Lounge and waterpark with a kids-only swim-up bar, plus live shows and activities with Sesame Street characters. For older kids there’s snorkelling, sailing and reggae jam sessions, while picky tweens and teens get pizza and soda bars, group watersports, boat cruises, dance parties and scuba-diving lessons.
Paradise for parents: Learn to dive, drift off at the spa or relax with a frozen margarita by one of six pools.
Atmosphere Kanifushi, The Maldives
This new Maldivian resort welcomes children in style at The Kids Club (ages four to 16). The activity programme offers treasure hunts, Zumba, yoga, cooking classes, chocolate parties, crab races, talent shows, sunset boat rides, tennis lessons and a pre-teen disco. For teens there’s beach football, juggling, sushi making, DJ’ing and more.
Paradise for parents: Sublime beach villas, warm, shallow waters ideal for snorkelling, and a gourmet vegetarian restaurant.
Sani Club, northern Greece
An out-of-this-world kids’ club (for zero to teens) with a huge playground and activities to wow young guests, from swimming lessons for babies to picnics, exploring sand dunes, a mini disco and amazing stage shows. Teens get activities such as hip-hop classes, DJ’ing, archery and mountain biking, while football, dance and sailing academies are the icing on the cake.
Paradise for parents: A beach nanny service, and your butler is never far away.
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