7 High-End Resorts That Offer the Ultimate Luxury Family Vacation
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World, FL
If Disney is your goal, you can’t go wrong with a stay at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando, located right at the gates of the Magic Kingdom. The ultimate in luxury family travel, while its highlight is the easy access to one of the most talked about theme parks in Florida, it hosts a wide range of activities of its own.
It features four restaurants, three bars, a massive 13,000-square-foot spa and its own 18-hole golf course, as well as a kids’ camp, a rock climbing wall, lazy river and 242-foot-long water slide. The whole family will enjoy the Disney character breakfast.
And after a long day of play under all of that Florida sunshine, coming back to relax in the spacious rooms with flat-screen TVs and large soaking tubs is always a nice benefit.
Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, Bahamas
The Atlantis Paradise Island Resort is renowned as one of the top family resorts in the Bahamas. It’s impossible to get bored at this ocean-themed property with a dozen swimming pools, more than 20 restaurants and a casino, along with the beautiful beaches nearby.
It’s like its own city, also housing a movie theater, some of the world’s best luxury shopping, an aquarium, a pottery studio, rock climbing wall, dolphin habitat, and multiple water slides and fountains.
Plus there are an incredible number of accommodation options, including the luxurious Reef Atlantis, featuring everything from studio to three-bedroom suites. It sits on a white-sand beach and features the conveniences of home and the amenities of a luxury residential community.
Want a little paradise all to yourself? Why not rent an island? Here are the top destinations to consider around the world and what they include.
Paradisus Playa Del Carmen La Esmeralda, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
This lush all-inclusive property has a tropical ambiance, and offers to-die-for amenities for kids as well as adults. Set on a powdery white-sand beach with loungers and umbrellas for relaxing at the edge of the glistening Caribbean Sea, it has an extensive kids’ club that hosts all-day dance parties, face painting and even pedicures.
The Family Concierge room includes an Xbox and there are a wide range of international dining options in the 14 onsite restaurants. The resort also includes a swimming pool, a swim-up bar and a pirate ship playground.
Choose a swim-up suite and you’ll have your own private access to the pool.
