Family Vacation Resorts Birmingham AL

Many resorts worldwide cater to families these days. Spacious suites, on-site babysitters, kids' clubs and activities, buffet meals and early evening shows are only some of the many amenities that please children and adults alike.

Local Companies

Resort Ready Room
(251) 943-3358
Foley, AL
Caribe Inc
(251) 980-7000
28099 Perdido Beach Blvd
Orange Beach, AL
Gulf Coast Resort Rentals
(256) 851-1701
135 Oakcrest Rd
Huntsville, AL
Chestnut Bay Resort
(256) 526-7778
4480 County Road 44
Leesburg, AL
Jan's Place At Edge Water Beach
(205) 661-0001
305 Palace Dr
Trussville, AL
Lake Guntersville State Park
(256) 582-0379
7966 Al Highway 227
Guntersville, AL
Joe Wheeler State Park Resort
(256) 247-9308
Rogersville, AL
Escapes To the Gulf Orange Beach
(251) 974-5979
23008 Perdido Beach Blvd
Orange Beach, AL
Seibold Camp Ground
(256) 582-0040
54 Seibold Creek Rd
Guntersville, AL
Midnight Properties
(256) 734-1377
222 2nd Ave SE
Cullman, AL

Many resorts worldwide cater to families these days. Spacious suites, on-site babysitters, kids' clubs and activities, buffet meals and early evening shows are only some of the many amenities that please children and adults alike.

So how do you choose among all the family vacation resorts out there? Here is a checklist of questions to answer as you narrow down a resort for your next family vacation:

  1. Does the resort hotel offer suites? Sharing a standard hotel room with two small children is doable, but certainly not that comfortable for a weeklong vacation. For family trips, a spacious one-bedroom suite with a mini-fridge to store favorite snacks and drinks is ideal. If it's got a kitchenette with a microwave, even better; then it's ultra-convenient to serve up hot oatmeal or instant soup when the kids need something filling in their bellies. And a condominium with a full kitchen is wonderful, too. But even connecting standard hotel rooms will give your family a bit more room to spread out.

  2. Does the resort offer child care? Some hotels have babysitters on call if Mom and Dad would like a grown-up night out on the town. But resort hotels that truly cater to families have full-on kids' clubs, where children can go to to daylong "camp" (or drop in for part of the time) and are supervised by trained counselors or activities' staff. You'll find these "kids camps" at most all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, Club Med and other hotels in popular family-vacation destinations. Kids' activities might range from relay races and sandcastle building to arts & crafts and snorkeling. At family-friendly resorts in wintry destinations, they'll build snowmen, sled and drink hot cocoa with newfound friends.

    For kids under the age of 4 or 5 (check your resort's kids' club minimum age), find out what sort of child care is available before you book. Few resorts do offer organized infant care, but at the Franklyn D. Resort in Jamaica, the price of your vacation includes a Vacation Nanny, who will care for your children (of all ages) from 9 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. every day of your stay. And in the evenings, you only pay $4/hour for care.

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Author: Kara Williams

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