1. VIETNAM – Movenpick Resort Cam Ranh
This new resort in the upcoming beach destination of Cam Ranh on Vietnam’s Central Coast is ideal for families with active young children, with features built just for them. The Little Birds Club offers a waterslide and rope park, while various pools provide the means for hours of splashing around. Features parents might like include sea views from all rooms, a private white-sand beach and a massive destination spa where peace and quiet can be had in any of its 23 treatment rooms. Extras like kid-sized pillows, night lights and a children’s menu make a more relaxing stay for all.
2. MALAYSIA – Four Seasons Resort Langkawi
There’s plenty of culture and nature to keep the youngest to the oldest busy at this gem adjacent to Southeast Asia’s first UNESCO Geopark. Think mangrove safaris, traditional fishing at the Rumah Ikan Fish House and hands-on cooking lessons for 12-and-ups… Or batik painting, fish feeding and even rock climbing for smaller kids, offered at the complimentary Lutong Kids Club. For parental downtime while the children are occupied, there are soul-soothing treatments at Geo Spa, plus an adults-only pool that maximizes childfree serenity, no matter how fleeting. To top it all off, Bill Bensley gave his original design a makeover, introducing a bolder, brighter color palette and additional pavilions, plunge pools and beach villas to accommodate families of all configurations.
3. INDONESIA – The Apurva Kempinski, Bali
Honey, we’ve stunned the kids! This grandiose 475-room resort fronts the shores of Bali’s Nusa Dua and feels more like a utopian tropical city than a hotel. Among its landscaped gardens is a lavish 60-meter lagoon pool with discreetly arranged sun loungers and private nooks, making it easy to keep an eye on your brood while you relax in the shade. The real draw for kids, though, is the adjacent pool, which boasts an array of waterslides, while the hotel’s Family VIP kids’ club offers even more for them to do, with activities in line with the Montessori approach to hands-on learning. Kids three to 12 years of age enjoy things like Balinese leaf and flower art, standup-paddle-board tug-of-war, and cookie decorating.
4. THAILAND – Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa
While this newish beachfront resort features family-friendly accommodations aplenty, for kids, it’s all about the pool. Correction: pools. There is a loop pool that encircles the property’s gardens and is accessible from certain ground-level rooms, a teen pool, a family pool, a tots’ “pool” with a water jungle- gym, and an adults’ pool, not to mention waterslides and swings. If the children ever tire of their watery kingdom, there’s a kids’ club with toys and group activities like canvas tote–painting and sandal-making, and Market Village mall just down the road where there is an indoor playground for the younger set. For kid-approved food, head to the seafront Big Fish, or Amber Kitchen for a traditional Sunday roast.
According to travelandleisureasia.com
