The Best Florida Resorts for Family Holidays

Florida has to be one of the very best destinations inaccommodation option for Disney World visitors, the
the world for family holidays. Florida's top family resortsnew All-Star Music Resort Family Suites are
have programs designed for children of all ages. Someparticularly inexpensive and family-friendly. They sleep
of the more popular activities are instruction in watera family of six and offer two full baths and a
sports such as snorkelling, waterskiing, windsurfing andkitchenette with microwave and refrigerator.
sailing - others offer coaching in tennis and golf. ForAt Universal Studios Florida, you can choose from
younger children, the resorts organise special daysthree luxury resort hotels: Royal Pacific Resort, Hard
around a theme, with crafts, activities and games. TheRock Hotel, and Portofino Bay Hotel. Here you are
programs are often part of your holiday package, butwithin easy reach of Universal's theme parks, their
some resorts charge an additional amount per day forWet 'n Wild water park, themed restaurants,
each activity.entertainment complex and a 20-screen movie theatre.
The Northeast CoastOn the central west coast, The Colony Beach &
Set on lovely Amelia Island, Amelia Island Plantation,Tennis Resort, a five-star resort, on Longboat Key,
covers 1350 acres, with winding roads and paths thatwas named the 5th Best Family Resort in the United
meander through natural woodlands. Here you'll findState by Child magazine in 2006. The complimentary
Kids' Camps, and a Teen Explorers program thatchildren's programs include a wide variety of indoor
offers tennis and golf clinics, arts and crafts, and fieldand outdoor activities.
trips, plus a highly popular games room.The Southeast Coast
Northwest CoastLocated on the St. Lucie River, the Club Med
The giant 2400-acre Sandestin Golf and BeachSandpiper has a great ambiance and its outstanding
Resort has many activities for kids: sailing, tennis,programs include waterskiing and wakeboarding, inline
kayaking, golf, and the Jolee Island Nature Park withskating, tennis and golf, plus a circus school, complete
pirate-ship playground. Watersports include bodywith flying trapeze. The Breakers, at Palm Beach, is
surfing, with complimentary boogie boards. Programsparticularly suited for families. Children 17 and under
include day and night activities for teens and a waterstay for free, and kids from 3-12 can attend the
park.Coconut Crew Interactive Camp for a fun day of
Central Floridatennis, golf, arts and crafts, lawn hockey, or swimming.
The 800-room Nickelodeon Family Suites, locatedThe family entertainment centre includes a toddlers'
within five minutes of Disney World in Orlando, will be aroom, a computer X-box room, and Italian restaurant.
big hit with your kids. The resort's pool is actually aThe Southwest Coast
water park, and a complimentary nine-hole miniatureNoted for its Victorian style, with big verandas and
golf course, several basketball courts, and awicker rockers on the porch, Sanibel Harbor Resort
state-of-the-art theatre are all geared for family fun.and Spa is a top-rated 80-acre oceanfront resort that
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort has the relaxed feeloverlooks Sanibel and Captiva islands. There is a Kids
of a brightly coloured island village - a perfect settingClub for ages 5-12. At the South Seas Resort on
for a moderately priced family holiday. Parrot Cay, aCaptive Island, you can paddle a kayak, canoe or rent
one-acre adventure island built in the middle of a lake,a Hobie; try the fishing, parasailing and body boarding at
is a play area for children, connected to the lakeshorethe beach; bike or jog; join in the Fun Factory kids'
by footbridges. A wide variety of eating options willprograms, and there are excellent teen and family
satisfy the fussiest eaters. Another exceptionalactivities.