| Florida has to be one of the very best destinations in | | | | a family of six and offer two full baths and a |
| the world for family holidays. Florida's top family resorts | | | | kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator. |
| have programs designed for children of all ages. Some | | | | At Universal Studios Florida, you can choose from |
| of the more popular activities are instruction in water | | | | three luxury resort hotels: Royal Pacific Resort, Hard |
| sports such as snorkelling, waterskiing, windsurfing and | | | | Rock Hotel, and Portofino Bay Hotel. Here you are |
| sailing - others offer coaching in tennis and golf. For | | | | within easy reach of Universal's theme parks, their |
| younger children, the resorts organise special days | | | | Wet 'n Wild water park, themed restaurants, |
| around a theme, with crafts, activities and games. The | | | | entertainment complex and a 20-screen movie theatre. |
| programs are often part of your holiday package, but | | | | On the central west coast, The Colony Beach & |
| some resorts charge an additional amount per day for | | | | Tennis Resort, a five-star resort, on Longboat Key, |
| each activity. | | | | was named the 5th Best Family Resort in the United |
| The Northeast Coast | | | | State by Child magazine in 2006. The complimentary |
| Set on lovely Amelia Island, Amelia Island Plantation, | | | | children's programs include a wide variety of indoor |
| covers 1350 acres, with winding roads and paths that | | | | and outdoor activities. |
| meander through natural woodlands. Here you'll find | | | | The Southeast Coast |
| Kids' Camps, and a Teen Explorers program that | | | | Located on the St. Lucie River, the Club Med |
| offers tennis and golf clinics, arts and crafts, and field | | | | Sandpiper has a great ambiance and its outstanding |
| trips, plus a highly popular games room. | | | | programs include waterskiing and wakeboarding, inline |
| Northwest Coast | | | | skating, tennis and golf, plus a circus school, complete |
| The giant 2400-acre Sandestin Golf and Beach | | | | with flying trapeze. The Breakers, at Palm Beach, is |
| Resort has many activities for kids: sailing, tennis, | | | | particularly suited for families. Children 17 and under |
| kayaking, golf, and the Jolee Island Nature Park with | | | | stay for free, and kids from 3-12 can attend the |
| pirate-ship playground. Watersports include body | | | | Coconut Crew Interactive Camp for a fun day of |
| surfing, with complimentary boogie boards. Programs | | | | tennis, golf, arts and crafts, lawn hockey, or swimming. |
| include day and night activities for teens and a water | | | | The family entertainment centre includes a toddlers' |
| park. | | | | room, a computer X-box room, and Italian restaurant. |
| Central Florida | | | | The Southwest Coast |
| The 800-room Nickelodeon Family Suites, located | | | | Noted for its Victorian style, with big verandas and |
| within five minutes of Disney World in Orlando, will be a | | | | wicker rockers on the porch, Sanibel Harbor Resort |
| big hit with your kids. The resort's pool is actually a | | | | and Spa is a top-rated 80-acre oceanfront resort that |
| water park, and a complimentary nine-hole miniature | | | | overlooks Sanibel and Captiva islands. There is a Kids |
| golf course, several basketball courts, and a | | | | Club for ages 5-12. At the South Seas Resort on |
| state-of-the-art theatre are all geared for family fun. | | | | Captive Island, you can paddle a kayak, canoe or rent |
| Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort has the relaxed feel | | | | a Hobie; try the fishing, parasailing and body boarding at |
| of a brightly coloured island village - a perfect setting | | | | the beach; bike or jog; join in the Fun Factory kids' |
| for a moderately priced family holiday. Parrot Cay, a | | | | programs, and there are excellent teen and family |
| one-acre adventure island built in the middle of a lake, | | | | activities. |
| is a play area for children, connected to the lakeshore | | | | Author Bio |
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